Implementing precision methods in personalizing psychological therapies: Barriers and possible ways forward

Authors: Anne‐Katharina Deisenhofer, Michael Barkham, Esther T. Beierl, Brian Schwartz, Katie Aafjes‐van Doorn, Christopher G. Beevers, Isabel M. Berwian, Simon E. Blackwell, Claudi Bockting, Eva‐Lotta Brakemeier, Gary Brown, Joshua E. J. Buckman, Louis G. Castonguay, Claire E. Cusack, Tim Dalgleish, Kim de Jong, Jaime Delgadillo, Robert J. DeRubeis, Ellen Driessen, Jill Ehrenreich–May, Aaron J. Fisher, Eiko I. Fried, Jessica Fritz, Toshi A. Furukawa, Claire M. Gillan, Juan Martín Gómez Penedo, Peter Hitchcock, Stefan G. Hofmann, Steven D. Hollon, Nicholas C. Jacobson, Daniel R. Karlin, Chi Tak Lee, Cheri A. Levinson, Lorenzo Lorenzo‐Luaces, Riley McDanal, Danilo Moggia, Mei Yi Ng, Lesley A. Norris, Vikram Patel, Marilyn L. Piccirillo, Stephen Pilling, Julian Rubel, Gonzalo Salazar de Pablo, Rob Saunders, Jessica L. Schleider, Paula P. Schnurr, Stephen M. Schueller, Greg J. Siegle, Rudolf Uher, Edward Watkins, Christian A. Webb, Shannon Wiltsey Stirman, Laure Wynants, Soo Jeong Youn, Sigal Zilcha‐Mano, Wolfgang Lutz, Zachary D. Cohen - Behaviour Research and Therapy 2023 cited by 95

• Personalizing psychological treatments involves the clinician's efforts to customize or modify treatment based on the individual's needs to enhance treatment outcomes. • Within the umbrella term “personalization”, the application of precision methods to clinical psychology has led to data-driven psychological therapies. • Implementing data-informed psychological therapies is a multifaceted endeavour that encompasses four main areas: Clinical and practical factors, technical aspects, statistical considerations, and contextual frameworks.