Dissemination

 How to do your own single-case study?

A few years ago, based on the frequent questions we received, and together with a few other colleagues we created this guideline that can help you start with your own single-case study – add pdf doc here we developed a few years ago. ADD PDF HERE

 Training

We have experience in providing group trainings and supervision, and individual guidance to scientist-practitioners interested in designing and conducting their own single-case research either in the context of postdoctoral therapist trainings or just because we want to learn more about our clients!

 Publications

list here publications, presentations, etc. on the topic of sceds, mediators, moderators. add links to pdf’s of publications where possible.

 Book

Maric, M., Prins, P.J.M., & Ollendick, T.H. (Eds.) (2015). Moderators and Mediators of Youth Treatment Outcomes. New York: Oxford University Press.

Chapters in books

Maric, M. & van der Werff, V. (2019). Single-case experimental designs in clinical intervention research. Chapter in van de Schoot, R. & Miocevic, M. European Association of Methodology book series. Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group.

Prins, P.J.M., Ollendick, T.H, Maric, M., & MacKinnon, D.P. (2015). Moderators and Mediators in Treatment Outcome Studies of Childhood Disorders: The What, Why, and How. In Maric, M., Prins, P.J.M., & Ollendick, T.H. (Eds.) (2015). Moderators and Mediators of Youth Treatment Outcomes. New York: Oxford University Press.

International articles (peer-reviewed)

Arts, E., De Castro, B. O., Luteijn, E., Elsendoorn, B., Maric, M., & Vissers, C. T. (2025). Virtual reality training to improve socio‐emotional functioning in adolescents with developmental language disorders: A multiple baseline effectiveness study. Social Development, 34(1), e12784.

 Potharst, E. S., Holtkamp, P., Walliser, L., Dommerholt, A. H., van den Heuvel, M. E., Spierts, I., & Maric, M. (2025). Improving Infant Mental Health: A Pilot Study on the Effectiveness, Acceptability and Feasibility of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Storytelling in Infants With Post-traumatic Distress After Medical Procedures. Evaluation & the Health Professions, 48(1), 55-70.

 van den Brink, C., Maric, M., Niels, H., & Stikkelbroek, Y. (2025). Single-Case Study of the Feasibility of Parent Training and Change in Parenting in Comparison to Baseline, in Adolescents With a Major Depressive Disorder. Evaluation & the health professions, 48(1), 30-54.

 Vigeveno, D. E., Maric, M., Onghena, P., & Hupkes, M. (2025). Evaluation of a Parenting Program for Mothers With a Borderline Personality Disorder: A Multiple Baseline Single-Case Experimental Design Study. Evaluation & the Health Professions, 48(1), 3-15.

 Hoeboer, C., Wienen, L., Smiddy, M., van der Werff, S., Maric, M., Tjoa, E., … & Schoorl, M. (2024). Effectiveness of Narrative Exposure Therapy for Treatment of PTSD Following Childhood Trauma: A Single‐Case Series Design. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 31(5), e3044.

 Maric, M., & Kok, S. I. (2023). How did the treatment work for Robin? And for Dylan? Studying individual youth treatment mediators using single-case experimental designs. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 26(3), 721-726. 

 Maric, M., Schumacher, L., Van den Noortgate, W., Bettelli, L., Engelbertink, W., & Stikkelbroek, Y. (2023). A Multilevel Meta-analysis of Single-Case Research on Interventions for Internalizing Disorders in Children and Adolescents. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 26(2), 416-429. 

Telman, L., van Steensel, B., Verveen, A., Bögels, S., & Maric, M. (2020). Modular CBT for Social Anxiety in Youth. Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 5, 16-27. 

 Miočević, M., Klaassen, F., Geuke, G., Moeyaert, M., & Maric, M. (2020). Using Bayesian Methods to test Mediators of Intervention Outcomes in Single Case Experimental Designs (SCEDs). Special issue Journal of Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention, 14, 52-68_._

 Geuke, G., Maric, M., Miocevic, M., Wolters, L.H., & de Haan, E. (2019). Testing mediators of youth intervention outcomes using single-subject experimental designs. Special issue Journal of New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 167, 39–64.

 Lancee, J., Maric, M., & Kamphuis, J.H. (2019). Sleep restriction therapy may be effective for people with insomnia and depressive complaints: Evidence from a case series. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 11, 1-6.

 Dovis, S., Maric, M., Prins, P.J.M., & van der Oord, S. (2019). Does Executive Function Capacity Moderate the Outcome of Executive Function Training in Children with ADHD? ADHD Attention Deficit and hyperactivity Disorders. doi: 10.1007/s12402-019-00310-x

 Sepers, A., van der Werff, V., Mooren, T., de Roos, C., & Maric, M. (2019). The effectiveness of the RA, a multidisciplinary treatment of child abuse: A Single Case Experimental Design study protocol. Journal of Family Violence, 1-10.

 Verkleij, M., Maric, M., Colland, V., Nagelkerke, A. F., Geenen, R. (2017). Cognitive-behavioral therapy and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing in an adolescent with difficult-to-control asthma. Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Pulmonology, 30, 103-112.

 Kelder, R. op den, J. Ensink, Overbeek, G., Maric, M. & Lindauer, R. (2017). Executive Function as a Mediator in the Link between Single or Complex Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress in Children and Adolescents. Quality of Life Research, 26, 1687-1696.

 Koning, I., Maric, M., MacKinnon, D. P, & Vollebergh, W. (2015). Effects of a combined parent-student alcohol prevention program on intermediate factors and adolescents’ drinking behavior: A sequential mediation model. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 83, 719-727.

 Maric, M., de Haan, E., Hogendoorn, S. M., Wolters, L. H., & Huizenga, H. M. (2014). Evaluating statistical and clinical significance of intervention effects in Single-Case Experimental Designs: An SPSS method to analyze univariate data. Behavior Therapy, 46, 230-241. 

 Maric, M., Wiers, R.W., & Prins, P.J.M. (2012). Ten ways to improve the use of statistical mediation analysis in the practice of child and adolescent treatment research. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 15, 177-191.

 Maric, M., Heyne, D.A., MacKinnon, D.P., van Widenfelt, B.M., & Westenberg, P.M. (2012). Cognitive mediation of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy outcomes for anxiety-based school refusal. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 28, 1-16.

In Dutch

Sepers, A. J., van der Werff, V., de Roos, C., Mooren, T., & Maric, M. (2021). Meer veiligheid binnen het gezin, minder ouderlijke stress en minder sociaal-emotionele problemen bij kinderen met de Resolutions Approach: een single-case experimental design onderzoeksprotocol. Gezinstherapie Wereldwijd, 32(1), 57-75.

Maric, M., Smit, J., & van Steensel, B. (2019). Gepersonaliseerde therapie bij jeugd: hoe moet dat? Tijdschrift Vereniging Kinder en Jeugdpsychotherapie (VKJP).

Maric, M. (2018). Single-Case Experimental Designs in CBT.  Gedragstherapie, 2, 158-170.

Van der Werff, V., Sepers, A., Dijkhuizen, C., Mooren, T., & Maric, M. (2018). Een effectiviteitsstudie naar de Resolutions Approach. Kind en Adolescent Praktijk.

Maric, M. (2017). Het overbruggen van de kloof tussen klinisch onderzoek en praktijk van kinder en jeugd psychotherapie. Tijdschrift voor Psychotherapie, 204-205.

Koning, I., Maric, M., MacKinnon, D. P, & Vollebergh, W. (2017). Effecten van een gecombineerd alcoholpreventieprogramma voor ouders en leerlingen op mediërende factoren en alcoholgebruik van adolescenten: een sequentieel mediatiemodel_._ Gezinstherapie Wereldwijd, DOI 10.1007/s12440-016-0026-0.

Telman, L., van Steensel, F.J.A., Maric, M., & Bögels, S.M. (2015). Denken, doen, durven. Werkzame factoren in de angstbehandeling. Kind & Adolescent Praktijk.

Versluis, A., Maric, M., & Peute, L. (2014). N=1 studies in onderzoek en praktijk. De Psycholoog, 3, 10-20.

Submitted manuscripts (English and Dutch)

Kok, S.I., Fetz, L.M., Stikkelbroek, Y, Leijten, P.H.O, Staaks, J., & Maric, M. (2025).

A Multilevel Meta-analysis of Single-Case Research on Interventions for Externalizing Behavioral Problems in Children and Adolescents. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Open.

de Paauw - Telman, L., Maric, M., & Bögels, S., & van Steensel, F.,  (2025). Modularized CBT for Children with Anxiety Disorders: Client Feedback and Therapeutic Alliance as Predictors of Treatment Outcome. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy.

Vigeveno, D., Maric, M., Onghena, P. & Hupkes, M. (2025). Evaluatie van een opvoedprogramma voor moeders met een borderline persoonlijkheidsstoornis. Percentiel, het tijdschrift van de pediater.

Presentations and workshops

2025       NedKAD conference workshop, Transdiagnostische én gepersonaliseerde benadering           van          internaliserende problemen bij jeugd.

2025       Data Science Center UvA, seminar, Meta-analysis of single-case research.

2021       Single-case designs in youth intervention research. UU PhD course intervention research. 

2020       Pre-congress workshop ‘Single-case experimental designs: Studying treatment effectiveness      and mediators of treatment outcomes’. S4 conference ‘Small sample size solutions’, 2nd edition,                   Utrecht University.

2019       The future of Clinical Psychologist (KP) as a Scientist-Practitioner. Congress Clinical                Psychologists, Rino Group, Utrecht.

2018       Openings keynote: When less is more: Single-case research in youth clinical practice. S4      conference ‘Small sample size solutions’. Utrecht University.

2018       Single-case experimental designs in youth clinical practice. Nederlandse Jeugd Instituut.

2017       Master class GGZ Brabant: Single-case designs in research and clinical practice.

2016       Keynote CBT for children and adolescents with anxiety disorders. Lisbon University, Faculty of             Psychology, Lisbon, Portugal.

2016       Modularized Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Youth Anxiety Disorders. VGCt               voorjaarscongres.

2016    1-day workshop ‘Single-case experimental designs in CBT practice’ as part of GITP-PAO                                   advanced course cognitive-behavioral therapy.

2016    Working mechanisms in anxiety treatment: Training in innovative version of ‘Denken,                                         doen, durven’ cognitive-behavioral protocol for childhood anxiety. Ouder-Kind Centra Amsterdam.

2016      Negative and positive cognitions in youth anxiety: Moderating role of parental rearing practices                  across different age groups. 11th International Conference on Child and Adolescent                                       Psychopathology, University of                                                       Roehampton, London.

2016       The role of anxiety (disorders) in youth ADHD: risk or protective factor?                           11th International Conference on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology,                      University of Roehampton, London.

2015       When less is more. Single-case experimental designs in clinical research                      practice. Invited lecture for AMC de Bascule and VU research workers.                            Amsterdam Medical Center, Amsterdam.

2015   Working mechanisms in anxiety treatment: Training in innovative version                                                  of ‘Denken, doen, durven’ cognitive-behavioral protocol for childhood                         anxiety. Netwerk Effectieve Jeugdzorg Amsterdam (NEJA), Amsterdam. 

 2015  Working mechanisms in anxiety treatment: Training in innovative version      

              of ‘Denken, doen, durven’ cognitive-behavioral protocol for childhood                                       anxiety. Psycho Praktijk Leusden, Utrecht.

2015  Depressief of puberaal? Training in herkennen en screenen van sombere                  stemming bij adolescenten. Landelijke dag POH-GGZ, Bunnik.

2015   Single-case experimentele designs in de klinische praktijk. PsyQ De                                          Haaglanden, Den Haag.

2014   Single-case experimental designs in routine clinical practice. Nederlandse                              Instituut voor Psychologen (NIP), sectie Lichaamsgerichte therapeuten.                                    NIP kantoor, Utrecht.

2014       Interventions for children and adolescents: current state-of-the-art.                                                   Invited lecture given at the department of Clinical Psychology, University                                of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

2014       Effectiveness of exposure vs. cognitive therapy in children with anxiety                           disorders: a single-case experimental design study. 44th annual Congress                      of the European Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, The                       Hague, Netherlands.

2014       Influence of comorbid ADHD on the treatment outcomes of children with                     anxiety disorders. 44th annual Congress of the European Association for                         Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, The Hague, Netherlands.

2013       Single-case experimental designs in routine clinical practice.                                                                 Lustrumcongres Nederlandse Instituut voor Psychologen (NIP) 2013.                        Jaarbeurs, Utrecht.

2013.   Mediators of Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment outcomes for Anxiety in                     Adolescence: A Single-Case Experimental Design. Invited lecture at                                            Amsterdam Medical Centre (AMC), De Bascule

2012       Improving efficacy of youth treatments using single-subject research.                             Invited presentation given at the Science Day (UvA Developmental                                                      Psychology), Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

2011    Treatment mediators and N=1 designs: a crucial combination.                                    Presentation given at the congress of the VGCt (Dutch Association of                               Behavior and Cognitive Therapy), Veldhoven, The Netherlands.

2011       Cognitive Mediation of Cognitive-behavioral Therapy Outcomes for                                       Adolescent School Refusal. Invited presentation given at the 41st Annual                  Congress of the European Association for Behavioral and Cognitive                                                       Therapies, Reykjavik, Iceland.

2011       Treatment of school refusal. Invited lecture given at the department of                            Developmental Psychology, Free University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The                     Netherlands. 

2011   Cognitive Mediation of Cognitive-behavioral Therapy Outcomes for                                            Adolescent School Refusal. Invited presentation given at the VGCt                                              congress of the Dutch Association of Psychiatry, Amsterdam, The                                                              Netherlands.

2010       Modular cognitive-behavioural intervention for school-refusing                                           adolescents: Mediators of treatment outcomes. Invited presentation given                                     at the 6th Annual ‘Jeugd in Onderzoek’ [Youth in Research] Conference                           (Het Ministerie voor Jeugd en Gezin, ZonMw, RIVM/Centrum                                                                    Jeugdgezondheid en het Nederlands Jeugdinstituut), Nieuwegein, The                             Netherlands.

2009       Cognitive Mediation and Moderation of CBT for Anxiety-Based School                              Refusal. Paper presented at the 39th Annual European Association for                            Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Congress, Dubrovnik, Croatia.

2007       Modularized Educational Support Therapy for anxious school refusers, parents and school staff.         Designed and provided 10-day workshop to clinicians and research                         co-workers. Curium, Oegstgeest.

2007       Research assessment methods in clinical settings. Designed and provided 3-day workshop to             clinicians. Curium, Oegstgeest.

2006       Mediators and moderators of cognitive-behavioural treatment for youth anxiety.

                  Invited presentation given at Curium, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Oegstgeest, The         Netherlands.