Dr. S.A. (Sophie) Rameckers PhD
Assistant Professor
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Programme group Clinical Psychology
Area of expertise: PTSD, Childhood trauma, EMDR, Imagery Rescripting, Borderline Personality Disorder
Visiting address
- Nieuwe Achtergracht 129
- Room number: 1.35
Postal address
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Postbus 15933
1001 NK Amsterdam
Contact details
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Profile
My research focuses on the treatment of childhood-related posttraumatic stress disorder (Ch-PTSD). In particular with EMDR and Imagery Rescriting (ImRs). I am currently the central research assistant for a large multicentre international RCT comparing these two treatments.
In addition, I am also interested in studying and disentangling the treatment mechanisms of ImRs and EMDR, and also more general change mechanisms during treatment (e.g., non-fear emotions). Moreover, I also study the differential relationships between different types of childhood trauma (CT) and PTSD but also more general psychopathology and treatment outcomes. I am also interested in the mechanisms that can explain these relationships.
In the future, I hope to continue to study these (and related) research questions. I am also planning on combining research with work in clinical practice as I belief this combination is important for both aspects of our field. I am also a member of an international ImRs consortium. In addition to my research and ambitions to pursue clinical work, I also teach courses on personality disorders and trauma.
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Research
Research methods
- Granger causality analyses
- Linear mixed models
Current research projects
- IREMFreq trial: Multicentre international trial to compare the effectiveness of EMDR and ImRs in the treatment of Ch-PTSD and the effect of session frequency on treatment effectiveness.
Current cooperations
- International ImRs consortium
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Teaching
BA
- Bachelor’s thesis Clinical Psychology
- Personality Disorders and Trauma
- Clincial Interviewing and Diagnostic Skills (although not currently)
- Psychotherapy and Therapeutic Skills (although not currently)
MA
- Master thesis Clinical Psychology
- Personality and Personality Disorders
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Publications
2024
Assmann, N., Rameckers, S. A., Schaich, A., Lee, C. W., Boterhoven de Haan, K., Rijkeboer, M. M., Arntz, A., & Fassbinder, E. (2024). Childhood-related PTSD: the role of cognitions in EMDR and imagery rescripting. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 15, Article 2397890. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2024.2397890 [details]- Lortye, S. A., Will, J. P., Rameckers, S. A., Marquenie, L. A., Goudriaan, A. E., Arntz, A., & de Waal, M. M. (2024). Types of childhood maltreatment as predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder severity and complex posttraumatic stress disorder in patients with substance use disorders. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 15(1), Article 2367179. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2024.2367179 [details]
- Rameckers, S. A., van Emmerik, A. A. P., Boterhoven de Haan, K., Kousemaker, M., Fassbinder, E., Lee, C. W., Meewisse, M., Menninga, S., Rijkeboer, M., Schaich, A., & Arntz, A. (2024). The working mechanisms of imagery rescripting and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing: Findings from a randomised controlled trial. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 175, Article 104492. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2024.104492 [details]
- Rameckers, S. A., van Emmerik, A. A. P., Grasman, R. P. P. P., & Arntz, A. (2024). Non-fear emotions in changes in posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms during treatment. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 84, Article 101954. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2024.101954 [details]
- van der Ploeg, A., Rameckers, S. A., & van Emmerik, A. A. P. (2024). The Efficacy of Psychological Interventions for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms in Incarcerated Forensic Populations: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001771
2023
- Arntz, A., Mensink, K., Cox, W. R., Verhoef, R. E. J., van Emmerik, A. A. P., Rameckers, S. A., Badenbach, T., & Grasman, R. P. P. P. (2023). Dropout from psychological treatment for borderline personality disorder: a multilevel survival meta-analysis. Psychological Medicine, 53(3), 668-686. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291722003634 [details]
- Kuck, S., Arntz, A., Rameckers, S. A., Lee, C. W., Boterhoven de Haan, K. L., Fassbinder, E., & Morina, N. (2023). Intraindividual variability and emotional change as predictors of sudden gains in imagery rescripting and EMDR for PTSD in adult survivors of childhood abuse. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 30(5), 1029-1046. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2855 [details]
2022
- Hoppen, T. H., Schlechter, P., Arntz, A., Rameckers, S. A., Ehring, T., & Morina, N. (2022). A brief measure of guilt and shame: validation of the Guilt and Shame Questionnaire (GSQ-8). European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 13(2), Article 2146720. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2022.2146720 [details]
2021
- Rameckers, S. A., Verhoef, R. E. J., Grasman, R. P. P. P., Cox, W. R., van Emmerik, A. A. P., Engelmoer, I. M., & Arntz, A. (2021). Effectiveness of Psychological Treatments for Borderline Personality Disorder and Predictors of Treatment Outcomes: A Multivariate Multilevel Meta-Analysis of Data from All Design Types. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 10(23), Article 5622. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10235622 [details]
- Rameckers, S. A., van Emmerik, A. A. P., Bachrach, N., Lee, C. W., Morina, N., & Arntz, A. (2021). The impact of childhood maltreatment on the severity of childhood-related posttraumatic stress disorder in adults. Child Abuse & Neglect, 120, Article 105208. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105208 [details]
- Wibbelink, C. J. M., Lee, C. W., Bachrach, N., Dominguez, S. K., Ehring, T., van Es, S. M., Fassbinder, E., Köhne, S., Mascini, M., Meewisse, M-L., Menninga, S., Morina, N., Rameckers, S. A., Thomaes, K., Walton, C. J., Wigard, I. G., & Arntz, A. (2021). The effect of twice-weekly versus once-weekly sessions of either imagery rescripting or eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for adults with PTSD from childhood trauma (IREM-Freq): a study protocol for an international randomized clinical trial. Trials, 22, Article 848. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05712-9 [details]
Journal editor
- Rameckers, S. (editor), engelhard, i. (editor) & Hagenaars, m. (editor) (2024-2025). Behaviour Research and Therapy (Journal).
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Ancillary activities
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ACTP
Basispsycholoog
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ACTP
Assmann, N., Rameckers, S. A., Schaich, A., Lee, C. W., Boterhoven de Haan, K., Rijkeboer, M. M., Arntz, A., & Fassbinder, E. (2024). Childhood-related PTSD: the role of cognitions in EMDR and imagery rescripting. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 15, Article 2397890.