prof. dr. Marije van der Lee

Bio

Prof. Dr. Marije van der Lee holds an endowed chair in Psycho-Oncology at Tilburg University, department Clinical and Medical Psychology. She works as Head of the scientific research department and is part of the management team of the Helen Dowling Institute (HDI) and provides patient care as a registered Health psychologist. Her research line in clinical psycho-oncology focuses on the effect of (e-)interventions, and a better understanding of how interventions work and what intervention works best for whom. She developed  two online therapy programs which were successfully implemented. She aims at personalizing clinical psycho-oncology interventions.

Courses

• Pathology
• Treatment and Clinical Skills

Recent publications

1. Intensity of mental health treatment of cancer‑related psychopatholog…

   de Vlaming, H., Schellekens, M. P. J., & van der Lee, M. L. (2023). Intensity of mental health treatment of cancer‑related psychopathology: The predictive role of Early Maladaptive Schemas. Supportive Care in Cancer, 31(6), Article 325.

2. Online mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for fatigue in patients wi…

   Kahlmann, V., Moor, C. C., van Helmondt, S. J., Mostard, R. L. M., van der Lee, M., Grutters, J. C., Wijsenbeek, M. S., & Veltkamp, M. (2023). Online mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for fatigue in patients with sarcoidosis (TIRED): A randomised controlled trial. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 11(3), 265-272.

3. Effectiveness of a guided online primary care intervention for fear o…

   Luigjes-Huizer, Y. L., Helsper, C. W., de Wit, N. J., & van der Lee, M. L. (2023). Effectiveness of a guided online primary care intervention for fear of cancer recurrence: A randomised controlled trial. Psycho-Oncology, 32(12), 1839-1847.

4. Patient-reported needs for coping with worry or fear about cancer rec…

   Luigjes-Huizer, Y. L., van der Lee, M. L., Richel, C., Masselink, R. A., de Wit, N. J., & Helsper, C. W. (2023). Patient-reported needs for coping with worry or fear about cancer recurrence and the extent to which they are being met: a survey study. Journal of Cancer Survivorship. Advance online publication.

5. A web-based mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for couples dealing w…

   Mueller, F., van Dongen, S., van Woezik, R. A. M., Tibosch, M., Tuinman, M. A., Schellekens, M. P. J., Laurenceau, J. P., van der Lee, M. L., & Hagedoorn, M. (2023). A web-based mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for couples dealing with chronic cancer-related fatigue: Protocol for a single-arm pilot trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 12, Article e48329.