Papers
Papers
Peer-reviewed papers
Kabrel, N., Stade, E. C., Wiltsey Stirman, S., Aru, J., & Eichstaedt, J. C. (2026). Conversational AI should fill the white space in mental health care, not replace humans. npj Digital Medicine. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41746-026-03088-1
Kabrel, N., & Aru, J. (2026). Neurocognitive mechanisms of psychotherapeutic change: A three-stage process. New Ideas in Psychology, 83, 101277.
Kabrel, N., & Aru, J. (2025). Becoming Aware Through Internal Exploration: Understanding Psychotherapy on Conceptual and Neurobiological Levels. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/17456916251378430
Kabrel N. (2025). When can AI psychotherapy be considered comparable to human psychotherapy? Exploring the criteria. Front. Psychiatry 16:1674104. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1674104. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1674104/full
Michael, J., Kabrel, N., Arioli Montanari, F., & Dvorkin, D. (2025). Experiencing coordination and commitment in joint action: a cross-cultural qualitative study. Cogent Arts & Humanities, 12(1), 2523704. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311983.2025.2523704
Kabrel, N., Tulver, K., & Aru, J. (2024). The journey within: Mental navigation as a novel framework for understanding psychotherapeutic transformation. BMC psychiatry, 24(1), 91. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-024-05522-8
Book chapters
Schwientek, A. K., Drüge, M., Terhorst, Y., Kabrel, N., Sahan, F., & Apolinário-Hagen, J. (2026). Digital Therapeutics and Blended Care in Major Depressive Disorder: Current Evidence and Future Directions. Understanding Depression: Contemporary Issues and Dilemmas, 503-530.
Preprints
Michael J., Dvorkin D., Kabrel N. (2023). Do Collectivist and Individualist Primes Affect the Sense of Commitment in Joint Action? https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.13226.