Papers
Papers
Peer-reviewed papers
Kabrel N., Aru J. (In press). Becoming aware through internal exploration: Understanding psychotherapy on conceptual and neurobiological levels. Perspectives on Psychological Science.
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.
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. (accepted). Digital Therapeutics and Blended Care in Major Depressive Disorder: Current Evidence and Future Directions. In Y.K. Kim (Ed.), Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. Understanding Depression, 2nd ed.: Contemporary Issues and Dilemmas. Springer Nature (2025).
Preprints
Kabrel, N., Stade, E. C., Aru, J., & Eichstaedt, J. C. (2025, October 2). Current AI Should Extend (Not Replace) Human Care in Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/e3qg7_v1
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.
Responses and commentaries
Kabrel, N. (2025). Do not confuse patient satisfaction with therapeutic value: a cautionary note on chatbot psychotherapy. BMJ. https://www.bmj.com/content/389/bmj.r821/rr
Under review
Kabrel N., Aru J. Neurocognitive mechanisms of psychotherapeutic change (Name changed for blind review purposes).
Kabrel N., Aru J. Qualitative study of psychotherapy. (Name changed for blind review purposes).