Hoofdstuk in Progression in forensic Psychiatry: About Boundaries van prof. mr. Marc Groenhuijsen en prof. dr. T.I. Oei. As a young adolescent the man started using soft drugs and as a result was expelled from school. Following a registration with RIAGG he was placed in a children’s home for some years. …

In de rapportage die voor u ligt wordt verslag gedaan van een project dat zich ten doel stelt om sociale professionals die werkzaam zijn in de hulpverlening aan adolescente moeders, meer handvatten te bieden voor morele reflectie. Twee constateringen vorm-den de aanleiding voor dit project. 1. De werkpraktijk …

Naar aanleiding van ingevulde vragenlijsten aan coordinatoren van diverse dagbestedingcentra wilde ik erachter komen hoe zij het huidige transitieproces ervaren en hoe zij het wenselijke transitieproces zouden willen zien. Uit het onderzoek is gebleken dat afstemming op de leerling van belang is. Daarnaast …

Little is known about effective nursing interventions for adolescents with anorexia nervosa. The purpose of this study was to discover which aspects of nursing care are most effective, according to nurses, in recovery of normal body weight in adolescents with anorexia nervosa. METHODS: A qualitative …

Over the past four years five studies in a Dutch correctional institution were conducted, which started by constructing and validating an instrument measuring group living climate, as little is known about group climate properties in youth prison. As incarcerated youth spent most of their time in …

Purpose: To explore associations between adolescents’ perception of their readiness to transfer to adult care and socio-demographic and disease-related characteristics, effect of the condition, self-management ability, and attitude toward transition.

Background: Depression and being overweight are correlated health problems in adulthood. Adolescence is a significant period for the onset and increase of depression and obesity, especially among girls. Pubertal development also occurs with concomitant increases in weight. Thus, it is not yet clear whether …

Introduction: It has been suggested that physical education (PE) can make a meaningful contribution to children's physical activity (PA) levels. The amount of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in PE has been quantified in various manners, including heart rate monitoring and direct observation …

Adolescents with chronic conditions are major users of paediatric hospitals, but seldom participate in the evaluation of services or in research. Little is known about the usefulness of the participatory approach in adolescent health research.