Cervical dystonia (CD) is a neurological movement disorder characterized by involuntary muscle contractions causing abnormal postures and/or twisting movements of the head and neck. Patients may also experience non-motor symptoms including pain, anxiety and depression. The main treatment option is botulinum …

Recently, multiple studies have been published about the mental wellbeing of seafarers. It turned out that the mental wellbeing is not good, and it has been deteriorating for multiple years. One of these reports was published, by Seafarers International Research Centre (SIRC) in October …

PURPOSE: The current article provides a description of the construction process of a short questionnaire that measures patients' experiences with a motivational interviewing consultation by a (sports) counselor in rehabilitation. Subsequently, results from confirmatory factor analyses are presented to …

The culture of fear seems to be increasingly embedded in today’s society, especially on highly social unequal countries, such as Brazil. The rise of the “condomínios fechados” (gated communities) on recent years expose how this fear shapes our cities. People are sold by the idea of isolating themselves …

Het anonieme en mondiale karakter van het internet maakt het soms lastig om gebruikers daarvan ter verantwoording te roepen voor hun onrechtmatig handelen. Het kan soms lang duren om een online inbreukmaker op te sporen en aansprakelijk te stellen. Als de schade door een online onrechtmatig handelen …

In Amsterdamse ontwikkelbuurten is de sociale fragmentatie vaak groot. In het onderzoek “Toegankelijkheid in divers perspectief” hebben onderzoekers van de HvA kwetsbare bewoners, sleutelfiguren en sociale professionals in de wijk Geuzenveld bevraagd op hun denkbeelden over het belang van ontmoetingsplekken-en …