Background: Crisis line services, run by volunteers, offer a listening ear 24/7 to people who cannot or do not want to use professional help. Although previous studies have identified various potential stressors crisis line volunteers face, as yet a comprehensive assessment is lacking with regards to …

Many mental health professionals have also used mental health services. What role should their personal experience play in their clinical practice - if any? - a commentary

Substance abuse is an important risk factor for offending, but is mostly studied in males. The aim of this multicentre study is to gain insight into possible gender differences in substance abuse history and offending behavior in forensic psychiatric patients. Files were analyzed of 275 women and 275 …

AbstractPurpose: Purpose: To investigate the ability of case managers, working in ambulatory treatment settings specialized in addiction care, to clinically judge demoralization insubstancedependent patients. Design and Methods: In a crosssectional study, clinical judgments of case managerswere compared …

Abstract Introduction: In 2017, the role of coordinating practitioner was introduced in the Netherlands in order to improve quality of care for patients who receive treatment in specialized mental health care. Psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioners (PMHNPs) can fulfil this role. Aim/Question: …

Geestelijke gezondheidsproblematiek komt vaak voor. De kans op vervroegd overlijden is bij mensen met een psychiatrische stoornis twee- tot driemaal zo hoog vergeleken met de algemene bevolking. Dit komt onder andere door het verhoogde risico op chronische ziekten. Medicatie en leefstijlfactoren worden …

Een groot deel van de psychotische patiënten lijdt onder hun hallucinaties. Onderzoek toont aan dat psychotische patiënten met visuele hallucinaties vaker worden geassocieerd met een verminderd functioneren in het dagelijks leven en suïcidepogingen dan gezonde mensen. Hoewel anti-psychotische medicatie …

Purpose Incidents of self-injury by forensic psychiatric patients often have a deleterious impact on all those involved. Moreover, self-injurious behaviour is an important predictor for violence towards others during treatment. The aim of this study is to analyse methods and severity of incidents of …

Background: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has been described as an independent risk factor for cognitive decline and dementia. At the same time, cognitive deterioration and increased loss experiences in dementia may increase liability for the reactivation of traumatic memories and thereby PTSD …

Dynamic body feedback is used in dance movement therapy (DMT), with the aim to facilitate emotional expression and a change of emotional state through movement and dance for individuals with psychosocial or psychiatric complaints. It has been demonstrated that moving in a specific way can evoke and regulate …