Articles

Assessment of Medical Competence in the psychiatric training program

ISSUE 1995/5

P. Zonneveld, Y.W.M.M. van den Berg, W.M.A. Verhoeven

Theoretical backgrounds and experience with assessment of medical competence are described. Law and regulation for medical training in the Netherlands as well as assessment of medical competence can be used to supervise and improve the quality of ...

The psychiatrist and the Act on formal admissions to psychiatric hospitals (BOPZ): guardian of the society or therapist?

ISSUE 1995/5

W.M.J. Hassing, T.V. van Lent, M. van der Velden

Using a case history as illustration, the different and occasionally non-professional roles the psychiatrist fulfils in the procedures of the Act on formal admissions to psychiatric hospitals (BOPZ) is presented. How these roles relate to the posi...

Symptomatology of panic disorder

L. Timmerman, A. Goedhart, P. de Beurs, D.L. Stronks

In this study we give a review of symptomatology, agoraphobia and depression in 38 outpatients with panic disorder. Symptomatology as rated by patients is compared with a rating by the investigators and with other studies. The conclusions are that...

Forensic psychiatric aspects of sexual offenders

H.J.C. van Marle, C.M. van Putten, M.J.J. de Ridder

In this study 161 sex offenders were compared with 504 other (mainly violent) offenders, all detained at the Pieter Baan Centre for forensic psychiatric assessment. In addition, several groups of sex offenders were compared among each other.

The...

Nightmares and nocturnal re-experiences: Two distinct phenomena in the wake of psychotraumatic experiences

B.J.N. Schreuder

In this article a differentiation is made between nightmares and reexperiences after psychotrauma. The psychotraumatic experience can influence the dream contents in such a way that REM-anxiety dreams or REM-nightmares develop. Besides, there is t...

Personality and schizophrenia

P.M.A.J. Dingemans, D.H. Linszen, M.E. Lenior

In this study the predictive value of personality traits and -disorders in the course of schizophrenia was explored. A cohort of 93 patients was assessed with a battery of tests purportedly measuring personality characteristics. Personality traits...

Application of Gedo's metamodel in the treatment of borderline patients

J.W. Hummelen

Gedo describes in his psychoanalytic metamodel how each developmental stage requires its own theoretical model and therapeutic modality. These therapeutic modalities have to be taken into account in the treatment of borderline patients.

This a...

Aggressive behaviour on an acute psychiatric admission ward

H.L.I. Nijman, W.F.F. Allertz, J.M.L.G. á Campo

18 juni 2004

This article describes a study into the occurrence of aggressive behaviour of patients at an acute admission ward of Psychiatric Center Welterhof (Heerlen, the Netherlands). To monitor aggression, the Staff Observation Aggression Scale (SOAS) of P...

Early detection of dementia: the AMSTEL project

C. Jonker, J. Lindeboom

For reasons of psychosocial intervention and pharmacological treatment - if specific drugs become available - early detection of dementia is important. There has been a great deal of research concerning clinical criteria for the early stages of de...

Psychosocial treatment for demented elderly patients

J. Dröes

In this article an overview is given of ten different methods of psychosocial treatment for dementia patients, such as psychotherapy, psychomotor therapy, behavior modification, remotivation and resocialisation therapy, reminiscence groups, realit...

Cortical and subcortical dementia: useful concepts?

M.M.A. Derix

In the last two decades the distinction between cortical and subcortical dementia and dementia with both characteristics has received considerable attention. Within these superordinate categories further differentiation is possible. The starting-p...

Molecular-biological and genetical aspects of dementia

N.J.B. Scheepers, P. Eikelenboom

Fundamental scientific research using new advanced technologies has gained a more profound insight into the molecular-biological and genetical basics of dementia. By unraveling the pathogenetic processes involved, the vision of dementia being an o...

The role of neuroimaging in the differential diagnosis of dementia

Ph. Scheltens

In this article the pertinent literature regarding neuroimaging in dementia is reviewed. Special attention is given to the use of CT and MRI to visualize the hippocampal area for an early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. It is concluded that CT a...

Vascular dementia

F.R.J. Verhey

Research into vascular dementia (VaD) has started relatively late. This is remarkable since there are more preventive and therapeutic options in VaD as compared to Alzheimer's disease. Lack of consensus with regard to diagnostic criteria, classifc...

Quality of life of psychiatric patients who depend on long-term out-patient care. A conceptual exploration

W.A. Boevink, J.R.L.M. Wolf, Ch. van Nieuwenhuizen, A.H. Schene

In order to verify the meaning and the aspects of quality of life for a population of long-term mentally ill patients in Dutch society, the technique of Concept Mapping was used. Concept Mapping is a structured method in which complex concepts can...

Psychiatric disorders: prevalence and relationship with physical complaints and disability in primary care

M.P.M. Boks

The prevalence of psychiatric morbidity in primary care is about 23 percent. In this review studies are presented from which can be concluded that psychiatric disorders are an important factor in the etiology of physical complaints and disability....

Seasonal affective disorder II: nonverbal behaviour and coping predict the response to light therapy and the onset time of a next depressed episode

A.L. Bouhuys, E. Geerts, Y. Meesters, J.H.C. Jansen

Whether behavioral and psychological factors are related to the response to light therapy and the onset of a novel depressive episode has been studied in patients with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and a control group. The interaction between ...

Significance of hypnograms for institutionalized adolescent psychiatric patients

Ch. van Gent, K.W.U.F. Stibane, M.G. Smits

Sleep disorders are an extra obstacle in the development and functioning of adolescents with psychiatric disorders. In spite of a good diagnostic interview it is difficult to obtain an objective judgement of the precise nature and seriousness of t...

A medical-ethical approach to transsexualism and sex reassignment therapy

G. de Cuypere, C. Jannes, R. Rubens

The acceptance and the implementation of Sex Reassignment Surgery as a treatment for transsexuals evokes a number of considerations and questions about the medical-ethical aspects of transsexualism and its therapy. In this paper considerations abo...

Seasonal affective disorder I: cognitive sensitivity to (symbolic) light predicts the onset time of a next depressed episode

A.L. Bouhuys, Y. Meesters, J.H.C. Jansen, G.M. Bloem

Whether psychological factors are related to the onset of a novel depressive episode has been studied in 29 patients with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) in remission (early autumn) and their controls: the subjects judged various emotional expre...

Psychopathologie, cultuur en omgeving

F.A.M. Kortmann

Biological, psychological and environmental factors contribute to the development of psychopathology. Culture and environment factors can be the cause of it. In particular culture also influences the non-organic, functional psychopathology. That s...

The fear of forgetting: treatment of functional memory complaints

R.H.W.M. Ponds, A.J.M. Schmidt, M. de Lugt, R. Lulhofs, F.R.J. Verhey, J. Jolles

In this article we report preliminary findings with a new psychological treatment for anxiety-related functional memory complaints. Central to this treatment is the assumption that the origin of the memory complaints is due to stressful individual...

Sociale indicatoren en psychiatrische opnamen in Amsterdam

J. Dekker, J. Peen, H. Heijnen, J. Iping, F. de Jonghe, H. Kwakman

From epidemiologic research it is known that socially desintegrated parts of town have a higher admission-rate in psychiatric hospitals than the better parts of town. In this study this relation in Amsterdam is investigated. Of the seventeen distr...

Is there a place for the Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?