Articles

J. van Os, W. Mulder

Background Quantification of population-level socioeconomic-demographic factors impacting onset and course of health care consumption can help health care commissioning and public health planning.
Aim To analyse associations between mental he...

Review article

Brexpiprazole for treatment of schizophrenia: a critical literature study

S.K. Spoelstra, C.A.J. Baas, H. Knegtering

Background Brexpiprazole has been registered in the Netherlands and Belgium for the treatment of schizophrenia since 2019. It is a third-generation antipsychotic drug with a number of pharmacological similarities to aripiprazole and cariprazine. ...

Essay

Public mental health and the rise of eCommunities: a case study of PsychosisNet.nl

A. Kelkboom, A. Marsman, G. Roorda, J. van Os

Background The annual prevalence of mental disorders is 20% whereas the Dutch mental health care system annually can cater no more than 7%. This suggests a need for public mental health care, parallel to traditional one-on-one treatment services...

Early intervention for borderline personality disorder

C.J. Hessels, G. Blom

Although the manifestation of borderline personality disorder (BPD) is situated in adolescence and young adulthood, in clinical practice the diagnosis and treatment often get delayed until adulthood. Preliminary research shows good results for ...

Rivastigmine as treatment for flashbacks and REM sleep problems in an older patient

P.L.J. Dautzenberg, L. Breuning

A 61-year-old woman with suspected schizophrenia has been attending an outpatient geriatrics service for some time, initially with memory complaints and panic attacks. During treatment, the diagnosis schizophrenia was rejected and psychopharmac...

Osteoporosis in androgen deprivation therapy: finding the balance between social and individual interests

Y.R. Berends, M. Meijer, A. Neven

Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is a libido-inhibiting medication that may be necessary to reduce recidivism in the treatment of paraphilic disorders, especially in those with a pedophilic disorder. However, there is a significant risk to ...

Abstract

Effectiviteit van antidepressiva bij een depressie na een cerebrovasculair accident

J.K.E. Veraart, R.M. Kok

Dutch-Flemish research

Validiteit van construct ‘klinisch hoog risico’ bij preventie van psychose

S. Guloksuz

Psychiatry of the future

Hoeveel gebruikers ervaren ontwenningsverschijnselen na stoppen met cannabis?

Reactie op ‘Genen en omgeving beide belangrijk bij psychisch lijden’

Reactie op ‘Het risico op psychiatrische aandoeningen na abortus’

Reactie op ‘Methylfenidaat en het risico op een psychose’

M. Lancee, A. Maat, N. van Veelen, C.H. Roder, A.F.A. Schellekens, A. Batalla

Editorial

Chain care for eating disorders: project group K-EET as an example of good cooperation in youth care?

A.A. van Elburg, M. Scholten

Scientific news

De impact van klimaatverandering op de psychische gezondheid

Wekelijks verschijnen er talloze nieuwe publicaties in de wetenschappelijke psychiatrie-vakbladen. Voor de psychiater (i.o.) uit de dagelijkse praktijk maakt het Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie in deze rubriek een selectie van recent verschenen publi...Read more

CME-article

Recreatief ecstasygebruik in Nederland: gebruikskenmerken, gezondheidsschade en criminaliteit

J. van Amsterdam, W. van den Brink

achtergrond Ecstasy (mdma) wordt op jaarbasis door ongeveer 370.000 Nederlanders gebruikt en dan voornamelijk door jongvolwassenen met een goede opleiding. doel Het beschrijven van gebruiksprofielen van ecstasy en van ecstasygerelateerde negatiev...

Psychiatry and COVID-19

Delirium as the only symptom of COVID-19 pneumonia in the elderly

E. Wittock, M.J.A. Van Den Bossche

Early descriptions about the presentation of covid-19 focused primarily on respiratory symptoms. However, we now know that covid-19 can also present with one or more atypical symptom(s). With this case-report we want to draw attention to atypical...

Commentary

Comorbidity of depression and personality disorders

Suicide in individuals with mild intellectual disabilities

T. van den Hazel, R. Didden, H.L.I. Nijman, D.P. de Beurs

background Little is known about suicide among individuals with mild intellectual disabilities (mid).
aim To explore risk factors for suicide among a small group of clients with mid who committed suicide.
method Case files of 11 clients w...

Original research

The stigmatisation of schizophrenia, psychosis and autism in the Flemish daily papers

E. Thys, C.I. Struyven, M. De Hert

background A considerable social stigma is attached to psychiatric disorders. Evidence shows that the portrayal of schizophrenia in the media is particularly negative. It has been proposed to replace the term schizophrenia by psychosis susceptibi...

Original research

The predictive value of the Dynamic Risk Outcome Scales (DROS) for predicting recidivism in (forensic) patients with mild intellectual disabilities or borderline intellectual functioning

M.J. Delforterie, B.L. Hesper, H.L.I. Nijman, H.P.L.M. Korzilius, A. Turhan, R. Didden

background The Dynamic Risk Outcome Scales (dros) was developed to assess treatment progress of patients with mild intellectual disability (mid) or borderline intellectual functioning (bif) and severe behavioral and/or psychiatric problems. Becau...

Thesis article

Disruptive behaviour problems in childhood: studies on phenotypic heterogeneity and neurobiology from the Generation R Study

K. Bolhuis, H. Tiemeier

background Disruptive behaviour problems in childhood are strongly predictive of physical and mental health problems and criminality. A better understanding of the development of children with disruptive behaviour problems will help improve our u...

Thesis article

Autism spectrum disorder diagnosis in young children: a clinical-ethical study on the experiences of parents and physicians

D. Jacobs, J. Steyaert, K. Dierickx, K. Hens

background After decades of research and clinical experience, autism spectrum disorder (asd) turns out to be heterogeneous in every sense, including phenotype and etiology. How is this heterogeneous view translated in information that is useful a...

Plea for early recognition, diagnosis and treatment of comorbid personality disorder in treatment-resistant depression

D.W. van der Spek, R.A. van Grieken

It is known that personality traits can disappear during recovery from depressive disorder. Three case descriptions show the opposite: depressive symptoms can disappear after psychotherapeutic treatment of the personality disorder. In the treatme...

Visual hallucinations, misidentification and reduplication of time: a sense of distorted reality due to a cerebral metastasis