Articles

S.H.H. Schel, Y.H.A. Bouman, P.C. Braun, B.H. Bulten

achtergrond In de langdurige forensische psychiatrie (lfpz) speelt kwaliteit van leven (kvl) van patiënten een belangrijke rol.
doel Een overzicht geven van de kennis die er de afgelopen jaren over kvl in de lfpz is opgedaan. METHODE De kvl word...

New research

Routine outcome monitoring in anxiety disorders: diagnosis-specific versus generic assessment instruments

M. van der Mheen, L.M. ter Mors, M.A. VAN den Hout, D.C. Cath

background Mental health institutions increasingly utilise routine outcome monitoring (rom) in order to assess treatment effectiveness. It remains unclear which instruments are more sensitive to change with regard to rom in patients with an anxie...

Review

The use of anticonvulsants and the levels of folate, vitamin B12 and homocysteine

D. Dinç, P.F.J. Schulte

Background Patients with epilepsy who use anticonvulsants frequently show low levels of folate and vitamin B12 and high levels of homocysteine. Patients with bipolar disorder use some anticonvulsants as mood stabilisers.
aim To determine whether ...

Essay

A relational ethical model for the assessment of decision-making competence in psychiatry

A. Liégeois

background Nowadays, partly due to legislation, decision-making competence is playing an ever-increasing role in psychiatry. So far, however, there are no clear criteria for evaluating the actual competence of the procedure.
aim To develop ...

Essay

Hallucinations and art

J.D. Blom

Background Hallucinations and art appear to be inextricably connected, and yet the question remains in how far artists make use of hallucinations for their work in daily practice.
aim To chart the ways in which the fine arts are influenced b...

Short report

Researching crisis plans in long-term mental health care: more complicated than expected

J. Fockens, CHR. Boumans, D. Postulart

Background Crisis plans are highly valued because they can help to reduce the number of persons subjected to compulsory treatment in mental health care. The evidence however that crisis plans are effective is scarce, partly due to insufficient im...

Case report

Suicidal adolescents can benefit from Family Group Conferences

J.A. Koudstaal, G. Schout, R.H.B. Simons-Van Alphen, R.R.J.M. Vermeiren

A risk factor among suicidal adolescents is generally their inability to form and maintain relationships with other people. In the case that we investigated, the technique known as Family Group Conference (FGC) was used successfully to break throu...

Case report

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and catatonia in a patient with psychotic depression

W. Kerkhof, K. Abrahams, J. Vandenberghe

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (tcmp) is an acute, reversible disruption of the left ventricular systolic function. In many respects the clinical presentation closely resembles acute coronary syndromes (myocardial infarction). tcmp is a syndrome with a...

Dutch-Flemish research

Beperkte relatie tussen klinisch en persoonlijk herstel bij schizofrenie

Klinische relevantie van internetgamingstoornis

C.E.V. Minnekeer

Psychiatry of the future

Transcraniële gelijkstroomstimulatie versus escitalopram in de behandeling van depressie

E. Van Assche, L.M. Tak

Editorial

Lifelong learning

Prolactine, antipsychotica en borstkanker: is er een verband?

T. Sabbe, J. Detraux, M. De Hert

achtergrond Een bekende eigenschap van antipsychotica is de neiging tot verhoging van de prolactinewaarde of hyperprolactinemie. In een toenemend aantal studies ziet men een rol van prolactine in de borstcarcinogenese, wat leidt tot bezorgdheid ...

New research

Inpatient dialectical behaviour therapy for borderline personality disorder: effect on symptoms, coping, attachment and quality of life

J.M. Oostendorp, F. Chakhssi

background Dialectical behaviour therapy (dbt) is an effective treatment for patients suffering from borderline personality disorder (bpd). When outpatient treatment is ineffective, patients are often referred to inpatient (group) treatment. As o...

Review article

Disturbances of the body image: a cultural and historical comparison between the glass delusion and body dysmorphic disorder

E.I. Müller

background Research on body dysmorphic disorder (bdd) shows that many debates in the field of psychology, sociology and philosophy already focus on the ways ‘ideals of the perfect body’ influence this disorder. However, more work needs to be done ...

Review article

The future of ROM: computerised adaptive testing

G. Flens, E. de Beurs

background Measurement instruments that are used for monitoring patients in mental health care are developed according to the principles of classical test theory. Because the assumptions underlying this theory are outdated, this is a good time to...

Short report

Electroconvulsive therapy in the Netherlands: the practice in 2015 compared to that in 2008