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Group therapy for bulimia nervosa

ISSUE 1993/10
17 maart 2004
W. Hoek

The department of psychiatry of the University Hospital Utrecht in The Netherlands incorporates a special unit for anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa patients. The unit offers specialised programmes on clinical, day-treatment or outpatient basis...

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The utility of the quality assessment by patients during psychiatric day treatment

ISSUE 1993/10
17 maart 2004
Y.A. Koning, L.N.M. Perquin

In recent years more weight is given to the patient's opinion in quality assessment of health services.

The judgement capacities of hospitalized psychiatric patients can, however, be influenced by mental disorders and situational factors, such...

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The neighbourhood as a key: social indicators and the use of mental health services

ISSUE 1993/10
17 maart 2004
N.C.H.F. Gunther, E.O. Noorthoorn, H.J.F.R. Hamers, J.T.V.M. de Jong, Ch.D. Kaplan, M.W. de Vries

The most important social task of the mental health care system is to provide help to people who are in need. The effectivity of this task is an important question. In this regard, the extent to which the mental health care system reaches those gr...

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Primary prevention of schizophrenia: concept formation

ISSUE 1993/10
17 maart 2004
F. de Groot, L. D'Halleweyn

Despite all attention that goes to prevention, primary prevention is relatively neglected, certainly when it concerns schizophrenia. Even though research on high-risk populations shows there often are small but clear premorbid distortions. Typical...

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Lucid dreams

ISSUE 1993/10
17 maart 2004
R.A.F. Evers, B.J.M. van de Wetering

The phenomenon of `lucid dreaming' is discussed in this article. Characteristic for lucid dreams is that the dreamer is `awake' to the inner world of his dream, while being asleep in regard to the physical environment. The principal concept of `re...

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Patient education in chronic psychiatry

ISSUE 1993/10
6 december 2008
T.F. van Wel, P.P.M. Stapels, M.G.C. de Leeuw

The structural changes that are due to be effected in Dutch health care, together with new laws regarding medical treatment, underscore the importance of patient information. This article provides a definition of patient information in mental heal...

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