Issue

S. Perdaens, G. Pieters

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background The internet is an important medium for people looking for health-related information. Since increasing numbers of people are now using the internet, it follows that more and more people are using the net to locate health-related...

New research

Predicting aggression during the treatment of forensic psychiatric patients by means of the HCR-20

N. Mudde, H. Nijman, W. van der Hulst, J. van den Bout

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background A substantial number of forensic psychiatric patients also show aggressive behaviour while being admitted to a psychiatric hospital. Risk assessment can therefore be of importance not only for estimating the risk of recidivism ...

New research

Validation of two measuring instruments for routine outcome monitoring in psychiatry: the HORVAN study

V.J.A. Buwalda, S. Draisma, J.H. Smit, J. Swinkels, W. van Tilburg

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background Transparency in psychiatry can be increased by the use of routine outcome monitoring (rom) instruments. Instruments should be easy to use and take very little time to complete; they also need to have psychometric qualities, be se...

Review article

Rapid tranquillisation; review of the literature and recommendations

M. Bak, J. van Os, M. Marcelis

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background In The Netherlands, no guidelines exist for rapid tranquillisation in the contextof acute agitation, excitementor aggression secondarytoapsychiatric disorder.
aim To generate an overview of medication regimes suitable for rapid t...

Essay

Biology and psychiatry: Ethical aspects of the prevention of antisocial behaviour in children

D. Horstkötter, R.L.P. Berghmans, J. Slatman, G. de Wert

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background Genetic and neurobiological research into the causes of antisocial behaviour is playing an increasingly important role in forensic psychiatry.
aim To contribute some ethical and societal reflections on the possible consequences...

Short report

Health 2.0 for psychiatrists

R. Hoekstra

background The internet used to be mainly ‘one-way traffic’ (1.0). Nowadays it is becoming easy for internet users to communicate with each other via the web (2.0).
aim To describe the concept of Health 2.0 and to explore the possibilities of 2.0-...

Short report

Sleepiness predicts an increase in dissociative symptoms: a field study

D. van der Kloet, T. Giesbrecht, H. Merckelbach

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background In laboratory studies, sleepiness has been found to increase dissociative symptoms.
aim To explore the link between sleepiness and dissociation in a natural setting.
method A longitudinal study was performed among volunteers at a...

Case report

The complexity of repatriating psychiatric patients

M.A.H. Monden

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This article describes the method by which the repatriation to the Netherlands of psychiatric patients living abroad is carried out. On the basis of one case, namely that of a psychotic male with low Hb and fear of HIV, it is shown that the...

Abstract

Vitamine D-deficiëntie en het risico op cognitieve achteruitgang bij ouderen

N. Haex, A.F.G Leentjens

Abstract

Risico op dementie verdubbeld bij bestaan posttraumatische stressstoornis

M. Tijssen, F. Verheij

Reaction on ‘“Can I have some sunshine to cheer me up?” Vitamin D deficiency and depression in the elderly’

Reaction on ‘Developmental coordination disorder in a child with ADHD; is DCD a DSM-IV diagnosis that is not recognised by child psychiatry?’

Reaction on ‘To do justice to complexity; the concept ‘patient competence’’

A. Ruissen, G. Meynen, G.A.M. Widdershoven

Reaction on ‘Perspectives on patient competence in psychiatry: cognitive functions, emotions and values’

Reaction on ‘“Histrionic personality disorder with regression and conversion”: a meningioma’

Reaction on ‘Assisted suicide in psychiatry; current situation and notes on a recent case (1)’

A. Honig, F. Koerselman

Reaction on ‘Assisted suicide in psychiatry; current situation and notes on a recent case (2)’

R.L.P. Berghmans, A. Ruissen, G. Widdershoven

Reaction on ‘Assisted suicide in psychiatry; current situation and notes on a recent case (3)’

S. van der Meer, R. de Veen

Reaction on ‘Assisted suicide in psychiatry; current situation and notes on a recent case (4)’