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ISSUE 2018/1
4 januari 2018
H.L. Van
Editorial

The Journal in 2017

ISSUE 2018/1
4 januari 2018
H.L. Van
CME-article

Kwaliteit van leven van patiënten in de langdurige forensische psychiatrie

ISSUE 2018/1
4 januari 2018
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...

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New research

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

ISSUE 2018/1
4 januari 2018
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...

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Review

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

ISSUE 2018/1
4 januari 2018
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 ...

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Essay

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

ISSUE 2018/1
4 januari 2018
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 ...

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Essay

Hallucinations and art

ISSUE 2018/1
4 januari 2018
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...

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Short report

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

ISSUE 2018/1
4 januari 2018
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...

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Case report

Suicidal adolescents can benefit from Family Group Conferences

ISSUE 2018/1
4 januari 2018
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...

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Case report

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and catatonia in a patient with psychotic depression

ISSUE 2018/1
4 januari 2018
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...

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Dutch-Flemish research

Beperkte relatie tussen klinisch en persoonlijk herstel bij schizofrenie

ISSUE 2018/1
4 januari 2018
R. van Eck
Abstract

Klinische relevantie van internetgamingstoornis

ISSUE 2018/1
4 januari 2018
C.E.V. Minnekeer
Psychiatry of the future

Transcraniële gelijkstroomstimulatie versus escitalopram in de behandeling van depressie

ISSUE 2018/1
4 januari 2018
E. Van Assche, L.M. Tak