Issue

D.A. de Waardt, F.M.M.A. van der Heijden

ACHTERGROND In steeds meer landen wordt bij de behandeling van mensen met een psychiatrische stoornis in de ambulante setting gebruikgemaakt van dwang. Met de komst van de nieuwe Wet verplichte ggz zullen hiervoor ook in Nederland meer mogelijkhe...

Commentary

Identifying a hidden healthcare question by classifying?

Predicting short term intramural violence with the Instrument for Forensic Treatment Evaluation (IBFE), ROM-instrument in tbs for different target groups

E. Schuringa, M. Spreen, S. Bogaerts

background The Instrument for Forensic Treatment Evaluation (ifte) has proven to be useful as an instrument for treatment evaluation and risk management in a heterogeneous group of tbs-patients (tbs = court ordered psychiatric treatment for offen...

Forensic (F)ACT: a study exploring indication, risk assessment and recidivism

I. Kusters, J.E. van Horn, T.E.A. Cnossen

background Cutbacks in clinical beds in regular and forensic psychiatry increase the burden on outpatient forensic care in The Netherlands.
aim Since 2007, Dutch forensic (flexible) assertive community treatment (For(f)act) teams offer outpat...

Contact between neighbourhood residents and residents of a residential care facility

R.A. Gotink, T. Verrijp, A. Gosker-Venis, J. van Weeghel, A.R. van Gool

background Residential care facilities are available to patients unable to live independently, in order to improve their self-reliance and participation. To succeed, integration in the neighbourhood is essential.
aim To assess the contact bet...

Consultation psychiatry: An interview to classify psychological factors affecting other medical conditions

P.J.M. Mangnus

background The dsm-5 category ‘psychological factors affecting other medical conditions has been divided into 12 subclinical syndromes by a group of researchers. These syndromes can be determined by means of a structured interview (called dcpr-in...

The inter-rater reliability of the MINI-Plus

M.E. Zandee, K. de Jong

BACKGROUND The Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview-Plus (mini-Plus) is a widely used diagnostic tool, yet research on the psychometric properties is limited. AIM To investigate the inter-rater reliability of the mini-Plus and to explore...

Review article

Prenatal psychological stress and the development of affective disorders in children: literature review

M. Torbeyns, S. Claes, M. Morrens, T. Hompes

background The prenatal period appears to be important not only for the development of somatic disorders, but also for the development of psychiatric disorders. Stress and the way people deal with this may play an important role.
aim To inves...

Thesis article

Nightmares: prevalence and treatment in secondary mental healthcare

A.M. van Schagen, J. Lancee

background Nightmares are highly prevalent in the general population (2-8%) and are associated with mental problems. As a result, nightmares are likely to be more prevalent among patients in secondary mental healthcare. They can be treated with ‘...

Clinical practice

The patient with a personality disorder and the mentalizing capacity of the psychiatrist

H.D. Philipszoon

Contact with patients with a personality disorder can be difficult due to the complicated relationship between them and the psychiatrist. Psychodynamic characteristics of the patient seem to influence this process, such as the use of primitive def...

Dutch-Flemish research

De rol van de extracellulaire matrix bij geheugenproblemen bij langdurige depressie

S. Spijker

Dutch-Flemish research

Een nieuw kandidaatgen voor depressie

F. de Vrij

Psychiatry of the future

Toekomst van de depressiediagnostiek