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Editorial

Ketamine: breakthrough as ‘anti-antidepressivum’?

ISSUE 2018/2
7 februari 2018
E. Vrieze
CME-article

Mindfulness-based cognitieve therapie voor patiënten met somatoforme stoornissen

ISSUE 2018/2
7 februari 2018
H. van Ravesteijn
New research

How reliable are the predictors of sexual recidivism? Moral considerations can colour the judgement of pro Justitia reporters

ISSUE 2018/2
31 januari 2018
L. Huls, L. Nentjes, T. Rinne, B. Verschuere

background When estimating the risk of sexual recidivism, the specialised behavioural pro Justitia reporter in the Netherlands generally uses risk assessment tools, although it is the reporter who pronounces the final judgement.
aim To examin...

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Review article

Bipolar disorder and alcohol use disorder: practical recommendations for treatment, based on a literature review

ISSUE 2018/2
31 januari 2018
A.T. Spijker, J. van Zaane, M.A. Koenders, R. Hoekstra, R.W. Kupka

background A fairly large proportion (25-50%) of patients with bipolar disorder (bd) also suffer from comorbid alcohol use disorder (aud). However, little is known how this type of morbidity should be treated. It is also unclear whether the curre...

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Essay

A valid quality system for mental health care: from accountability and control in institutionalised settings to co-creation in small areas and a focus on community vital signs

ISSUE 2018/2
31 januari 2018
J. van Os, PH. Delespaul

background In a given year, around 25% of the Dutch population may experience significant mental health problems, much more than the mental health service can attend to, given a maximum capacity of 6% of the population per year. Due to the lack o...

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Essay

The dysregulated brain - Consequences of spatial and temporal brain complexity for bipolar disorder pathophysiology and diagnosis

ISSUE 2018/2
31 januari 2018
B.C.M. Haarman, H. Burger, H.A. Drexhage, W.A. Nolen, R.F. Riemersma-Van der Lek

background Despite the existence of several pathophysiological theories about bipolar disorder, it has so far been difficult to find diagnostic biomarkers and to develop new pharmacologic treatments based on the more novel theories.
aim To refl...

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Short report

Staging and profiling of patients with dual disorders

ISSUE 2018/2
31 januari 2018
A. Neven, A. van Wamel, W. van den Brink

background Although there is a great need for staging and profiling in psychiatry, no-one has so far devised a staging and profiling model to aid diagnosis and treatment.
aim To devise a basic staging and profiling strategy that can be used to t...

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Case report

Hashimoto encephalopathy as explanation of psychotic symptoms in an adolescent

ISSUE 2018/2
31 januari 2018
H. Geerts, P. Emmery, K. Spaas, C. Klockaerts, M. Danckaerts

Hashimoto encephalopathy (he) is a rare disorder with a great diversity in clinical presentation of neurological and/or psychiatric symptoms. We describe a case of Hashimoto thyroiditis with hypothyroidism and Hashimoto encephalopathy in a fiftee...

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Dutch-Flemish research

Polygene gen-omgevingsinteracties testen bij depressieve symptomen in de adolescentie

ISSUE 2018/2
31 januari 2018
E. Van Assche
Psychiatry of the future

Kunnen we suïcidaliteit herkennen met fMRI?

ISSUE 2018/2
31 januari 2018
S.M.P. van Veen
Letter to the editor

Reaction on ‘Mental health as a front-line service for bewildered persons’

ISSUE 2018/2
31 januari 2018
A.J.K. Hondius
Letter to the editor

Reaction on ‘The care cluster model as basis for the further development of the Dutch mental health payment system’

ISSUE 2018/2
31 januari 2018
T.G. Broekman, G.M. Schippers