Abstract Background: Approximately one-third of all patients with schizophrenia are treatment resistant. Worldwide, undertreatment with clozapine and other effective treatment options exist for people with treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS). In this respect, it appears that regular health care …

Background: Patients with severe mental illness with repeated interpersonal trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have a negative illness progression. Traumas are often not treated because of their vulnerability. Narrative exposure therapy (NET) is an effective trauma therapy. It is unknown …

One challenge novice nurses face at the start of their career is coming to grips with the tumultuous working environment and its social dynamics. Assertive behavior and interprofessional communication play a key role in maintaining one’s health throughout this process: skills which novice nurses feel …

AbstractPurpose: Purpose: To investigate the ability of case managers, working in ambulatory treatment settings specialized in addiction care, to clinically judge demoralization insubstancedependent patients. Design and Methods: In a crosssectional study, clinical judgments of case managerswere compared …

Uit onderzoek is gebleken dat steungroepen een positief effect hebben op het herstelproces van cliënten (Nordén, Malm & Norlander, 2012). In Groningen is hier ook onderzoek naar gedaan met het project Samen voor Herstel, waar twee jaar gewerkt is met steungroepen binnen de methodiek Resource Assertive …

Uit onderzoek is gebleken dat steungroepen een positief effect hebben op het herstelproces van cliënten (Nordén, Malm & Norlander, 2012). In Groningen is hier ook onderzoek naar gedaan met het project Samen voor Herstel, waar twee jaar gewerkt is met steungroepen binnen de methodiek Resource Assertive …

Abstract Purpose In mental health care, patients and their care providers may conceptualize the nature of the disorder and appropriate action in profoundly diferent ways. This may lead to dropout and lack of compliance with the treatments being provided, in particular in young patients with more severe …

The aim of this research was to find out in how far the Netherlands could learn from Sweden regarding the use of manure, in order to create awareness within the equine sector on sustainable solutions. The number of horses in Europe exceeds 5 million and keeps increasing, therefore contributes to greenhouse …

Background In the Netherlands, Flexible Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) teams have been established for people with mild intellectual disability (MID) or borderline intellectual functioning (BIF) and mental health problems or challenging behaviour. Little is known yet about service users’ experiences …

Het project ‘(Be)Leef in de wijk’ Het project is gestart in januari 2015 en afgerond in maart 2017. Het project is uitgevoerd door een consortium van Coöperatie KenVaK (Zuyd Hogeschool, Hogeschool Arnhem en Nijmegen, NHL-Stenden Hogeschool, Hogeschool Leiden), Trimbos-instituut en de praktijkinstellingen …