This thesis set out to research the mental health issues that students currently face and researched both the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Furthermore, this thesis also set out to research self-regulation theories and how these could be implemented at universities and colleges. Self-regulation …

Since it is insufficiently clear to urban planners in the Netherlands to what extent design measures can reduce heat stress and which urban spaces are most comfortable, this study evaluates the impact of shading, urban water, and urban green on the thermal comfort of urban spaces during hot summer afternoons. …

Hoewel mindfulness geworteld is in het boeddhisme, is het in de moderne praktijk seculier en populair geworden in het bevorderen van het welzijn. Kabat-Zinn (2003), een van de pioniers van mindfulness, definieert het als the awareness that emerges through paying attention on purpose, in the present …

OBJECTIVES: To examine the effectiveness of critical time intervention (CTI)-an evidence-based intervention-for abused women transitioning from women's shelters to community living. METHODS: A randomized controlled trial was conducted in nine women's shelters across the Netherlands. 136 women were assigned …

Background: Recent theoretical models emphasize the role of impulsive processes in alcohol addiction, which can be retrained with computerized Cognitive Bias Modification (CBM) training. In this study, the focus is on action tendencies that are activated relatively automatically. Objective: The aim of …

Stress- en burn-outklachten komen veel voor in de moderne maatschappij en is een wereldwijd gezondheidsprobleem geworden. Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is een interventie die invloed heeft op het verminderen van deze klachten en de kwaliteit van het leven vergroot. Dit onderzoek geeft inzicht …

Background: More knowledge about characteristics of children and adolescents who need intensive levels of psychiatric treatment is important to improve treatment approaches. These characteristics were investigated in those who need youth Assertive Community Treatment (youth-ACT). Method: A cross-sectional …

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this exploratory study was to obtain greater insight into the effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) on the mental health of employees. METHODS: Using PsycINFO, PubMed, and CINAHL, we performed a systematic review …

Mindfulness training (MT) programs are, apart from curative MT programs (e.g., PTSD treatment), not yet widely offered in the military. However, military (wo)men, who are often exposed to extremely stressful situations, might bene fi t from the “ preventive ” effects of MT (e.g., stress-reduction, enhanced …

Misofonie is een tot op heden redelijk onbekende aandoening en betekent letterlijk ‘haat aan geluid’, (Jastreboff & Jastreboff, 2002). Misofonie is een chronische conditie, waarbij – door mensen gemaakte geluiden (smakken, typen of ademen), intense – en emotionele gevoelens en aversie oproepen (Schröder …