Bipolar disorder is a severe mental illness with serious consequences for daily living of patients and their caregivers. Care as usual primarily consists of pharmacotherapy and supportive treatment. However, a substantial number of patients show a suboptimal response to treatment and still suffer from …

Because dental health and oral pathology may affect forensic psychiatric patients' well being, it is important to be able to assess oral health related quality of life (OH-QoL) in these patients. Two studies were conducted among Dutch forensic psychiatric male patients to assess the psychometric properties …

Always a complex and demanding task, parenthood can be an extra challenge when parents have severe mental illness. Clients with children may experience extra stress, feelings of uncertainty, and a lack of energy. They may have difficulty in talking about their disabilities with their children. Often, …

Autisten hebben erg veel moeite om deel te nemen aan de gymles. Dat komt doordat autisten een aantal kenmerken hebben die hen bij gymles belemmeren. Er is echter erg weinig bekend over autisten en de les lichamelijk oefening (LO). Bij dit onderzoek is onderzocht hoe er het beste omgegaan kan worden met …