Conference
Psychology Connected: Depression and resilience
- Date
- Tuesday 8 October 2024
- Time
- Serie
- Psychology Connected
- Address
- Pieter de la Court
Wassenaarseweg 52
Leiden - Room
- FSW Restaurant
On Tuesday 8 October, the first Psychology Connected of the new academic year will take place. An event where the entire Institute of Psychology is invited to enjoy a drink while engaging in discussions about creating a better university and society. What do they look like, and how do we get there?
Depression and resilience
Depression is a major public health issue that affects people of all ages. It’s crucial to continually raise awareness about its risk and protective factors, especially when it comes to children and adolescents. Together with her colleagues, host Anne Krause will explore strategies to prevent and manage depression in younger populations and discuss practical tips to boost our mood as we enter the fall and winter months.
Panel
Bernet Elzinga
Prof. Dr. Bernet Elzinga is a Professor of Stress-Related Disorders at Leiden University in the department of Clinical Psychology. She has a particular interest in intergenerational themes in the context of trauma and depression, including the interaction between parents and children with depression. Alongside field professionals, Elzinga has developed an intervention for parents of young people with depressive symptoms called 'Samen Sterk' and has written a book about the topic..She has received various grants for her research, including VENI, VIDI, and VICI, and contributes as a principal investigator to the Gravitation programme ‘New Science of Mental Disorders’.
Oana Georgiana Rus-Oswald
Oana Georgiana Rus-Oswald works as a researcher at the Clinical Psychology department. She is also affiliated to the Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition (LIBC) and to the BioClock Consortium. In her current project, she and her colleagues are evaluating and attempting to restore 24-hour rhythms to combat mood disorders. They use advanced neuroimaging techniques such as MRI and will address the question of which brain mechanisms make light therapy a successful antidepressant treatment. Additionally, in a multicentre randomised controlled trial in collaboration with Eindhoven University of Technology, they will assess the effects of chronotherapeutic treatment and light therapy on the restoration of the biological clock in patients with depression
Camille Souama
Camille Souama is a postdoctoral researcher at the department of Clinical Psychology. She studies how childhood trauma is linked to sleep disturbances in adulthood, which may contribute to the onset of depression. In addition to her research, she works as a junior psychologist at the Leids Universitair Behandel- en Expertise Centrum, where she provides light therapy and lifestyle coaching to patients with depression as part of a clinical trial. Through her work, Camille aims to deepen the understanding of how childhood trauma, lifestyle, and mental health interact, ultimately contributing to the development of effective interventions for depression.