673 search results for “mental health” in the Public website
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The right to health of the child : an analytical exploration of the international normative framework
Large numbers of children all over the world face significant health risks, such as infectious and chronic diseases, malnutrition, injuries and the consequences of natural disasters, protracted armed conflicts and poverty.
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Influencing your health with your behaviour and thoughts
Psychological processes have a major effect on the course of a disease and the effects of medical treatment. Researchers in the field of Psychoneurobiology examine the interactions between body and mind. They investigate the effects of stress as well as the effect of placebos and nocebos, which can…
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Strengthening the EU’s Response Capacity to Health Emergencies: Insights from EU Crisis Management Mechanisms
Despite an increased EU role in the preparedness, monitoring and coordination of health emergencies over the past two decades, Member States’ responses to the first wave of COVID-19 were surprisingly uncoordinated. In light of calls to improve cooperation regarding future health emergencies, this article…
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Research in Africa reduces health spending and prevents diseases of affluence
Health workers have always sought ways to fight disease in vulnerable groups in the population. It is now clear that such research also benefits more prosperous countries. African worm infections and innovative thermometers have shown Leiden researchers how to fight diseases of affluence and keep health…
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Brave Steps
A step-by-step approach to building confidence in anxiety-prone young children.
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Clinical Neuropsychology (MSc)
In the specialisation Clinical Neuropsychology, part of the Master in Psychology, you will focus on fostering clinical and scientific skills based on a solid theoretical background as well as practical training in neuropsychology and (clinical) neuropsychological research.
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Does the Election Winner–Loser Gap Extend to Subjective Health and Well-Being?
In this article, Honorata Mazepus, assistant professor at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs, and Dimiter Toshkov, associate professor at the Institute of Public Administration, discuss whether the winner–loser gap extends beyond the political domain to subjective health and well-being as…
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Born to be shy?
An international mega-analysis on the neurobiological link between inhibited temperament and social anxiety disorder
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Laura Pape
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
l.m.pape@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1780
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Clinical Psychology
Clinical psychology is a discipline concerned with the application of psychological science to the assessment and treatment of mental disorders.
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Health Day wins LUF Relationship-Promoting Activities Prize
Health Day has won the LUF Relationship-Promoting Activities Prize (LUF RAP). This 5,000-euro prize is awarded to an initiative by Leiden University students that brings the academic community together.
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Risks to Health and the Environment Related to the Use of Lead in Products
The aim of this project was to estimate emissions from lead products-in-use for the past, the present and the future and assess the development of toxicological risks associated with these products.
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Positive Health: what is it and how do you measure it?
Health policy in the Netherlands is increasingly based on Positive Health. This approach sees health as much more than simply not being ill. There are more and more initiatives to promote Positive Health. But how do you know if these initiatives and policy are actually effective? LUMC researchers are…
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Resilience Center Leiden
The Resilience Center Leiden investigates how stress impacts the mental health of young people. For that, the team studies a multitude of factors, such as childhood experiences, the social environment, psychological factors, and neurobiological factors. With this multidimensional approach, we aim to…
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Lethal Violence
Research on lethal violence related to criminal activities.
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PhD Committee
CML has its very own PhD committee! The committee organises activities that stimulate social cohesion and professional development for the PhDs, postdocs, research assistants and lab technicians working at the institute.
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Research projects
Research within COI@Leiden is clustered around two themes: sustainable justice and the courtroom as a social arena. Find out more about each of these projects by clicking on the links below.
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Care: General practitioners’ decision-making on child and youth mental health problems and the influence of their (lived) experience''
PhD defence
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Development of personalized health monitoring using ultra-weak photon emission based on systems medicine concepts
Promotor: Jan van der Greef; Co-promotors: Mei Wang; Eduard van Wijk
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Occupational health in the Emergency Department: A study on work-related factors and health/well-being in nurses and doctors in 19 Emergency
Occupational health in the Emergency Department
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About us
Healthy University Leiden aims to promote a working environment where staff and students can do their jobs responsibly, healthily and in positive surroundings, and where they can achieve their potential.
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The restorative power of nature
Have you had a busy week at work? If so, it’s better to take a walk in a natural environment than to go shopping in the city.
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School Psychology (MSc)
In the specialisation School Psychology, part of the Master in Psychology, you will learn how to create positive learning environments to support talent development and potential for learning as well as practical clinical skills for all students, regardless of their intellectual or mental states.
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physical activity wearable data and its relation with metabolic and brain health in older adults
Quantifying physical activity (using accelerometers) and combining the frequency and intensity of activities with health data (brain MRI, traditional clinical parameters and metabolomics) is of utmost importance to monitor mobility and health among older individuals and study health promotion during…
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and fontanels: women’s knowledge of medicinal plants for reproductive health and childcare in western Africa
Promotor: Prof.dr. E.F. Smets, Co-promotor: T.R. van Andel
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Humans of Psychology
For Humans of Psychology, students and staff will be put into the spotlight. At our institute prizes are won, exiting research is conducted, knowledge is harnessed, public meeting are organised and open science is highlighted. Take a look behind the scenes.
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Education and Child Studies
The Leiden Institute of Education and Child Studies aims to conduct high-quality research that addresses major social issues. This inspires its BSc, MSc and PhD programmes.
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ethnographic study of complaints, morality and bureaucracy at a Dutch health insurer
Part of ‘Moralising Misfortune: A Comparative Anthropology of Commercial Insurance’, an ERC Consolidator project of Erik Bähre.
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The team
Meet the people of the Resilience Center
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DRIVE: Social inclusion against polarisation
What are the main issues leading to polarisation and division? What is the role of social exclusion in these processes? How can we inform and design better policies to safeguard young people from falling prey to intolerance and polarisation? The DRIVE project, led by Leiden University in The Hague,…
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of the Plural Medical System in Pirgos and Praitoria for Community Health Development in Rural Crete, Greece
Promotor: Prof.dr. L.J. Slikkerveer
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nature: using plant-soil feedback principles to improve growth and health of a horticultural crop
Plants and soils from natural ecosystems harbor great diversity of soil microorganisms, which could potentially contribute to the sustainability of horticulture. The knowledge about using wild plant species and soil from natural ecosystem to improve the crop health will advance the application of ecological…
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COMMUNICATE HEAL-TH. A Virtual Reality training tool for optimizing expectancy effects in patient-provider interaction.
We aim to create an innovative e-learning and virtual reality training that helps healthcare providers to optimize placebo effects and minimizes nocebo effects via their communication.
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The Opportunities and Challenges of Co-Producing Citizens’ Health and Well-Being in Vulnerable Neighborhoods
This article aims to contribute to the debate about citizen involvement in medical and social issues by studying co-production initiatives in The Hague.
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Metabolic signatures in nutrition and health: short-term diet response, sexual dimorphism and hormone chronobiology
The power of personalized nutrition lies in being able to conduct clinical research on healthy people while capturing metabolic markers sensitive to the impact of environmental and metabolic stressors (e.g. diet, changing sex hormones and the menstrual cycle).
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Do internationally adopted children in the Netherlands use more medication than their non-adopted peers?
Adoptees in the Netherlands generally do not use more medication than their non-adopted peers.
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Career prospects
A master's degree in Psychology at Leiden University combines theoretical knowledge with academic and professional skills, making you an attractive candidate for many employers.
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Meaning and R/S (religion and spirituality) in medical healthcare
The project focuses on communication processes regarding spirituality and existential issues in the medical health care in the Netherlands
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Using the placebo effect for your health
Even if you have a healthy lifestyle, there's a lot to experience and learn during the Healthy University Week, from 26 to 30 October. Health psychologist Andrea Evers is enthusiastic about the week ahead. She tells us about the programme and gives us a taste of her own talk on what the placebo effect…
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Sharing personal health data
Comparing individual health data with group data allows doctors to give personalised advice and patients to learn from one another's experiences. Wessel Kraaij, Professor of Applied Data Analytics, shows how personal data can have a valuable predictive function. Inaugural lecture 24 February.
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Healthy University @Home
What can we do to ensure we study and work at home in a healthy and responsible way? Leiden Healthy University, part of the international healthy universities network, has put together some tips and tools to help you.
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HOPES Study
The HOPES study is one of the largest investigations of this kind to date! By studying existing brain scans and data collected form over 4,000 14-25 year olds, the project team hopes to identify specific changes in the brain that make young people vulnerable to suicidal thoughts and behaviours.
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Domestic Homicide
Behavioral Sciences Mental Health Psychological Disorders - Adult Aggression in Adults Psychological Science Social Psychology Criminology & Delinquency Social Sciences Criminology and Criminal Justice Crime and Crime Prevention Criminal Behaviour and Forensic Psychology Violent Crime Law Criminology…
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Efficacy of Self-management training in adolescents and adults with Klinefelter syndrome (XXY)
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- Students Meet Experts at Speech Prosody 2024
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Developmental and Educational Psychology
Developmental and Educational psychology is concerned with the developmental course and dynamics of cognition, self-regulation, and emotional competence, and the implications for educational and clinical practice.
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Mojgan Chaichian Maleki
Science
m.chaichian.maleki@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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The government’s mentality hinders citizens' initiatives
The manner and context in which the government supports citizens' initiatives are often more important than the legal framework. In practice, it only creates unnecessary division and there are no solid grounds for it. Esmée Driessen, PhD candidate at the Department of Constitutional and Administrative…
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Vulnerable Groups and Inequality
The Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology’s ‘Vulnerable Groups and Inequality’ research project draws on a number of disciplines.
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Prediction of human (CNS) target site concentrations in health and disease
Prediction of human (CNS) target site concentrations in health and disease In the vision of Prof. de Lange we will only be able to predict human (central nervous system, CNS) target site concentrations and effects if we perform systematic, condition-dependent, integrative, and strictly quantitative…