456 search results for “mentale disorder” in the Staff website
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Mental fitness
Fitness is more than physical health alone. An equally important aspect is mental fitness. Mental fitness refers to fitness of the mind. Situations may arise at work that may lead to you feeling less strong. What you can do about them?
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Mental health
The most common problem areas PhD students face are listed below, as well as how one can begin to fix these problems.
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Yvette Dijkxhoorn
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
dijkx@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3822
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Youth mental health meets big data analytics: Hype or Hope?
Depression and anxiety disorders among youth are causing major problems worldwide. The mechanisms involved are still unknown, however. Moji Aghajani – Assistant Professor at the Institute of Education and Child Studies - aims to provide new insights with his research "Youth mental health meets big data…
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Mental health problems during COVID highly variable by symptom cluster and population group
People already diagnosed with a mental disorder before the COVID-19 pandemic did not show a disproportionate increase in symptoms afterwards. This is one result from the first systematic review of longitudinal studies following their study population from before to during the first eighteen months of…
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Perspective for people with borderline personality disorder
‘Raising awareness of the disorder is crucial since borderline personality disorder (BPD) still faces considerable stigma ’, says Anne Krause-Utz (Clinical Psychology) . Together with an international team of excellent scientists, Krause-Utz provides an update of current knowledge about this disorder,…
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New insights into characteristics of Conduct Disorder with "limited prosocial emotions"
In a recent study, Dr. Moji Aghajani and colleagues show that adolescents with a severe form of Conduct Disorder (CD) -with limited prosocial emotions- require an unusually large amount of brain capacity to read emotional faces. These effects were found in comparison to CD youth without limited prosocial…
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Training: Signs of mental health problems: how to recognise them and take action
Training for staff members
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Jacqueline Guicherit-Dicke
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
j.a.guicherit@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3499
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Philip Spinhoven
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
spinhoven@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Marleen Stolze
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
m.stolze@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500
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Podcast: A life with Bipolar Disorder
We talk to Justin, who was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder type 1 over 14 years ago. Justin is very candid and talks about his first manic episode at the age of 28, and how he learned to live a stable life. Justin is doing well, and he owes this in particular to his own perseverance. What do you experience…
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Podcast: Social Anxiety Disorder
Have you ever experienced the feeling of awkwardness when attending a party where you didn’t know anybody? Ever felt shy at a party within the first few minutes? While this feeling is labelled loosely as feeling socially anxious, social anxiety disorder goes to a much further extent.
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Better screening can help GPs recognise anxiety disorders earlier
Only one in five young people with emotional health problems such as an anxiety disorder receives appropriate professional help. GPs often fail to properly recognise the signals in children and young people, according to psychologist Semiha Aydin. How can we improve this? PhD defence 23 February.
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Rachel de Jong
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
r.de.jong@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Reportage: training anxious children should help prevent disorders and depression
Many primary school children suffer from anxiety and their numbers are increasing. Psychologists from the Knowledge Center Anxiety & Stress (KAS) are developing and researching preventive training.
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Rethinking sex in neuroscience of mental health
Even though it is generally known that Autism and ADHD are more common in men, and depression or anxiety disorders are more common among women, it is still not well understood if, how and when sex differences impact neurodiversity and mental health. To better understand this complex issue, 25 international…
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Guilt and sentencing in the Netherlands: the impact of mental health reports
In one in four criminal cases in the Netherlands, the court receives a report on the state of the defendant’s mental health. How is that information used exactly and what are the consequences? Scientific research has been lacking in this area. The PhD research of Roosmarijn van Es is a first step in…
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Petra Barneveld
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
p.s.barneveld@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3869
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Maretha de Jonge
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.v.de.jonge@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3186
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Wouter Staal
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
w.g.staal@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8843
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Qijia Cong
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
q.cong@fsw.leidenuniv.nl |
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Edwin de Beurs
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
e.de.beurs@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7974
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those of females? Psychologists produce a podcast on brain research and mental health
Women are more often diagnosed with depression, whereas ADHD is much more frequently detected in men. And there are other more striking differences. What role does the brain play in mental health and what is the influence of the environment? For answers to these questions, listen to the ‘(Un)gendered…
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Annemieke van Drenth
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
j.m.l.van.drenth@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Anne Krause-Utz
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
a.d.krause@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6639
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WARN-D: Your personal code yellow - orange - red
Imagine getting a notification on your mobile phone with your personal code for impending mental health problems or even depression: yellow, orange, or red. Science fiction? Not for scientist Eiko Fried. 'There is a real chance we can prevent some mental health problems before they occur.' Want to participate…
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Eiko Fried
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
e.i.fried@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Julie Hall
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
j.m.hall@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Andrea Spruijt
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
a.m.spruijt@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Evelien Urbanus
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
e.l.urbanus@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Elise Kortink
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
e.d.kortink@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Alexa Schrickel
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
a.schrickel@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Hans Aerts
Science
j.m.f.g.aerts@lic.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4771
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Binge-eating disorders in the Arab world and the Netherlands
Psychologist Bernou Melisse was shocked at the long waiting lists in the Netherlands for people with binge-eating disorders. The problem was not yet on the map in Saudi Arabia. She therefore decided to study how people suffering from binge eating can be helped better in their own region of the world.…
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Vidi grant for research into childhood trauma, friendship and mental health
Anne-Laura van Harmelen has received a Vidi grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). This talent programme will enable Van Harmelen to research the social and neurobiological mechanisms of resilience in young people with childhood trauma.
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Evelien Broekhof
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
e.broekhof@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Mathijs Deen
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.l.deen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Tim Koppert
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
t.y.koppert@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Rachel O'Connor
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
r.a.oconnor@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Young people’s experience of mental health problems help improve medical training and practice
LUMC Curium and the Dutch National Youth Council (NJR) have been working on integrating young people’s lived experiences of mental health problems in medical research and training. The aim is to broaden doctors' and researchers’ perspectives and improve the care offered.
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Mental health at work: young social scientists meet up during YAL Faculty lunch
The Young Academy Leiden strives to connect young academics with each other and strengthen their position within the University. It goes without saying that mental health is a topic that cannot be ignored here. That is why that was the theme of an again successful Young Faculty Lunch, this time at the…
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Student mental health problems still common but less so than in covid year 2021
The number of students suffering from stress and anxiety has decreased slightly compared with 2021. But around half still suffer from mental health problems. This is according to the National Mental Health and Substance Use Monitor.
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Alexandra Ghita
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
i.a.ghita@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Mental health monitor for Leiden students reveals need for more action
Last month, research by the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) revealed that more than half of students in higher professional education and at universities experience psychological complaints and emotional exhaustion, and that a quarter of them suffer from anhedonia (loss…
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Psychology Elevator Pitch: How a better sleep pattern makes students mentally healthier
Do you often find yourself exhausted in the lecture hall or at your workplace? Not great for your mental well-being, as Laura Pape knows. She is investigating how an online self-help program can assist in addressing sleep issues and preventing mental health problems. Join her on this elevator pitch…
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Survey of mental health of academic staff: take the Academy Thermometer
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International appreciation for Eiko Fried
Eiko Fried (Clinical Psychology) was inspired by the idea of mental disorders as complex properties with "fuzzy boundaries", rather than the categorisation of psychiatric conditions. For his research he has been awarded the Janet Taylor Spence Award from the Association for Psychological Science (APS).…