- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Treatment of Major Depression
- Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
- Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
- Personality Traits and Psychology
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
Radboud University Nijmegen
2016-2025
GGZ Oost Brabant
2015-2025
Bohn Stafleu van Loghum (Netherlands)
2022
Karakter
2021
Erasmus University Rotterdam
2021
Utrecht University
2019
Eindhoven University of Technology
2016
According to the network perspective, psychopathology is result of interactions between symptoms. A previous study used analysis identify central symptoms adolescent depression. The aim current was replicate and extend this by including suicide ideation as a symptom depression evaluating which are contributing factors in adolescents.A large community sample (N = 5,888) adolescents aged 11-16 years completed Children's Depression Inventory (CDI-2). Network structure CDI-2 were directly...
Abstract Background while there are many benefits for young people to use social media, adverse effects such as cyberbullying, online challenges, comparison and imitation may provoke aggravate suicidal thoughts behaviors. The influence of media on mental health behaviours has been amply studied, but is little empirical evidence its potential role in adolescent suicides. current study aimed inform digital suicide prevention strategies by examining the meaning lives victims elucidating harmful...
In the clinical setting, a large proportion of children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience anxiety symptoms. Because is important cause impairment for ASD, it necessary that effective interventions are implemented these children. Recently, serious game called Mindlight has been developed focused on decreasing in This approach based recent research suggesting video games might be suitable as intervention vehicle to enhance mental health present study will investigated whether...
Psychosocial autopsy is a retrospective study of suicide, aimed to identify emerging themes and psychosocial risk factors. It typically relies heavily on qualitative data from interviews or medical documentation. However, research has often been scrutinized for being prone bias notoriously time- cost-intensive. Therefore, the current investigate if Large Language Model (LLM) can be feasibly integrated with procedures, by evaluating performance model in deductively coding coherently...
Background: Many patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) do not respond sufficiently to first-line treatments. Due its biological and psychological mechanisms of change, exercise therapy may enhance the effectiveness other treatments in depression. In a pragmatic randomised superiority trial, we evaluated clinical cost-effectiveness adjunct guideline-concordant care as usual (CAU) for MDD specialised mental health care.Methods: Outpatients (N = 112; Mage 37 years; 51% female) were CAU,...
This experimental study investigated the impact of peers on palatable food intake youngsters within a social media setting. To determine whether this effect was moderated by self-esteem, present examined roles global explicit self-esteem (ESE), body esteem (BE) and implicit (ISE).Participants (N = 118; 38.1% boys; M age 11.14±.79) were asked to play computer game while they believed interact online with same-sex normal-weight remote confederate (i.e., instructed peer) who ate either nothing,...
Objective: Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often have comorbid depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation. The aim of this study was to examine levels ideation in a sample children ASD, normal cognitive functioning elevated anxiety.Methods: In total, 93 aged 8–16 years ASD (sub)clinical anxiety participated the present study. Both parents filled questionnaires measure level symptoms. Moreover, reported their ideation.Results: More than 35% clinical while, according parents, even...
Objectives In the Netherlands, there was a sharp increase in number of suicides among 10- to 19-year-olds 2017. A multi-method psychological autopsy study (PA) conducted assess feasibility, identify related factors, and interplay these factors inform suicide prevention strategies. Methods Coroners identified youth 2017 their records then general practitioners (GPs) contacted parents youths. Over period 7 months, 66 qualitative interviews were held with parents, peers, teachers, providing...
Implicit and explicit self-esteem are assumed to be important factors in understanding the onset maintenance of psychological problems. The current study aims examine association between implicit their interaction with depressive symptoms, suicidal ideation loneliness. Specifically, relationship size direction discrepancy loneliness were examined. Participants 95 young female adults (M= 21.2 years, SD = 1.88) enrolled higher education. We administered IAT assess self-esteem, Rosenberg scale...
Abstract Model adherence is a key indicator of mental health care quality. This study investigates the degree model adherence, as well content and staging care, among first Youth Flexible Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) teams in Netherlands. fidelity was assessed sixteen with Flexile ACT scale (2014 version). Mental workers completed ‘content questionnaire’ to map interventions applied teams. scores revealed that twelve adhered standard ‘optimal implementation’ (≥ 4.1 on 5 point scale)...
Anxiety is highly prevalent in children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, there inconsistency studies investigating prevalence and risk factors of anxiety ASD. Therefore, the first aim present study was to give overview symptoms a clinical Dutch sample The second investigate age, gender, ASD subtype IQ as potential for this sample. In total, 172 (8-15 years) their parents participated study. Specialized services which were recruited two mental health institutes one secondary...
Since 2010, suicide has been the most important cause of mortality in youth aged 15 to 29 years Netherlands. Depression is an risk factor for suicidal behaviors (i.e., ideation, deliberate self-harm, planning, and attempts) adolescents. Adolescents who develop depressive symptoms, are also at adult depression. This developmental continuity especially noticeable adolescents compared other age groups; therefore, it necessary preventive strategies teens. study will test a multimodal...
Objectives There is limited insight into gender differences in suicide-related communication (SRC) youths. SRC defined as “the act of conveying one’s own suicide ideation , intent or behaviours to another person” . Increasing our understanding youths will enable us recognize and specify needs female versus male The current study explores a sample Dutch victims aged under 20 examines differences. Methods Interview data from psychological autopsy 35 who died by the Netherlands 2017 were...
Railway suicide has profound implications for the victims and their family, affects train drivers, railway personnel, emergency services witnesses. To inform a multilevel prevention strategy, more knowledge is required about psychosocial precipitating risk factors of suicide.
Depression and anxiety disorders during adolescence can have detrimental consequences. Both are related to negative outcome in various areas also predictive of depression later life. Especially parental psychopathology being female risk factors that increase the probability developing one these adolescence. Research has shown prevention programs promising results, especially for adolescents who factors. Therefore, this study, we will focus on effectiveness a program 'A jump forward' been...
Word clouds are a popular method to visualize the frequency of words in textual data. Nowadays many text-based data sets, such as Flickr tags, geo-referenced, that is, they have an important spatial component. However, existing automated methods generate word unable incorporate information. We introduce geo clouds: which capture not only but also relevance words. Our input is set locations from one (or more) geographic regions with (possibly several) text labels per location. aggregate...
Abstract Background Adolescent depression is a global mental health concern. Identification and effective prevention in an early stage are necessary. The present randomized, controlled trial aimed to examine the effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)-based adolescents with elevated depressive symptoms. This approach implemented school communities, which allows effects under real-life circumstances. Methods A total 5222 were screened for symptoms second grade secondary schools;...
Depression is a major problem in youth mental health. Current treatment on average effective, but adolescents are hesitant to seek help. Blended could lower the barriers seeking treatment. Evidence effectiveness is, however, scarce. The present pragmatic quasi-experimental controlled trial aimed compare outcomes of blended cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) face-to-face CBT and as usual. A total 129 with clinical depression (82.2% female), aged 13–22 (M = 16.60, SD 2.03) received CBT, or...