A5014419257- Mental Health Research Topics
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Health and Well-being Studies
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Diabetes Management and Research
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Child Therapy and Development
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Problem Solving Skills Development
KU Leuven
2019-2025
VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research
2024-2025
University Psychiatric Hospital
2024
VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology
2021
In the global race for a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccination, there are still many challenges that need to be addressed. One of these is being initial scarcity doses associated ethical considerations as whom they should distributed first. Recently, National Academies Sciences, Engineering, Medicine have proposed an framework equitable allocation vaccine in US1. The World Health Organization, well several other entities, produced similar frameworks. prioritization vaccines, frameworks...
Background: Increasing clinical evidence suggests that people with severe mental illness (SMI), including schizophrenia spectrum disorders, bipolar disorder (BD), and major depressive (MDD), are at higher risk of dying from COVID-19. Several systematic reviews examining the association between psychiatric disorders COVID-19-related mortality have recently been published. Although these conducted thoroughly, certain methodological limitations may hinder accuracy their research findings....
The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated substantial modifications in the delivery of patient care on a global scale. Telemedicine-based services were implemented worldwide to maximize access healthcare systems. This study aimed investigate use and satisfaction with telepsychiatry during by psychiatrists across low, middle, high income countries, assess levels burnout among providing different settings countries. We hypothesized that will have increased is associated risk burnout. A...
Abstract Background Based on facial expression experiments, childhood adversity may be associated with threat-related information processing bias. Yet, it is unclear whether this generalizes to other stimuli, such as social and non-social visual scenes. Methods We combined fast periodic stimulation frequency-tagging electroencephalography (EEG) eye-tracking assess automatic implicit neural discrimination, salience preferential looking towards negative versus neutral scenes in young adults...
BACKGROUND: Studies linking childhood adversity with risk for psychopathology suggest a threat-related information processing bias in those exposed. METHODS: We combined frequency-tagging electroencephalography (EEG) and eye-tracking to assess automatic implicit facial expression young adults aged 16–24 years emerging psychiatric symptoms history of (N = 52) as compared healthy controls 61). Neural discrimination angry or happy faces from neutral was assessed via an EEG oddball paradigm....
Patients with mental illness are at increased risk for COVID-19-related morbidity and mortality. Vaccination against COVID-19 is important to prevent or mitigate these negative consequences. However, concerns have been raised over vaccination rates in patients.
Background: Fear learning and generalization is one of the postulated transdiagnostic processes linking childhood adversity to psychopathology. Methods: Twenty-seven adversity-exposed individuals with (sub-)clinical psychiatric symptoms across at least two symptom dimensions (depressive, anxiety psychotic symptoms) 30 healthy controls, aged 17-24 years old, underwent a fear paradigm. Risk ratings reaction times were measured indicate responses.Results: During acquisition, reduced...
Abstract Exercise has been widely recognized for its benefits on cognitive health. One potential underlying mechanism is the modulation of hippocampal pattern separation (PS), a memory process crucial accurate storage and preventing interference. PS can be gauged behaviorally with mnemonic discrimination task using images, neurally functional magnetic resonance imaging assessing activation primarily dentate gyrus CA3 subregions. While number studies have demonstrated positive effect acute...
Acute exercise has been associated with cognitive improvements, particularly in memory processes linked to the hippocampus, such as ability discriminate between similar stimuli, called hippocampal pattern separation. This can be assessed behaviorally a mnemonic discrimination task and neurally functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Additionally, previous research shown an emotional modulatory effect on separation, involving amygdala. In this randomized between-subject study, we...
Abstract Purpose Adolescents and young adults are at high risk for experiencing loneliness, a well-established factor mental health symptoms. Previous cross-sectional studies show an inverse association between loneliness physical activity. The causality directionality of this remains unclear as longitudinal interventional currently lacking in population. With the Experience Sampling Method, we able to investigate fluctuations daily life within-person dynamics. We hypothesized bidirectional...
Abstract Objectives Self‐esteem and self‐esteem stability are important factors during adolescence young adulthood that can be negatively impacted by childhood adversity psychiatric symptoms. We examined whether symptoms associated with decreased global as well increased instability measured experience sampling method. In addition, we if moderates the association between outcomes. Methods Our study consisted of 788 adolescents adults who were part a twin pair. The structure was not interest...