A5055804279- Mental Health Research Topics
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Treatment of Major Depression
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Personality Traits and Psychology
Open University of the Netherlands
2020-2024
Maastricht University Medical Centre
2013-2023
European Graduate School of Neuroscience
2013-2023
KU Leuven
2023
Maastricht University
2012-2021
U-center
2016-2020
Abstract Background Psychotic experiences, social functioning and general psychopathology are important targets for early intervention in individuals with Ultra-High-Risk state (UHR) a first-episode psychosis (FEP). Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT) is promising, next-generation Cognitive Behavioural (CBT) that aims to modify these targets, but evidence on sustainable change its underlying mechanisms individuals’ daily lives remains limited. The aim of the INTERACT study investigate...
Mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is a non-pharmacological intervention to reduce current symptoms and prevent recurrence of major depressive disorder. At present, it not well understood which underlying mechanisms during MBCT are associated with its efficacy. The study (n = 130) was designed examine the roles mindfulness skills, rumination, worry affect, interplay between those factors, in change for residual symptoms. An exploratory but systematic approach chosen using...
The current article describes the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in Daily Life (ACT-DL) training, a new mobile health treatment protocol for ACT applied randomized controlled trial early psychosis individuals. Between weekly therapy sessions, patients fill out brief questionnaires on an app about their mood, symptoms, activity, context, thus promoting awareness - crucial component of ACT. also provides them with visual cues exercises specifically related to help implement techniques...
<b><i>Introduction/Objective:</i></b> This study aimed to investigate efficacy of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Daily Life (ACT-DL), combining face-to-face therapy with an Ecological Momentary Intervention (EMI), addition treatment as usual (TAU) for psychotic distress, comparison TAU. <i>Methods</i>: Individuals aged 15–65 years clinically established ultra-high risk or first episode psychosis were randomly assigned TAU ACT-DL+TAU. ACT-DL+TAU...
Personality disorder (PD) pathology has been linked to early maladaptive schemas (EMSs). Because of a large heterogeneity in study populations, sample size, statistical analyses and conceptualizations the literature, exact relationships between PDs EMSs are still unclear. The current examined relationship borderline, dependent, avoidant obsessive–compulsive PDs, represented dimensionally as number traits, 15 different measured by Young Schema Questionnaire (YSQ). A total N = 130 inpatients...
Background: With the development of mHealth, it is possible to treat patients in their natural environment. Mobile technology helps bridge gap between therapist's office and "real world." The ACT Daily Life training (ACT-DL) was designed as an add-on intervention help practice with acceptance commitment therapy daily lives. ACT-DL consists two main components: monitoring using experience sampling life. Objectives: To assess acceptability feasibility a general outpatient population. A...
Abstract Background Psychotic experiences (PEs) and social isolation (SI) seem related during early stages of psychosis, but the temporal dynamics between two are not clear. Literature so far suggests a self-perpetuating cycle wherein momentary increases in PEs lead to withdrawal, which, subsequently, triggers at next point time, especially when SI is associated with increased distress. The current study investigated daily-life associations PEs, as well role SI-related general affective...
Background The treatment of anxiety and depressive symptoms following acquired brain injury is complex more evidence-based options are needed. We currently evaluating the BrainACT intervention; acceptance commitment therapy for people with injury. Rationale This paper describes theoretical underpinning, development content BrainACT. Acceptance focuses on feelings, thoughts bodily sensations living a valued life, without fighting against what lost. Since that can experience often realistic or...
Background Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is promising in the treatment of early psychosis. Augmenting face-to-face ACT with mobile health ecological momentary interventions may increase its effects empower clients to take into their own hands. Objective This study aimed investigate predict engagement acceptability acceptance daily life (ACT-DL), a novel intervention for people an ultrahigh risk state first episode Methods In multicenter randomized controlled trial, 148 individuals...
Previous research emphasizes the importance of well-being in old age and its association with positive mental physical health at earlier stages aging during midlife. Acceptance Commitment Therapy has potential to support processes. This study examines feasibility acceptability a new unguided eHealth ACT module population from 40 years onwards. Data were collected two measurement points time (before after completion module). In total, 313 participants (range = 40–75 years; mean(SD) 54 (8.3);...
Abstract Background We investigated treatment effects of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Daily Life (ACT-DL) on psychological flexibility (PF) the moderating role therapeutic working alliance these patients with early psychosis. Methods ACT-DL is an ecological momentary intervention (EMI) combining face-to-face ACT a smartphone app. In multi-center INTERACT randomized controlled trial, n=148 psychosis individuals were to either as usual (TAU control condition, n=77) or addition TAU...
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is promising in the treatment of early psychosis. Augmenting face-to-face ACT with mobile health ecological momentary interventions may increase its effects empower clients to take into their own hands. </sec> <title>OBJECTIVE</title> This study aimed investigate predict engagement acceptability acceptance daily life (ACT-DL), a novel intervention for people an ultrahigh risk state first episode <title>METHODS</title> In...
Meta-analytic work suggests that Neuroticism and Extraversion levels are modifiable by treatment, but it is unknown whether this holds for individuals with subclinical or clinical psychosis. The current study aimed to examine 1) change through intervention in at high risk psychosis (CHR) first-episode (FEP), 2) Acceptance Commitment Therapy Daily Life (ACT-DL) more successful regard compared treatment as usual (TAU). Data pertain the INTERACT study, a randomized controlled trial on efficacy...
Abstract Importance Treatment in the early stages of psychosis is crucial to prevent poor clinical and social outcomes. Currently, no preventive interventions are available that reduce psychotic distress, or affective negative symptoms as well functioning, calling for more dedicated treatments these. Objective To investigate efficacy Acceptance Commitment Therapy Daily Life (ACT-DL), combining face-to-face therapy with an Ecological Momentary Intervention (EMI), addition treatment usual...
© 2021, The Author(s).Following the publication of original article [1], authors discovered a typographical error in method section under inclusion criteria subsection. text “[the] are as follows: (1) aged 16-65 years” should read 15-65 years”. were granted ethical approval for this age range by MERC at Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC), Netherlands reference: (NL46439.068.13) and Clinical Leuven, Belgium (reference: B322201629214). therefore has had no implications RCT.
Previous studies conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic found an increased risk of loneliness due to measurements taken by governments limit social interaction. The current study addresses relationship between and both positive negative mental health in times role psychological flexibility. Data was collected Dutch general population (18+) with two online questionnaires (T1-T2), interval four weeks. A sample 340 participants varying age from 18 83 years (Mage(SD): 52.83 (13) 61.8% female,...
Research indicates that Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Daily Life (ACT-DL) is effective reducing symptoms of depression, anxiety psychosis. During adolescence, vulnerability to psychopathology peaks, creating a window for early interventions, while white matter development ongoing. This study aims examine microstructural after ACT-DL intervention youngsters with mild psychopathology. Forty-five individuals were randomly allocated (n=20) or topic discussion control (TD, n=25)....