Peter Blanken

ORCID: 0000-0003-4847-4259
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Research Areas
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Treatment of Major Depression
  • Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Pain Management and Placebo Effect
  • Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
  • Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Medication Adherence and Compliance

Parnassia Groep
2015-2024

Parnassia Groep Academie
2022-2024

University of Amsterdam
2007-2023

Leiden University Medical Center
2023

Brijder
2012-2021

Amsterdam Institute for Addiction Research
2005-2019

Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam
2019

Gemeente Den Haag
2016

Utrecht University
2011-2016

University Medical Center Utrecht
2012

Previous studies have shown that abstinent heroin addicts exhibit an attentional bias to heroin-related stimuli. It has been suggested may represent a vulnerability relapse into drug use. In the present study, predictive value of pre-treatment on was examined in population addicts. Further, effect cue exposure therapy (CET) studied.Participants were assigned randomly receive nine sessions CET or placebo psychotherapy.An in-patient abuse treatment setting.Abstinent heroin-dependent...

10.1111/j.1360-0443.2006.01498.x article EN Addiction 2006-06-07

<i>Background:</i> Persistent cue reactivity to drug-related stimuli is a well-known phenomenon among abstinent drug users and has been found be predictor of relapse. Cue exposure therapy (CET) aims reduce this by exposing conditioned while preventing their habitual response, i.e. use. <i>Methods:</i> 127 heroin-dependent Dutch inpatients were randomized CET (n = 65; 55 completers) placebo psychotherapy treatment (PPT) 62; 59 completers). It was examined whether would...

10.1159/000097968 article EN Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics 2007-01-01

Abstract Network theory, as a theoretical and methodological framework, is energizing many research fields, among which clinical psychology psychiatry. Fundamental to the network theory of psychopathology role specific symptoms their interactions. Current statistical tools, however, fail fully capture this constitutional property. We propose community detection tools means evaluate complex structure psychopathology, free from its original boundaries distinct disorders. Unique approach that...

10.1038/s41598-018-24224-2 article EN cc-by Scientific Reports 2018-04-11

Abstract We investigated the potential role of first-session therapeutic alliance ratings to serve as an early marker treatment outcome in youth mental health and addiction treatment. The present study is among first incorporate both a youths’ therapists’ perspective order maximize predictive value for outcome. One hundred twenty-seven adolescents participated multi-site prospective naturalistic clinical cohort study, with assessments at baseline 4 months post-baseline. Main measure was...

10.1007/s00787-020-01503-w article EN cc-by European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2020-03-10

Abstract Needle exchange is a practical and important part of the Dutch prevention strategy to check spread HIV among injecting drug users (IDUs). However, needle-exchange programs are often tied treatment that only reach limited number IDUs. To overcome this limit ation, alternative designs considered initiated. This article describes community-based approach needle built on empowerment of, intense participation by, known IDUs target unknown for delivery clean needles. The patterns...

10.1080/02791072.1992.10471617 article EN Journal of Psychoactive Drugs 1992-01-01

To describe 4-year treatment retention and response among chronic, treatment-resistant heroin-dependent patients offered long-term heroin-assisted (HAT) in the Netherlands.Observational cohort study.Out-patient specialized heroin centres six cities Netherlands, with methadone plus injectable or inhalable 7 days per week, three times day. Prescription of was supplemented individually tailored psychosocial medical support.Heroin-dependent who had responded positively to HAT two randomized...

10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02754.x article EN Addiction 2009-11-17

Abstract Injecting drug users may now be the largest group at risk for contracting HIV, mainly through sharing of injection equipment (including lending, borrowing, and renting). This article presents results an ongoing ethnographic study into drug-taking rituals heroin addicts. A possible additional route HIV contamination is presented, namely ritual drugs a practice termed "frontloading," which embedded in broader pattern resources among It hypothesized that Netherlands this responsible...

10.1080/02791072.1991.10472569 article EN Journal of Psychoactive Drugs 1991-01-01

Most studies investigating the role of personality as a risk factor for development opioid dependence compare dependent users with healthy controls who never used heroin. In order to understand potential protective personality, it is crucial illicit became users.This study aims examine use and dependence.Comparing factors between three groups: (1) 161 never-dependent have been using opioids but dependent; (2) 402 in methadone maintenance treatment or heroin-assisted treatment; (3) 135...

10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.09.783 article EN publisher-specific-oa Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2014-10-14

Noncompliance is a major problem for patients with psychotic disorder. Two important risk factors noncompliance that have severe negative impact on treatment outcomes are impaired illness insight and lack of motivation. Our cross-sectional study explored how they related to each other their compliance depot medication.Interviews were conducted in 169 outpatients disorder taking medication. Four patient groups defined based low or high The associations between depot-medication compliance,...

10.2147/ndt.s97883 article EN cc-by-nc Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment 2016-02-01

Background: High impulsivity and attentional bias are common in cocaine-dependent patients predict poor treatment outcomes. The pharmacological agent modafinil is studied for its cognitive-enhancing capacities may therefore improve clinical outcomes crack-cocaine dependent patients. In this study, we investigated first whether pre-treatment outcome; next the drug given as an add-on to cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) improves bias; last, changes related improvements outcome. Methods:...

10.1177/0269881116645268 article EN Journal of Psychopharmacology 2016-05-04

The therapeutic alliance is considered to play an important role in youth treatment. commonly used versions of the Working Alliance Inventory (WAI) are based on Bordin's three-dimensional model. However, previous psychometric studies WAI did not find this structure psychotherapy. These earlier findings may indicate different perceptions by adolescent versus adult patients, but also be due methodological shortcomings. current study aims address limitations evaluating factor short version...

10.1186/s40359-024-01754-1 article EN cc-by BMC Psychology 2024-05-31
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