Prof.dr. Bernet Elzinga is hoogleraar Stress Gerelateerde Psychopathologie aan de Universiteit Leiden. Tijdens de Dies Natalis op 8 februari 2018 hield zij de diesrede Back to the roots: de jeugd als bron van kwetsbaarheid en veerkracht.
Lees hier de Diesrede van prof.dr. Bernet Elzinga.
While self-reported post-traumatic growth (PTG) has been documented after a wide variety of potentially traumatic experiences, we need more knowledge on the mechanisms behind PTG to gain a better understanding of this phenomenon. In this study, the authors aimed to investigate the hypothesized mechanism of perceived event centrality as a mediator on the pathway between peritraumatic reactions and later PTG.
First responders are routinely exposed to traumatic critical incidents, placing them at higher risk for developing stress-related psychopathology and associated health problems than the general population. Interventions which could improve resilience to stress may help to protect the health of this high risk population. We systematically reviewed such interventions for first responders to determine which ones work and why.
Using network analysis, this study examined the structure of PTSD and depression in a sample of migrant domestic workers, an especially vulnerable community of labour migrants. This study sought to derive the central or most important symptoms, strongest edges or relationships among symptoms, and bridge symptoms between PTSD and depression.
To compare the efficacy of dialectical behavior therapy for PTSD (DBT-PTSD), a new, specifically designed, phase-based treatment program, against that of cognitive processing therapy (CPT), one of the best empirically supported treatments for PTSD.
Stemmen in het hoofd worden van oudsher gedempt met medicatie. De laatste jaren ontstaat steeds meer ruimte voor behandelingen op die erop gericht zijn om met stemmen te leren leven. ‘Ik voelde me eindelijk begrepen.’
Women with BPD may require a specifically designed intervention to achieve a positive evaluation of their entire body. The evaluation of sexually connoted body areas seems to remain an issue even after remission from the disorder has been achieved.
Psycholoog Paul Verhaeghe weet het al jaren: stress is funest voor geest én lichaam (die je eigenlijk niet los van elkaar kunt zien). De lockdown droeg de oplossing in zich: meer tijd nemen. Maar dat vergt een systeemverandering.
‘Een harde klap en ineens is het doodstil’, zegt John Smit. Hij herinnert zich de grote treinramp bij Winsum nog goed. Zaterdag is het veertig jaar geleden.
