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The present research proposal aims at investigating the distinction between healthy and pathological narcissism. In particular, the role of empathy is studied.The present study is the first in which patients with narcissistic personality disorder…
Our long-range goal is to develop a comprehensive, clinically and cost effective treatment for BPD that produces both symptom remission and functional recovery. We aim to determine the role that group ST can have in the comprehensive treatment of…
The main aim of the proposal is to study the processes involved in non-chronic vs. chronic drug seeking behavior in samples of alcohol dependent persons (ADs) and pathological gamblers (PGs) with different levels of chronicity. We thereby rely on…
The aim of the study is to investigate the neurobiology of Conduct Disorder (CD) in female and male children and adolescents, and examine for sex differences in the phenotype (clinical presentation) of CD, and the relationships between CD and…
Studies examining the effect of couple therapy or couple-based interventions in treatment for personality disorder are very scarce and more research is required. Therefore, the present study examines the effect of couple-based interventions in…
The primary aim of this study is to investigate the efficacy of MBT-DH in comparison to MBT-IOP. A secondary aim is to explore the cost-effectiveness and matching potential of various baseline variables that might help treatment selection procedures…
The primary aim of the proposed study is to investigate whether adjunctive treatment of negative self-image with a specific intervention module (i.e. COMET) has added value in the treatment of patients with BPD compared with MBT without such a…
Primary Objective: Using task fMRI to assess differences in the brain activation during evaluative social feedback and script-driven emotional imagination between participants with BPD and healthy controls. Moment-to-moment self-esteem and mood…
The present study will test 1) whether childmolesters (including childpornography downloaders) show ASD symptoms, like disturbances in recognizing other*s emotions, feelings, intentions and thoughts, lack of interpersonal skills empathy deficits and…
The main aim of the study is to investigate the influence of discussing religious issues during therapy on treatment outcome, both 6 months after start of treatment and 1,5 year after start of treatment. In addition, the study will take possible…
Objective: This study will investigate if AIM can be trained among people with chronic anger management processes. According to the AIM model, repeating avoidance responses to threatening stimuli may reduce aggressive impulses within this population…
This study will investigate the counter impulse hypothesis. According to the counter-impulse hypothesis, avoidance motivation counters aggressive impulses. Consequently, this regulatory impact should be especially effective when people*s aggressive…
Primary objective:- To identify the psychological mechanisms via which testosterone modulates value-based decision making, such as testosterone's effects on risk-taking levels, impulsivity and self-control in intertemporal choice, and social…
Primary objective: To identify the neural mechanisms via which testosterone modulates social decision-making. Secondary objectives: - To provide an extension of observed behavioral effects of testosterone on decision-making, specifically to examine…
Main objectives: to compare the effect of a short term intensive DBT treatment program (3 months) with the effect of outpatient DBT, (1) in terms of reduction of suicidal and/or self-destructive behaviour and (2) with regard to reduction of severity…
1. Advance knowledge of the cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying emotional dysregulation in borderline personality disorder. 2. Advance knowledge on the cognitive and neural mechanisms of dialectical behaviour therapy in borderline personality…
The goal of this study is to explore how preferences for appropriate interpersonal distance varies across different forensic populations.
This research proposal focuses on (i) the development and implementation of experimental approaches to identify dimensions of impulsivity, empathy and paranoia. (ii) Studying the gene-environmentinteractions which are expected to play a role in the…
The aim of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Incredible Years (IY) training to reduce behavior problems in young children. Also, the effect of IY on parenting skills and parenting stress will be examined.