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The main objective of this study is to identify the incidence of POCD in adult patients under 50 years of age, who undergo major surgery
This study will assess both implicit and explicit effect expectancies associated with marijuana in individuals with psychotic disorder. We will determine whether such expectancies are different from those of people in the general population. We will…
This study will be focused on the executive functioning of PD patients and the associations between effort, motor symptoms, depression and the executive functioning of PD patients. By investigating to what extent executive dysfunctions in PD are…
The purpose of the present study is to clarify the assumed role of fear in women with superficial dyspareunia. The hypothesis will be tested that aversive conditioning in women with dyspareunia and control women will lead to diminished sexual…
The aim of the pilot study is to study the logistics of inviting, interviewing and examining 2000 participants from general practices in Sneek, The Netherlands. More specifically, to test the invitation procedure, the visiting schedule, the…
The purpose of the present study is to try to classify autistic children into distinct subgroups, by clinical morphological examination. We mainly want to answer the following questions: 1) Is there an increased prevalence of minor anomalies in…
The present study aims to bridge the gap in knowledge between the risk factors for CD and the developmental pathways to pyschopathy, antisocial personality disorder, and antisocial behaviour. The central question is whether antisocial and…
The present research proposal is a study of distribution and density of the sigma1-receptor in the brain. A PET-scan will be used to compare depressed patients to healthy controls. Our hypothesis is that receptor density will be increased in people…
This study aims to identify the genes that moderate the influence of cannabis use on the symptoms of schizophrenia in order to illuminate the mechanisms of action of cannabis and shed new light on the aetiology of schizophrenia.
Our aim is to study the effect of ECT on hippocampal blood flow changes associated with depression.
To obtain knowledge on the content, impact and development of auditory verbal hallucinations in patients with personality disorders.
To perform a genetic study of left-handedness and language lateralization as endophenotypes of schizophrenia. The study will make use of 30 extended multigenerational pedigrees with multiple left-handers from Urk, an isolated population in The…
The overall aim of this prospective study is identifying early markers for Autistic Spectrum Disorders by following the developmental track of visual perception in normal and abnormal development, eventually leading to a basis for effective…
Do patients, suffering from schizophrenia, who have (clinically) a flattening of affect, also have abnormalities in pain perception and expression ( i.e. a higher threshold for pain perception and tolerance).
In the current project we will investigate multiple risk factors and their interaction in a single study design, aiming to identify different profiles associated with social withdrawal behaviour in an Ultrahigh Risk and First Episode Psychosis…
To determine the variability of cognitive features in NF1 and TSC in the absence of genetic variability.
A prospective evaluation in a hospital setting on the frequency of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and post-traumatic stress (PTS) symptoms, following a severe post-partum hemorrhage (PPH) of 2,0 liters or more, compared to deliveries without…
Primary Objective: - to determine cognitive impairment in patients with severe renal failureSecondary Objective(s): - to determine to what extent this impairment improves after a kidney transplantation - to evaluate changes in uremic toxins after…
* To examine the effects and interactions of individual and environmental factors on the onset and course of mental health problems in adolescents and young adults.* To examine the effects and interactions of individual and environmental factors on…
The general aim of the Generation R Study is to examine environmental and genetic causes that influence growth, development and health during fetal life, childhood and adulthood.The more specific aims of the study are: (1) To describe normal and…