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The aims of this study are to reduce early symptoms of severe psychiatric disorders. 1.Developing a intervention which focuses on the reduction of early symptoms of psychiatric disorders by combining elements of existing methods, namely an…
The primary objective of this study is to examine whether people with autism have an atypical sensitivity to specific visual information, and if this can explain differences between them and healthy controls in looking at faces.
This study aims to contribute from a cognitive-motivational perspective to a better understanding of the processes involved in dysfunctional eating behavior in anorexia nervosa and obesity.
Primary: a) To asses whether there is a difference in patients with major depression and healthy controls in serotonin synthesis rates. Secondary: a) Do these rates correlate with severity of depression? b) Does serotonin synthesis correlate with…
The primary goal of this project is to study whether children with ADHD differ from the normal population on the urinary and plasma levels of the AAA*s (tryptophan, tyrosine and phenylalanine) that are related to the functioning of serotonin and…
This study focuses on collecting data on knowledge, attitudes, skills, experiences and needs related to sexuality and relational functioning in high-functioning Dutch boys with autism between 15 and 18 years old (up to and including 17). Data are…
In this project, I wish to take a novel step in understanding the influence of environmental exposures in the aetiology of psychotic disorders, by studying occurrence of (minor) psychotic symptoms and the (correlates of) physiological indicators of…
The goal of our research is to compare OCD with PG with the following research questions. 1) Is there a disorder in cognitive flexibility in OCD and PG groups measured with the WCST ) compared to the healthy control group? 2) Are there differences…
RationaleSince gamma band activity is thought to be an important mechanism in perceptual binding and cognitive function, interest in changes in gamma band activity in neuropsychiatric disorders has grown rapidly. Changes in gamma band oscillations…
This study aims to study the following questions:1. Which differences in parent-child interaction can be identified between diagnostic groups of toddlers with clinical diagnoses?2. Which differences in parent-child interaction can be identified…
The aim of the present study is to test whether sleep deprivation specifically enhances dissociative symptoms and in doing so, fuels commission errors. It is designed to investigate whether 36 hours of sleep deprivation increases deficits in memory…
We will test a new theoretical model that assumes that mental health status interacts with the genetic factors influencing sympathovagal balance and the pro-inflammatory state. The results will be published in scientific magazines, and/or presented…
1. To determine demographic, clinical, and brain morphological and functional predictors for IST, and; 2. To examine their associations with the level of increase of seizure threshold (*ST) during the ECT course, as measured at every sixth ECT-…
The present study intends to perform functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in order to obtain further insight in effects of selective attention on sensory processing. This study aims to compare subjects with normal hearing to patients that…
This study aims to identify the specific environmental influences that cause discordance in neuroticism scores in MZ twin pairs. We hypothesize that the development of high neuroticism is due to having experienced more severe and longer lasting…
1. To investigate the associations between DSM-IV personality disorder and attachment style. 2. To investigate whether attachment related anxiety and avoidance, as more fundamental personality features than the DSM-IV personality classification,…
Examining freezing in response to aversive stimuli in two specifieke clinical populations: borderline patients with and without comorbid PTSD. This will provide new insights in the role of freezing in the development and maintenance of these…
To investigate whether emotional arousal impairs facial emotion recognition in BPD patients and how specific borderline symptomatology is related with this.
The general objective of HELIUS is to describe (trends in) patterns of chronic conditions across six ethnic groups over time, and to unravel the causes of (the unequal burden) of chronic diseases across ethnic groups, with an emphasis on…
To assess differences in brain activation during the AA task in participants with SAD.