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A randomised comparison of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Narrative Exposure Therapy (KIDNET) and waiting list control in traumatized refugee children.

The study aims to answer the following research questions:1. How high/low are levels of symptomatology of depression and/or PTSD in traumatised refugee children in ASC?2. Do symptom levels decrease after a short-term trauma-focused intervention?3.…

Is clinical DBT-PE the revolution we have all been waiting for in the treatment of victims of childhood sexual abuse?

The current study aims to replicate the Bohus study published in 2013, comparing the effect of a 12-week residential DBT-PE program on the severity of PTSD to that of a waiting list condition in patients who suffer from CSA related PTSD and from one…

The STAP-study: Skills training and traumafocused treatment in multiple interpersonal traumatized adolescents with PTSD.

The randomized controlled trial (RCT) will be performed at Karakter Child and Adolescent*s Psychiatric Hospital and will be implemented at all locations, spread out over three provinces in The Netherlands. The project aims:1. To explore the…

Self-Esteem Treatment in Anxiety - positive versus negative memory representations

We want to answer the following research questions:- Which of the mentioned treatment approaches is more effective for improving self-esteem?- Do both approaches have additive value (does a patient benefit more after receiving both treatments, in…

Body awareness training in the trEatment of Wearing-off related Anxiety in patients with paRkinson*s diseasE.

The current proposal aims at investigating the effect of a multidisciplinary non-verbal intervention on the awareness and modulation of WRA to improve self-efficacy, mobility, mood, and quality of life as compared to usual care.

Towards a better trauma treatment for older adults:
From comparative research to actual implementation.

a. By this research a treatment protocol for NET will be quantitatively and qualitatively evaluated on its effects. b. With the research findings it is possible to identify subgroups within the research population and indicate who benefits most from…

(Cost) effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) in cancer patients: a superiority trial of online versus face-to-face treatment versus treatment as usual (TAU).

The current study aims at investigating whether individual mindfulness-based cogntiive therapy (MBCT) online and MBCT offered face-to-face in groups are superior to a waiting list-control group in terms of improvement of depression and anxiety,…

A Study on the Efficacy of Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy (VRET) for Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse and War related Trauma

This study will examine the efficacy of this Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy (VRET) in a CSA and war related trauma sample by comparing it with treatment as usual (TAU). It will also attempt to develop protocols to implement this new technology…

Study of the effectiveness of a coping self-help intervention for women in the waiting period after an embryo transfer during an IVF/ICSI treatment

To investigate if a short copingintervention reduces anxiety in patients undergoing an IVF or ICSI treatment in the UMCU during the waitingperiod after an embryotransfer.

The effects of parental components in a trauma-focused cognitive behavioral based therapy for children exposed to interparental violence

Primary Objectives1. The primary objective of Study 1 is to evaluate the relationship of IPV and children*s symptoms and adjustment within a clinical sample of 75 families exposed to IPV and 50 comparison families, and to test whether this…

Child sexual abuse and family relations: The effect of sharing the trauma narrative with parents

Study 1: Examine how interparental and parent-child relationships in families who have experienced CSA differ from interparental and parent-child relationships in families who have not experienced CSA, and how these relational effects are related to…

Return of fear and the role context: comparing a visual to an olfactory context: Studies 1, 2 and 3

In this research study the role of context in extinction will be investigated in healthy adults in a laboratory setting. Renewal of fear will be compared in two contexts of different modality: a visual context (the illumination of the room) and an…

The efficacy of the Inference Based Approach, a new cognitive therapy for patients with the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder with poor insight.

The objective of this study is to improve the prognosis of patients with the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), with poor insight. A psychological treatment, the Inference Based Approach (IBA), which is developped and has been proven effective in…

"Treatment of panic disorder with/without agoraphobia with psychological panic management"
A comparative study to the effectiveness of panic management in groups on the basis of selfcontrol and counterconditioning compared to applied relaxation in groups

Results of the research are of importance for the general care for patients with panic disorder. If the new treatment is (at least) as effective as the existing ones, we have a broader range of effective treatments to offer to panic patients. For…

Treatment of Obsessive compulsive symptoms in Psychotic disorders: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

We aim to evaluate the efficacy and applicability of a CBT intervention for relevant persistent comorbid OCS in patients with a psychotic disorder. We hypothesize that 1) CBT of comorbid OCS will result in a clinical relevant reduction in severity…

BEWARE 2.0: body awareness training for wearing-off related distress in Parkinson's disease patients

Do patients that receive the BEWARE training have a higher score on the Chronic Illness Acceptance Questionnaire at the end of treatment (and at 3 month follow-up) compared to the treatment as usual (physical therapy only)?

Optimizing exposure in the treatment of anxiety in youth: Facing fears in-session or out-session?

The primary goal of this study is to evaluate whether therapist supported in-session exposure exercises are more effective than individual out-session exposure exercises, or parent supported out-session exposure exercises. The secondary goal is to…

Core elements of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in treating speech anxiety in youth:
Facing fears by focussing on behaviour, body, or mind?

The primary goal of this study is to evaluate which elements add to the effectiveness of current CBT programs. Second, it will be investigated whether the effect of exposure is reduced by the addition of cognitive restructuring and relaxation…

Inference Based Approach (IBA): towards personalized care for OCD patients ;A randomized non-inferiority controlled trial into the effectiveness and working mechanisms of IBA in comparison to CBT.

Primary Objectives: - Is IBA non-inferior to CBT in treating patients with OCD?Secondary Objectives:-* Does treatment modality predict pre- to posttreatment changes in neural networks, and is this related to symptom reduction and changes in…

IMPROVE: Improving anxiety treatment by Modulating emotional memories PRiOr to in Vivo Exposure:
A randomized controlled trial.

The first goal of the current research is to investigate whether EMDR prior to CBT, compared to an active psychological control condition (*supportive counseling*), improves treatment tolerability, adherence, and effectiveness. The second goal is to…