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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…
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…
Primary objective:To investigate the efficacy of a 12-week group-based training for female adolescents with CD (DBT-CD-A) compared to treatment as usual (TAU) within youth welfare institutions. It is hypothesised that add-on highly structured DBT-CD…
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…
If the hypotheses of this study are confirmed, this might have important implications for the allocation of patients to group or individual treatments. As it is expected that patients with limited mental flexibility and empathy experience less group…
In this study, we want to assess the variability and the causality between hormonal changes and aggressive behaviour within a psychotic patient, an anti-social personality disordered patient, an anti-social personality disordered patient with a PCL-…
The main objective of this pilot study is to: gain insight into the relationship between behavior and emotions of forensic psychiatric patients on the one hand and their physiological activity on the other hand. Unique to this research is the use of…
To answer the question whether an intervention, aimed to reduce problem behavior, is more effective for a particular genetic subgroup of children, and why this might be. The current studie study gives insight into the moderating effects of specific…
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 general research question of this study is: what is the course of (symptoms of) trauma related and personality disorders in a sample of patients in treatment over a follow-up period of two years? More specifically, what is the course of the core…
The present study will test 1) whether child pornography downloaders can be classified into four subtypes based on their social skills, mental disorders, sexual fantasies, sexual drive and own sexual abuse; 2) whether these offender types differ…
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…
To study the feasibility of applying tDCS to APD subjects to a) influence prefrontal asymmetries and b) assess whether the restoration of prefrontal electrophysiological balances is reflected in improved social-behavioral performance.
The purpose of the project is a) to examine evidence-based instruments (DFSI, ASQ:(SE) and ITSEA) in the Netherlands in practices of midwives and within the system of health care and b) to gain more insight into the role of specific risk- and…
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…