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View article: Profiles of mentalizing in individuals with antisocial behavior: comparing state- and trait-mentalizing
Profiles of mentalizing in individuals with antisocial behavior: comparing state- and trait-mentalizing Open
The findings align with previous studies on mentalizing in individuals with antisocial personality disorder. However, this study underscores the importance of further investigating the heterogeneity of mentalizing capacity within this popu…
View article: Examining Nurses’ Willingness to Facilitate Sexual Experiences in Dementia Nursing Care Using the Theory of Planned Behavior
Examining Nurses’ Willingness to Facilitate Sexual Experiences in Dementia Nursing Care Using the Theory of Planned Behavior Open
Person-centered care emphasizes recognizing and affirming the whole person with dementia, including their need for sexual experiences. For nursing home residents, this often requires facilitation by nurses. Yet, it is unknown which factors…
View article: Presence and Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Reflective Functioning on Aggression in Adults With Antisocial Behaviour
Presence and Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Reflective Functioning on Aggression in Adults With Antisocial Behaviour Open
This cross‐sectional study investigated the relationship between the presence and impact of ACEs with both reactive and proactive aggression, and the possible moderating role of mentalization (operationalized as reflective functioning) in …
View article: Exploring the gender-sensitive feelings of nurses towards residents with intimate and sexual needs in dementia nursing care
Exploring the gender-sensitive feelings of nurses towards residents with intimate and sexual needs in dementia nursing care Open
Close care relations established through nurses' personal emotions inadvertently introduce gender-sensitive and differing emotions towards residents. Nurses' capability to include personal boundaries benefits the relationship and well-bein…
View article: Determining differences between therapists using an extended version of the facilitative interpersonal skills performance test
Determining differences between therapists using an extended version of the facilitative interpersonal skills performance test Open
Objectives The therapist‐facilitative interpersonal skills (FIS) has shown to predict therapy outcomes, demonstrating that high FIS therapists are more effective than low FIS therapists. There is a need for more insight into the variabilit…
View article: Manifestations of antisocial behavior in older adults: A review of current literature
Manifestations of antisocial behavior in older adults: A review of current literature Open
Introduction Antisocial behavior in older adults is a problem for their relatives and health care providers Antisocial behavior may present differently in the older population which makes it more difficult to diagnose adequately and apply …
View article: How group climate in forensic and secured mental health is related to patients’ treatment motivation
How group climate in forensic and secured mental health is related to patients’ treatment motivation Open
Motivation is an important factor for successful treatment. Unvoluntary treatment conditions forced by law influence motivation negatively. To optimise motivation in these settings, this study aimed to examine whether group climate (GC) is…
View article: Including personal boundaries scale: development and psychometric properties of a measurement for nurses' self-efficacy toward intimate and sexual behavior in dementia care
Including personal boundaries scale: development and psychometric properties of a measurement for nurses' self-efficacy toward intimate and sexual behavior in dementia care Open
Background Person-centered nursing home care recognizes the intimate and sexual needs of residents with dementia but lacks guidance for nurses to address them while effectively respecting their personal boundaries. The Including Personal B…
View article: Recovery in Peer Support Groups for Batterers—A Qualitative Study
Recovery in Peer Support Groups for Batterers—A Qualitative Study Open
The effects of IPV treatment programs appear to be modest. A possible explanation for the mediocre results may be that the problems for a subgroup of batterers have a more chronic character. Chronic vulnerabilities require other interventi…
View article: Establishing an optimal working relationship with patients with an antisocial personality disorder. Aspects and processes in the therapeutic alliance
Establishing an optimal working relationship with patients with an antisocial personality disorder. Aspects and processes in the therapeutic alliance Open
Objective Developing good interpersonal relationships is one of the main impediments for people with an antisocial personality disorder (ASPD). However, in treatment of psychiatric disorders, establishing a strong therapeutic alliance (TA)…
View article: Pathways to antisocial behavior: a framework to improve diagnostics and tailor therapeutic interventions
Pathways to antisocial behavior: a framework to improve diagnostics and tailor therapeutic interventions Open
The Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD), and antisocial behavior (ASB) in general, is associated with significant impact on individuals themselves, their environment, and society. Although various interventions show promising results, n…
View article: A capability perspective on sustainable employability: A Dutch focus group study on organizational, work and personal conversion factors
A capability perspective on sustainable employability: A Dutch focus group study on organizational, work and personal conversion factors Open
Objective In the field of work, there is a shift towards more value-based approaches to study the sustainable employability of the present-day worker. The capability approach offers a value based and innovative conceptualisation and framew…
View article: Group Cognitive–Behavioral Therapy in a Sample of Dutch Intimate Partner Violence Perpetrators: Development of a Coding Manual for Therapist Interventions
Group Cognitive–Behavioral Therapy in a Sample of Dutch Intimate Partner Violence Perpetrators: Development of a Coding Manual for Therapist Interventions Open
This qualitative study investigated which types of interventions are made by group therapists during group cognitive-behavioral therapy (GCBT) with individuals who have perpetrated intimate partner violence (IPV) in the "Not 'Losing It' An…
View article: Secondary Traumatisation and Emotional Exhaustion in Mental Healthcare Providers: The Mediating Role of Social Support
Secondary Traumatisation and Emotional Exhaustion in Mental Healthcare Providers: The Mediating Role of Social Support Open
Background: Burnout, especially emotional exhaustion, is common among mental healthcare providers (MHP). It is caused by exposure to prolonged stress related job conditions, such as secondary traumatisation. Social support is a protective …
View article: Explaining the willingness of clinicians to work with patients with antisocial personality disorder using the theory of planned behaviour and emotional reactions
Explaining the willingness of clinicians to work with patients with antisocial personality disorder using the theory of planned behaviour and emotional reactions Open
Many clinicians seem to experience negative emotions towards patients with antisocial personality disorder (ASPD), resulting in the exclusion of patients in many treatment programmes. The behaviour of individuals with ASPD has a significan…
View article: A clinical perspective on burnout: diagnosis, classification, and treatment of clinical burnout
A clinical perspective on burnout: diagnosis, classification, and treatment of clinical burnout Open
In clinical psychology, burnout is regarded as a mental disorder assessed in patients who apply for psychological treatment and no longer work because of their symptoms or experience of serious problems in functioning at work. This definit…
View article: Psychometric analysis of the Dutch language Facilitative Interpersonal Skills (FIS) video clips
Psychometric analysis of the Dutch language Facilitative Interpersonal Skills (FIS) video clips Open
With the motivation of investigating the replicability and transferability of the findings employing the Facilitative Interpersonal Skills (FIS) performance task beyond Anglophone countries, a set of Dutch FIS clips have been scripted and …
View article: Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Integrated in Routine Clinical Care: Implementation Study
Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Integrated in Routine Clinical Care: Implementation Study Open
Background In a clinical trial, internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (I-CBT) embedded in stepped care was established as noninferior to face-to-face cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). However, tre…
View article: Internet-based Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (I-CBT) for chronic fatigue syndrome integrated in routine clinical care: an implementation study. (Preprint)
Internet-based Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (I-CBT) for chronic fatigue syndrome integrated in routine clinical care: an implementation study. (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND In a clinical trial, web-based cognitive behaviour therapy (I-CBT) embedded in stepped care was found to be non-inferior to face-to-face (f2f) CBT for chronic fatigue syndrome. However, results of clinical trials are not necess…
View article: Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Stepped Care for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Randomized Noninferiority Trial
Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Stepped Care for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Randomized Noninferiority Trial Open
Nederlands Trial Register NTR4809; http://www.trialregister.nl/trialreg/admin/rctview.asp?TC=4809 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/74SWkw1V5).
View article: Testing the Integral Model of treatment motivation in outpatients with severe mental illness
Testing the Integral Model of treatment motivation in outpatients with severe mental illness Open
The current study tested the Integral Model of treatment motivation (IM) in a sample of 294 outpatients with severe mental illness, using structural equation modelling. The obtained structural model was not consistent with original theory,…
View article: Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Stepped Care for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Randomized Noninferiority Trial (Preprint)
Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Stepped Care for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Randomized Noninferiority Trial (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (I-CBT) leads to a reduction of fatigue severity and disability in adults with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). However, not all patients profit and it remains unclear how I-CBT is bes…
View article: Blended e-Health in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: Usage Intensity, Attitude and Therapeutic Alliance in Clinical Practice
Blended e-Health in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: Usage Intensity, Attitude and Therapeutic Alliance in Clinical Practice Open
Background: Though internet based cognitive behaviour therapy is proven to be effective, e-health is applied only in a minority of treatments in specialised mental health care. The low application rates are associated with therapists' atti…
View article: Subgroup Analysis in Burnout: Relations Between Fatigue, Anxiety, and Depression
Subgroup Analysis in Burnout: Relations Between Fatigue, Anxiety, and Depression Open
Several authors have suggested that burned out patients do not form a homogeneous group and that subgroups should be considered. The identification of these subgroups may contribute to a better understanding of the burnout construct and le…