Negative memory bias predicts change in psychiatric problems in a naturalistic psychiatric patient sample.

Self-referential negative memory bias contributes to depression and other psychiatric disorders. Co-morbidity between these disorders is highly common in clinical practice, but transdiagnostic predictors like negative memory bias are not well understood yet. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the predictive value of negative memory bias for long-term change in broad psychiatric problems.

[On 'confused persons' and misunderstood behaviour: leads for health and safety services].

Background: For some ten years now the term ‘confused persons’ has gained prominence in the Netherlands. Introduced by the police, it gathered attention due to rising numbers of police calls, to become entangled with broader sentiments of unsafety due to serious incidents with people with mental disorders. Mental health services have struggled with the term, since it is no diagnosis and it often leads to misunderstandings and controversies.

Measuring the intensity of mental healthcare: development of the Mental Healthcare Intensity Scale (MHIS).

Background: There are considerable differences among mental healthcare services, and especially in developed countries there are a substantial number of different services available. The intensity of mental healthcare has been an important variable in research studies (e.g.

Consultations for refractory cases in mental health services: a descriptive study.

Background: Yearly, almost six percent, which is more than 1,000.000 people, in the Netherlands receive mental health treatment, which usually improves their quality of life. Concurrently, mental healthcare professionals recognize clinically refractory cases in which improvement fails to occur, with severe ongoing burdens for patients.