Publications by authors named "H Bruggeman"
Article Synopsis
- People in prison face higher risks of negative mental health outcomes and share common factors linked to delinquency and drug use, highlighting the need for better understanding of their health and drug use patterns in Europe.
- A multicenter mixed-method study will be conducted across five European countries (Belgium, Cyprus, Greece, Lithuania, and Luxembourg), using surveys and interviews to gather data from current and recently released prisoners about their drug use and health issues.
- The research aims to assess drug use and care services available in prisons, focusing on the prison environment's impact on health and social reintegration, providing insights applicable to different prison contexts across Europe.
Trauma Exposure, Social Support and Mental Health in the General Population in Belgium.
Eur J Investig Health Psychol Educ
July 2024
Introduction: International research has shown that trauma exposure can lead to mental health disorders and affect social support. However, there is little insight into trauma exposure and its related issues in the general population of Belgium.
Methods: Secondary cross-sectional data on the general adult population were retrieved from the Belgian Health Interview Survey.
Background: Survey data were needed to assess the mental and social health, health related behaviors and compliance with preventive measures of the population during the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, the pandemic challenged classical survey methods. Time and budgetary constraints at the beginning of the pandemic led to ad hoc recruitment of participants and easily manageable data collection modes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe COVID-19 pandemic and policy measures enacted to contain the spread of the coronavirus have had nationwide psychological effects. This study aimed to assess the impact of the first 15 months of the COVID-19 pandemic on the level of anxiety (GAD-7 scale) and depression (PHQ-9 scale) of the Belgian adult population. A longitudinal study was conducted from April 2020 to June 2021, with 1838 respondents participating in 6 online surveys.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: During previous pandemics people who use drugs (PWUD) were categorized among the most vulnerable. In the current study, firstly, we wanted to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the prevalence of anxiety and depressive disorders among PWUD. Furthermore, we wanted to compare the prevalence of these disorders with that of members from the general population who did not use drugs.
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