Publications by authors named "M S van der Gaag"

Background: Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is promising in the treatment of early psychosis. Augmenting face-to-face ACT with mobile health ecological momentary interventions may increase its treatment effects and empower clients to take treatment into their own hands.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate and predict treatment engagement with and acceptability of acceptance and commitment therapy in daily life (ACT-DL), a novel ecological momentary intervention for people with an ultrahigh risk state and a first episode of psychosis.

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Unlabelled: Trauma and post-traumatic stress are involved in the aetiology and maintenance of voice-hearing. It has been proposed that trauma-focused therapy (TFT) might affect voice-hearing, but previous studies are limited and remain undecided.

Objectives: We aimed to investigate the effect of TFT on voice-hearing in people with PTSD and psychosis using experience sampling method (ESM).

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Article Synopsis
  • - The study focused on how safety behaviors, used by individuals with paranoid delusions to cope with perceived threats, affect psychological symptoms like paranoia, social anxiety, and depression over time.
  • - Researchers analyzed data from 116 patients diagnosed with a psychotic disorder, comparing those undergoing virtual reality cognitive-behavioral therapy (VR-CBT) and those receiving usual treatment, assessing changes in symptoms at three and six months.
  • - Findings showed that a decrease in overall safety behaviors correlated with reduced paranoid ideation, social anxiety, and depression, but no link was found between changes in safety behaviors and cognitive biases or self-esteem.
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The inhibition of intracellular protein-protein interactions is challenging, in particular, when involved interfaces lack pronounced cavities. The transcriptional co-activator protein and oncogene β-catenin is a prime example of such a challenging target. Despite extensive targeting efforts, available high-affinity binders comprise only large molecular weight inhibitors.

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