The psychological mindedness assessment procedure - validation study of a Dutch version.

Objective: The Psychological Mindedness Assessment Procedure [PMAP; McCallum, M. & Piper, W. E.

An integrative perspective on psychotherapeutic treatments for borderline personality disorder.

Although there is an abundance of literature on the psychotherapeutic treatment of borderline pathology, little is known about differences and similarities between treatments of borderline personality disorder (BPD). Potential differences and similarities are especially important in the absence of evidence of the superiority of one treatment over the other (e.g.

How therapists cope with clients' traumatic experiences.

An initial finding of high emotional stress in trauma therapists working in a specialized trauma institute led to three empirical studies on trauma-related therapist reactions. The purpose of these studies was to investigate the relation between high emotional burden and burnout, and the trauma-specific processes described by the concepts "secondary traumatic stress", "vicarious traumatization" and "traumatic countertransference". The initial qualitative/quantitative study examined how a group of specialized trauma therapists (N=63) coped with clients' traumatic experiences.

Assessment of the burden of disease among inpatients in specialized units that provide psychotherapy.

The burden of disease of 1,651 inpatients in the Netherlands who had complex personality problems and personality disorders and who were treated in specialized units that provide psychotherapy was compared with the burden of disease of patients with other mental and physical conditions. Patients completed the EuroQol EQ-5D, a generic quality-of-life questionnaire. The mean EQ-5D index score was .

Prevalence of psychiatric function disorders in psychogeriatric patients at referral to nursing home care--the relation to cognition, activities of daily living and general details.

Objectives: This prospective, observation study (from June 2001 to October 2002) estimated the prevalence and co-occurrence of psychiatric function disorders (PFDs) in psychogeriatric patients suffering from cognitive function disorders at referral to clinical as well as non-clinical (transmural) psychogeriatric programmes. It is expected that PFDs, both total and individual, are positively related to the cognitive function disorders as well as the activities of daily living (ADL) handicaps. This expectation will be adjusted for general details particularly gender, age, marital status, domicile and type of primary caregiver.