2 results match your criteria: "VU Medical Centre and GGZ inGeest[Affiliation]"
Social dysfunction is transdiagnostically associated with default mode network dysconnectivity in schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease.
World J Biol Psychiatry
November 2022
Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam Neuroscience and Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, VU Medical Centre and GGZ inGeest, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the link between social dysfunction and the Default Mode Network (DMN), which is important in neuropsychiatric disorders, focusing on patients with schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s alongside healthy controls.
- Using fMRI data, the research found that measures of social dysfunction (via specific scales) were associated with reduced DMN connectivity, particularly in certain brain regions.
- The results suggest that changes in DMN connectivity could serve as potential biomarkers for social dysfunction across various mental health disorders, which may help in developing personalized treatment strategies.
The Impact of a Rights-Based Counselling Intervention to Reduce Stigma in People Affected by Leprosy in Indonesia.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis
December 2016
Athena Institute, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Background: This paper assesses the impact of a counselling intervention on reducing leprosy-related stigma in Cirebon District, Indonesia. The unique features of this intervention are its rights-based approach, the underlying Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) model, the three types of counselling and the lay and peer counsellors who were involved.
Methodology/principal Findings: Mixed methods (e.