Sadness is now a design problem. The highs and lows of melancholy are coded into social media platforms. After all the clicking, browsing, swiping and liking, all we are left with is the flat and empty aftermath of time lost to the app. Sad by Design offers a critical analysis of the growing social media …

Excessive alcohol consumers are in need for effective and targeted thiamine interventions to prevent the development of Korsakoff’s syndrome. Coercive home health care might be a solution to reach excessive alcohol consumers. In many parts of the world, an expansion is seen of more coercive community …

Frontiers are usually zones of trafficking, and the moving boundaries of knowledge are no exception. There you may encounter the weird and adorable creatures known as paradoxes. One of my favorites is the sorites paradox, or ‘paradox of the heap’.

Onderzoeken laten zien dat hechtingsstijlen veranderbaar zijn als gevolg van psychologische behandeling. Doel was om na te gaan of hechting ook binnen een psychologische behandeling van verslaving kan veranderen. Daartoe is bij 49 cliënten in de ambulante verslavingszorg gekeken of de therapeutische …

Introduction: Hardly any research exists on the relationship between substance use and sexual behaviors in patients with a substance use disorder. This study aimed to examine this relation by looking into perceived positive effects on sexual behavior, perceived negative effects and risky sexual behavior …

BACKGROUND: The number of mobile apps that support smoking cessation is growing, indicating the potential of the mobile phone as a means to support cessation. Knowledge about the potential end users for cessation apps results in suggestions to target potential user groups in a dissemination strategy, …

Background: Recent theoretical models emphasize the role of impulsive processes in alcohol addiction, which can be retrained with computerized Cognitive Bias Modification (CBM) training. In this study, the focus is on action tendencies that are activated relatively automatically. Objective: The aim of …

In de afgelopen decennia is de visie op verslaving sterk veranderd. Het momenteel vigerende model in de wetenschap is het hersenziektemodel, maar dit model is momenteel onderhevig aan kritiek en lijkt vooral van toepassing op mensen met een ernstige vorm van verslaving. Wanneer de ideeën vanuit de herstelbenadering …