This thesis provides a report on research aimed at enhancing treatment of patients with bipolar disorder. We describe various aspects of treatment of bipolar disorder. The central study reported in this thesis is an effect study of a multicomponent intervention, Collaborative Care. Chapter 1 describes …

In the Netherlands, there has been much debate on the question whether elderly people over 70 who are tired of life and who consider their life to be completed, should have legal options to ask for assisted dying. So far there has been little research into the experiences of these elderly people. In …

Hoofdstuk in Pedagoog in de spotlights. Opvoedingsidealen vanuit verschillende contexten. Pedagogiekstudenten van Hogeschool Utrecht (HU) doen onderzoek. Wat betekent dat voor de opleidingen en de beroepspraktijk? HU-onderzoekers Jurrius, Van Heijst en Gruiters beschrijven dat in een hoofdstuk van het …

A significant contributor to the global threat of obesity is excessive gestational weight gain (GWG). The aim of this article is to explore Dutch primary care midwives’ behaviors in promoting healthy GWG.

Introduction: Self-management is considered a potential answer to the increasing demand for family medicine by people suffering from a chronic condition or multi-morbidity. A key element of self-management is goal setting. Goal setting is often defined as a moment of agreement between a professional …

Many children aged 9–12 appear to have low levels of fundamental movement skills (FMS). Physical education (PE) is important because PE-teachers can teach children a variety of FMS and can influence PE-motivation. However, declined levels of PE-motivation are reported in the final grades of elementary …

Huisartsen worden in toenemende mate geconfronteerd met psychische problematiek bij patiënten. Daardoor krijgen huisartsen ook een steeds grotere diagnostische verantwoordelijkheid die gerelateerd is aan de geestelijke gezondheidszorg. Dit vraagt meer deskundigheid en meer tijd. Tevens is het de bedoeling …

Objectives To compare healthcare costs and mortality rates of Dutch patients with a conventional (CON) general practitioner (GP) and patients with a GP who has additionally completed training in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Design Comparative economic evaluation. Setting Database from …