Abstract – Introduction: Depression is a common mental disorder with often persistent consequences. Even after adequate treatment, recovery may be far from optimal. To enhance outcomes, we aimed to identify and synthesize factors that depressed adults themselves perceived as facilitating or hindering …

In recent years, care for people with severe mental illnesses (SMI) has shifted from institutional to recovery-based treatment in which informal caregivers often have an important role. However, their increased involvement has elevated issues such as role strain or burden of care, which indicates that …

Academisch Proefschrift, ter verkrijging van de graad Doctor aan de Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, op gezag van de rector magnificus prof. dr. J.J.G. Geurts, volgens besluit van de decaan van de Faculteit der Bètawetenschappen in het openbaar te verdedigen op donderdag 19 februari 2026 om 11.45 uur in …

Introduction: Mental health conditions are highly prevalent among adolescents, affecting one in seven individuals and accounting for 15% of the global disease burden in this age group. The promotion of health behaviours including physical activity, nutrition, and sleep, and reduction of sedentary behaviour, …

Inleiding: Afasie is een taalstoornis die ontstaat door hersenletsel, zoals een beroerte, trauma, tumor of ontsteking (Bastiaanse, 2011). Deze aandoening beïnvloedt het vermogen om taal te begrijpen en te gebruiken, wat leidt tot emotioneel leed en een negatieve impact op de geestelijke gezondheid, sociale …

Aim: Mothers of children with intellectual disabilities are particularly vulnerable to mental distress due to demanding and exhausting caregiving. However, in the Arab world, they are seldom screened for depression because of limited diagnostic resources. Addressing the urgent need for brief and reliable …

Children with intellectual disabilities experience unique developmental, social, and environmental challenges that intersect with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and positive childhood experiences (PCEs), shaping their psychosocial outcomes. While prior research has mainly examined single adversities …

In my work as a nurse and, later, as a clinical nurse specialist, I often encountered older people whose treatment for depression – performed according to the relevant guidelines – was inadequate, causing the depression to become chronic in nature. When the course of a depression becomes this adverse, …

The purpose of this study is to investigate the mediating role of online and offline social sensitivity in the association between online vigilance and mental health outcomes—specifically depression, anxiety, and stress—among Algerian female university students. A cross-sectional study was conducted …

Introduction Co-rumination, characterized by excessively discussing problems and dwelling on negative affect within a dyadic friendship, has been associated with adolescents' symptoms of depression, anxiety and perceived stress-collectively referred to as psychological distress. This study explored whether …