Police officers exposed to potentially traumatic events (PTE) are at a heightened risk of developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Little is known about trauma‐focused psychotherapy outcomes in the police. In this naturalistic study, we evaluated whether PTE exposure and baseline clinical characteristics predicted PTSD symptom reduction during treatment and residual PTSD symptoms posttreatment. In consecutive referrals to a specialized mental health service for police officers (N = 665), PTSD was measured pre‐ and posttreatment using structured clinical interviews.

Werkt de aanpak van kindermishandeling en partnergeweld? Die vraag wordt steeds vaker gesteld. Bekend is dat minstens één op de dertig kinderen zich thuis niet veilig voelt. Maar krijgen die kinderen hulp? En zo ja, is die hulp effectief? Uit een eerder onderzoek in de vier grote steden (G4) bleek een paar jaar geleden dat er nogal wat mis gaat.1 De G4 besloot daarop tot een vervolgonderzoek door het Verwey-Jonker Instituut.

Individuals diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) show remarkably different symptom presentations. Identification of diagnostic profiles of PTSD may contribute to knowledge about treatment modifications to enhance treatment effectiveness. The present study aimed to identify symptom severity classes among 236 Dutch veterans based on a broad range of psychopathology outcomes, including PTSD, using Latent Profile Analysis (LPA).

What the chapters of this book have in common is that they explore cultural aspects of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); however the current chapter is slightly different because of its emphasis on cross-national patterns and the relevance of country-level factors that turn out to be risk and protective factors themselves.

Objective: Psychiatric service dogs are an emerging complementary treatment for military members and veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Yet despite anecdotal accounts of their value, there is a lack of empirical research on their efficacy. The current proof-of-concept study assessed the effects of this practice.

De NCTV heeft over de rechts-extremistische geweldsdreiging gepubliceerd sinds de verschijning van het eerste Dreigingsbeeld Terrorisme Nederland (DTN) in 2005. Hierbij wordt breed gekeken naar alle dreigingsontwikkelingen die in potentie kunnen leiden tot terroristisch geweld. De geschiedenis, maar ook de actualiteit, toonden aan dat terroristisch geweld niet beperkt blijft tot jihadisme. Ook in de Nationale Contraterrorisme Strategie 2016-2020 staat dat rechts-extremisme de bijzondere aandacht heeft van de NCTV. 

Objective: To evaluate the relationships between benzodiazepine use and (1) health care utilization and (2) suicide risk in veterans diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

This article describes the development of a group-based therapeutic intervention for young people (YP) who have lived with domestic violence and abuse. The intervention was informed by interviews with 107 YP, focused on their experiences of coping, resilience and agency. The intervention draws on resources from systemic, creative and narrative approaches to group work, and aims to facilitate YP’s expression of distress in a way that recognizes that it is embodied, contextual and relational.

Objective: Fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline, topiramate, and venlafaxine have consistently shown efficacy for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials. However, no study has compared the effectiveness of these agents in routine clinical practice. We conducted a retrospective comparative effectiveness study of these 5 medications using electronic medical record data.

Ervaringsdeskundigheid, herstel en herstelondersteuning hebben de laatste jaren steeds meer een prominente plek op de agenda's van alle ggz-instellingen. Op veel plaatsen wordt gezocht naar manieren om ervaringsdeskundigheid toe te passen in de praktijk van de zorg. Deze ontwikkelingen zijn in gang gezet door de activiteiten van de cliëntenbeweging en van spraakmakende ervaringsdeskundigen.