{"title":"[Het Tijdschrift in 2026].","authors":"H L Van","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23100,"journal":{"name":"Tijdschrift voor psychiatrie","volume":"68 1","pages":"8-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146012486","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M K de Sonnaville, H L Van, N Kooiman, P van Wijngaarden
{"title":"[Promoting autonomy in the treatment of chronic suicidality and self-harm: a psychotherapeutic perspective].","authors":"M K de Sonnaville, H L Van, N Kooiman, P van Wijngaarden","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the Netherlands, autonomypromoting policy (APP) is increasingly applied to patients with chronic suicidality and self-harming behaviours for whom specialized psychotherapy for personality disorders is not yet feasible. A national clinical framework and a critical evaluation by MIND have recently highlighted the urgent need to articulate the psychotherapeutic principles underpinning APP. In this article we explore the practical implementation of APP, grounded in interventions from various evidence-based psychotherapeutic modalities for personality disorders that emphasize autonomy. Central to this approach is the delicate balance between containment and connection—setting clear boundaries while simultaneously preserving patient agency and choice.</p>","PeriodicalId":23100,"journal":{"name":"Tijdschrift voor psychiatrie","volume":"68 2","pages":"91-95"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147285163","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A N Scholte-Stalenhoef, L L Boyette, G H M Pijnenborg
{"title":"[Personality in psychosis: clinically relevant? Links with clinical insight and symptom distress].","authors":"A N Scholte-Stalenhoef, L L Boyette, G H M Pijnenborg","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Little is known about the relationship of Five-Factor Model (FFM) personality and therapeutically relevant variables in psychosis.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To examine the relationship between personality traits and both clinical insight and distress due to (subclinical) positive symptoms.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Cross-sectional and longitudinal data from the Genetic Risk and Outcome of Psychosis (GROUP) study were analyzed. Associations between patients’ personality traits and clinical insight was examined using multiple regression. Logistic regression was used to assess the relationship between personality and symptom-related distress in patients, their siblings, and controls. All analyses controlled for symptom levels.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Greater self-reported insight was associated with higher agreeableness, higher neuroticism, lower extraversion, and greater severity of depressive symptoms. Researcher-rated insight was only related to symptom severity, as were changes in insight over time for both forms of insight. Higher openness was associated with a weaker relationship between the frequency of (subclinical) positive symptoms and symptom-related distress in both patients and siblings.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>FFM personality traits are associated with both clinical insight and positive symptom distress, independently of symptom severity. In clinical practice, personality and symptoms are difficult to distinguish. This supports the use of integrated, personalized treatment approaches.</p>","PeriodicalId":23100,"journal":{"name":"Tijdschrift voor psychiatrie","volume":"68 2","pages":"75-81"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147285193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G H M Pijnenborg, N Boonstra, L de Haan, L van der Meer
{"title":"[Cognitive functioning in psychotic spectrum disorders: current status and clinical implications].","authors":"G H M Pijnenborg, N Boonstra, L de Haan, L van der Meer","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Although cognitive impairments occur in approximately 70% of individuals with a psychotic spectrum disorder (PSS) and have a substantial impact on daily functioning, they are often underrecognized in clinical practice. Due to their limited specificity, they are not included in the DSM classification criteria. Historically, cognitive deficits were already central to the concept of dementia praecox.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To provide an overview of the literature on cognition in psychosis.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This article summarizes the existing literature on cognition in PSS.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Patients with PSS generally score lower than the general population across nearly all cognitive domains, although no specific cognitive deficit is unique to PSS, and variability between patients is considerable. The article further discusses the prevalence and course of cognitive dysfunction, as well as findings from neuroimaging and genetic studies. After a first psychotic episode, it is recommended to screen cognitive functioning, for instance using the MATRICS battery. Pharmacological treatment typically shows only modest positive effects on cognitive impairment. In contrast, cognitive remediation (CR) – aimed at improving or compensating cognitive functions through strategies and training – has shown beneficial effects. Although clinical guidelines recommend CR, its availability in practice remains limited.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Integrating systematic cognitive screening and CR into treatment may contribute to improved functioning and quality of life...</p>","PeriodicalId":23100,"journal":{"name":"Tijdschrift voor psychiatrie","volume":"68 1","pages":"32-38"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146012381","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[HoNOS norms for SMI-patients in acute and long-term clinical care and in FACT care].","authors":"E de Beurs, J Peen, U Nabitz, M B de Koning","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In the Netherlands the Health of the Nation Outcome Scale (HoNOS) has been used for over 20 years, but norms for the HoNOS have not been updated since 2004.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To establish metropolitan HoNOS norm scores for patients with a severe mental illness (SMI) in various types of care.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Anonymized data from a large cohort (n = 7566) from the years 2012-2021 of patients with SMI in acute clinical care (n = 4309), long-term clinical care (n = 822) and in care at flexible assertive community treatment (FACT; n = 2435) were used to establish norms for the index (total) score as well as the scores for clinically meaningful and serious problem areas.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There were significant differences in HoNOS scores between the three types of care: patients in acute clinical care had higher scores, long-term clinical care patients scored intermediate, and FACT patients had lower scores. Legal status did not influence the HoNOS score in a meaningful way. Norm tables with raw scores, normalised T-scores and percentile scores were created.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The new norms enable clinicians to estimate the severity of psychopathology and level of functioning in individual patients compared to appropriate reference groups.</p>","PeriodicalId":23100,"journal":{"name":"Tijdschrift voor psychiatrie","volume":"68 3","pages":"111-117"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147628566","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Differentiating crises in people with intellectual disabilities].","authors":"J Wieland","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Crises in people with intellectual disabilities often occur at the intersection of mental health care (MHC) and intellectual disability care (IDC). Different actors and crisis regulations with their own definitions and agreements make appropriate care challenging. Effective collaboration between MHC and IDC is essential but often not structurally organized.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To distinguish between different types of crises in order to promote shared perceptions and a common language between MHC and IDC. This will improve the coordination of interventions and make cooperation between professionals more effective.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Based on clinical experience and scientific background, I propose a model with four types of crises: contextual crisis, somatic crisis, overburdening, and psychiatric crisis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Better differentiation between different types of crises can be advantageous for people with intellectual disabilities. It ensures a shared perception and common language across domains, leading to better task distribution and cooperation between the various professionals involved.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Better differentiation of crises can improve collaboration between MHC and IDC. This model provides tools for joint crisis management and can further improve care in the future.</p>","PeriodicalId":23100,"journal":{"name":"Tijdschrift voor psychiatrie","volume":"68 3","pages":"131-134"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147628578","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Diagnostic dilemmas in persistent nutritional complaints and the need for integrated care].","authors":"M J Besjes, J J E Rovers","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In patients with longstanding nutritional problems and gastrointestinal symptoms, underweight or with significant weight loss, mostly without an identifiable somatic cause, a diagnostic dilemma arises. There is considerable symptomatic overlap between anorexia nervosa (AN), avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), and somatic symptom disorder (SSD) in such cases, which can lead to divergent clinical interpretations, delayed interventions, and lack of therapeutical direction. <span class=\"CharOverride-2\">We describe a 49-year-old patient who had been treated for several years by gastroenterologists for nausea, vomiting, and weight loss. Extensive diagnostics revealed no abnormalities, and pharmacotherapy had little effect. After several second opinions, both somatic and psychiatric, her symptoms were classified as SSS, and the patient began psychotherapeutic treatment.</span> Although the DSM-5 allows for classification, there is a lack of consensus regarding the nature of this clinical presentation and appropriate treatment strategies. We identify factors that may help differentiate between the above-mentioned classifications, though further research into underlying mechanisms remains essential. Current healthcare structures often fail to meet the complex needs of these patients. Moreover, the somatic features of this condition lead to exclusion from treatment programs. We advocate for cross-domain diagnostics and integrated care, in which biological, psychological and social aspects are regarded as equally essential components.</p>","PeriodicalId":23100,"journal":{"name":"Tijdschrift voor psychiatrie","volume":"68 1","pages":"39-43"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146012388","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Pseudobulbar affect in the prodromal phase of psychosis: a case report].","authors":"P Vanbrabant, L van Hilst, S Estercam","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Laughter and crying are fundamental human expressions integral to social interaction and emotional communication. In certain neurological conditions or psychiatric disorders, these behaviors may become pathological, leading to significant impairments in interpersonal and social functioning. We report a patient presenting with uncontrollable episodes of laughter and crying who developed a psychotic episode three weeks later. We review the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnostic considerations, and the emerging therapeutic option for pathological laughter and crying (pseudobulbar affect), such as dextromethorphan/quinidine. There seems to be a lack of information for the treatment of these symptoms in other than neurological disorders, such as psychosis. This case also underscores the lack of clear definitions in the literature and highlights the diagnostic challenges in distinguishing neurological from psychiatric etiologies of pathological affective expression.</p>","PeriodicalId":23100,"journal":{"name":"Tijdschrift voor psychiatrie","volume":"68 2","pages":"86-90"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147285165","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A C van Zadelhoff, J T H van Asseldonk, J J D Tilanus
{"title":"[A unique hallucination in the context of Parkinson's disease: reduplication or misidentification?]","authors":"A C van Zadelhoff, J T H van Asseldonk, J J D Tilanus","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We discuss a case involving a 75-year-old man with Parkinson’s disease (PD) who experienced a psychotic duplication phenomenon. This resembled Capgras syndrome, a misidentification delusion characterized by the false belief that a familiar person has been replaced by a double. However, our patient did not exhibit a delusion but rather a hallucination in which he simultaneously perceived his partner in two locations. He consistently engaged with the hallucinatory experience of his partner, whom he saw duplicated at the table, without awareness of the inaccuracy of this perception. Therefore, this may be better classified as a psychotic duplication experience, or reduplicative paramnesia. A similar phenomenon has been described twice previously in Lewy body dementia, where the distinction between delusion and hallucination was also unclear. Throughout the course of Parkinson’s disease, diverse neuropsychiatric symptoms can occur, including variants of reduplication and misidentification. Distinguishing these phenomena in our case was challenging, and we discuss the underlying mechanisms.</p>","PeriodicalId":23100,"journal":{"name":"Tijdschrift voor psychiatrie","volume":"68 1","pages":"44-47"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146012325","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Women's experiences with a pregnancy relapse prevention plan to prevent mental health symptom relaps].","authors":"J W Verboom, S M Hendriks, B Geerling","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>For women with a known psychiatric disorder, the perinatal period carries an increased risk of mental health relapse. Drawing up and using a signal plan for pregnancy and the postpartum period (SPPP) can be an important intervention.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>Pregnant women with a mental health diagnosis have an increased risk of relapse and are at risk for the development of postpartum psychopathology. During this period a pregnancy relapse prevention plan (PRPP) can be made that describes the risks, symptoms of relapse and related interventions. The main goal of this study is to describe the lived experiences of women with a mental health diagnosis with making and using the PRPP.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A qualitative study to examine the experiences of women with a mental health diagnosis with making and using the PRPP. Participants were recruited from an outpatient clinic within a ‘Psychiatry and Pregnancy’ mental health institute in the Netherlands. Twelve women with a mental health diagnosis who gave birth participated in this study. Data were collected by individual semi structured interviews supported by a topic list.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Four categories/themes of findings emerged from the data; referral and starting up, making and advantage of the PRPP, care after childbirth, using the PRPP, and cooperation.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The pregnancy relapse prevention plan provide pregnant women overview, predictability and tranquillity on all aspects according to the pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. The support and the recognition were appreciated. The signal function of the plan was described as an added value. The involvement of the partner and caretakers were essential.</p>","PeriodicalId":23100,"journal":{"name":"Tijdschrift voor psychiatrie","volume":"68 1","pages":"13-18"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146012467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}