{"title":"[Moving from the medical model in the present towards human centered care in the future].","authors":"F P Velders","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Mental health care is under great pressure; the current system is bursting at the seams with waiting times and cutbacks against the backdrop of major societal transformations.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>From the chaos of the present, this essay attempts to sketch a perspective on the future of psychiatry.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Using the theory of major transformations and systems change this essay zooms out to a complex systemic perspective to try to paint a picture of psychiatry in 10 years’ time.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Several theories of major systemic change suggest that healthcare is moving from the current medical model to human-centered care from an ecosystem that is organized around the person. There are already new initiatives that seem to be making a start in this direction. Nevertheless, the future is difficult to predict and time will tell where we will be in 10 years’ time.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The major transformation in healthcare is moving in the direction of human-centered care in which hope and possibilities present themselves for a healthier society.</p>","PeriodicalId":23100,"journal":{"name":"Tijdschrift voor psychiatrie","volume":"67 2","pages":"76-79"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143573954","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":"[Psychiatric drug development on the verge of its Rubicon].","authors":"G Jacobs","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Recent reports from the psychiatric drug development space have been feeding the expectation of novel pharmacotherapies reaching the clinic over the next couple of years. In this context, advancement of novel compounds such as esketamine, KarXT, MDMA, daridorexant and psilocybine following decades of stagnation, is undoubtedly promising. However, complacency on the side of drug developers and psychiatrist should be considered premature.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Discussion of literature, examples and backgrounds of drug development in psychiatry.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>After all, compared to neurology and oncology, psychiatry is lagging behind in terms of potential new drugs targeting truly novel mechanisms of action to treat psychiatric disorders. The current situation is conceptually related to 1) lacking an understanding of the pathophysiology of psychiatric disorders, 2) limited pharmacological characterization of novel drugs, 3) equating phenomenological diagnostic categories to diseases with a biological basis, and 4) the pharmaceutical industry aiming to introduce ‘blockbuster drugs’ to the market.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Altogether, psychiatric drug development is currently undergoing something of a renaissance, but relevant stakeholders seem unable to address the shortcomings and pitfalls of the current approach, risking psychiatric drug development to fall even further behind. Improving drug development in psychiatry is only possible if clinicians, researchers, drug developers and regulators join forces in a concerted effort to address these issues.</p>","PeriodicalId":23100,"journal":{"name":"Tijdschrift voor psychiatrie","volume":"67 2","pages":"105-109"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143574023","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":"[The organization of psychiatry in the Netherlands and Belgium: who is an example for whom?]","authors":"K R Goethals, T Birkenhäger","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The medical profession such as that of a psychiatrist is a profession with three essential characteristics (specialist care, autonomy and formal recognition, and professional ethics). The 21st century is characterized by bureaucratization and marketization of healthcare. Medical sociologist Friedson described three forms of logic: the logic of the professional, the logic of bureaucracy and the logic of the market.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To test the position, autonomy and effectiveness of the psychiatrist from a historical perspective. To assess developments in Dutch and Belgian psychiatry and make a comparison.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Two psychiatrists from Belgium and the Netherlands mention relevant developments. It is examined which form of logic is followed in these developments.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The logic of the professional applies to quality and further training, but is threatened by some Boards of Directors and the position of the Dutch psychiatrist. The logic of bureaucracy dominates in the new legislation on compulsory healthcare in the Netherlands. Finally, the powerful health insurers illustrate the logic of the market.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The logics of bureaucracy and the market take the upper hand in the Netherlands, to the detriment of the logic of the professional. Extensive bureaucratization and the power of health insurers are not desirable developments for Belgium. Belgians should urgently consider the options for compulsory treatment and mandatory quality and further training.</p>","PeriodicalId":23100,"journal":{"name":"Tijdschrift voor psychiatrie","volume":"67 2","pages":"134-138"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143574033","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 J Hendriks, S Sobczak, M L Oudega, H Jeuring, E van Exel, D Rhebergen, R C Oude Voshaar
{"title":"[Tomorrow's psychiatry for older adults: solutions for a future-proof care].","authors":"G J Hendriks, S Sobczak, M L Oudega, H Jeuring, E van Exel, D Rhebergen, R C Oude Voshaar","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Backgrund: </strong>Psychiatric disorders in older adults are underdiagnosed and undertreated, despite their high prevalence and significant impact on medical care utilisation. Given demographic developments and the limited number of specialised psychiatrists, an age-based mental health care division is not sustainable for the future. Which solutions are future-proof?</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To describe solutions for a future-proof psychiatry for older adults.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Literature review and consideration.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Future-proof care requires a strategic positioning of old age psychiatrists, focusing on their specific expertise at the intersection of psychiatry and somatics, neurocognitive disorders, the psychosocial characteristics of the third and fourth stages of life, and end-of-life care. This includes an effective role in early detection and consultation in general practice, guidance during transitions in the psychosocial context of individuals, transitions from vitality to physical frailty in mental health care, and within the somatic care chain involving general hospitals and long-term care facilities.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>For future-proof care, strategic positioning of the old age psychiatrist is desirable, as well as investments in research, education, network-based care, and digital technology to flexibly respond to the evolving care demands.</p>","PeriodicalId":23100,"journal":{"name":"Tijdschrift voor psychiatrie","volume":"67 2","pages":"84-88"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143574100","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 van den End, A T F Beekman, J J M Dekker, K Thomaes
{"title":"[Trauma-focused and personality disorder treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder and comorbid cluster C personality disorder].","authors":"A van den End, A T F Beekman, J J M Dekker, K Thomaes","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with high rates of avoidant, dependent and obsessive-compulsive personality disorders (cluster C-PD). It is unknown whether concurrent treatment for PTSD and comorbid cluster C-PD leads to superior treatment effects, compared to standalone trauma-focused treatment.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To test the efficacy of adding 52-58 sessions of PD treatment (group schema therapy; GST) to 12-18 sessions of individual trauma-focused treatment (imagery rescripting; ImRs).</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>130 adult outpatients were randomized to receive either ImRs or ImRs+GST. The main outcome was PTSD severity one year after start of treatment (CAPS-5). Secondary outcomes were cluster C-PD, psychiatric symptoms, quality of life, functioning, treatment response, remission, and dropout.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>At 12 months, there were large decreases in PTSD severity (d = 2,4), PD symptoms and all other secondary outcomes. There were no significant differences between conditions.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Large effects were observed in both treatment arms. The results suggests that trauma focused treatment is the preferred primary treatment in patients presenting with PTSD and comorbid cluster C-PD, after which more intensive psychotherapy aimed at the personality disorder may be considered in the case of residual personality disorder symptoms.</p>","PeriodicalId":23100,"journal":{"name":"Tijdschrift voor psychiatrie","volume":"67 3","pages":"184-0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143754618","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 B Koopmans, M Lancee, M H Rubbens-Özgen, M H J Hillegers, J Zinkstok, A Dols
{"title":"[Cracks in the glass ceiling: an increase in female professors in psychiatry in the Netherlands].","authors":"A B Koopmans, M Lancee, M H Rubbens-Özgen, M H J Hillegers, J Zinkstok, A Dols","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Despite major progress in women’s emancipation, women remain underrepresented in the highest academic positions.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To 1. determine the percentage of female psychiatry professors affiliated with a university medical center (UMC), 2. analyze the increase in female psychiatry professors over the years relative to the number of female psychiatrists, and 3. provide a prognosis for future trends.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>For this descriptive study we utilized data from the Dutch Association of Psychiatry and the Dutch UMC, and research questions were answered with descriptive analyses, correlation tests with a Pearson correlation coefficient and group comparisons with a two-tailed t-test. Results were presented graphically.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Out of 40 psychiatry professors in UMC, 14 were women (35%) and 26 were men (65%). A cautious forecast suggested this will rise to 43% by 2030. The average age at appointment for male professors was 46.3 years (SD 5.4), compared to 49 years (SD 5.6) for female professors (p = 0.17).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Over the past two years, the percentage of female psychiatry professors has increased significantly by 11%. Despite the increase, this percentage remains low compared to the 54% of female psychiatrists in 2024 and does not keep pace with the growing number of female psychiatrists. We advocate for policies that promote diversity and inclusion, as these lead to higher quality research and does justice to our diverse patient population.</p>","PeriodicalId":23100,"journal":{"name":"Tijdschrift voor psychiatrie","volume":"67 2","pages":"89-93"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143573764","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":"[The future of the Belgian psychiatric patient according to the WPA-Lancet Commission].","authors":"K R Goethals, G Dom","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In 2017, the World Psychiatric Association-Lancet Psychiatry Commission on the future of psychiatry identified several priority areas for the next decade. Six major domains were distinguished, namely the patient and his treatment, psychiatry and healthcare systems, psychiatry and society, the future of mental health legislation, digital psychiatry and training the psychiatrist of the future. This essay examines the state of affairs in Belgium seven years after the publication of the above-mentioned document.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Testing the situation in Belgium based on scientific literature and policy documents, and on experience and opinion of the authors.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Psychiatry training and research are slow to keep up with demographic changes such as aging and cultural diversity. There is also a stark lack of capacity and competencies in clinical practice. The reforms within Belgian mental health care have received international appreciation in recent years. However, multi-stage care is still not getting off the ground. There is also insufficient capacity for outpatient care for patients with serious psychiatric disorders. In addition to the law on compulsory admission, the law on patient rights was renewed. Digital psychiatric care has hardly been rolled out. Finally, the training and education for the future psychiatrist is still based too much on knowledge transfer and not enough on the acquisition of skills.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The World Health Organization and Europe praise the Belgian reforms regarding the socialization of healthcare. However, compared to future expectations for our field, a lot still needs to be done.</p>","PeriodicalId":23100,"journal":{"name":"Tijdschrift voor psychiatrie","volume":"67 2","pages":"139-143"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143574027","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":"[SIADH in a patient receiving quetiapine therapy].","authors":"A L'Ecluse, Y Balthasar, M Destoop","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hyponatremia is a common electrolyte disturbance associated with the use of medication and can have serious consequences. The syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) is the cause in the majority of cases. This article describes a 53-year-old patient with the following complaints: restlessness, urinary complaints, increased urgency, thirst and confusion. Hyponatremia was diagnosed. A restrictive fluid policy in combination with reduction of the causative medication was initiated, as a result of which the patient made a full recovery. This case illustrates the potential of SIADH on quetiapine. Early recognition of this syndrome is vital for timely initiation of correct treatment, which can prevent further and more permanent consequences.</p>","PeriodicalId":23100,"journal":{"name":"Tijdschrift voor psychiatrie","volume":"67 3","pages":"192-195"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143754615","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":"[Evidence for the non-evidenced: A methodological argument for an inclusive evidence-base].","authors":"F L Truijens, M M De Smet, M Desmet, R Meganck","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In psychologic and psychiatric research, methodological standards are used to develop an evidence-base for clinical practice. Each method forms ‘evidence’ based on specific methodological assumptions. The choice for a method defines what counts as ‘evidence; thus shaping the organization of clinical practice.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>In this paper, we discuss qualitative analyses of three patient-participants in ‘gold standard’ psychotherapy research, who stood out in the sample for their explicit engagement with the questionnaires.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>These ‘rich cases’ illustrate how to methodological assumptions can lead to loss of valuable clinical information, which jeopardizes the representativeness and utility of the evidence-base.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>By excluding people from analyzes in advance or during the study, or by losing them ‘in the mean’, we lose the opportunity to offer those people an empirically supported treatment. Therefore, if we want to work evidence-based, we also have to collect evidence for the non-evident.</p>","PeriodicalId":23100,"journal":{"name":"Tijdschrift voor psychiatrie","volume":"66 5","pages":"265-269"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142005367","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}
H A de Haan, A Neven, C Reurich, K Reijgwart, A Batalla
{"title":"[Denial of addiction as a mental disorder in the Dutch Compulsory Care Act].","authors":"H A de Haan, A Neven, C Reurich, K Reijgwart, A Batalla","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>It is difficult to qualify patients with substance-related and addictive disorders for the Dutch Compulsory Care Act (Wvggz) AIM: Investigating factors that influence rejections of substance-related and addictive disorders as mental disorders in the Wvggz RESULTS: Substance-related and addictive disorders are assessed differently as mental disorder than other psychiatric disorders under both the old Dutch Special Admissions Act (Bopz) and the Wvggz. It is often not made clear whether the assessment is made from the medical-psychiatric or legal domain.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>To qualify patients with substance-related and addictive disorders for the Wvggz, a medical-psychiatric classification and/or diagnosis must be converted into the required legal terms in as structured a manner as possible. It is also undesirable for a law and therefore the court to determine whether there is a mental disorder. This belongs to the medical-psychiatric domain.</p>","PeriodicalId":23100,"journal":{"name":"Tijdschrift voor psychiatrie","volume":"66 6","pages":"316-319"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142005374","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}