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288 search results for “anxiety disorder” in the Student website

• Afraid of the vacuum cleaner? ‘Uncertainty about the world can cause anxiety in young children’ News - 2 June 2025

  People suffer from anxiety wait on average twelve years before seeking professional help. That’s a pity and it’s unnecessary, says development psychologist Leonie Vreeke. She is therefore developing prevention programmes where parents learn to react in a helpful way to anxious behaviour on the part…

• Michiel Westenberg advocates prevention for social anxiety: ‘Why wait until the damage has been done?’ News - 6 November 2024

  Shyness is perfectly normal, Michiel Westenberg stated in his farewell lecture. But that doesn’t mean that social anxiety shouldn’t be identified and addressed in good time. ‘Serious shyness has strong genetic roots; you don’t just get over it.’

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  Caroline Bokhorst Education & Research Staff Member

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  bokhorst@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274044

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  Evin Aktar Senior assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  e.aktar@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275228

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  Maartje Witlox Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.witlox@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Evelien Urbanus Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  e.l.urbanus@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Eiko Fried Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  e.i.fried@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Binge-eating disorders in the Arab world and the Netherlands News - 13 September 2023

  Psychologist Bernou Melisse was shocked at the long waiting lists in the Netherlands for people with binge-eating disorders. The problem was not yet on the map in Saudi Arabia. She therefore decided to study how people suffering from binge eating can be helped better in their own region of the world.…

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  Marike Kooistra Researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.j.kooistra@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Maartje Schoorl Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.schoorl@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274083

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  Leo de Sonneville Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  lsonneville@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Nikki Nibbering PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  n.nibbering@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Evania Lina Fasya Phd/guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  e.l.fasya@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Thomas Willems PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  t.r.a.willems@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Frederiek Halbertsma Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  f.a.halbertsma@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275341

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  Esther van den Bos Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  bosejvanden@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276868

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  Nina Komrij Postdoc

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  n.l.komrij@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Bart Verkuil Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  bverkuil@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273460

• As a parent, you have a big influence on your child’s anxiety (though there’s no need to worry about it) News - 22 January 2025

  How do parents communicate anxiety to their child via body language and words? Psychologist Cosima Nimphy studied this question for her PhD research. Experiments show that children of anxious parents are not more sensitive to their parents’ signs of anxiety.

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  Rayyan Toutounji Researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  r.toutounji@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Hinke Endedijk Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  h.m.endedijk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271435

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  Jan Dirk Blom Professor by Special Appointment

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.d.blom@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273857

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  Danielle Oprel

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  d.a.c.oprel@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Greta Noordenbos

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  noordenbos@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jiemiao Chen Postdoc

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.chen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Four projects awarded science communication grants News - 24 November 2023

  The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has rewarded four projects in which Leiden researchers are bringing science and society closer together. What are these projects?

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  Bianca Boyer Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  b.e.boyer@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Marit Guda Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.c.guda@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276344

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  Evert Scholte Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  scholte@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Nutrition and fasting for the brain: why the Keto diet shows promise News - 3 June 2024

  Autism, Alzheimer’s, and bipolar disorder: can the development of these mental health conditions be influenced by the ketogenic diet? Increasingly, research suggests it might. 'For those it helps, it can be life-changing,' says neuroscientist Eline Dekeyster.

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  Linda de Voogd Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  l.d.de.voogd@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Mosaic 2.0 scholarship for Rüya Akdağ News - 11 August 2022

  Rüya Akdağ is part of a research team with the aim of further studying social anxiety. The Leiden psychologist receives the grant for her doctoral research on the role of emotions and cognition in the emergence and occurrence of social anxiety in adolescents.

• Om te beginnen met gezond gedrag moeten vaak eerst problemen als schimmel op de muren of financiële sores worden aangepakt News - 25 January 2023

  Medici kunnen veel repareren, maar ziekte voorkomen of uitstellen is beter. Daarvoor is vaak leefstijlverandering nodig en dat blijkt lastig. Gezondheidswetenschappers Sandra van Dijk (Universiteit Leiden) en Valentijn Visch (TU Delft) doen onderzoek naar de vraag hoe je mensen kunt helpen met gedragsverandering…

• Three Leiden PhD candidates awarded Mosaic 2.0 scholarships News - 20 July 2022

  Three PhD candidates from Leiden University have been awarded a Mosaic 2.0 scholarship for their PhD research. The Dutch Research Council (NWO) Mosaic 2.0 programme is aimed at an underrepresented group of graduates with a migrant background.

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  Marieke Bos Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.g.n.bos@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276624

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  Manja Koenders Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.a.koenders@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277980

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  Siuman Chung Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  s.chung@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273830

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  Nienke Bouw PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.c.bouw@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Mara van Osch PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.van.osch@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Psychologist writes sober book about psychedelic drugs News - 29 October 2021

  Psychedelic drugs like magic mushrooms and LSD are embraced by some and seen as lethal by others. Cognitive psychologist Michiel van Elk delved into the world of psychedelic drugs and wrote a surprisingly sober book about them. ‘Without first-hand experience my story wouldn’t be complete.’

• Learning about psychology from inside the pink folds of the brain News - 10 February 2026

  In a new video series for the Corpus Kids Academy, researchers Marieke Bos and Janna Marie Bas-Hoogendam explain how the adolescent brain develops and how anxiety works. 'We wanted to present the information simply, while still preserving the complexity.'

• Over 3,000 euros for equal opportunities in academia thanks to NSE respondents News - 6 July 2022

  Within the scope of the National Student Survey (NSE) a cheque for €3.087,75 was presented to the Leiden University Fund (LUF) on Monday. The money is for the Leiden Empowerment Fund.

• From horror to silent strength: Leiden researches emotions at Lowlands News - 23 June 2025

  This summer, Leiden University will be setting up camp at Lowlands with two research projects. Participants are invited to explore their fears and feelings, and in doing so, contribute to scientific research.

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  Mariska Kret Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.e.kret@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276359

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  Jochanan Veerbeek Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.veerbeek@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273399

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  Elise Swart Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  e.k.swart@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Christine Espin Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  espinca@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• European subsidy for Ellen de Bruijn: ‘Hormonal fluctuations in women have been ignored for too long in brain research’ News - 31 January 2023

  Psychologist Ellen de Bruijn studies the effects of hormonal fluctuations on behaviour and on the brain over a woman's life course. With an ERC Consolidator grant, she and 3 PhDs and a postdoc will further her EEG research on the different stages at which girls and women experience strong hormonal f…

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• Inequality in medical science: ‘We need to better understand the flexibility of the female brain’ News - 19 November 2025

  During a well-attended Studium Generale lecture at Rijksmuseum Boerhaave, Professor Ellen de Bruijn demonstrated how hormonal fluctuations influence the female brain. 'We urgently need more attention for the mental health of girls and women during transitional periods.'