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241 search results for “bipolar disorder” in the Staff website

• Podcast: A life with Bipolar Disorder News - 29 September 2022

  We talk to Justin, who was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder type 1 over 14 years ago. Justin is very candid and talks about his first manic episode at the age of 28, and how he learned to live a stable life. Justin is doing well, and he owes this in particular to his own perseverance. What do you experience…

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  Manja Koenders Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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

• Food for Thought “Mental Health Disorders ” Event - 26 May 2026

  Lecture, Food for Thought

• Galaxies have bipolar gas outflows far into intergalactic space News - 6 December 2023

  For the first time, astronomers have observed in three dimensions that gas from spiral galaxies is blown upwards and downwards at high speed, far out of the galaxy. They thereby confirm the theory of galaxy evolution: that star-forming galaxies create intergalactic gas flows by discharging gas along…

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  Jacqueline Guicherit-Dicke Skills Instructor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.a.guicherit@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273499

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  Philip Spinhoven Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  spinhoven@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Wouter Staal Professor by Special Appointment

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  w.g.staal@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278843

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  Maretha de Jonge Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.v.de.jonge@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274060

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  Annemieke van Drenth Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  drenth@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Don Weenink Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  d.weenink@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

• Podcast: Social Anxiety Disorder News - 29 November 2021

  Have you ever experienced the feeling of awkwardness when attending a party where you didn’t know anybody? Ever felt shy at a party within the first few minutes? While this feeling is labelled loosely as feeling socially anxious, social anxiety disorder goes to a much further extent.

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  Anne Krause-Utz Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.d.krause@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276639

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  Petra Barneveld Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  p.s.barneveld@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273869

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  Rachel de Jong Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  r.de.jong@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• 'Dissociation in borderline personality disorder can hinder daily life and the course of therapy' News - 19 January 2026

  Dissociation is a common symptom in borderline personality disorder and is associated with an increased risk of suicidality and self-harm. Dialectical behaviour therapist Anne Krause-Utz has written a book for clinicians, researchers and students who want to better understand and recognise the pheno…

• Perspective for people with borderline personality disorder News - 5 November 2021

  ‘Raising awareness of the disorder is crucial since borderline personality disorder (BPD) still faces considerable stigma ’, says Anne Krause-Utz (Clinical Psychology) . Together with an international team of excellent scientists, Krause-Utz provides an update of current knowledge about this disorder,…

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  Yvette Dijkxhoorn Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  dijkx@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273822

• Why early detection of bone disorders matters News - 9 September 2025

  As a professor, Natasha Appelman-Dijkstra understands better than anyone how important it is to recognise bone and mineral conditions at an early stage. She emphasises the importance of flexibility and collaboration for better care, groundbreaking research and strong education.

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  Julie Hall Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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

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  Hans Aerts Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Science

  j.m.f.g.aerts@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274771

• Reportage: training anxious children should help prevent disorders and depression News - 16 April 2024

  Many primary school children suffer from anxiety and their numbers are increasing. Psychologists from the Knowledge Center Anxiety & Stress (KAS) are developing and researching preventive training.

• Researchers unravel mystery behind rare pregnancy disorder News - 31 October 2025

  Leiden researchers have found clues to why a rare pregnancy disorder is mild in some babies but life-threatening in others. Their discovery opens the door to a test that could identify severe cases during pregnancy. Fortunately, a treatment already exists.

• 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.

• Bold and anxious fish help in the hunt for medication for ADHD and depression News - 4 April 2025

  Personality is genetic in zebrafish: risk-taking parents have risk-taking children. These are the findings of research by Christian Tudorache and his team published in BMC Neuroscience.

• Better screening can help GPs recognise anxiety disorders earlier News - 15 February 2023

  Only one in five young people with emotional health problems such as an anxiety disorder receives appropriate professional help. GPs often fail to properly recognise the signals in children and young people, according to psychologist Semiha Aydin. How can we improve this? PhD defence 23 February.

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  Andrea Spruijt Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.m.spruijt.2@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

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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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  Rianne de Kleine Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  r.a.de.kleine@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275435

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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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  Elise Kortink Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  e.d.kortink@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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  Janna Marie Bas-Hoogendam Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.m.hoogendam@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276345

• New insights into characteristics of Conduct Disorder with "limited prosocial emotions" News - 4 May 2021

  In a recent study, Dr. Moji Aghajani and colleagues show that adolescents with a severe form of Conduct Disorder (CD) -with limited prosocial emotions- require an unusually large amount of brain capacity to read emotional faces. These effects were found in comparison to CD youth without limited prosocial…

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  Johanna Greeven Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  greeven@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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  Thomas Willems PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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

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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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  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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  Greta Noordenbos

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  noordenbos@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Semiha Aydin Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  s.aydin@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

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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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  Willem van der Does Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  vanderdoes@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Siuman Chung Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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