Mindfulness for psychosis: healing or harmful?

Mindfulness has transformed the treatment of many mental illnesses, but people with schizophrenia have been left out. It’s time clinicians forget the frightening images of meditation-induced psychotic relapse and embrace mindfulness for treating psychosis.

Olivia Gadberry • November 18, 2022

It was that mean child… or was it?

The typical idea of a bully is a mean child who wants to dominate their peers. However, understanding social interactions in this light only gives part of the story. We need more nuance in the discussion of bullying to find fitting solutions to different problems.

Neeltje van den Bedem • February 28, 2022

Taking the power of expectations to the patient

How easily can you be influenced in your expectations? To what degree do your expectations influence you, for example, your symptoms when being ill or the effects of treatment? And how can such expectations be applied to optimize patient care?

Henriët van Middendorp • November 12, 2018

The blind men and the elephant: Optimizing healthcare by combining knowledge and ingredients.

In an increasingly complex healthcare system, with a growing number of patients with one or more chronic conditions, the call for innovative treatment options is growing. The answer? Collaboration!

Henriët van Middendorp • October 29, 2014

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Mindfulness for psychosis: healing or harmful?

It was that mean child… or was it?

Taking the power of expectations to the patient

The blind men and the elephant: Optimizing healthcare by combining knowledge and ingredients.