Projects
INSTA-MD: INflammation-based Stratification for immune-Targeted Augmentation in Major Depressive disorder KU Leuven
The goal of this project is to offer a clear cut augmentation strategy for the first line treatment of major depressive disorder.
More specifically to tackle the treatment resistance (i.e. non-remission after two consecutive trials of first-line antidepressants) in 30-40% of cases, partially related to an immunemediated subtype of MDD. With the use of immune-based stratification, this immune-subtype can already be screened for by general ...
TBM (Applied Biomedical Research with a Primary Societal finality) project: INSTA-MD: INflammation-based Stratification for immune- Targeted Augmentation in Major Depressive disorder Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Psychological and behavioral trait-frailties in the etiopathogenesis of severe major depressive disorder. University of Antwerp
The nature and determinants of emotional recovery in normal and depressive populations. KU Leuven
Smart algorithms for wearables to reduce relapse into stress related disorders KU Leuven
To date, depression is the worldwide leading cause for disability and a considerable contributor to the global disease burden. In recent years, another disorder that shares certain traits with depression has been on the rise, namely burnout. Although the prevalence and disease burden of burnout is not nearly as great as that of depression, it has been escalating in the last decade. As a result, burnout has been receiving a lot of attention in ...
The role of attentional flexibility during emotion processing in resilience and emotional disorders Ghent University
The ability to flexible deploy attention during emotion processing is thought to play a crucial role in resilience to stress and healthy emotion regulation. Relatedly, according to cognitive models of anxiety and depression, impairments at this level may play an important role in mood disorders, where there often is exacerbated attention for (negative) emotional information. The present project aims to examine these ideas
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In-depth study towards the role of neuromedine U in the stress response and in stress-related CNS disorders Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The role of neuro-cognitive research has related mood disorders Ghent University
Recent neuro-cognitive research has related mood disorders to a deficit within strategic attentional processes led by a frontocortical-subcortical network. The aim of this project is to explore these prefrontal attentional problems through rTMS and ERP brain researches while applying experimental attentional paradigms. These results prospect a functional relation between cognitive control and clinical indications.