Projects
Perinatal depression in (pregnant) mothers: 'From prevalence to prevention' – A precision medicine approach within a public health perspective KU Leuven
Integrated care model for home-dwelling older patients with depression and physical multimorbidity (I-CONNECT) KU Leuven
Changing Tactics? Optimizing ECT in difficult-to-treat depression KU Leuven
This project entails the first-ever RCT comparing antidepressant efficacy and cognitive effects of an- ongoing treatment technique (unilateral ECT) with a change of treatment technique (from unilateral
to bitemporal ECT). This project will have an impact on the clinical practice, guiding clinical decision making. The project addresses a clinical conundrum ECT clinicians are faced with on a daily basis: what
to do in case a severely ...
Is mistreatment of women during facility-based childbirth an independent risk factor for postpartum depression? A mixed methods prospective study in Ethiopia and Guinea Institute of Tropical Medicine
postpartum mental disorder, mainly postpartum depression, which
can lead to self-harm, harm to the baby, compromised child health
and development, and suicide. As 48% of women in the region do not
receive postnatal care (81% in Ethiopia and 51% in Guinea),
postpartum depression remains undiagnosed and untreated.
Globally, despite a critical ...
Changing Tactics? Optimizing ECT in difficult-to-treat depression University of Antwerp
Focused Ultrasound Personalized Therapy for the Treatment of Depression Ghent University
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a mood disorder which can interfere with daily life, and it is a major contributor to the overall global disease burden. About one third of MDD patients do not respond to established treatments. What is more, reliable biomarkers for depression are needed as a diagnostic tool. The EU-funded UPSIDE project aims to address these issues. To that end, it will research and validate in vivo a hybrid neurotechnology ...
Am I burned-out or depressed? Distinguishing school burnout and depression in adolescence via a cognitive vulnerability-stress model. Ghent University
This project examines the developmental pathways of school burnout and depression in adolescents. We hypothesize that both disorders develop via a vulnerability-stress interaction, but that different types of vulnerabilities and stressors result in either school burnout or depression. We investigate the role of early maladaptive schemas, interpersonal and school-related stressors and emotion regulation through a longitudinal questionnaire-, ...
Sustainable return-to-work after a burn-out or a depression KU Leuven
In this research we will use the Medical Research Council Framework (MRC), for the development of complex interventions as a framework for our study. In this project we aim to:1) investigate which determinants play a role in making RTW after common mental disorders (CMD) sustainable with a prospective cohort study, 2) create an intervention that supports SRTW among CMD-patients. To create this intervention, we will use an innovative ...