Maaike Van Veen

GGZ Drenthe | ggz · Centre of Expertise on Sleep and Psychiatry

Objectives Although common, sleep disorders often remain undiagnosed in psychiatric patients. A screening instrument, like the Holland Sleep Disorders Questionnaire (HSDQ) could improve this. Previous work indicated a 6‐factor structure for the HSDQ, but this hasn't been investigated in psychiatric patients. Methods HSDQ data was collected in a ps...

Sleep problems are very common in individuals with a mental disorder. Given the abundant evidence indicating the negative impact of disturbed sleep on mental health outcome, insight into the prevalence of all types of sleep disorders in specific mental disorders and neurodevelopmental conditions is of practical importance. Therefore, we estimated t...

Short sleep duration has been linked to higher levels of aggression. To synthetize all available research on this association, a systematic review and meta-analysis was performed. We included observational and experimental studies, using various measures of sleep duration and aggression. Eighty eligible papers were identified, describing 82 studies...

Slaapproblemen zijn transdiagnostische en zeer prevalente symptomen in de psychiatrie. Dit betekent echter niet dat ze geen aandacht behoeven in de behandeling. Integendeel: voldoende en kwalitatief goede slaap is essentieel voor de lichamelijke en geestelijke gezondheid,en voor het herstel van psychiatrische aandoeningen. Behandelaren in de ggz mo...

Sleep disturbances frequently co-occur with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Insomnia and nightmares are viewed as core symptoms of PTSD. Yet, relations between disturbed sleep and PTSD are far more complex: PTSD is linked to a broad range of sleep disorders and disturbed sleep markedly affects PTSD-outcome. This article provides a concise ove...

Sleep disorders are linked to development of type 2 diabetes and increase the risk of developing diabetes complications. Treating sleep disorders might therefore play an important role in the prevention of diabetes progression. However, the detection and treatment of sleep disorders are not part of standardised care for people with type 2 diabetes....

Poor sleep quality is closely related to aggression, but despite the promise of new therapeutic possibilities, a systematic synthesis of observational research on the association between sleep quality and aggression is lacking. This systematic review and meta-analysis examined the association between sleep quality and aggression, using the academic...

Middelgerelateerde en verslavingsstoornissen zijn nauw verweven met verstoringen van het slaappatroon; zo zijn slaapproblemen op jongere leeftijd duidelijk voorspellend voor het ontwikkelen van een latere verslaving – en vice versa. Bovendien zijn slaapproblemen na het bereiken van abstinentie een belangrijke risicofactor voor terugval in gebruik....

Niet-medicamenteuze interventies zijn bij slaapstoornissen van groot belang en vaak de primaire behandelstap. Toch wordt om diverse redenen frequent gekozen voor inzet van medicatie; bijvoorbeeld door onvoldoende effect van de gekozen interventies of de noodzaak zo snel mogelijk slaapverbetering te induceren. Dan is kennis over de werking van en ev...

Dit handboek biedt een overzicht van diverse slaapstoornissen, de diagnostiek en behandeling daarvan en hun relatie tot de psychiatrie en gebruik van psychofarmaca. Gezonde slaap is essentieel voor het functioneren van de hersenen. Slecht slapen is voorspellend voor het ontstaan van psychische klachten, voor de mate van remissie en het risico op...

Hypersomnie, ofwel overmatige slaperigheid overdag, is een klinisch symptoom dat veel hinder in het dagelijks leven met zich meebrengt. Een exacte bepaling van de prevalentie van dit symptoom is niet goed mogelijk, omdat er vele vormen en oorzaken van zijn. De zogenaamde centrale vormen van hypersomnie krijgen van oudsher de meeste aandacht, hoewel...

Background: The use of sleep as modifiable lifestyle factor is not yet self-evident in psychiatry. AIM: To increase knowledge about sleep as health-affecting factor. METHOD: Description of normal sleep, effects of disturbed sleep and lifestyle advice to promote healthy sleep. RESULTS: Disturbed sleep negatively impacts physical and mental health....

Background: Sleep disorders are a risk factor for developing a variety of mental disorders, have a negative impact on their remission rates and increase the risk of relapse. Early identification and treatment of sleep disorders is therefore of paramount importance. Unfortunately, in mental health care sleep disorders are often poorly recognized an...

Several studies found associations between poor sleep quality and aggression in general and (forensic) psychiatric populations. Both poor sleep and aggression have been related previously to general psychopathology, but studies rarely have addressed this possible confounding factor appropriately. The current study aimed to replicate the association...

Objective: In forensic psychiatric patients, sleep problems as well as impulsivity and aggression are highly prevalent, yet studies on their association over time are lacking. This study investigates the association between sleep quality and changes in impulsivity and aggression in forensic psychiatric patients over one year. Methods: Data were...

Studies investigating sleep and personality disorders consistently demonstrate a relation between personality disorders characterized by behavioral disinhibition and/or emotional dysregulation (traditionally termed cluster B personality disorders) and poor sleep. This finding is in line with previous studies associating insomnia with impulsive beha...

Background Research is lacking on possible subtypes of psychosis in difficult-to-treat patients that require long-term institutionalisation due to a combination of psychosis, substance abuse and problem behaviours after multiple failed treatments. Aim The aim of this study is to increase our knowledge of this group of patients in order to apply mo...

Objective The scope of this presentation is to investigate the possible relationship between a delayed sleep phase and the timing of other activities, like meals and other disturbances of eating habits. Methods The literature will be reviewed and preliminary data from own research regarding these associations will be presented. Results The delaye...

Previous studies suggest circadian rhythm disturbances in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and sleep-onset insomnia (SOI). We investigate here sleep and rhythms in activity and melatonin in adults with ADHD. Sleep logs and actigraphy data were collected during 1 week in 40 adults with ADHD, of whom 31 reported SOI. Sali...

A 50-year-old man was admitted to our psychiatric clinic with symptoms of depression, comorbid neurological disturbances and cardiomyopathy. The condition was diagnosed as beriberi and Korsakov's syndrome, on the basis of thiamine deficiency. The patient's diet was unbalanced and restricted, but he was not an alcohol abuser. Thiamine suppletion led...

The beginning psychiatric training syndrome is a controversial, but imaginative nosological concept. This short paper provides a concise overview of the relevant literature on beginning psychiatric training syndrome, and presents the results of a pilot study regarding health problems among 35 residents in the Netherlands. On the basis of the two an...

Transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxations (TLESRs) are triggered by gastric distension. The aim of the study was to investigate TLESRs during controlled prolonged gastric distensions using the barostat technique. Twelve healthy volunteers (4 M, 8 F, age range 19-42 years) were studied under fasting conditions with combined esophageal manomet...