• Theogene Uwizeyimana (2024-2028). Adopting Act & Feel intervention for maternal depression and the impact on the offspring outcomes in Rwanda.

  • Agnes Ayuningtias (2024 – 2028). Multi-level intervention for common mental health condition in low and middle income countries: Targeting social connection with help of digital technology.

  • Ricardo Trinidad (2024-2027). Family Therapy and the role of attachment, autonomy and family functioning in onset, course and treatment of depression in (young)adults.

  • Deepak Tugnawat (2024-2027). Developing and evaluating effectiveness of a culturally adapted depression care model for primary healthcare in rural India: A mixed-methods study utilizing CFIR and theory of change approach.

  • Luana Gavan (2023 – 2027). Targeting suicidality in young adults: a randomized controlled, pragmatic, multicenter trial evaluating the (cost)-effectiveness of Attachment Based Family Therapy compared to Treatment as usual.

  • Neelke de Jonge (2024 – 2028). StayFine: A personalized monitoring and intervention app to prevent relapse of anxiety and depressive disorders in youth and young adults.

  • Wilco Janssen (2023 – 2027). Effectiveness of online therapy in suicide prevention .

  • Joost Gülpen (2022 – 2026). Targeting partial remission in depression by adding a cognitive remediation to a psychological intervention.

  • Nancy Schipper (2020 – 2026). Virtual reality as treatment for depression. Primary supervisor.

  • Junus van der Wal (2020 – 2026). Unravelling the dynamics of depression in high-risk urban populations using a complex systems approach. 

  • Suzanne Robberegt (2018 – 2026). StayFine: A personalized monitoring and intervention app to prevent relapse of anxiety and depressive disorders in youth and young adults.

ONGOING PHDs

Primary Supervisor

  • Nele Bergers (2022 – 2026). Targeting suicidality in young adults: a randomized controlled, pragmatic, multicenter trial evaluating the (cost)-effectiveness of Attachment Based Family Therapy compared to Treatment as usual.

  • Anneke Vuuregge (2022 – 2026). Working out urban stress.

  • Vera Korenblik (2022 – 2026). The influence of the microbiome on depression in urban youth.

  • Bas Kooiman (2019 – 2026). StayFine: A personalized monitoring and intervention app to prevent relapse of anxiety and depressive disorders in youth and young adults. 

  • Jessy Bergamin (2019 – 2026). Psychiatry and autonomy. 

  • Rutger van der Linden (2023 – 2027). Artificial intelligence for the personalization of digital (mental) health.

Secondary Supervisor

ONGOING POST DOCS

  • Nadia van der Speck

  • René Freichel

  • Adam Finnemann

COMPLETED PHDs

Primary Supervisor

  • Amanda Legemaat (2018 – 2022). Neuropsychological functioning and cognitive remediation in depression and relapse prevention.

  • Josefien Breedvelt (2017 – 2021). Preventing onset and recurrence in common mental health disorders.

  • Zhongfang Fu (2016 – 2021). Minimal interventions for common mental health problems and conditions in low- and middle-income countries.

  • Hermien Elgersma (2008-2019). Cognitive risk factors for the recurrence of depression, self-associations, cognitive reactivity and attentional bias.

  • Marlies Brouwer (2014-2019). Exploring transgenerational approaches to prevent common mental disorders.

  • Nicola Klein (2013-2019). Relapse prevention strategies for recurrent depression.

  • Retha Arjadi (2013-2018). A step toward bridging the mental health gap using the internet. 

  • Christien Slofstra (2012-2017). Moving onwards: Affective change, mental imagery, and depressive relapse.

  • Judith Meijer (2009-2015). Depressive and anxiety symptoms during pregnancy and the effect of perinatal psychological interventions.

  • Gerard van Rijsbergen (2010-2014). How do you feel? Understanding the impact of emotion and cognition on the course of depressive symptomatology.

  • Gemma Kok (2009-2014). Under pressure: Pathways to relapse in depression, the role of stress and trauma.

  • Anja Lok (2008-2013). Time after time: Biological factors in the course of recurrent depression.

  • Mascha ten Doesschate (2006-2009). Adherence, quality of life and risk factors in recurrent depression.

  • Caroline Heuschen (2019 – 2024). Suicidality in mental health disorders.

  • Margo de Jonge (2011-2019). Hope: Emotions, cognitions and the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a psychological intervention to prevent depressive relapse in cognitive behavioral therapy responders.

  • Floor Bennebroek Evertsz (2009-2017). The effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy on the quality of life and anxiety and depression in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

  • Nina Molenaar (2014-2018). Antidepressants in the perinatal period: Challenging choices in current practice.

  • Lonneke van Tuil (2012-2017). Self-esteem in depression and anxiety: Low, unstable, and discrepant?

  • Tjitte Verbeek (2011-2016). The effect of psychological interventions in pregnant women on somatic outcomes in their offspring.

  • Chantal Beijers (2011-2014). Why do pregnant woman (not) smoke and drink? The role of personality, stress and pregnancy related life events.

  • Marielle Hendriksen (2007-2014). Pieces of a clinical puzzle: Analyzing the alliance in psychodynamic psychotherapy for depression.

  • Anja Lok (2008-2013). Time after time: Biological factors in the course of recurrent depression.

Secondary Supervisor

FORMER POSTDOCS

  • Evi-Anne van Dis

  • Marlies Brouwer

  • Mitzy Kennis

  • Josefien Breedvelt

  • Alvin Junus