What does psychosis feel like?

The video is in Dutch, but English subtitles are available

In the new episode of University of the Netherlands, Hanneke Wigman from the UMCG, talks about psychosis: voices, thoughts, hallucinations. These are all examples of an experience that no longer aligns with reality. That is exactly what happens during a psychotic episode. She explains how psychosis can develop and what happens during it. Jelle, who has personal experience with psychosis, shares his story of what it was like to go through it.

Hanneke Wigman

Hanneke Wigman is assistant professor at the Faculty of Medical Sciences at the UMCG. As a researcher, she studies how mental health problems emerge, can be recognized, and may be prevented, taking into account the broader context of planetary health. As a teacher in the Graduate School, she teaches how a broad perspective and a better understanding of how our (mental) health is connected to the health of our planet, can help us move towards a healthy future for all.

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• Hanneke Wigman
• Universiteit van Nederland