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Staff members with discipline Psychiatry

Academia develops at the interface of different fields. This is one reason why the University of Groningen is home to a wide range of fields, each with a great number of subject specialists. The overview below, which is based on a standard categorization of fields, will help you find the right expert for each field. If you cannot find the expert you are looking for in this list, try searching via a related field or faculty; you may find him or her there.

Overview of all disciplines

- Persistent Somatic Symptoms (PSS)/Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS) and common somatic symptoms
- Gender and sex differences in health and healthcare
- Health-related social stigma
A.V. (Aranka Vivienne) Ballering
Contact
a.v.ballering umcg.nl
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Postdoctoral researcher
Auditory hallucinations, (early) psychosis, pathways to psychopathology, resilience
dr. A.A. (Agna) Bartels-Velthuis
Contact
a.a.bartels umcg.nl
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Senior researcher/psychologist
Researcher at the University Medical Center Groningen, Interdisciplinary Center Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation.
dr. S.A. (Stefania) Barzeva
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s.a.barzeva umcg.nl
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Researcher
prof. dr. J.A. (Johan) den Boer
Contact
j.a.den.boer umcg.nl
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Professor of Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience
Field / Discipline
Topics: Stress, psychological resilience, depression, psychiatry, stress physiology, physical activity
Methods/statistics: Experience sampling, ambulatory assessment, time-series analysis, single-subject studies
dr. S.H. (Sanne) Booij
Contact
s.h.booij rug.nl
+31 50 361 5733
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Postdoctoral researcher
Field / Discipline
Psychedelics, psychedelic-assisted therapy, qualitative research, phenomenology
dr. J.J. (Joost) Breeksema
Contact
j.j.breeksema umcg.nl
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Postdoctoral researcher
Geriatric Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, Public Mental Health Services, Epidemiology of Mental Health Services
R.H.S. (Rob) van den Brink
Contact
r.h.s.van.den.brink umcg.nl
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Senior researcher at Rob Giel Research Center for mental health services research (www.rgoc.nl/#home/english_pages)
Field / Discipline
R. (Richard) Bruggeman
Contact
r.bruggeman umcg.nl
+31 50 361 2079
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Professor in Neuropsychiatry of Psychotic Disorders
Epidemiology (methodology).
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h.burger umcg.nl
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Associate professor
Developmental psychopathology; Psychiatric genetics; Reward sensitivity; Personality.
R.D. (Dener) Cardoso Melo
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r.d.cardoso.melo umcg.nl
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PhD Candidate
Anxiety disorders, OCD spectrum disorders, Tourette's disorder, somatic consequences of depressive and anxiety disorders
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d.c.cath umcg.nl
+31 6 2295 3450
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Psychiatrist, head of the medical specialist training program Drenthe mental health center, honorary professor mental health innovation in depression and anxiety disorders
Field / Discipline
Causes and consequences of ADHD, aggression, tics and OCD. Cognition, biomarkers, stress physiology, gene-environment. Early adversities (pregnancy, stress, social). Predictors of treatment success. 
dr. A. (Andrea) Dietrich
Contact
a.dietrich umcg.nl
+31 50 368 1100
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Senior researcher, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
dr. S.D.M. van Dijk
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s.d.m.van.dijk umcg.nl
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Chronobiology, chronotherapy, mood disorders, depressive disorder, anxiety disorder
S.J.M. (Stella) Druiven
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s.j.m.druiven umcg.nl
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MD/PhD student
Field / Discipline
dr. R.J. (Robbert) Duvivier
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r.j.duvivier umcg.nl
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senior researcher
dr. M.J. (Marieke) Eldering
Contact
m.j.eldering umcg.nl
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psychiatrist & head of specialist training at the department of psychiatry, UMCG
Field / Discipline
Psychiatry, Psychotic disorders.
S. (Sara) Farhang
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s.farhang umcg.nl
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S.S. (Shiral) Gangadin, MSc
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s.s.gangadin umcg.nl
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Field / Discipline
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c.n.w.geraets umcg.nl
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Postdoctoral researcher
Field / Discipline
Mood and Anxiety disorders / Bipolar disorders / Neurobiologie / Neuroinflammation
dr. B.C.M. (Benno) Haarman
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b.c.m.haarman rug.nl
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Psychiatrist / Assistant Professor / Head of Program for Mood and Anxiety disorders
Field / Discipline
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f.a.haarsma-wisselink umcg.nl
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PhD student 'better lives for people with psychosis'
My research is at the intersection of psychology, psychiatry, sociology and pedagogy, with the goal of unraveling the psychosocial mechanisms of resilience and mental health in youth.

Expertise: Youths' mental health and well-being, resilience in youth,...
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dr. V.E. (Vera) Heininga
Contact
v.e.heininga rug.nl
+31 50 36 33722 3
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Assistant Professor of Youth Studies
Psychopathology, depression, Experience Sampling Methodology, early warning signals, idiographic change processes
M.A. (Marieke) Helmich, MSc
Contact
m.a.helmich umcg.nl
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PhD student (former)
Field / Discipline
Spirituality, lifestyle medicine, mental healthcare, meditation, mindfulness, compassion, natural medicines and integrative medicine
H.J.R. (Rogier) Hoenders
Contact
h.j.r.hoenders umcg.nl
Function
Professor of Spirituality, Lifestyle and Mental Healthcare
Field / Discipline
The development of (proneness to) somatic symptoms in children.
E. (Elske) Hogendoorn, MSc
Contact
e.hogendoorn umcg.nl
Function
PhD student
Anxiety disorders, depression, epidemiology, longitudinal data analysis
Intellectual disabilities, Down syndrome, dementia
dr. J.H.M. (Ans) Hovenkamp-Hermelink
Contact
j.h.m.hovenkamp-hermelink umcg.nl
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Researcher
M.I. (Magdalini) Ioannou
Contact
m.ioannou umcg.nl
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Field / Discipline
Developmental, clinical and personality psychologist, with a special interest in the dimensions of happiness and psychopathology. Focuses on daily life stress and emotion dynamics and their role in emotion disorders (esp. anxiety, depression, self-harm... read more
dr. B.F. (Bertus) Jeronimus
Contact
b.f.jeronimus rug.nl
+31 50 36 35446
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Associate professor
Deconstructing Depression (VICI project); Depression and Cardiovascular Disease (VIDI project); Stress in Action (Gravitation project)
prof. dr. P. (Peter) de Jonge
Contact
peter.de.jonge rug.nl
+31 50 36 36309
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Professor of Developmental Psychology
M. (Margo) Jongsma
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m.jongsma01 umcg.nl
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Research secretariat psychiatry
Field / Discipline
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f.jorg umcg.nl
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Researcher
Field / Discipline
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l.j.kalverdijk umcg.nl
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Psychiatrist
Field / Discipline
disruptive behavior disorders; social cognition; emotion recognition
R. (Renee) Kleine Deters, MSc
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r.kleine.deters rug.nl
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Researcher / lecturer
Resilience and mental health development | Intergenerational transmission| Family and peer experiences | Parent-child interactions | Longitudinal data-analysis |Differential susceptibility | Gene-environment interactions 
J.S. (Jennifer) Klop-Richards
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j.s.klop-richards umcg.nl
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Researcher
Functional movement disorders
G. (Gerrit) Kramer
Contact
g.kramer umcg.nl
+31 50 361 1519
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MD-PhD candidate
dr. J.A.J. (Lian) van der Krieke
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j.a.j.van.der.krieke umcg.nl
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Postdoc researcher
Field / Discipline
sleep disorders; psychopathology; aggression; PTSD; Prolonged Grief Disorder
M. (Marike) Lancel
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m.lancel rug.nl
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Professor
J. (Juliana) Lima Constantino
Contact
j.lima.constantino umcg.nl
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PhD Researcher
My research is characterized by a multidisciplinary approach to improve the classification of psychiatric disorders, in particular of major depression, using insights from clinical psychiatry, statistics, epidemiology, genetics, and philosophy of science.... read more
dr. H.M. (Hanna) van Loo
Contact
h.van.loo umcg.nl
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Assistant Professor; Psychiatrist
Field / Discipline
Clinical neuropsychopharmacologist
dr. A.J.M. (Anton J M) Loonen, PhD
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a.j.m.loonen rug.nl
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Professor em. of pharmacotherapy in psychiatric patients
Dr. L. (Lisette) van der Meer, psychologist, received her PhD in cognitive neuropsychiatry. With her research group Group for Rehabilitation and Innovation in Psychiatry (GRIP), she conducts research on cognitive rehabilitation and identity development in... read more
dr. E.M. (Lisette) van der Meer
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l.van.der.meer rug.nl
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Associate professor (with promotion rights)
prof. dr. K. (Klaas) van der Meer
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k.van.der.meer umcg.nl
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Professor
Mood disorders
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w.a.nolen umcg.nl
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Emeritus Professor
Field / Discipline
prof. dr. A.J. (Tineke) Oldehinkel
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a.j.oldehinkel umcg.nl
+31 50 361 4550
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Professor Lifecourse Epidemiology of Common Mental Disorders
J. (Hans) Ormel
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j.ormel umcg.nl
+31 50 361 2078
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Professor social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology
Field / Discipline
As clinician and head of the clinical training programme for residents in old age psychiatry, I am daily confronted with the lack of evidence for the treatment we offer to our older patients with psychiatric diseases. This confrontation has motivated me to... read more
prof. dr. R.C. (Richard) Oude Voshaar
Contact
r.c.oude.voshaar umcg.nl
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Professor of Old Age Psychiatry
Field / Discipline
Experience Sampling Method
C.A. (Esdras) Raposo de Almeida
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c.a.esdras.raposo.de.almeida umcg.nl
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PhD Candidate
Field / Discipline
dr. D. (Dennis) Raven
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d.raven rug.nl
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RoQua Scientific Coordinator
Field / Discipline
Community medicine; public health; prevention; management. Expertise concerns public health and epidemiology, in particular prevention, early treatment and promotion of health-related social participation. Current research concerns youth and deprived... read more
prof. dr. S.A. (Menno) Reijneveld
Contact
s.a.reijneveld umcg.nl
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Professor of Community and Occupational Medicine
Mood disorders, clinical implementation of experience sampling method (ESM), ambulatory momentary assessments (EMA), n=1 designs, psychophysiology, epidemiology
dr. H. (Harriëtte) Riese
Contact
h.riese umcg.nl
+31 50 361 0171
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Associate Professor
Anxiety and depressive symptoms in children and adults, psychiatric epidemiology, systematic reviews, meta-analysis, publication bias
dr. A.M. (Annelieke) Roest
Contact
a.m.roest rug.nl
+31 50 36 32757
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Assistant Professor psychology
Psychosomatic medicine, persistent somatic symptoms, functional syndromes, somatic symptom disorders. Registered in the Netherlands Register of Epidemiologists and in the Netherlands Register of Immunologists.
prof. dr. J.G.M. (Judith) Rosmalen
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j.g.m.rosmalen umcg.nl
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Professor of Psychosomatic Medicine
Anxiety and depression; Interpersonal theory; Psychopharmacology; Ecological momentary assessment
dr. M. (Marije) aan het Rot
Contact
m.aan.het.rot rug.nl
+31 50 36 36630
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Associate Professor with ius promovendi
connection between sleep problems and mental health
D. (Dina) Sarsembayeva
Contact
d.sarsembayeva umcg.nl
Function
PhD candidate
Field / Discipline
My research is embedded in the University Center for Psychiatry at the University Medical Center Groningen. It focuses on the prevention and treatment of Mood and Anxiety Disorders, with depression as a central theme. My aim is to develop more effective... read more
prof. dr. R.A. (Robert) Schoevers
Contact
r.a.schoevers umcg.nl
+31 50 361 2065
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Professor of Psychiatry and Head of Department Psychiatry UMCG
Field / Discipline
social and behavioral development in an intergenerational context. neurodevelopmental disorders (autism, ADHD); mental health; infants; parenthood; longitudinal data analysis
dr. A.M. (Anoek) Sluiter-Oerlemans
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a.m.sluiter-oerlemans rug.nl
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Assistant Professor
Field / Discipline
prof. dr. I.E.C. (Iris) Sommer
Contact
i.e.c.sommer umcg.nl
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psychiatrist
Field / Discipline
Klinische trials, ervaringsgerichte therapie, psychotische stoornissen, virtual reality
dr. E.C.D. (Elise) van der Stouwe
Contact
e.c.d.van.der.stouwe rug.nl
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Postdoctoral researcher
My reseach focuses on personalizing treatment based on symptoms, rather than diagnoses. To this end, I am interested in the methodological and statistical approaches, such as machine learning, Bayesian statistics and psychometrics.
R. (Rei) Tendeiro-Monden
Contact
r.tendeiro-monden umcg.nl
Function
Postdoc researcher
Functional and structural Neuroimaging, Depression, Anxiety Disorders, Psychosis, Suïcidal behavior, Longitudinal Imaging, Rumination, Apathy, cognitive control
prof. dr. M.J. (Marie-José) van Tol
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m.j.van.tol umcg.nl
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Professor of Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, in particular the cognitive and affective mechanisms underlying mood disturbances (Mood & Cognition) - she/her
Epidemiology, Psychotic disorders, Transcultural Psychiatry, Global Mental Health, Virtual Reality
prof. dr. W.A. (Wim) Veling
Contact
w.veling umcg.nl
+31 50 361 2132
Function
Psychiatrist, Professor Psychiatry
I offer help to students and PhD students for all kinds of issues. I have (extra) affinity with stress related issues, emotion regulation, trauma, family issues, attachment and anxiety.
I use tools from various methods, including Cognitive Behavioral...
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dr. A.E. (Annerieke) de Vos
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a.e.de.vos rug.nl
+31 50 36 39088
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Field / Discipline
S.F. (Suzan) Vos
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s.f.vos umcg.nl
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Field / Discipline
Pharmacotherapy for mental disorders, development of comorbidity, psychiatric epidemiology, meta-science
Y.A. de Vries
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y.a.de.vries rug.nl
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Senior researcher (Accare)
Psychopathologie, statistiek en methodologie
dr. K.J. (Klaas) Wardenaar
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k.j.wardenaar rug.nl
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Assistant Professor
(Early) psychosis, development, psychopathology, clinical staging
J.T.W. (Hanneke) Wardenaar-Wigman
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j.t.w.wigman umcg.nl
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Assistant professor
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l.zhou01 umcg.nl
+31 6 4991 0154
Function
Dementie
Zorginnovatie
Medicatieveiligheid
prof. dr. S.U. (Sytse) Zuidema
Contact
s.u.zuidema umcg.nl
+31 50 361 6731
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