234 search results for “depression symptoms in adolescents” in the Student website
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Mirjam WeverFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Parental criticism hurts: a glimpse inside the adolescent brain
It may seem as though adolescents do as they please, but they are more sensitive to their parents’ opinions than they would appear. The adolescent brain reacts strongly to parental criticism or praise. These are the results of a study by an interdisciplinary research group of psychologists and neuroscientists…
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WARN-D: Your personal code yellow - orange - red
Imagine getting a notification on your mobile phone with your personal code for impending mental health problems or even depression: yellow, orange, or red. Science fiction? Not for scientist Eiko Fried. 'There is a real chance we can prevent some mental health problems before they occur.' Want to participate…
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Why teens should treasure their friendships
Adolescents with good friendships experience fewer anxiety and depression symptoms, PhD student Iris Koele discovered in her research on high school students' social relationships. 'As a psychologist, I include friends in the treatment plan: who do you call when things are not going well?'
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Depressed teens appear to be extra sensitive to parental criticism
Teens with depression appear to be more sensitive to criticism from their parents than their healthy peers are.
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Depressed adolescents gain little benefit from eye contact with their parents (although connection is so very important)
Eye contact between parents and children improves their mood and increases feelings of connectedness on both sides; but not in the case of depressed adolescents, Mirjam Wever discovered. Where the parent-child bond has been disrupted, it can be strengthened not only with therapy for the child but also…
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Myrthe VeenmanFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Loes JanssenFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Liia KiveläFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Best friends forever? How the adolescent brain reacts to good friends
During adolescence, some young people have stable best-friend relationships, while others change best friends frequently. Developmental psychologist Lisa Schreuders has studied the brains of young adolescents: ‘It seems that friendships in your early years can have consequences for your friendships…
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How do you help a child suffering from depression?
What causes depression in a child and how can they get over it? Leiden Professor of Psychology Bernet Elzinga and behavioural scientist Carine Kielstra recently hosted a webinar on the subject of depression in teenagers. The level of interest was overwhelming.
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Aniek SiezengaFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Simone VogelaarFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Reportage: training anxious children should help prevent disorders and depression
Many primary school children suffer from anxiety and their numbers are increasing. Psychologists from the Knowledge Center Anxiety & Stress (KAS) are developing and researching preventive training.
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Lisanne van HoutumFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Neeltje BlankensteinFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Anke BlöteFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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How do adolescents and parents experience parenting in daily life?
How adolescents perceive parenting is related to their mood. Differences between the perspectives of parents and adolescents are also of importance for adolescents’ mood. That is what research by Loes Janssen and her Leiden University colleagues in Clinical Psychology shows. Open Access publication…
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Sara Jakobsson MånssonFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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ESOF 2022: The effect of the online world on adolescents
In the online panel discussion of ESOF 2022 ‘The effect of the online world on adolescents’, together with Amy Orben, Professor Eveline Crone, Sterre van Riel, Professor Anne-Laura van Harmelen and Professor Jan Sleutels, Professor Ton Liefaard shared his research on adolescents and the online world…
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Laura NawijnFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Julia van den BergFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Niki AntypaFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Marc MolendijkFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Jacqueline Guicherit-Dicke
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Willem van der DoesFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Scouring the brain for causes of psychiatric illnesses
What happens in the brains of people with psychiatric illnesses? With a €23.23 million gravity grant, scientists from different fields will search for biological causes over the next decade. ‘By joining forces, we hope to improve diagnosis and treatment for patients with these diseases.’
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Eveline Crone
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Moji AghajaniFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Qijia CongFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Marieke BosFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Suzanne van de GroepFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Dominik SiehFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Elise KortinkFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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ESOF2022 Online mini-symposium: The effect of the online world on adolescents
How do digital technologies affect adolescent mental health and resilience? How do we foster a secure online environment? How should we deal with increasing rates of online crimes among adolescents? During the mini-symposium ‘The effect of the online world on adolescents’, presented by the interdisciplinary…
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If your friends jump in the river…
Young people influence one another to take greater risks, although it's not quite that cut and dried. This is what development psychologist Jorien van Hoorn discovered. Peers also have a positive influence on one another, an aspect that has so far been under-researched. PhD defence 12 January.
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LUF grant for Neeltje Blankenstein: 'I want to study online risk behaviour of young people in it's full depth'
Neeltje Blankenstein receives an LUF grant to conduct research on online risk behaviour among young people. What risks do young people take online and why? 'With this research, we not only want to help prevent serious risk behaviour, but also understand what drives young people to it.'
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Podcast: Social Anxiety Disorder
Have you ever experienced the feeling of awkwardness when attending a party where you didn’t know anybody? Ever felt shy at a party within the first few minutes? While this feeling is labelled loosely as feeling socially anxious, social anxiety disorder goes to a much further extent.
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Marleen StolzeFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Carlotta RiebleFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Family matters
Brothers and sisters within a family, with the same parents, experience their upbringing differently. As well as the impact of their own negative experiences, the way siblings experience their upbringing also plays an important role in anxiety and depression. This is the conclusion reached by Marie-Louise…
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Caroline Bokhorst
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Iris KoeleFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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‘Build resilience in traumatised children and young people’
Many children experience trauma and if they are unable to deal with it properly, it can have a huge personal and societal effect. Building resilience in vulnerable children and young people should therefore have the highest priority. This is the message of Anne-Laura van Harmelen, Professor of Brain,…
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Why good friends are essential for your health
Laughing, crying or even having a moan together: close friends are worth their weight in gold in good and bad times. Researcher Lisa Schreuders explains the effects on body and mind. Can we give that magical click a helping hand? And what advice does she have for first-years in their new city?
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Simone DobbelaarFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Kyra VerboonFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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André van der LaanFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Evelien Broekhof
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Miranda SentseFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid