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Research Clinical, Neuro- & Developmental Psychology

Our research is direct or indirect and is always aimed at reducing the disease burden of people with psychological problems.

Clinical Psychology research focuses on understanding and supporting people who experience difficulties with their emotions, thoughts and behavior. Clinical neuropsychology combines various psychological disciplines and investigates the characteristics of common neurological and brain disorders. At Clinical Developmental Psychology we investigate how atypical behavior in children and young people arises and is maintained, always involving the environment of the child or young person, such as the family, school and cultural background.

The Clinical, Neuro- and Developmental Psychology research department is divided into three sections, each of which is responsible for its own research area.

Pim Cuijper wins APA Award 2024

Pim Cuijper wins APA Award 2024

Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research

Award for the psychologist whose research has led to important discoveries or developments in the field of applied psychology.

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Research

  • Clinical Psychology

    The aim of the research in the Clinical Psychology section is to develop and improve the prevention and treatment of mental disorders, and to reduce the disease burden of these disorders worldwide. Much of our research focuses on developing innovative psychological interventions, including scalable and digital interventions, and studying their effects in randomized controlled trials. In addition, we summarize existing research in meta-analyses and promote the implementation of effective innovative treatments. Finally, we also focus on factors that cause and maintain mental health problems through epidemiological and cohort studies.

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  • Clinical Neuropsychology

    Fundamental and clinical research on the entire life course, from young children to people of (very) advanced age. We study behaviour and brain functions with the latest techniques, including motor functions, cognition, (social) emotional functioning, social and daily functioning with the aim of improving care for several groups of patients. Many of our researchers work in the clinical field.

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  • Clinical Developmental Psychology

    In the Clinical Developmental Psychology section, we investigate typical and atypical development of children, adolescents and adults, and identify psychological, social and biological influences that affect this development. Research methods within our section range from cross-sectional, experimental research and randomised-controlled trials to longitudinal, epidemiological research spanning several years or sometimes even decades. 

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