Projects
Freedom of expression endangered in the digital age? A critical legal analysis of the regulation of online hate speech in Europe Hasselt University
Interpersonal Emotion Regulation in Couples Facing Perinatal Depression Ghent University
The proposal aims to examine (a) interpersonal emotion regulation strategies (IERS) in couples facing perinatal depression), (b) which of these IERS are (mal)adaptive, and (3) the interplay between IERS and other psychosocial risk factors. We will therefore use a combination of Multi-Family-Member Interviews, a questionnaire study, and a prospective ESM study, within samples of couples facing perinatal depression.
Multimodal PET-MRI brain imaging of white matter pathology in late life depression KU Leuven
The Leuven Student Microbiome Project – a longitudinal analysis of gut microbiome predictors of depression and suicidality KU Leuven
Mapping the interplay between cognitive biases and impaired reappraisal: An integrative approach towards understanding cognitive risk factors for depression. Ghent University
Depression is among the most debilitating of all mental disorders. Understanding its multifactorial nature presents one of the biggest challenges to improve the current treatments. Our project aims to advance this understanding by mapping the interplay among several key cognitive risk factors for depression. Under scrutiny are cognitive biases in attention, interpretation, and memory that result in the exaggerated processing of negative ...
Perinatal depression in (pregnant) mothers: 'From prevalence to prevention' – A precision medicine approach within a public health perspective KU Leuven
Predictive enrichment strategies for immune-targeted interventions in depression. University of Antwerp
Promoting stable remission in depression by combining e-health and cognitive science: the development of DEpression’s DIgital foreCAsting Tool (DEDICAT) Ghent University
Major depression is a recurrent and even chronic disorder for a substantial number of patients. In
comparison to other recurrent and chronic health conditions (e.g., diabetes, heart problems), theory
on monitoring and (early) detection of relapse is lacking. This project simultaneously develops a
theoretical framework for personalized detection of relapse as well as an e-health tool based on hybrid AI.
Cognitive vulnerability to recurrent depression and the default mode network: a cognitive neuroscience investigation Ghent University
A substantial proportion of remitted depressed individuals will experience the recurrence of depressive episodes. It is thought that depressive episodes are associated with a decline in cognitive control that causes emotion regulation impairments. This hypothesis is investigated using cognitive neuroscience methodology examining functional connectivity of cognition and emotion interactions in the brain in resting state.