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Research Scientific research Department Psychiatry

About

We focus on psychiatric disorders and aim to improve the care we provide the patients.

Contact

prof. dr. Indira Tendolkar
department head

+31 (0)24 361 34 90
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Research groups organized by our department

Addiction psychiatry

Arnt Schellekens's research group aims to reduce the tremendous burden of addictive disorders through translational research, linking basic science with clinical practice. The group focuses on disentangling clinical heterogeneity, in order to develop personalized addiction treatment strategies.

Clinical neuroscience in psychiatry

Indira Tendolkar's research group works on understanding how individuals adapt to stress in both health and psychiatric conditions.

Gut microbiota and nutritional psychiatry

Alejandro Arias Vásquez's research group investigates whether differences in the human gut microbiota—together with the host’s genetic makeup—affect mental health, and how this relationship may be influenced by specific dietary patterns.

Scientific impact

Ambition and impact

See how our department creates scientific impact that leads to innovation in health and healthcare.

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Ambition and impact

We focus on psychiatric disorders and aim to improve the care we provide the patients.

Research areas include ADHD and autism cohorts, neurocognitive vulnerability factors for stress-related disorders, experimental neurocognition and pharmacology, and mindfulness.

Research programs

Our department is active in several research programs. Use the filter option on the research programs page to see which programs we contribute to.

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Other efforts

Internships

Available internship positions at our department.

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Internships

Students of our medical faculty can access OnStage with their RU account. An overview of all internship opportunities is available here.

Are you not a student of our medical faculty? Then you can use our department's general contact information, found at the top of the department page.


Patient care

See our patient care activities on our general department page.

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Organization and people

Getting here

Entrance: Radboudumc, East entrance (ingang Oost)
Route: 966

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Getting here

Visiting address

Reinier Postlaan 4
6525 EX Nijmegen

Directions

Go to Reinier Postlaan 4
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Enter building at: Radboudumc, East entrance (ingang Oost)
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Follow route 966

Vacancies

When research positions become available in our department, they will automatically appear in an overview below.