Psychology, behavior and health

Research Research programs Psychology, behavior and health

Our mission

We aim to improve the impact of health psychology and behavioral medicine research on health and healthcare through the injection of core psychological and behavioral change principles.

Goals

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Goals

To collate expert insights about psychological and behavioral methodologies across Radboudumc psychological and behavioral scientists.
To enhance internal collaboration and external awareness of central mechanisms and approaches in health psychology and behavioral medicine.
To co-create and evaluate suitable interventions to contribute to the well-being of people living with mental health or somatic conditions.

Research groups contributing to this research program

Behavioral medicine and health psychology

Marijn de Bruin's research group focuses on understanding and supporting healthier behaviors in public health and healthcare contexts.

Clinical neuroscience in psychiatry

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

Medical psychology

Judith Prins's research group focuses on understanding and assessing psychological outcomes in patients with cancer, like anxiety, depression and quality of life. We evaluate the effects of psychological interventions and contribute to the implementation of evidence-based interventions

Spokesperson(s) for this research program

Spokesperson

prof. dr. Janna Vrijsen

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