Integration of psychological and biological determinants of stress and trauma: A novel road for new interventions?

Stress and trauma have direct detrimental impact on mental health, and increase the risk for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depressive disorder (MDD). Psychological and (neuro)biological factors both play a role in the emergence and remission of these symptoms after treatment but are often studied in isolation. In this lecture, Christiaan Vinkers will discuss his research that links (neuro)biological and psychological factors and interventions related to PTSD and MDD. Moreover, he will discuss how this integration may lead to new targeted interventions, for example Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to target childhood trauma in MDD patients

Conference

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Christiaan H. Vinkers

Vinkers, Christiaan H. i(2022, June). Integration of psychological and biological determinants of stress and trauma: A novel road for new interventions? Keynote at the 23rd EMDR Europe Conference, Valenica, Spain