Prof.dr. W. van den Brink

Update Persondata

• addiction
• epidemiology
• forensic
• psychiatry

Active as

Publications

(the most recent at the top)

Approach-bias predicts development of cannabis problem severity in heavy cannabis users: results from a prospective FMRI study

Guidelines for allocating outpatient alcohol abusers to levels of care: Predictive validity

Neurobiological substrate of smoking-related attentional bias

Deep brain stimulation increases impulsivity in two patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder

Intrauterine cannabis exposure leads to more aggressive behavior and attention problems in 18-month-old girls

All publications..

Current research

(the most recent research is at the top)
Project leader	Acceptability, feasibility, mechanism of action and potential side effects of extended release depot naltrexone (XRNT) in opioid dependent patients
Supervisor	Cannabis dependence: predictors, course and treatment seeking

Completed research projects

(the most recent research is at the top)
Project leader	Addiction: pathogenesis, mechanisms of relapse and treatment effectiveness
Supervisor	What makes you a real addict? : differences between clinically referred pathological gamblers and alcohol dependents, and non-clinically referred pathological gamblers and alcohol dependents
Supervisor	Development of new neurobiological strategies to treat patients with cocaine dependence
Supervisor	Boosting impulse control in addiction. Pharmacological neuroimaging studies
Project leader	Opioid receptors and addiction: a genetic approach

All completed research..

Classification

D22100	Microbiology
D23110	Infections, parasitology
D23350	Psychiatry, clinical psychology