Clinical therapist and external PhD-student at GGZ Oost Brabant and the Radboud University.
My name is Lieke Wijnhoven and I was born in Venlo (The Netherlands). I did my bachelor in Pedagogical Sciences at the Radboud University in Nijmegen. After my bachelor, I did the Research Master Behavioral Science in Nijmegen, specializing in developmental psychopathology and investigating the effect of the depression prevention program ‘Op Volle Kracht’ among Dutch adolescent girls with elevated depressive symptoms. After this master, I did the clinical master Pedagogical Sciences in Nijmegen. I did my clinical internship at GGZ Oost Brabant, where I started to work as a therapist after finishing my master. Moreover, I started as an external PhD at GGZ Oost Brabant and the Radboud University. In my PhD, I study the effect of the innovative serious game Mindlight on children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and comorbid anxiety symptoms who are in the age of 8-16 years old and receive treatment at GGZ Oost Brabant. My aim is to continue combining the clinical work as a therapist with the scientific work of conducting clinically relevant research. In my spare time, I like going to concerts and festivals.
Because anxiety is an important cause of impairment for children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), it is necessary that effective anxiety interventions are implemented for these children. Recently, a serious game called "MindLight" has been developed that is focused on decreasing anxiety in children. It is expected that MindLight is an effective anxiety treatment for children with an autism spectrum disorder.
Because anxiety is an important cause of impairment for children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), it is necessary that effective anxiety interventions are implemented for these children. Recently, a serious game called "MindLight" has been developed that is focused on decreasing anxiety in children. It is expected that MindLight is an effective anxiety treatment for children with an autism spectrum disorder.
Creemers, D. H. M., Wijnhoven, L. A. M. W., Stikkelbroek, Y. A. J., & Buitelaar, J. K. (2015). Depressie en suïcide. In K. Nijhof & R. C. M. E. Engels (Eds.), Meisjes in zorg: Signalering, preventie en behandeling (pp. 241-272). Amsterdam: Uitgeverij SWP.
Author: Lieke Wijnhoven
Upload date: 05-01-2015
Wijnhoven, L. A. M. W., Creemers, D. H. M., Vermulst, A. A., Scholte, R. H. J., & Engels, R. C. M. E. (2013). Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 1-12.
Author: Lieke Wijnhoven
Upload date: 07-27-2013
Wijnhoven, L. A. M. W., Creemers, D. H. M., Engels, R. C. M. E., Granic, I. (2015). BMC Psychiatry, 15:138.
Author: Lieke Wijnhoven
Upload date: 07-01-2015