Jim van Os
Prof. dr. Jim van Os, Chair Division Neuroscience, Utrecht University Medical Centre. Jim is also Visiting Professor of Psychiatric Epidemiology at the Institute of Psychiatry in London. Jim works at the interface of ‘hard’ brain science, health services research, art and subjective experiences of people with ‘lived experience’ in mental healthcare.
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Salutogenesis – Jim van Os on an exciting concept
Salutogenesis- the famous psychiatrist Jim van Os says bye bye the disease driven narrative - read it and join us on PsychosisNet.com. Read more -
The miracle of God – Jims answer to May-May
The miracle of God. For Jim van Os the miracle consists of the fact that faith makes us what we are: human beings. Read more -
Open about the susceptibility to psychosis – May-May and Jim van Os
In this second part of the exchange of letters Jim responds to May-May’s question regarding her openness about the susceptibility to psychosis Read more -
Why do we need to get rid of diagnoses like depression? – Prof. dr. Jim van Os
In mental health care, you can be 'depressed', have 'borderline' or an 'anxiety disorder'. According to psychiatrist Jim van Os we need to get rid of that. Read more -
Treatment ‘new style’ – Prof. dr. Jim van Os
In the lecture Prof. dr. Jim van Os explained how we can move away from pigeonholing in mental health care, we can make different diagnoses. Read more -
May-May and Jim in conversation about the clinical view and sincere contact
May-May Meijer argues in conversation with Jim van Os for the importance of genuine contact between psychiatrist and patient. Read more -
Video Jim van Os: ‘What is Psychosis?’
In this lecture, given at the Institute of Psychiatry in January 2021, Jim van Os give a broad overview over what we know about psychosis. Read more -
Jim van Os: PsychosisNet launches the Antipsychotic Selection Tool
Antipsychotics can be selected on the basis of their side effects. This is now possible for everyone with the Antipsychotic Selection Tool! Read more -
New! Try our Antipsychotic Selection Tool to compare antipsychotics
Antipsychotics can cause unpleasant side effects. Each drug differs in this respect. We now offer a new tool which helps you to compare. Read more -
Welcome to PsychosisNet!
Welcome to psychosisnet.com. We launched this website to simply offer a place where you can educate yourself about psychosis. Read more -
32 tips for tapering off medication
32 tips for tapering off your medication from Dr Peter Groot, who has lived experience and published extensively on the topic. Read more -
Antipsychotics and the dopamine supersensitivity syndrome
This blog explains how antipsychotics can affect dopamine levels in the brain. Sometimes, they cause dopamine dopamine supersensitivity syndrome. Read more -
Psychosis, what are we dealing with?
What do we mean when we talk about psychosis? In this short animation we explain psychosis and its different symptoms. Read more