Maarten Bak

A real-life observational study of the effectiveness of FACT in a Dutch mental health region (2008)

Drukker, Marjan, Maarschalkerweerd, Myrte, Bak, Maarten, Driessen, Ger, à Campo, Joost, De Bie, Arthur, ...

Abstract Background ACT is an effective community treatment but causes discontinuity of care between acutely ill and currently stable patient groups. The Dutch variant of ACT, FACT, combines both...

Executive function does not predict coping with symptoms in stable patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia (2008)

Bak, Maarten, Krabbendam, Lydia, Delespaul, Philippe, Huistra, Karola, Walraven, Wil, Van Os, Jim

Abstract Background Associations between coping with and control over psychotic symptoms were examined using the Maastricht Assessment of Coping Strategies-24, testing the hypothesis that the...

When Does Experience of Psychosis Result in a Need for Care? A Prospective General Population Study (2003)

Bak, Maarten, Myin-Germeys, Inez, Hanssen, Manon, Bijl, Rob, Vollebergh, Wilma, Delespaul, Philippe, ...

Not all individuals with experience of psychosis develop a need for care. The present study investigated differences in coping strategies and associated levels of perceived control over psychotic...