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Roel Verheul is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research contributions primarily focus on clinical psychology, with a particular emphasis on personality disorders and psychopathology. The work also spans related fields such as philosophy, psychiatry, and mental health.

Verheul has explored various facets of psychotherapy techniques and applications, especially mentalization-based treatment for borderline personality disorder. Their research also touches on broader mental health issues including schizophrenia, suicide and self-harm, and child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development.

Frequent coauthors in their research include Maaike L. Smits, Patrick Luyten, Dine J. Feenstra, Dawn Bales, and Jan H. Kamphuis.

Their published papers include the following:

  • Trauma and Outcomes of Mentalization-Based Therapy for Individuals With Borderline Personality Disorder, 2022, American Journal of Psychotherapy
  • Day hospital versus intensive outpatient mentalization-based treatment: 3-year follow-up of patients treated for borderline personality disorder in a multicentre randomized clinical trial, 2020, Psychological Medicine
  • Impact of clinical severity on treatment response in a randomized controlled trial comparing day hospital and intensive outpatient mentalization-based treatment for borderline personality disorder, 2024, Personality and Mental Health
  • Economic evaluation of day hospital versus intensive outpatient mentalization-based treatment alongside a randomized controlled trial with 36-month follow-up., 2022, Personality Disorders Theory Research and Treatment
  • Day hospital versus intensive outpatient mentalization-based treatment: 3-year follow-up of patients treated for borderline personality disorder in a multicentre randomized clinical trial - ERRATUM, 2020, Psychological Medicine

Verheul's research is frequently published in several academic venues, with Psychological Medicine and American Journal of Psychotherapy among the main publication platforms. Other key venues include Personality and Mental Health and Personality Disorders Theory Research and Treatment.

The main fields of their scholarly work encompass:

  • Psychology
  • Arts and Humanities

Their research subfields specifically cover:

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Philosophy
  • Psychiatry and Mental health

Key topics frequently addressed in Verheul's studies include:

  • Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
  • Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
  • Mental Health and Psychiatry
  • Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Best Publications

  • Dialectical behaviour therapy for women with borderline personality disorder: 12-month, randomised clinical trial in The Netherlands.

    Roel Verheul;Louise M. C. van den Bosch;Maarten W. J. Koeter;Maria A. J. de Ridder

  • A three-pathway psychobiological model of craving for alcohol.

    R Verheul;W van den Brink;P Geerlings

  • The economic burden of personality disorders in mental health care.

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  • Proposed changes in personality and personality disorder assessment and diagnosis for DSM-5 Part I: Description and rationale.

    Andrew E. Skodol;Lee Anna Clark;Donna S. Bender;Robert F. Krueger

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy of borderline patients with and without substance use problems. Implementation and long-term effects.

    Louisa M.C van den Bosch;Roel Verheul;Gerard M Schippers;Wim van den Brink

  • Severity Indices of Personality Problems (SIPP-118): Development, Factor Structure, Reliability, and Validity.

    Roel Verheul;Helene Andrea;Caspar C. Berghout;Conor Dolan

  • Reliability and validity of the borderline personality disorder severity index.

    Arnoud Arntz;Marije van den Hoorn;Jurgen Cornelis;Roel Verheul

  • Personality disorder types proposed for DSM-5.

    Andrew E. Skodol;Donna S. Bender;Leslie C. Morey;Lee Anna Clark

  • A meta-analysis of the prevalence and usage of the personality disorder not otherwise specified (PDNOS) diagnosis.

    Roel Verheul;Thomas A. Widiger

  • Toward a model for assessing level of personality functioning in DSM-5, part II: empirical articulation of a core dimension of personality pathology

    Leslie C. Morey;Han Berghuis;Donna S. Bender;Roel Verheul

  • Sustained efficacy of dialectical behaviour therapy for borderline personality disorder

    Louisa M.C. van den Bosch;Maarten W.J. Koeter;Theo Stijnen;Roel Verheul

  • Personality disorder research agenda for the DSM-V

    Thomas A. Widiger;Erik Simonsen;Robert Krueger;W. John Livesley

  • The burden of disease in personality disorders: diagnosis-specific quality of life.

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  • Prevalence of Personality Disorders among Alcoholics and Drug Addicts: An Overview

    Roel Verheul;Wim van den Brink;Christina Hartgers

  • Treatment outcome of 18-month, day hospital mentalization-based treatment (MBT) in patients with severe borderline personality disorder in the Netherlands.

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  • Personality disorders predict relapse in alcoholic patients

    R. Verheul;W. Van Den Brink;C. Hartgers

  • Clinical utility of dimensional models for personality pathology.

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  • Prevalence and Construct Validity of Personality Disorder not Otherwise Specified (PDNOS)

    Roel Verheul;Anna Bartak;Thomas Widiger

  • Prevalence rates of borderline personality disorder symptoms: a study based on the Netherlands Mental Health Survey and Incidence Study-2.

    Margreet ten Have;Roel Verheul;Ad Kaasenbrood;Saskia van Dorsselaer

  • Predictors of acamprosate efficacy: results from a pooled analysis of seven European trials including 1485 alcohol-dependent patients

    Roel Verheul;Philippe Lehert;Peter J. Geerlings;Maarten W. J. Koeter

  • Effectiveness of Day Hospital Mentalization-Based Treatment for Patients with Severe Borderline Personality Disorder: A Matched Control Study.

    Dawn Bales;Reinier Timman;Helene Andrea;Jan van Busschbach

  • Proposed changes in personality and personality disorder assessment and diagnosis for DSM-5 part II: clinical application

    Andrew E. Skodol;Donna S. Bender;John M. Oldham;Lee Anna Clark

  • Trauma, dissociation, and posttraumatic stress disorder in female borderline patients with and without substance abuse problems

    Louisa M. C. Van Den Bosch;Roel Verheul;Willie Langeland;Wim Van Den Brink

  • Effectiveness of different modalities of psychotherapeutic treatment for patients with cluster C personality disorders: results of a large prospective multicentre study.

    Anna Bartak;Marieke D. Spreeuwenberg;Helene Andrea;Lot Holleman

  • Predicting the effect of naltrexone and acamprosate in alcohol-dependent patients using genetic indicators.

    Wendy Ooteman;Mickaël Naassila;Maarten W. J. Koeter;Roel Verheul

  • Axis I and Axis II disorders in alcoholics and drug addicts: fact or artifact?

    R Verheul;H R Kranzler;J Poling;H Tennen

Frequent Co-Authors

Maarten W. J. Koeter
Maarten W. J. Koeter University of Amsterdam
Jan H. Kamphuis
Jan H. Kamphuis University of Amsterdam
Patrick Luyten
Patrick Luyten University College London
W. van den Brink
W. van den Brink University of Amsterdam
Paul M. G. Emmelkamp
Paul M. G. Emmelkamp University of Amsterdam
Jack Dekker
Jack Dekker Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Anna Kokkevi
Anna Kokkevi National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Per Vaglum
Per Vaglum University of Oslo
Robert F. Krueger
Robert F. Krueger University of Minnesota
Larry J. Siever
Larry J. Siever Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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