PhD student Section Psychopathology of developmental disorders
Department of Psychiatry
email
s.vanliempt@umcutrecht.nltel +31-88 75 52585
ProjectSleeping disorder in posttraumatic stress disorder
SupervisorsH.G.M.Westenberg, H.G.J.M.Vermetten
Aim
To examine the neurobiological mechanism of sleep disturbances, as insomnia and nightmares, in PTSD. Polysomnographic overnight recordings and simultaneous blood sampling will be performed in PTSD patients and matched controls.