Assistant Professor
O3 Research Center Mental Healthcare Rijnmond
Department of Psychiatry
Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam , The Netherlands
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André I. Wierdsma, PhD
Assistant Professor O3 Research Center Mental Healthcare Rijnmond Department of Psychiatry Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam , The Netherlands |
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Andreas (André) Wierdsma received his MSc degree in Sociology from the
University of Leiden in 1984. As research fellow, specialized in methods
and techniques of social research, he studied civil religion in the
Netherlands, public health developments, use of psychiatric services,
and involuntary admissions to psychiatric hospitals. Since 1988 he has
been involved in the development and data management of the Psychiatric
Case Register Rotterdam-Rijnmond that incorporates all contacts with
mental healthcare of all patients within the region. In 2008, he
finished his PhD thesis on the quality of mental healthcare follow-up
after compulsory admission. Currently he functions as senior researcher
of the O3 Research Center Mental Healthcare Rijnmond, which is a
collaboration of Erasmus MC, the Municipal Health Service
Rotterdam-Rijnmond, and all psychiatric services in the Rijnmond area. |
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Research projects undertaken by Dr. Wierdsma are within the field of
mental health services research. These projects focus on differences
between groups or geographical areas in the use of psychiatric services,
with emphasis on longitudinal studies of patterns of care and more
specifically the psychiatric history before and follow-up after
compulsory admission. Based on data from the caseregister, and in
cooperation with other caseregisters in the Netherlands, service use is
monitored and changes in public mental healthcare are evaluated. |
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