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Name and TitleGerrit Glas, Professor (MD PhD)
Institutional AffiliationUniversity Medical Centre Utrecht and University of Leiden
Mailing AddressEmail AddressResearch InterestsMy interests concern
(1) the intertwinement of psychopathological and existential/religious aspects in anxiety states;
(2) the issue of normativity in professional relationships;
(3) the psychological significance of Kierkegaardian philosophy for psychology and psychiatry
Representative Publications- Hierarchy and dualism in Aristotelean psychology. Philosophia Reformata, 57 (1992), 95-116.
- A conceptual history of anxiety and depression. In: J.A. den Boer & A. Sitsen (Eds.), Handbook on Anxiety and Depression. Marcel Dekker: New York/Basel/Hong Kong, 1994, 1-44.
- The subjective dimension of anxiety: a neglected area in modern approaches to anxiety? In: J.A. den Boer, E. Murphy & H.G.M. Westenberg (Eds.), Clinical management of anxiety; theory and practical applications. New York: Marcel Dekker Inc., 1997, 43-62.
- Psyche and faith - beyond professionalism. In: P.J. Verhagen & G. Glas (Eds.), Psyche and Faith - Beyond Professionalism.
Boekencentrum: Zoetermeer, 1996, 167-184.
Research Keywordsmental health and psychopathology, phenomenological, psychiatry and religion, object relations
Psychology and Religion Courses, Seminars, or Programs Taught- I organized and helped to organize several national and international conferences in the field of psychology/psychiatry and religion.
- I am editor of the Dutch journal Psyche en Geloof (Psyche and Faith; 350 subscribers).
- Together with professor Herman M. van Praag (MD PhD) and Peter J. Verhagen (MD) I have founded the Dutch Foundation of Psychiatry and Religion. This Foundation organizes an international conference on "Psychological aspects of biblical concepts and persons', which will be held from March 4 till March 6 2002 in Amsterdam (Netherlands).
Relevant Degrees or Certificates Available at InstitutionLanguages SpokenDutch, English, German, French (passive better than active)
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