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Wiepke Cahn

Full Professor

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Biography

Prof. Wiepke Cahn has been a research psychiatrist at the University Medical Center Utrecht since 1996. In 2003 she obtained her PhD titled ‘brain morphology during the early course of schizophrenia’. She has set up various (multicenter) research projects, including GROUP. She has been chief psychiatrist for the schizophrenia program at the UMCUtrecht and project manager for the Utrecht Youth Cohort. Currently she is heading the ‘body & life’ clinic at the department of psychiatry. In 2016 she was appointed professor of psychiatry. Her research interest is the physical (ill-)health in psychiatric disorders and lifestyle psychiatry.

Wiepke Cahn has (co)authored more than 300 papers and book chapters and has been chief editor of the textbooks 'schizophrenia spectrum disorders' and 'lifestyle psychiatry' and is the author of 'focus on the families with psychiatric problems'. Her non-research-based activities consist of treating patients and their families with psychiatric and somatic co-morbidities.

Research Line

Physical health in psychiatric disorders and lifestyle psychiatry.

Key publications

1. de Boer N, Cahn W. Antipsychotic-induced weight gain: Is the weight over? New guidelines needed. Acta Psychiatr Scand. 2022 Sep;146(3):185-189

2. Burin LM, Hahn MK, da Rocha NS, van Amelsvoort T, Bartels-Velthuis AA, Bruggeman R, de Haan L, Schirmbeck F, Simons CJP, van Os J, Cahn W. Long-term treatment of antipsychotics and combined therapy with other psychotropic medications inducing weight gain in patients with non-affective psychotic disorder: Evidence from GROUP, a longitudinal study. Psychiatry Res. 2022 Aug;314:114680. 

3. de Nijs J, Pet MA; GROUP Investigators.. Metabolic syndrome in schizophrenia patients associated with poor premorbid school performance in early adolescence. Acta Psychiatr Scand. 2016 Apr;133(4):289-97.

4. Scheewe TW, Backx FJ, Takken T, Jörg F, van Strater AC, Kroes AG, Kahn RS, Cahn W. Exercise therapy improves mental and physical health in schizophrenia: a randomised controlled trial. Acta Psychiatr Scand. 2013 Jun;127(6):464-73.

5. Welie H, Derks EM, Verweij KH, de Valk HW, Kahn RS, Cahn W. The prevalence of diabetes mellitus is increased in relatives of patients with a non-affective psychotic disorder. Schizophr Res. 2013 Feb;143(2-3):354-7.

 

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Research groups

Innovation in psychiatry

Research aim

Innovation in Psychiatry embraces patient involvement, use different data sources and tools & methods for personalized prediction and treatment. With a holistic approach, we aim to improve the well-being of individuals with mental health problems.

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Recent publications

Muva physical activity intervention improves social functioning in people with a severe mental illness Lisanne Elisabeth Maria Koomen, Ilona Hendrika Theodora van de Meent, Jeroen Deenik, Edwin van Dellen, Hugo Gerard Schnack, Cornelis Hendrikus van Werkhoven, Wilma Elisabeth Swildens, Berno van Meijel, Wouter Staal, Frederike Jörg, Floortje Scheepers, Wiepke Cahn
Mental Health and Physical Activity, 2024, vol. 26
The Role of Childhood Trauma in Affective Stress Recovery in Early Psychosis Leonie Ader, Anita Schick, Thomas Vaessen, Craig Morgan, Matthew J. Kempton, Lucia Valmaggia, Philip McGuire, Inez Myin-Germeys, Ginette Lafit, Ulrich Reininghaus, Behrooz Z. Alizadeh, Therese van Amelsvoort, Wiepke Cahn, Lieuwe de Haan, Frederike Schirmbeck, Claudia J.P. Simons, Jim van Os, Wim Veling,
Schizophrenia bulletin, 2024, vol. 50, p.891-902
Forward head posture associated with reduced cardiorespiratory fitness in psychotic disorders compared to autism spectrum disorder and healthy controls Ilona van de Meent, Lisanne Koomen, Renske de Boer, Lonneke Le Clercq, Dieuwertje Janssen, Mikel Boute, Arija Maat, Edwin van Dellen, Wiepke Cahn
Scientific Reports, 2024, vol. 14
Transmural collaborative care model for the review of antipsychotics Kirsti M. Jakobs, Karlijn J. van den Brule-Barnhoorn, Jan van Lieshout, Joost G.E. Janzing, Wiepke Cahn, Maria van den Muijsenbergh, Marion C.J. Biermans, Erik W.M.A. Bischoff
Scientific Reports, 2024, vol. 14
Response to psychotic experiences Anne Neeltje Scholte-Stalenhoef, Lindy Lou Boyette, Marieke Begemann, Frederike Schirmbeck, Ilanit Hasson-Ohayon, Wiepke Cahn, Lieuwe de Haan, Gerdina Hendrika Maria Pijnenborg,
Schizophrenia Research, 2024, vol. 267, p.282-290
MIR137 polygenic risk for schizophrenia and ephrin-regulated pathway G. A.M. Blokland, N. Maleki, J. Jovicich, R. I. Mesholam-Gately, L. E. DeLisi, J. A. Turner, M. E. Shenton, A. N. Voineskos, R. S. Kahn, J. L. Roffman, D. J. Holt, S. Ehrlich, Z. Kikinis, P. Dazzan, R. M. Murray, J. Lee, K. Sim, M. Lam, S. M.C. de Zwarte, E. Walton, S. Kelly, M. M. Picchioni, E. Bramon, N. Makris, A. S. David, V. Mondelli, A. A.T.S. Reinders, E. Oykhman, D. W. Morris, M. Gill, A. P. Corvin, W. Cahn, N. Ho, J. Liu, R. L. Gollub, D. S. Manoach, V. D. Calhoun, S. R. Sponheim, S. L. Buka, S. Cherkerzian, H. W. Thermenos, E. W. Dickie, S. Ciufolini, T. Reis Marques, N. A. Crossley, S. M. Purcell, J. W. Smoller, N. E.M. van Haren, T. Toulopoulou, G. Donohoe,
International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 2024, vol. 24

External positions

voorzitter raad van bestuur - vergaderingen voorzitten en toezichthouden - Socialrun

Raad van Toezicht - voorzitter commissie kwaliteit & veiligheid; lid RvT - GGZBreburg