The Amsterdam Public Health research institute (APH) is a network institute and forms an important link between intramural clinical care, scientific research, and the extramural care practice in the metropolitan area Amsterdam. Much research performed within APH has the potential to have a direct impact on society and in practice.

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Health for all, now and in the future

Our strategic plan exudes our credo to continuously produce knowledge in line with societal challenges, healthcare transformations and shifting expectations of civilians, and to effectively harness this knowledge for the public health practice and elsewhere. We consider strong ties between research, practice, and education as crucial conditions for an effective translation of public health research to the society. With our partners inside and outside of the academic world we stimulate state-of-the-art research that contributes to the ever-growing health potential of individuals and communities across the life course. This is embedded within our mission: Public Health: health for all, now and in the future.

To tackle complex public health challenges, we concentrate our research efforts in nine research programmes with over 1,900 multidisciplinary researchers from Amsterdam UMC, VU Amsterdam (VU) and University of Amsterdam (UvA). By teaming up with other researchers, citizen communities, healthcare providers, educators, and policy makers, our focus for the coming years will be on implementation and dissemination of our knowledge in and outside the metropolitan region of Amsterdam.

APH’s Mental Health research programme (APH-MH)

Researchers involved: Femke Lamers, Arne Popma, Claudi Bockting, Anja Lok, Patricia van Oppen, Brenda Penninx, Aartjan Beekman, Ruth van Holst

To understand the entire spectrum of mental health, the Mental Health research programme examines the development of (chronic) mental disorders, but also encompasses research on the determinants of mental wellbeing and good quality of life. This research programme focuses on three research themes:

• Aetiology, development and consequences of mental health,
• Prevention and treatment of mental health problems,
• Soma & Psyche.

Read more about the Mental Health research programme of APH: Mental Health Research Program | Amsterdam UMC