Maj. E. (Eva) de Krijger MSc.

Role

PhD student

Place of employment

CMH Utrecht / Regiocentrum Noord West (Amsterdam)

Biography

Eva de Krijger was trained as a psychologist and has been working at the Military Mental Health Care in Amsterdam since 2012. There she treats soldiers and veterans with various psychiatric disorders. In 2015 she was deployed to Mali as a psychologist. In addition to her work as a mental health practitioner, she has been working as a PhD student at the Brain Research and Innovation Centre since 2017.

Overview of projects within the BRAIC

Eva's work at the Brain Research and Innovation Centre focuses on the ability of military personnel to recognize emotional or mental pain and respond with empathy / concern / compassion.  Research shows that the better people are able to do this, the less they suffer from psychological complaints and the mentally healthier they are. Eva is currently involved in 2 projects:
- Questionnaire research: the relationship between these emotional skills and mental health in military personnel is examined by means of questionnaires. 
- Development project: Development of a training in combination with a mental health app, aimed at strengthening these emotional skills in soldiers.