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Researcher
Clara De Ruysscher
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2025
'Billie is ready for a new chapter in life' : exploring constructions of schizophrenia recovery from the perspectives of Norwegian youth using story completion
Marius Veseth
Maja Østevold Salbu
Ottar Ness
Jessica De Maeyer
Clara De Ruysscher
A2
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION AND MENTAL HEALTH
2025
Changes in quality of life (QoL) following treatment entry in a drug-free therapeutic community in Belgium
El-Amine Zerrouk
Clara De Ruysscher
Stijn Vandevelde
Luca Littera
Jessica De Maeyer
Wouter Vanderplasschen
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF SUBSTANCE USE
2025
Commentary on Day et al.: From concept to practice : challenges in building a continuum of recovery support services in Belgium
Wouter Vanderplasschen
Florian De Meyer
Clara De Ruysscher
Editorial material
2025
Cross-cultural insights from two global mental health studies : self-enhancement and ingroup biases
Yasuhiro Kotera
Amy Ronaldson
Daniel Hayes
Holly Hunter-Brown
Merly McPhilbin
Danielle Dunnett
Tesnime Jebara
Simran Takhi
Takahiko Masuda
Elizabeth Camacho
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION
2025
Cultural influences on fidelity components in recovery colleges : a study across 28 countries and territories
Yasuhiro Kotera
Amy Ronaldson
Simran Takhi
Simon Felix
Mariam Namasaba
Simon Lawrence
Vanessa Kellermann
Agnieszka Kapka
Daniel Hayes
Danielle Dunnett
et al.
A2
Journal Article
in
GENERAL PSYCHIATRY
2025
Examining social identity transition from a relational perspective : a qualitative study across treatment and non-treatment pathways
Florian De Meyer
Clara De Ruysscher
Emily Alden Hennessy
Sara Rowaert
Griet Roets
Samuel F. Acuff
Wouter Vanderplasschen
A1
Journal Article
in
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DRUG POLICY
2025
From (in)dependence to interdependence : a qualitative study on multiplicity in assemblages of agency and addiction recovery
Florian De Meyer
Griet Roets
Wouter Vanderplasschen
Clara De Ruysscher
A1
Journal Article
in
HEALTH
2025
Incorporating patient-reported outcome measures and patient-reported experience measures in addiction treatment services in Belgium : naturalistic, longitudinal, multicenter cohort study
El-Amine Zerrouk
Charlotte Migchels
Clara De Ruysscher
Kim Fernandez
Jerome Antoine
Florian De Meyer
Frieda Matthys
Wim van den Brink
Cleo Lina Crunelle
Wouter Vanderplasschen
A2
Journal Article
in
JMIR FORMATIVE RESEARCH
2025
Met and unmet needs of service users with substance use disorders : a latent class analysis
Megane Chantry
Kim Fernandez
Jürgen Magerman
Ilse Goethals
Clara De Ruysscher
Deborah Louise Sinclair
Philippe Delespaul
Jerome Antoine
Wouter Vanderplasschen
Vincent Lorant
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY
2025
Psychometric evaluation of the Dutch version of the Substance Use Recovery Evaluator (SURE-NL)
Charlotte Migchels
Wim van den Brink
El-Amine Zerrouk
Frieda I.A. Matthys
Clara De Ruysscher
Dries Debeer
Wouter Vanderplasschen
Cleo Lina Crunelle
A1
Journal Article
in
EUROPEAN ADDICTION RESEARCH
2025
SEKEHE - student support (handbook part 3/4)
Tijs Van Steenberghe
Hilde Vermeir
Annick Vanhove
Evelien Mommerency
Marianne Schapmans
Jessica De Maeyer
Eliška Černá
Alice Gojová
Jakub Černý
Evelien De Maesschalck
et al.
Manual
2025
SEKEHE : co-teaching (handbook part 2/4)
Evelien De Maesschalck
Clara De Ruysscher
Tijs Van Steenberghe
Hilde Vermeir
Annick Vanhove
Evelien Mommerency
Marianne Schapmans
Jessica De Maeyer
Eliška Černá
Alice Gojová
et al.
Manual
2025
SEKEHE : conditions of access to higher education (handbook part 4/4)
Maria Benedetta Gambacorti Passerini
Katia Daniele
Tijs Van Steenberghe
Hilde Vermeir
Annick Vanhove
Evelien Mommerency
Marianne Schapmans
Jessica De Maeyer
Eliška Černá
Alice Gojová
et al.
Manual
2025
SEKEHE : methodological framework (handbook part 1/4)
Tijs Van Steenberghe
Hilde Vermeir
Annick Vanhove
Evelien Mommerency
Marianne Schapmans
Jessica De Maeyer
Evelien De Maesschalck
Wouter Vanderplasschen
Clara De Ruysscher
Eliška Černá
et al.
Manual
2025
The Billie project : a story completion study of young people’s views on citizenship for persons in mental health recovery
Clara De Ruysscher
Oona Moeyaert
Jessica De Maeyer
Florian De Meyer
Ottar Ness
Marius Veseth
A1
Journal Article
in
HEALTH
2025
The role of addiction treatment in building recovery capital : findings from 2022 life in recovery survey in Flanders, Belgium
Florian De Meyer
Clara De Ruysscher
Griet Roets
Wouter Vanderplasschen
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF DRUG ISSUES
2025
The role of specialist substance use and addiction treatment in building recovery capital
Wouter Vanderplasschen
Florian De Meyer
Clara De Ruysscher
Aline Pouille
Deborah Louise Sinclair
Bookchapter
in
The handbook of recovery capital : understanding the science and practice
2025
Understanding treatment and recovery experiences of patients with a substance use disorder : a qualitative study
Charlotte Migchels
Clara De Ruysscher
Wim van den Brink
Kim Fernandez
El-Amine Zerrouk
Frieda Matthys
Wouter Vanderplasschen
Cleo L. Crunelle
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF SUBSTANCE USE
2025
Verdwaald in het netwerk : kwalitatieve studie over de toegankelijkheid van de Belgische geestelijke gezondheidszorg voor mensen met problemen met middelengebruik
Jürgen Magerman
Clara De Ruysscher
Ilse Goethals
Mégane Chantry
Deborah Louise Sinclair
Philippe Delespaul
Jessica De Maeyer
Pablo Nicaise
Wouter Vanderplasschen
A2
Journal Article
in
VERSLAVING & HERSTEL
2025
2024
Challenges and support needs among persons with a migration background who use drugs in four European metropolitan cities
Aline Pouille
Clara De Ruysscher
Lena van Selm
Jan van Amsterdam
Wim van den Brink
Machteld Busz
Roberto Perez Gayo
Marios Atzemis
Wouter Vanderplasschen
A1
Journal Article
in
HARM REDUCTION JOURNAL
2024
Empowering people : how to ensure equitable representation for improved health system governance
Clara De Ruysscher
Jonathan Tritter
Dina von Heimburg
Ottar Ness
Kristina Bakke Åkerblom
Torbjørn Mohn-Haugen
Naomi Limaro Nathan
Gabriele Pastorino
A2
Journal Article
in
EUROHEALTH (LONDON)
2024
Exploring indicators of natural recovery from alcohol and drug use problems : findings from the life in recovery survey in Flanders
Florian De Meyer
El-Amine Zerrouk
Clara De Ruysscher
Wouter Vanderplasschen
A1
Journal Article
in
SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PREVENTION AND POLICY
2024
How to improve quality of life among ‘hard-to-reach’ persons with substance use problems : in search of inspiring practices
Clara De Ruysscher
Ilse Goethals
Bookchapter
in
Handbook of addiction, recovery and quality of life : cross-cutting perspectives from around the globe
2024
Institutionalizing social participation in health policy for better performing health systems : policy lessons from the field
Jonathan Tritter
Clara De Ruysscher
Dina von Heimburg
Ottar Ness
Naomi Limaro Nathan
Gabriele Pastorino
Report
2024
Islands in the stream : a qualitative study on the accessibility of mental health care for persons with substance use disorders in Belgium
Clara De Ruysscher
Jürgen Magerman
Ilse Goethals
Mégane Chantry
Deborah Louise Sinclair
Philippe Delespaul
Jessica De Maeyer
Pablo Nicaise
Wouter Vanderplasschen
A1
Journal Article
in
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
2024
Making social participation central to health system governance : policy lessons from the field
Clara De Ruysscher
Jonathan Tritter
Dina von Heimburg
Ottar Ness
Kristina Bakke Åkerblom
Torbjørn Mohn-Haugen
Naomi Limaro Nathan
Gabriele Pastori
Report
2024
Narratives and recovery from negative symptoms in psychosis : a co-constructive study
Nienke Moernaut
Peter Tomlinson
Tanguy Corbillon
Clara De Ruysscher
Stijn Vanheule
A1
Journal Article
in
DISABILITY & SOCIETY
2024
Psychometric evaluation of the Dutch version of the patient‐reported experience measure for addiction treatment (PREMAT‐NL)
Charlotte Migchels
Wim van den Brink
El-Amine Zerrouk
Frieda Matthys
Clara De Ruysscher
Wouter Vanderplasschen
Cleo L. Crunelle
A1
Journal Article
in
DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW
2024
Recovery-supportive interventions for people with substance use disorders : a scoping review
Deborah Louise Sinclair
Mégane Chantry
Clara De Ruysscher
Jürgen Magerman
Pablo Nicaise
Wouter Vanderplasschen
A1
Journal Article
in
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
2024
Self‐change from problems with alcohol and drugs : a scoping review of the literature since 2010
Florian De Meyer
Nellie Bencherif
Clara De Ruysscher
Lou Lippens
Wouter Vanderplasschen
A1
Journal Article
in
DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW
2024
The ambiguous nature of contextual dynamics during drug addiction recovery : a qualitative study of personal narratives
Lore Bellaert
Clara De Ruysscher
Thomas F. Martinelli
Freya Vander Laenen
Deborah Louise Sinclair
Wouter Vanderplasschen
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF DRUG ISSUES
2024
2023
'Watch out for the boogieman' : stigma and substance use recovery among migrants and ethnic minorities
Aline Pouille
Clara De Ruysscher
Freya Vander Laenen
Wouter Vanderplasschen
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY & APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
2023
Assessing care needs of vulnerable people with co-occurring substance use and mental disorders
Mégane Chantry
Kim Fernandez
Jürgen Magerman
Ilse Goethals
Jessica De Maeyer
Clara De Ruysscher
Deborah Louise Sinclair
Wouter Vanderplasschen
Jérôme Antoine
Pablo Nicaise
C3
Conference
2023
Organisational and student characteristics, fidelity, funding models, and unit costs of recovery colleges in 28 countries: a cross-sectional survey
Daniel Hayes
Holly Hunter-Brown
Elizabeth Camacho
Merly McPhilbin
Rachel A Elliott
Amy Ronaldson
Ioannis Bakolis
Julie Repper
Sara Meddings
Vicky Stergiopoulos
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
LANCET PSYCHIATRY
2023
Tailoring the continuum of care for substance use problems to persons with an Islamic migration background : a co-creative case study
Aline Pouille
Arafat Bouachiba
Clara De Ruysscher
Freya Vander Laenen
Wouter Vanderplasschen
A1
Journal Article
in
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
2023
2022
Opening up the black box of recovery processes in persons with complex mental health needs : a qualitative study of place-making dynamics in a low-threshold meeting place
Clara De Ruysscher
Stijn Vandevelde
Stijn Vanheule
Dirk Bryssinck
Wim Haeck
Wouter Vanderplasschen
A1
Journal Article
in
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS
2022
Personen met ernstige psychische problemen
Clara De Ruysscher
Sara Rowaert
Bookchapter
in
Orthopedagogiek als handelingswetenschap
2022
Personen met verslaving en middelengerelateerde problemen
Wouter Vanderplasschen
Florien Meulewaeter
Aline Pouille
Nellie Bencherif
Stijn Vandevelde
Clara De Ruysscher
Bookchapter
in
Orthopedagogiek als handelingswetenschap
2022
2021
Community adaptation
Jessica De Maeyer
Clara De Ruysscher
Wouter Vanderplasschen
Bookchapter
in
Encyclopedia of quality of life and well-being research
2021
Exploring essential components of addiction recovery : a qualitative study across assisted and unassisted recovery pathways
Anne Dekkers
Lore Bellaert
Florien Meulewaeter
Clara De Ruysscher
Wouter Vanderplasschen
A1
Journal Article
in
DRUGS-EDUCATION PREVENTION AND POLICY
2021
2020
A qualitative exploration of service users’ and staff members’ perspectives on the roles of inpatient settings in mental health recovery
Clara De Ruysscher
Stijn Vandevelde
Peter Tomlinson
Stijn Vanheule
A1
Journal Article
in
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS
2020
From monologue to dialogue in mental health care research : reflections on a collaborative research process
Peter Tomlinson
Clara De Ruysscher
A1
Journal Article
in
DISABILITY & SOCIETY
2020
Perspectives of cocaine users on addiction recovery : a qualitative study following a CRA + vouchers programme
Anne Dekkers
Clara De Ruysscher
Wouter Vanderplasschen
A1
Journal Article
in
DRUGS-EDUCATION PREVENTION AND POLICY
2020
Perspectives on addiction recovery : focus groups with individuals in recovery and family members
Anne Dekkers
Clara De Ruysscher
Wouter Vanderplasschen
A1
Journal Article
in
ADDICTION RESEARCH & THEORY
2020
2019
Questioning the professionalization of recovery : a collaborative exploration of a recovery process
Clara De Ruysscher
Peter Tomlinson
Stijn Vanheule
Stijn Vandevelde
A1
Journal Article
in
DISABILITY & SOCIETY
2019
Unraveling recovery : a qualitative study rooted in the lived experiences of persons with complex mental health needs
Clara De Ruysscher
Stijn Vandevelde
Stijn Vanheule
Dissertation
2019
‘A place to be (me)’ : a qualitative study on an alternative approach to treatment for persons with dual diagnosis
Clara De Ruysscher
Stijn Vanheule
Stijn Vandevelde
A1
Journal Article
in
DRUGS-EDUCATION PREVENTION AND POLICY
2019
2018
Reflections on a service-user perspective in supporting persons with dual diagnosis : the case of Villa Voortman
Stijn Vandevelde
Freya Vander Laenen
Clara De Ruysscher
Dirk Bryssinck
Jessica De Maeyer
Dirk Meesen
Eric Broekaert
A1
Journal Article
in
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION
2018
2017
A systems approach to social entrepreneurship
Clara De Ruysscher
Claudia Claes
Tim Lee
Fenming Cui
Jos van Loon
Jessica De Maeyer
Robert L Schalock
A1
Journal Article
in
VOLUNTAS
2017
In search of evidence-based treatment in TCs for addictions : 40 years of research in TC De Kiem (Belgium)
Wouter Vanderplasschen
Stijn Vandevelde
Clara De Ruysscher
Dirk Vandevelde
Eric Broekaert
A2
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF GROUPS IN ADDICTION & RECOVERY
2017
Ondersteuning en behandeling van personen met een dubbele diagnose
Clara De Ruysscher
Dirk Bryssinck
Stijn Vanheule
Stijn Vandevelde
Bookchapter
in
Naar een herstelondersteunende verslavingszorg : praktijk en beleid
2017
The concept of recovery as experienced by persons with dual diagnosis : a systematic review on qualitative research from a first-person perspective
Clara De Ruysscher
Stijn Vandevelde
Wouter Vanderplasschen
Jessica De Maeyer
Stijn Vanheule
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF DUAL DIAGNOSIS
2017
2016
The perception of persons with anorexia nervosa on quality of life: an initial investigation
Clara De Ruysscher
Patty Annicq
Stijn Vandevelde
Claudia Claes
A1
Journal Article
in
APPLIED RESEARCH IN QUALITY OF LIFE
2016
2015
'Everyone respects each other': the experience of persons with a dual diagnosis visiting Villa Voortman, a meeting centre in the city of Ghent
D Bryssinck
Stijn Vandevelde
Jessica De Maeyer
Clara De Ruysscher
Freya Vander Laenen
D Meesen
J Vanderstraeten
Eric Broekaert
Other
2015
Anorexia Nervosa : een integratief behandelmodel
Clara De Ruysscher
Patty Annicq
Stijn Vandevelde
Claudia Claes
A2
Journal Article
in
TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR PSYCHOTHERAPIE
2015
Villa Voortman : carte blanche or not?
Stijn Vandevelde
Jessica De Maeyer
Clara De Ruysscher
Dirk Bryssinck
Dirk Meesen
Johan Vanderstraeten
Eric Broekaert
A2
Journal Article
in
THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITIES
2015