EliteForsk Research Travel grant to Anne Maj van der Velden
The Elite Research travel grant is DKK 200,000 and helps very talented PhD students to perform longer-term studies in some of the best research environments in the world.
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Major depressive disorder (MDD) is one of the most prevalent and debilitating affective disorders and a leading cause of disability worldwide. Much of the burden of depression is a consequence of MDD tending to take a recurrent course. Hence optimizing preventative treatments for recurrence of depression is a high priority within the field of mental field.
Presentation from the Ministry of Higher Education and Science here (in Danish).
Read more about Anne Majs project: Mindfulness and the prevention of depression
Contact:
Anne Maj van der Velden, PhD Fellow,
Dept. of Clinical Medicine, The Interacting Minds Centre and Dansk Center for Mindfulness