Jan Dirk Blom
Professor by Special Appointment of Clinical Psychopathology
- Name
- Prof.dr. J.D. Blom
- Telephone
- +31 71 527 3857
- j.d.blom@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0003-3214-903X
Short CV
Jan Dirk Blom studied medicine in Groningen and Leiden. He obtained his MD in 1994, and started working as a resident in the Neurology Department of the University Medical Center Utrecht. In 1996 he switched to psychiatry, and in 2001 registered as a BIG-certified psychiatrist. In 2003 he obtained his PhD at Leiden University’s Department of Philosophy. He has been working at Parnassia Psychiatric Institute in The Hague since 1996. He specializes in the field of psychotic disorders, and is head of the Outpatient Clinic for Uncommon Psychiatric Syndromes. In addition, he is Director of Parnassia’s Psychiatric Residency Training Programme for Adult Psychiatry. Blom has been lecturing at the Faculty of Medicine and FSW for several years, and as of January, 2016, has been appointed Professor of Clinical Psychopathology at FSW.
Research
His research is in the field of psychotic disorders, notably hallucinations.
Awards
- 2014: SAP NVvP & Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie: Publication Award
- 2014: SAP NVvP: Most appreciated Psychiatric Residency Training programme
- 2013: Mednet Top Physician
- 2011: Mednet Top Physician
Relevant links
Inaugural lecture
November 11, 2016
PhD candidates
- Anastasia Lim, MD, psychiatrist (Hallucinations attributed to jinn)
- Jan Adriaan Coebergh, MD, neurologist (Musical hallucinations)
- R. Lauw, MD, psychiatrist (Musical hallucinations)
Other activities
- Clinical psychiatrist, Parnassia Psychiatric Institute, The Hague (psychotic disorders)
- Deputy Director of the Psychiatric Residency Training programme, Parnassia Psychiatric Institute, The Hague
- Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of Groningen
Professor by Special Appointment of Clinical Psychopathology
- Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
- Instituut Psychologie
- Klinische Psychologie
- Blom J.D., Veen R.J.B. van, Rooijen E.H.C. van & Slotema C.W. (2024), The diagnostic spectrum of sexual hallucinations, Harvard Review of Psychiatry 32(1): 1-14.
- Rhuggenaath S.N. & Blom J.D. (2024), Psychosen en brua. In: Verhagen P. Van Megen H. Braam A. (Ed.), Handboek psychiatrie en religie: levensbeschouwelijk diversiteit in de geestelijke gezondheidszorg. Amsterdam: Boom/De Tijdstroom. 15-22.
- Incekara F. & Blom J.D. (2024), Carl Jung: a life on the edge of reality with hypnagogia, hyperphantasia, and hallucinations, Frontiers in Psychology 15: 1-7 (1358329).
- Blom J.D. (2024), Hallucinations and vitamin B12 deficiency: a systematic review, Psychopathology : 1-12.
- Hyatt E.L & Blom J.D. (2024), Perceptual distortions characteristic of Alice in Wonderland syndrome in contemporary figurative painting, Frontiers in Psychiatry 15: 1466666.
- Blom J.D. (2023), A dictionary of hallucinations. Cham: Springer.
- Buijk M.A., Lauw R.F., Coebergh J.A.F., Bouachmir O., Linszen M.M.J. & Blom J.D. (2023), Musical hallucinations, secondary delusions, and lack of insight:results from a cohort study, Frontiers in Psychiatry 14: 1-8 (1253625).
- de Jong E.E.H., Beg M.I., Pappijn L.F.A., Blom J.D. & Garenfeld W. (2023), Een patiënt met het Alice in Wonderland-syndroom, Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie 65(8): 517-520.
- Waters F., Ling I., Azimi S. & Blom J.D. (2023), Sleep-related hallucinations, Sleep Medicine Clinics : 1-15.
- Punski-Hoogervorst J.L., Rhuggenaath S.N. & Blom J.D. (2022), Belief in Brua among psychiatric patients from Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao: results from an explorative study in the Netherlands, Transcultural Psychiatry 59(3): 249-262.
- Molendijk M.L., Bouachmir O., Montagne H., Bouwman L. & Blom J.D. (2022), The incubus phenomenon: prevalence, frequency and risk factors in psychiatric inpatients and university undergraduates, Frontiers in Psychiatry 13: 1-9.
- Linszen M.M.J., Boer J.N. de, Schutte M.J.L., Begemann M.J.H., Vries J. de, Koops S., Blom R.E., Bohlken M.M., Heringa S.M., Blom J.D., Iris E.C. & Sommer I.E.C. (2022), Occurrence and phenomenology of hallucinations in the general population: a large online survey, Schizophrenia 8: 1-11 (41).
- Waters F., Barnby J.M. & Blom J.D. (2021), Hallucination, imagery, dreaming: reassembling stimulus-independent perceptions based on Edmund Parish’s classic misperception framework, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 376(1817): 20190701.
- Fried E.I., Koenders M.A. & Blom J.D. (2021), Bleuler revisited: on persecutory delusions and their resistance to therapy, The Lancet Psychiatry 8(8): 644-646.
- Blom J.D. (2020), Hallucinations and Illusions by Edmund Parish: the unlikely genesis and curious fate of a forgotten masterpiece, History of Psychiatry 31(4): 405-420.
- Blom J.D. (2020), Optische illusies en het werk van M.C. Escher, Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie 62: 376-384.
- Blom J.D. (2020), Hallucinations and Illusions by Edmund Parish: The unlikely genesis and curious fate of a forgotten masterpiece, History of Psychiatry 31(4): 405-420.
- Driessen J., Blom J.D., Muris P., Blashfield R.K. & Molendijk M.L. (2020), Anxiety in children with selective mutism: a meta-analysis. , Child Psychiatry and Human Development 51(2): 330-341.
- Waters F., Barnby J.M. & Blom J.D. (2020), Hallucination, imagery, dreaming: reassembling stimulus-independent perceptions based on Edmund Parish’s classic misperception framework, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 376(1817): 20190701.
- Blom J.D. (2020), Hallucinaties en authentieke religieuze ervaringen, Psyche & Geloof 31(3): 177-178.
- Blom J.D. (2020), Waarnemen. In: Denys D. & Meynen G. (Eds.), Het Tweede Handboek Psychiatrie en Filosofie: Boom/De Tijdstroom. 223-232.
- Naarden T., Ter Meulen B.C., Van der Weele S.I. & Blom J.D. (2019), Alice in Wonderland Syndrome as a Presenting Manifestation of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Frontiers in Neurology 10: e473.
- Blom J.D. (2019), Alice in Wonderland Syndrome. New York City: Springer International Publishing.
- Zonnenberg C., Bueno-de-Mesquita J.M., Ramlal D. & Blom J.D. (2019), Antipsychotic-related hypothermia: Five new cases, Frontiers in Psychiatry 10: e543.
- Coebergh J.A.F., Lauw R., Sommer I.E.C. & Blom J.D. (2019), Musical hallucinations and their relation with epilepsy, Journal of Neurology 266(6): 1501-1515.
- Ralston A. & Blom J.D. (2019), Kritiek op het schizofrenieconcept. In: Cahn W., Krabbendam L., Myin-Germeys I., Bruggeman R. & Haan L. de (Eds.), Handboek Schizofreniespectrumstoornissen. Utrecht: De Tijdstroom. 63-75.
- Waters F., Blom J.D., Jardri R., Hugdahl K. & Sommer I.E.C. (2018), Auditory hallucinations, not necessarily a hallmark of psychotic disorder, Psychological Medicine 48(4): 529-536.
- Koops S., Slotema C.W., Kos C., Bais L., Aleman A., Blom J.D. & Sommer I.E.C. (2018), Predicting response to rTMS for auditory hallucinations: Young patients and females do better, Schizophrenia Research 195: 583-584.
- Blom J.D. (2018), Hallucinaties en kunst, Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie 60: 37-45.
- Koops S., Blom J.D., Bouachmir O., Slot M.I., Neggers B. & Sommer I.E. (2018), Treating auditory hallucinations with transcranial direct current stimulation in a double-blind, randomized trial, Schizophrenia Research 201: 329-336.
- Blom J.D. & Mangoenkarso E. (2018), Sexual Hallucinations in Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders and Their Relation With Childhood Trauma, Frontiers in Psychiatry 9: 193.
- Slotema C.W., Blom J.D., Niemantsverdriet M.B.A. & Sommer I.E.C. (2018), Auditory Verbal Hallucinations in Borderline Personality Disorder and the Efficacy of Antipsychotics: A Systematic Review, Frontiers in Psychiatry 9: e347.
- Slotema C.W., Blom J.D., Niemantsverdriet M.B.A., Deen M.L. & Sommer I.E.C. (2018), Comorbid Diagnosis of Psychotic Disorders in Borderline Personality Disorder: Prevalence and Influence on Outcome, Frontiers in Psychiatry 9: e84.
- Looijestijn J., Blom J.D., Hoek H.W., Renken R., Liemburg E., Sommer I.E.C., Aleman A. & Goekoop R. (2018), Draining the pond and catching the fish: Uncovering the ecosystem of auditory verbal hallucinations, NeuroImage: Clinical 20: 830-843.
- Waters F., Chiu V., Atkinson A. & Blom J.D. (2018), Severe sleep deprivation causes hallucinations and a gradual progression towards psychosis with increasing time awake, Frontiers in Psychiatry 9: e303.
- Lim A., Hoek H.W., Ghane S., Deen M. & Blom J.D. (2018), The attribution of mental health problems to jinn: An explorative study in a transcultural psychiatric outpatient clinic, Frontiers in Psychiatry 9: e89.
- Rhuggenaath S.N. & Blom J.D. (2018), Brua en psychiatrie: een pilotstudie onder patiënten in Nederland, afkomstig van de voormalige Nederlandse Antillen, Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie 60(11): 756-765.
- Slotema C.W., Niemantsverdriet M.B.A., Blom J.D., Van der Gaag M., Hoek H.W. & Sommer I.E.C. (2017), Suicidality and hospitalisation in patients with borderline personality disorder who experience auditory verbal hallucinations, European Psychiatry 41: 47-52.
- Blom J.D. (2017), Psychiatry is warming up to personalized medicine 2.0, Personalized Medicine 14(3): 185-187.
- Slotema C.W., Blom J.D., Deen M., Niemantsverdriet M.B.A., Van der Gaag M., Hoek H.W. & Sommer I.E.C. (2017), Negative Beliefs about Voices in Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder Are Associated with Distress: A Plea for Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy?, Psychopathology 50(4): 255-261.
- Blom J.D. (2017), Alice in Wonderland Syndrome. In: Sharpless B.A. (Ed.), Unusual and Rare Psychological Disorders. A Handbook for Clinical Practice and Research. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 265-287.
- Blom J.D., Niemantsverdriet M.B.A., Spuijbroek A.T. & Kooij J.J.S. (2017), Attention deficit disorder psychosis. In: Sharpless B.A. (Ed.), Unusual and Rare Psychological Disorders. A Handbook for Clinical Practice and Research.. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 74-93.
- Zonnenberg Z., Bueno-de-Mesquita J.M., Ramlal D. & Blom J.D. (2017), Hypothermia due to antipsychotic medication: a systematic review, Frontiers in Psychiatry 8(165): e165.
- Niemantsverdriet M.B.A., Slotema C.W., Blom J.D., Franken I.H., Hoek H.W., Sommer I.E.C. & Van der Gaag M. (2017), Hallucinations in borderline personality disorder: prevalence, characteristics and associations with comorbid symptoms and disorders, Scientific Reports 7: e13920.
- Molendijk M.L., Montagne H., Bouachmir O., Alper B.Z., Bervoets J. & Blom J.D. (2017), Prevalence rates of the incubus phenomenon: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Frontiers in Psychiatry 8: e253.
- Waters F., Blom J.D., Dang-Vu T.T., Cheyne J.A., Alderson-Day B., Woodruff P. & Collerton D. (2016), What is the link between hallucinations, dreams and hypnagogic-hypnopompic experiences?, Schizophrenia Bulletin 42(5): 1098-1109.
- Blom J.D. (2016), Alice in Wonderland syndrome: A systematic review, Neurology: Clinical Practice 6: 259-270.
- Blom J.D. (2016), Het Alice in Wonderland-syndroom; Wat weten wij na 60 jaar?, Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie 58(4): 281-291.
- Zonnenberg C., Niemantsverdriet M.B.A., Blom J.D. & Slotema C.W. (2016), Auditieve verbale hallucinaties bij patiënten met een borderline persoonlijkheidsstoornis, Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie 58(2): 122-129.
- Lim A., Hoek H.W., Deen M.L., Blom J.D. & GROUP investigators (2016), Prevalence and classification of hallucinations in multiple sensory modalities in schizophrenia spectrum disorders, Schizophrenia Research 176(2-3): 493-499.
- Blom J.D., Smink F.R.E., Kwidama E.V. & Vladár Rivero V.M. (2016), De paarse krokodil in de psychiatrie: over bureaucratie, bureaucratisme en onze heimelijke liefde voor procedures / Red tape in psychiatry: on bureaucracy, bureaucratism, and our secret fondness for procedures, Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie 58(7): 520-528.
- Bardiovska Dzodlova B., Blom J.D. & Kok R.M. (2016), Muzikale hallucinaties, Psyfar 11: 30-33.
- Looijestijn J., Blom J.D., Aleman A., Hoek H.W. & Goekoop R. (2015), An integrated network model of psychotic symptoms, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 59: 238-250.
- Coebergh J.A.F., Lauw R., Bots R., Sommer I.E.C. & Blom J.D. (2015), Musical hallucinations. Review of treatment effects, Frontiers in Psychology 6(814): 1-11.
- Blom J.D., Poulina I.T., Van Gellecum T.L. & Hoek H.W. (2015), Traditional healing practices originating in Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao: A review of the literature on psychiatry and Brua, Transcultural Psychiatry 52: 840-860.
- Lim A., Hoek H.W. & Blom J.D. (2015), The attribution of psychotic symptoms to jinn in Islamic patients, Transcultural Psychiatry 52(1): 18-32.
- Blom J.D. (2015), De wereldondergangswaan; een klassiek symptoom met actuele relevantie?, Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie 57(10): 730-738.
- Minkenberg E.H.M. & Blom J.D. (2015), Brua als verklaringsmodel voor ziekten, Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie 57(5): 367-370.
- Blom J.D., Sommer I.E.C., Koops S. & Sacks O.W. (2014), Prosopometamorphopsia and facial hallucinations, The Lancet 384(9958): e1998.
- Van Lutterveld R., Van den Heuvel M.P., Diederen K.M., De Weijer A.D., Begemann M.J., Brouwer R.M., Daalman K., Blom J.D., Kahn R.S. & Sommer I.E. (2014), Cortical thickness in individuals with non-clinical and clinical psychotic symptoms, Brain 137(10): 2664–2669.
- Waters F., Collerton D., ffytche D.H., Jardri R., Pins D., Dudley R., Blom J.D., Mosimann U.P., Eperjesi F., Ford S. & Larøi F. (2014), Visual hallucinations in the psychosis spectrum and comparative information from neurodegenerative disorders and eye disease, Schizophrenia Bulletin 40(S4): S233-S245.
- Blom J.D. (2014), When doctors cry wolf. A systematic review of the literature on clinical lycanthropy, History of Psychiatry 25(1): 87-102.
- Slotema C.W., Blom J.D., Van Lutterveld R., Hoek H.W. & Sommer I.E. (2014), Review of the efficacy of transcranial magnetic stimulation for auditory verbal hallucinations, Biological Psychiatry 76(2): 101-110.
- Blom J.D. (2013) What passes for reality. Review of: . Brain 136(7): 2323-2325.
- Looijestijn J., Diederen K.M.J., Goekoop R., Sommer I.E.C., Daalman K., Kahn R.S., Hoek H.W. & Blom J.D. (2013), The auditory dorsal stream plays a crucial role in projecting hallucinated voices into external space, Schizophrenia Research 146(1-3): 314-319.
- Selten J.P., Veen N.D., Blom J.D., Hoek H.W. & Veling W. (2012), Diagnostic issues in Moroccan immigrants to the Netherlands, Schizophrenia Research 141: 286-287.