Prof. Dr. Patrick Luyten is Professor Clinical Psychology at the faculty Psychology and Pedagogical Science at the KU Leuven in Belgium. He is also Professor at the Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London (VK). His research focus is on disorders on the affective spectrum (depression and stress- and pain related disorders) and personality disorders. His focus is both on fundamental research as well as interventional research. In 2009 he received thevPsychoanalytic Research Exceptional Contributions Award of the International Psychoanalytical Association.