
Dr Rogier Hoenders
Rogier Hoenders (1972) is an integrative psychiatrist, senior researcher and director of the center for integrative psychiatry (CIP) of Lentis in Groningen, the Netherlands.
Lentis is a large mental health institution that covers a large part of the north of the Netherlands, serving 25,000 patients with 4,000 employees. Rogier is also the deputy-director of the residency program psychiatry of Lentis and a clinical instructor in psychiatry. He initiated and directs the Lentis lifestyle program, in which patients as well as staff members are trained in mind-body medicine and a healthy lifestyle.
In 2014 he obtained his PhD in integrative psychiatry from Groningen University.
Rogier's current research interest is in mind-body medicine, spirituality, integrative medicine and herbs/supplements for mental disorders. He runs RCTs on the effects of Yoga, Mindfulness and Lifestyle change.
Rogier is co-founder and chair of the Dutch Consortium for Integrative Medicine and Health (www.cizg.nl/home )