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Sinds 2024 leidt hij Lemon Tree, een onafhankelijk en interdisciplinair centrum dat onderzoek doet op het snijvlak van psychiatrie, psychotherapie en filosofie en deel uitmaakt van het Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) van de Universiteit van Amsterdam.<\/p>\n<p>Naast de wetenschap richt Denys zich op bredere maatschappelijke vraagstukken rond angst, controle, geluk, normaliteit en zingeving. In 2015 schreef en speelde hij een theatermonoloog over angst, die door Nederland en Belgi\u00eb toerde.<\/p>\n<p>Denys is in de media bekend om zijn eerlijke vragen en moedige standpunten in complexe debatten. Zijn boek &#8216;<span style=\"color: #bfa07a;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #bfa07a;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.managementboek.nl\/boek\/9789038807393\/het-tekort-van-het-teveel-damiaan-denys\">Het tekort van het teveel, de paradox van de geestelijke zorg<\/a><\/strong><\/span>&#8216; (2021) biedt een indringende analyse van onze ongezonde relatie met psychische aandoeningen. 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