Rinie Geenen is full professor at the Department of Psychology at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ, Utrecht, and Altrecht Psychosomatic Medicine, Zeist, the Netherlands. He was teaching psychology in Utrecht from 1994 to 2022. Before that time, he was a researcher at UMC Utrecht and PhD candidate at Tilburg ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ. His current research comprises biopsychosocial mechanisms of chronic diseases. He is involved in the development of international guidelines for the management of pain and chronic fatigue. As a volunteer, he contributes to national and European patient associations