Robert R J M Vermeiren
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 5509029 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Robert R J M Vermeiren |
| NOMBRES | Robert R J M |
| APELLIDO | Vermeiren |
| FIRMA | VERMEIREN R R J M |
| AFILIACIONES | Leiden University Medical Center |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8673-2207 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 47 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 14 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 47 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2006 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Beyond Organizing Structures
Understanding the Social Determinants of Suicidality Among Young People Aged 12–26 Years
Suicidality—including suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and completed suicide—is a major public health concern affecting all demographic groups, particularly young people. The World Health Organization recognizes suicidality as a multifactorial phenomenon influenced by psychological, biological, and social determinants. However, the social determinants underlying suicidality among young people remain broadly understudied, which limits a compre…
Walking the Path Together
Background: In integrated youth care shared decision-making (SDM) is deemed the approach to tailor care to families’ needs. However, families experiencing complex problems often feel insufficiently heard and involved in decision-making on their care. In practice, SDM is hampered by the multitude and changeability of families’ problems as well as differing opinions and roles of the multiple professionals and care services involved. Therefore, in t…
Key elements of integrated specialized care for families with complex needs
Background: Specialized approaches to integrated care are an emerging topic. Families with multiple, severe, and enduring problems are in need for specialized support, but often fall between the cracks of a fragmented system of siloed care services. To overcome fragmentation in care a global trend is the organization of Specialist Integrated care Teams (SITs), in which professionals from various youth and adult specialized care services collabora…
Dynamics that Challenge the Provision of Integrated Care to Youth At-Risk
Background: Providing integrated care to youth at-risk and their families is a multifaceted challenge. Youth at-risk have multiple severe and enduring problems across various life domains and exhibit behavior in which they pose a risk to themselves or others. All too often, they fall between the cracks of the current care system. Although their problems necessitate coherent and coordinated support, its implementation is hindered by dynamics that …
Beyond symptoms
Youth, caregivers, and clinicians shared common ground in recognizing the pervasiveness of SEMHP. However, differences in perspectives on characteristics present challenges for diagnostics of these youth. Masking behavior of youth is unsurprising and indicates that these youth need a specific approach in diagnostics. A holistic and multi-perspective understanding of SEMHP is crucial for effective support, as care for these youth must take a syste…
Integrating different types of expertise within the workforce to provide integrated care for vulnerable youth
Background: For youth with multiple severe and enduring problems across various life domains, their needs exceed the expertise and possibilities of a single professional, service, or organization. These youngsters need a workforce in which the expertise of different professionals and organizations is integrated. However, it can be challenging to integrate different types of expertise in practice, especially for these vulnerable youth as their pro…
An Integrated Specialised Care Approach for Families with Multiple, Severe, and Enduring Problems
Although SITs are a promising form of an integrated specialised care approach, ensuring integrated care is the responsibility of every professional and (specialised) care service involved in families' care
Partnerships between stakeholders in integrated care to meet the needs of families
Introduction/background: Globally, the trend towards integrated care has emerged to meet the mental and social needs of families with multiple and enduring problems across different life domains. Integrated care offers a promising approach, aiming for comprehensive, coordinated, and continuous support. It encompasses a broad view of families’ strengths and challenges and a collaborative attitude. Even as important, it requires partnerships among …
The working alliance inventory – short version
The therapeutic alliance is considered to play an important role in youth treatment. The commonly used versions of the Working Alliance Inventory (WAI) are based on Bordin's three-dimensional alliance model. However, previous psychometric studies of the WAI did not find this three-dimensional structure in youth psychotherapy. These earlier findings may indicate different perceptions of the alliance by adolescent versus adult patients, but may als…
Novel Insights into Obesity in Preschool Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Obesity is present in 8-32% of the children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). However, most studies are performed in school-aged children from the USA. The current study compares obesity rates of Dutch preschoolers with ASD with children from the Dutch general population and explores which child- and parental factors are related to obesity in children with ASD. This cross-sectional study is part of the ongoing Tandem Study (Dutch Trial registe…
An observation checklist for use by residential social workers in juvenile justice institutions
Structured observation can be valuable to complement self or parent reports used for diagnostic information or risk assessment, although this method is hardly used and understudied in residential forensic settings. To fill this void an observation checklist for residential social workers working in juvenile justice institutions was developed, along with an instruction manual and a training program. Findings In the first two sections, this paper d…
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on psychiatric emergency consultations in adolescents
Despite the reported increase of mental health problems in adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic, we did find a smaller increase in psychiatric emergency consultations in this group then would be expected considering the overall trend. Besides changes in help-seeking and access to care, a possible explanation may be that a calmer, more orderly existence, or more parental supervision led to less psychiatric emergency situations in this age grou…
Metabolic syndrome in adults with autistic traits
These findings underline the relevance of adequate cardiovascular prevention in adults with higher levels of autistic traits. Future research could gain more insight into the relationship between cardiovascular risk and autistic traits in females, and into tailored cardiovascular prevention
Community Violence Exposure and Eating Disorder Symptoms among Belgian, Russian and US Adolescents
Community violence exposure (CVE) is one of the most common adverse childhood experiences worldwide. Despite this, its potential effect on disordered eating in adolescents from different cultures is underexplored. In the present cross-sectional study, self-reported data were collected from 9751 students (Mean age = 14.27) from Belgium, Russia and the US on CVE (witnessing violence and violence victimization), eating disorder (ED) symptoms (ED tho…
Engaging youth in research, education, and practice
To improve integrated care for youth with multiple and complex needs, it is crucial to actively collaborate with youth in research, education and practice. Only by combing scientific evidence, clinical expertise, and patient values, we are able to organize care that fit the needs of youth [1]. However, engaging youth can be challenging for both professionals and youth. For example, youth participation often fails due to a lack of knowledge on the…
From paper to practice
Background: At present, professionals experience difficulties applying known facilitators and barriers of integrated care in practice [1]. This is particularly intricate when working with youth at-risk and their families. These families have a diversity of problems in different life-areas, that often do not seek or accept care, and with a continuing risk of crisis situations occurring. To improve integrated care for youth at-risk, we aimed at dee…
Integrated care in families with multiple and enduring problems
Introduction: Families with severe and enduring problems across different life domains (SEPAD) are often in need of support from different (youth)care organizations. To ensure coherent and tailored support for these families, integrated care is essential. The organization of this care is, however, complicated: the problems these families face tend to occur simultaneously and interact with each other. Some of these problems are severe and require …
Shared decision making in integrated complex youth care
Introduction: Families with multiple and enduring problems receive care from various care providers. There is a focus on different areas of life, such as mental health, parenting, financial and social problems. However, due to insufficient coherence and coordination in the care process and fragmentation of services, the support provided often fails to match what a family really needs and wants (Nooteboom et al., 2021). An integrated approach in w…
How to meet the needs of youth with severe and enduring mental health problems
Youth with severe and enduring mental health problems (SEMHP) do not profit from regular child and adolescent psychiatric (CAP) treatment. Their changing and complex problems cause enormous suffering. To understand why these youth inadequately profit from CAP treatment, this qualitative study aimed to examine the experiences of youth with SEMHP, practitioners, and caregivers to identity barriers and facilitators in treatment. We conducted 31 semi…
Practical Recommendations for Youth Care Professionals to Improve Evaluation and Reflection During Multidisciplinary Team Discussions
The practical recommendations should be incorporated in daily practice to support professionals in Youth Care to increase satisfaction and improve effectiveness of evaluation and reflection during MTDs
Learning sessions as a vehicle to improve partnership and develop integrated care on multiple levels
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 2.913 (2021 JCR, received in June 2022)The IJIC 20th Anniversary Issue was published in 2021
Community Violence Exposure and School Functioning in Youth
Background: Many children and adolescents experience violent events which can be associated with negative consequences for their development, mental health, school, and social functioning. However, findings between settings and on the role of gender have been inconsistent. This study aimed to investigate cross-country and gender differences in the relationship between community violence exposure (CVE) and school functioning in a sample of youths …
Addressing Aggression in the Residential Setting for Juveniles with Mild Intellectual Disability through Training in Non-Violent Resistance
Mental and Social Health of Children and Adolescents With Pre-existing Mental or Somatic Problems During the Covid-19 Pandemic Lockdown
Background: The COVID-19 lockdown increases psychological problems in children and adolescents from the general population. Here we investigate the mental and social health during the COVID-19 lockdown in children and adolescents with pre-existing mental or somatic problems. Methods: We included participants (8-18 years) from a psychiatric ( N = 249) and pediatric ( N = 90) sample, and compared them to a general population sample ( N = 844). Meas…
Ethnic differences in utilization of youth mental health care
Results imply that YMHC is less accessible for children from a minority background than for children from a native background. With adolescents, there is no difference in accessibility between natives and non-natives. Future research should focus on the reasons for this difference in accessibility. Potential mediators such as socioeconomic status, discrimination, acculturation processes, language barriers should be taken into account
The association between childhood maltreatment, mental health problems, and aggression in justice‐involved boys
The link between childhood maltreatment and adolescent aggression is well documented; yet, studies examining potential mechanisms that explain this association are limited. In the present study, we tested the association between childhood maltreatment and adolescent aggression in boys in juvenile justice facilities (N = 767) and examined the contribution of mental health problems to this relationship. Data on childhood maltreatment, mental health…
Towards integrated care in the Dutch Youth Care system
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 5.120 (2020 JCR, received in June 2021)
What Do Parents Expect in the 21st Century? A Qualitative Analysis of Integrated Youth Care
Parental perspectives were clustered into six key components: a holistic, family-centred approach; addressing a broad range of needs in a timely manner; shared decision making; interprofessional collaboration; referral; and privacy. Parents emphasized the importance of a tailored, family-centred approach, addressing needs across several life domains, and active participation in their own care process. However, they simultaneously had somewhat opp…
Ethnic differences in DSM-classifications in youth mental health care practice
In community youth mental health care (YMHC), patients are mostly diagnosed according to the clinical judgment of professionals. Because validated instruments are hardly used, this process may be influenced by other factors than the diagnostic criteria, such as the ethnic background of the patient. The goal of our study was to assess differences between ethnic groups in the received clinical diagnoses. The sample consisted of children (n=1940) an…
Juvenile Sex Offenders Compared to Non-Sex Offenders
An unresolved but clinically important issue in the literature on juvenile delinquency is to what extent juvenile sex offenders resemble non-sex offenders with respect to individual, familial, and environmental characteristics. The current article reviewed published studies (1995-2005) comparing sex offenders with non-sex offenders. The 17 articles meeting the inclusion criteria suggest that differences exist between sex offenders and non-sex off…
Psychiatric disorders in property, violent, and versatile offending detained male adolescents
This study examines the past year prevalence rate of psychiatric disorders in detained male adolescents and the relation between psychiatric disorders and type of offending. The Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (DISC-IV) was administered in a sample (N = 245) of male detained adolescents aged 12 to 17 years. Based on lifetime official criminal history, participants were classified into property, violent, and versatile subgroups. High ra…
Peer-Victimization and Mental Health Problems in Adolescents
The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency and effects of peer-victimization on mental health problems among adolescents. Parental and school support were assumed as protective factors that might interact with one another in acting as buffers for adolescents against the risk of peer-victimization. Besides these protective factors, age and gender were additionally considered as moderating factors. The Social and Health Assessment surve…
Latent Personality Profiles and the Relations with Psychopathology and Psychopathic Traits in Detained Adolescents
Cross-Cultural Findings on Community Violence Exposure and Internalizing Psychopathology
Ethnic differences in utilization of youth mental health care
Results imply that YMHC is less accessible for children from a minority background than for children from a native background. With adolescents, there is no difference in accessibility between natives and non-natives. Future research should focus on the reasons for this difference in accessibility. Potential mediators such as socioeconomic status, discrimination, acculturation processes, language barriers should be taken into account
A meta-analytic review on treatment dropout in child and adolescent outpatient mental health care
Ethnic differences in DSM-classifications in youth mental health care practice
In community youth mental health care (YMHC), patients are mostly diagnosed according to the clinical judgment of professionals. Because validated instruments are hardly used, this process may be influenced by other factors than the diagnostic criteria, such as the ethnic background of the patient. The goal of our study was to assess differences between ethnic groups in the received clinical diagnoses. The sample consisted of children (n=1940) an…
Girls’ quality of life prior to detention in relation to psychiatric disorders, trauma exposure and socioeconomic status
Detained girls' treatment engagement over time
The association between childhood maltreatment, mental health problems, and aggression in justice‐involved boys
The link between childhood maltreatment and adolescent aggression is well documented; yet, studies examining potential mechanisms that explain this association are limited. In the present study, we tested the association between childhood maltreatment and adolescent aggression in boys in juvenile justice facilities (N = 767) and examined the contribution of mental health problems to this relationship. Data on childhood maltreatment, mental health…
Testosterone and cortisol in relation to aggression in a non‐clinical sample of boys and girls
Testosterone and cortisol have been proposed to jointly regulate aggressive behavior. However, few empirical studies actually investigated this joint relation in humans, and reported inconsistent findings. Also, samples in these studies were small and/or specific, and consisted largely of males. Therefore, in the current study testosterone and cortisol in relation to aggression were investigated in a non-clinical sample of 259 boys and girls (mea…
Personality disorders in previously detained adolescent females
This longitudinal study investigated the predictive value of trauma and mental health problems for the development of antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) and borderline personality disorder (BPD) in previously detained women. The participants were 229 detained adolescent females who were assessed for traumatic experiences and mental health problems (mean age = 15.5 years). Three to 6 years later (M = 4.5; SD = 0.6), ASPD and BPD were diagnosed…
A review of mental health treatment dropout by ethnic minority youth
A large proportion of treatments in youth mental health care are prematurely terminated by the patient. Treatment dropout can have severe consequences. Since ethnic minority youth are treated less often for mental disorders than other youth, it is important to analyse their risk for dropout and to determine if there are ethnicity-specific determinants. This review aimed to provide an overview of the findings from empirical studies on child and ad…
Determinants of parental participation in Family‐centered Care in Juvenile Justice Institutions
This study assessed if staff members of two juvenile justice institutions in the Netherlands were able to motivate parents to participate in a programme of Family‐centred Care. For research purposes, parents were considered to participate if they (a) attended the family meeting, (b) visited their son during regular visiting hours, and (c) participated in measurements. Study participants were the parents of 139 short‐term detained male adolescents…
The influence of Non-violent Resistance on work climate, living group climate and aggression in child and adolescent residential care
Predicting quality of life during and post detention in incarcerated juveniles
Methods incorporating trauma-sensitive focus and relaxation techniques in treatment protocols in juvenile justice institutions may be of added value in improving the general functioning of these individuals
Towards integrated care in the Dutch Youth Care system
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 5.120 (2020 JCR, received in June 2021)
CU-traits and HPA-axis reactivity conjointly relate to treatment effect in adolescents with severe antisocial behavior
Urinary Amine and Organic Acid Metabolites Evaluated as Markers for Childhood Aggression
Biomarkers are of interest as potential diagnostic and predictive instruments in personalized medicine. We present the first urinary metabolomics biomarker study of childhood aggression. We aim to examine the association of urinary metabolites and neurotransmitter ratios involved in key metabolic and neurotransmitter pathways in a large cohort of twins (N = 1,347) and clinic-referred children (N = 183) with an average age of 9.7 years. This study…
What Do Parents Expect in the 21st Century? A Qualitative Analysis of Integrated Youth Care
Parental perspectives were clustered into six key components: a holistic, family-centred approach; addressing a broad range of needs in a timely manner; shared decision making; interprofessional collaboration; referral; and privacy. Parents emphasized the importance of a tailored, family-centred approach, addressing needs across several life domains, and active participation in their own care process. However, they simultaneously had somewhat opp…
Community Violence Exposure and School Functioning in Youth
Background: Many children and adolescents experience violent events which can be associated with negative consequences for their development, mental health, school, and social functioning. However, findings between settings and on the role of gender have been inconsistent. This study aimed to investigate cross-country and gender differences in the relationship between community violence exposure (CVE) and school functioning in a sample of youths …
Addressing Aggression in the Residential Setting for Juveniles with Mild Intellectual Disability through Training in Non-Violent Resistance
Mental and Social Health of Children and Adolescents With Pre-existing Mental or Somatic Problems During the Covid-19 Pandemic Lockdown
Background: The COVID-19 lockdown increases psychological problems in children and adolescents from the general population. Here we investigate the mental and social health during the COVID-19 lockdown in children and adolescents with pre-existing mental or somatic problems. Methods: We included participants (8-18 years) from a psychiatric ( N = 249) and pediatric ( N = 90) sample, and compared them to a general population sample ( N = 844). Meas…
Family group conferences for suicidal adolescents
Can thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness, risk factors for suicidal adolescents, be turned around by family group conferences? In this case study on Nick, a 17-year-old who undertook six suicide attempts, we (including Nick) share insights and learning opportunities on how family group conferences can be used. The thematic analysis suggests that family group conferences might be a promising intervention for suicidal adolescents. Fo…
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