Dirk Van West

ORCID: 0000-0003-0427-6605
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Research Areas
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Child and Adolescent Health
  • Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
  • Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension
  • Dutch Social and Cultural Studies
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Health, psychology, and well-being
  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
  • Children's Physical and Motor Development
  • Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
  • Child Welfare and Adoption
  • Infant Development and Preterm Care

Vrije Universiteit Brussel
2009-2023

University of Antwerp
2009-2023

Lifespan
2007-2018

ZNA Middelheim Hospital
2008-2018

Ziekenhuisnetwerk Antwerpen Stuivenberg
2015-2017

VIB-UAntwerp Center for Molecular Neurology
2007-2010

Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie
2004-2005

Wadsworth Center
1986

New York State Department of Health
1985

To summarize research regarding the motor abilities of children and adolescents who suffer from a common psychiatric condition.In order to outline current knowledge with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), disruptive behavior (DBD) depression, comprehensive systematic literature search was carried out using PubMed, Medline ERIC databases. The databases were searched for relevant English language articles published between January 1990 April 2014....

10.5498/wjp.v5.i3.315 article EN cc-by-nc World Journal of Psychiatry 2015-01-01

In April 2020, the European Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (ESCAP) Research Academy ESCAP Board launched first of three scheduled surveys to evaluate impact coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on child adolescent psychiatry (CAP) services in Europe assess abilities CAP centers meet new challenges brought by crisis. The survey was a self-report questionnaire, using multistage process, which sent 168 heads academic 24 countries. Eighty-two responses (56 complete) from 20...

10.1007/s00787-020-01699-x article EN other-oa European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2021-01-20

Parenting burden on parents of young children (0-5 years) with feeding problems This research describes a study population (aged 0-5 and their parents. A comparison is made between parenting stress control group without problems. was quantitative, descriptive some qualitative aspects, comparing Data collection conducted using two questionnaires distributed to at the UKJA (University Child Adolescent Psychiatry Antwerp) daycare centers. Characteristics were mapped out, along data (via...

10.47671/tvg.81.24.125 article EN Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde 2025-05-08

Several features of the split td gene phage T4 suggest an RNA processing mechanism analogous to that self-splicing rRNA Tetrahymena and other group I eukaryotic introns. Previous work has revealed conserved sequence elements ability td-encoded self-splice in vitro. We show here a noncoded guanosine residue is covalently joined 5' end intron during processing. Further, we demonstrate existence linear circular forms extracted from T4-infected cells uninfected Escherichia coli expressing cloned...

10.1073/pnas.83.16.5875 article EN Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 1986-08-01

Methylphenidate (MPH), the first choice medication for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), is associated with serious adverse effects like arrhythmia. Evidence on association of ADHD immune and oxidant-antioxidant imbalances offers potential antioxidant and/or immunomodulatory nutritional supplements as therapy. One small randomised trial in suggests, despite various limitations, therapeutic benefit from Pycnogenol®, a herbal, polyphenol-rich extract. This phase III 10-week,...

10.1186/s13063-017-1879-6 article EN cc-by Trials 2017-03-28

Multiple and complex needs (MCN) in children youth jeopardize their development pose significant challenges to the different professionals they meet. However, there is no agreed-upon definition of this vulnerable population.To develop a 'MCN youth' that meaningful for all involved care delivery population.A cross-sector, multidisciplinary, geographically spread panel 47 experts representing mental health, care, juvenile justice, education Flanders participated an online Delphi study....

10.21307/sjcapp-2019-009 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology 2019-01-01

van West, Dirka c d e; Del-Favero, Jurgena c; Deboutte, Dirkd Van Broeckhoven, Christineb Claes, Stephana f Author Information

10.1097/ypg.0b013e32832a0b2b article EN Psychiatric Genetics 2009-04-01

Determine the effect of French Maritime Pine Bark Extract (PBE; Pycnogenol®) on Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) behaviour and co-morbid physical/psychiatric symptoms, compared to placebo medicine MPH, assess its tolerability. Behaviour (measured by ADHD-Rating Scale (ADHD-RS) Social-Emotional Questionnaire (SEQ)) physical complaints were evaluated in weeks 5 10. Eighty-eight paediatric ADHD patients (70 % male, mean age 10.1 years) randomised (n = 30), PBE 32) or MPH 26)....

10.1016/j.jff.2022.105246 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Journal of Functional Foods 2022-09-14
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