Adolescent suicidal ideation: a comparison of incarcerated and school-based samples (2009)
Suk, Eefje, Van Mill, Josine, Vermeiren, Robert, Ruchkin, Vladislav, Schwab-Stone, Mary, Doreleijers, Theo, ...
The aim of this study was to investigate suicidal ideations and associated psychopathology in two groups of adolescents, a sample of detained youth and a general population sample. In both groups the...
De Pauw, Sarah, Mervielde, Ivan, De Clercq, Barbara, De Fruyt, Filip, Tremmery, Sabine, Deboutte, Dirk
Research on adulthood posits personality and self-esteem as important predictors of psychopathology. In childhood, however, the study of these relationships is complicated by the lack of consensus on...
Croonenberghs, Jan, Spaas, Kristien, Wauters, Annick, Verkerk, Robert, Scharpe, Simon, Deboutte, Dirk, ...
BACKGROUND: Autism is accompanied by peripheral and central disorders in the metabolism of serotonin (5-HT). The present study examines plasma dehydroepiandrosterone-sulphate (DHEA-S) and the...
De Loore, Ellen, Drukker, Marjan, Gunther, Nicole, Feron, Frans, Deboutte, Dirk, Sabbe, Bernard, ...
Croonenberghs, Jan, Wauters, Annick, Deboutte, Dirk, Verkerk, Robert, Scharpe, Simon, Maes, Michael
Some studies have suggested that disorders in the central serotonergic function may play a role in the pathophysiology of autistic disorder. In order to assess the central l actin serotonergic...
Glucocorticoid receptor gene-based SNP analysis in patients with recurrent major depression (2006)
Van Den Eede, Filip, Del-Favero, Jurgen, Souery, Daniel, Norrback, Karl-Fredrik, Van Duijn, Cornelia, ...
Dysregulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, one of the stress-response systems, is one of the key neurobiological features of major depression (MDD). Data supporting the notion that...
Cognitive functioning and psychiatric disorders in children with a metabolic disease (2006)
Simons, A, Eyskens, F, De Groof, A, Van Diest, E, Deboutte, Dirk, Vermeiren, R
Objective To report on the intelligence scores and the psychiatric pathology of distinct groups of children with metabolic diseases. Methods The study population consists of 53 children between 0 and...
Glucocorticoid receptor gene-based SNP analysis in patients with recurrent major depression (2006)
Van West, D, Dem-Fevero, J, Souery, D, Norrback, KF, Van Duijn, C, ...
Subtypes of self-esteem and self-concept in adolescent violent and property offenders (2004)
Vermeiren, Robert, Bogaerts, Jef, Ruchkin, Vladislav, Deboutte, Dirk, Schwab-Stone, Mary
Aim: To investigate the relationship between subtypes of self-esteem/self-concept (familial, academic, social, and personal security) and antisocial behavior in adolescents (violent and property...
Juvenile arrest: a cross-cultural comparison (2004)
Vermeiren, R, Jones, SM, Ruchkin, SM, Deboutte, Dirk, Schwab-Stone, M
Background: Cross-national studies describing the psychopathological characteristics of arrested adolescents are virtually non-existent. Such studies are important because they have implications for...
Van West, D, Del-Favero, J, Aulchenko, Y, Oswald, P, Souery, D, Forsgren, T, ...
Increasing amounts of data suggest that affective disorders might be related to dysregulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, one of the stress-response systems. Arginine...
Violence exposure and substance use in adolescents: Findings from three countries (2003)
Vermeiren, R, Schwab-Stone, M, Deboutte, Dirk, Leckman, PE, Ruchkin, V
Objective. To investigate relationships between exposure to community violence (witnessing and victimization) and reported substance use (cigarettes, alcohol, marijuana, and hard drugs) in a...