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Barbara van den Hoofdakker

Researcher

Telefoonnummer
06 55 69 74 30
Position
Researcher

Barbara van den Hoofdakker works as a professor and clinical psychologist/cognitive behavioral therapist and researcher at the Accare Child Study Center and the University of Groningen.

Biography

Barbara has worked at Accare since 1993. Both in clinical practice and scientific research, her focus is on the treatment of behavioral difficulties (including ADHD) in children. She highly values improving mental healthcare for children and adolescents by implementing recommendations from scientific research into practice. To this end, she regularly contributes to the development of national and international guidelines and practice standards. Since she joined Accare, she has held various roles, including head of a specialized clinical department for children with ADHD, disruptive behavior disorders and/or tic disorders and, until now, chair of the ADHD and behavioral disorders knowledge track. Since 2013, she has also been working at the University of Groningen combining her research and clinical work with the role of head of the Groningen post-master’s program for healthcare (GZ) psychologists and (since 2019) acting head of the post-master’s program for clinical psychologists.

Research studies

Parent training for ADHD

Status
Completed

This research study investigated whether group-based parent training can help reduce parental stress and the behavioural problems of the child or adolescent.

STAP-studie

Status
Completed

We compared the effects of two types of follow-up treatment: medication (methylphenidate) and behavioural therapy for both parents and child.

Paint-P

Status
Analysis

In PAINT-P we investigate which parts of parent training have an effect on parents of children with ADHD or ADHD symptoms.

PAINT-CAU

Status
Analysis

The purpose of this research study is to gain better understanding of parents’ reasons for choosing a specific treatment.

ATHENE

Status
Completed

This research study investigated the differences between the usual method of taking part in this training, i.e. at the outpatient clinic, and a ‘blended’...

MASK

Status
Completed

This research study examines the efficacy of methylphenidate following more than two years of use.

SPARTA

Status
Analysis

This research study examines the effectiveness of two types of parent training: training at the outpatient clinic and training via an online treatment...

Predictors of treatment success

Status
Analysis

In this research study we have studied what the role is of family, parent, child and environmental factors in treatment success in child- and adolescent...

IBIS

Status
Analysis

Behavioral therapeutic techniques can help staff in dealing with people with challenging behavior. Previous research show that these techniques work, but...

DREAMS

Status
New

DREAMS is a collaboration between the four large, academic institutions for child and adolescent psychiatry in the Netherlands: Accare, Curium , Karakter and...

Paint-T

Status
Searching participants

Is brief teacher training effective in reducing behavior problems in elementary school children?

PAINT

Status
Analysis

PAINT is the overarching name for the studies conducted within a consortium funded by, among others, ZonMw and the training institute PPO.

ADHD@Home

Status
Completed

The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of home treatment in children with ADHD.

PAINT-P Microtrial

Status
Completed

In the PAINT-P Microtrial, we investigated the effectiveness of two types of behavioral therapy techniques separately. Based on this research and a...

PAINT-GGZ Pilot

Status
Completed

In the PAINT-GGZ Pilot, we conducted a small-scale study to assess the feasibility for therapists and parents to deliver or receive the brief parent training...

PAINT-GGZ

Status
Searching participants

In the PAINT-GGZ study, we are investigating the brief parent training on a larger scale across various child mental health care (GGZ) institutions.

PAINT-POH

Status
Searching participants

In the PAINT-POH study, we are investigating the effectiveness of the brief parent training in general practice settings.

PAINT-Wijkteam

Status
New

In the PAINT-Wijkteam study, we are investigating what kind of support community care teams provide to parents of children with behavioral problems.

PAINT-T Microtrial

Status
Completed

In the PAINT-T Microtrial, we investigated the effectiveness of different behavioral techniques (antecedent and consequent techniques) that teachers learn in...

PAINT-T Trial

Status
Searching participants

In the PAINT-T Trial, we investigate the effectiveness of the brief teacher training.

PAINT-kennisverspreiding

Status
Completed

In the PAINT-kennisverspreiding project, we collaborate with the parent interest association Balans to disseminate knowledge about effective treatments for...

PAINT-IPDMA

Status
Analysis

In the PAINT-IPDMA project, we are combining data from many different studies to thoroughly investigate why and for whom treatments work best

PAINT-M

Status
New

Parent training is effective in reducing ADHD and behavioral problems. But which elements of parent training are the most effective, and why? This is what we...

More research studies

Publications

Home-based parent training for school-aged children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and behavior problems with remaining impairing disruptive behaviors after routine treatment: a randomized controlled trial

Published on date

30 September 2021

Published in

European child & adolescent psychiatry

De behandeling van kinderen met ADHD bestaat meestal uit oudertraining en/of medicatie. Als dat onvoldoende helpt wordt vaak een thuisbehandeling gestart. Er komt dan een behandelaar bij het gezin thuis om samen met de ouder(s) en het kind te werken aan de problemen die ouders thuis met hun kind ervaren.We onderzochten de werkzaamheid van een nieuw ontwikkelde gedragstherapeutische...

An Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis: Behavioral Treatments for Children and Adolescents With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Published on date

28 April 2021

Published in

Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Gedragstherapeutische interventies en medicatie behoren tot de effectief bevonden behandelmogelijkheden bij ADHD. Wanneer een gedragstherapeutische interventie geïndiceerd is, blijkt dat vooral kinderen met ernstige kenmerken van ADHD, kinderen met (kenmerken van) een gedragsstoornis en kinderen met ADHD van alleenstaande ouders erbij gebaat zijn om zo snel mogelijk gedragstherapeutische...

Effects of methylphenidate on executive functioning in children and adolescents with ADHD after long-term use: a randomized, placebo-controlled discontinuation study

Published on date

28 March 2021

Published in

Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry, and allied disciplines

Methylfenidaat (beter bekend als Ritalin of Concerta) kan de informatieverwerking (zoals aandacht en geheugen) van kinderen en jongeren met ADHD verbeteren. Het is nog onduidelijk of methylfenidaat na lang gebruik (meer dan 2 jaar) hierop nog steeds een effect heeft. 

Interventions for challenging behaviours of adults with intellectual disabilities

Nederlandse samenvatting.

Published on date

30 April 2020

Published in

J Intellect Disabil Res. 2020 Aug;64(8):561-578. doi: 10.1111/jir.12736. Epub 2020 Jun 17.

As part of the IBIS project we examined what is already known about interventions without medication for challenging behaviours of adults with intellectual disabilities. There are a lot of those interventions. However, it is unclear if these interventions are effective.

Practitioner Review: Current best practice in the use of parent training and other behavioural interventions in the treatment of children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Published on date

September 2018

Published in

Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry

Daley D, Van Der Oord S, Ferrin M, Cortese S, Danckaerts M, Doepfner M, Van den Hoofdakker BJ, Coghill D, Thompson M, Asherson P, Banaschewski T, Brandeis D, Buitelaar J, Dittmann RW, Hollis C, Holtmann M, Konofal E, Lecendreux M, Rothenberger A, Santosh P, Simonoff E, Soutullo C, Steinhausen HC, Stringaris A,  Taylor E, Wong ICK, Zuddas A, Sonuga-Barke EJ.

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