Publications by authors named "Robert Rjm Vermeiren"
Article Synopsis
- Autistic adults face various healthcare barriers, which are concerning given their increased risk for health problems, prompting a study to evaluate these obstacles and seek improvements in primary healthcare.
- Through interviews and a survey using the Delphi method, participants identified 20 barriers and developed 22 recommendations for enhancement, focusing on education for providers, preparation for appointments by autistic adults, and better organization of primary care.
- The study revealed a discrepancy in perception of these barriers, with primary care providers generally viewing their impact as less severe than autistic adults themselves, highlighting the need for more communication and collaboration to address these issues.
Identification of child mental health problems by combining electronic health record information from different primary healthcare professionals: a population-based cohort study.
BMJ Open
January 2022
Objectives: To investigate the potential value of combining information from electronic health records from Dutch general practitioners (GPs) and preventive youth healthcare professionals (PYHPs) in predicting child mental health problems (MHPs).
Design: Population-based retrospective cohort study.
Setting: General practice, children who were registered with 76 general practice centres from the Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) primary care academic network Extramural LUMC Academic Network in the Leiden area, the Netherlands.
Article Synopsis
- The percentage of adolescents with autism seeking psychiatric emergency consultation is rising, especially among girls compared to boys.
- Autistic adolescents show more severe functional impairments than their typically developing peers, and they are less frequently diagnosed with mood disorders and behavioral issues.
- Autistic girls face a higher suicide risk and more anxiety disorders, while boys tend to have a longer history of problems; it's essential to enhance outpatient care and ensure thorough evaluations during crises to better address their needs.
Mental disorders and criminal re-referrals in juveniles who sexually offended.
Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health
March 2015
Objective: To investigate the prevalence of mental disorders in (subgroups of) juvenile suspects who sexually offended (JSOs), and its relation with criminal re-referrals five to eight years later.
Methods: A sample of 106 JSOs (mean age 15.0 ± 1.
Background: The aim of this study is to investigate the psychometric properties and the perceived usefulness of the BARO (Dutch: BAsisRaadsOnderzoek; Protection Board Preliminary Examination of Juvenile Suspects). The BARO is a first-line screening instrument for the identification of psychiatric disorders, adverse environmental factors, and levels of (dys)function in adolescent offenders (age 12 to 18), to be used by social workers of the Child Protection Board (CPB) following a police arrest.
Method: CPB workers administered the BARO to 295 juvenile offenders (91% boys, 9% girls).