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The primary objective of the proposed study is to investigate whether bumetanide therapy indeed reduces autistic symptomatology. Important secondary goals of this project are to determine whether bumetanide will improve specific behavioral,…
We aim to determine the effects of a face to face and a blended parent training program (i.e., two formats of Behavioral Parent Training Groningen; BPTG) on behavior problems for children 4 through 12 years old with ASD and behavior problems.…
To investigate the short-term effectiveness of a 4 month manualized home-based behavioral treatment for referred children with ADHD, aged 6 to 13 years, who have responded insufficiently to first line treatment with medication or behavioral parent…
This study has two main objectives. One objective is to investigate which cognitive and affective mechanisms can be influenced through treatment which leads to improved social functioning. We will use a carefully selected set of behavioral,…
Research focusing on the prevention of child maltreatment is limited. Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) has been identified as an evidence based treatment for families with young children who have experienced physical abuse and thereby…
This study has two main objectives. The first objective is to investigate whether children with DBD, when compared to low aggressive and antisocial control children, have neuropsychological and neurobiological abnormalities that may underlie their…
The project aims at contributing some empirical evidence of treatment effects of DMT with ASD. We expect i) to replicate similar results in a series of individual treatment processes and ii) to find contrasting results in a series of individual…
1. To investigate the efficacy of Cogmed working memory training in reducing behavioral symptoms in children with neuropsychiatric disorders and borderline intellectual functioning.2. To investigate whether WM training improves neurocognitive…
This project aims (I) to examine the effectiveness of the teacher training 'Hyperactivity and inattentive behaviour in the Classroom', and (II) to implement this training into Dutch regular primary schools.
Main goal of the present research is to study the surplus value of MTFC-P compared to the regular TFC for young foster children with psychological problems.
The objective of the present study is to investigate whether a diet rich in n-3 fatty acids (DHA/EPA) can improve brain activation patterns assiociated with cognitive control in children with ADHD .
The primary objective of this study is to examine the effectiveness of the serious game called HealSeeker for improving time management, planning and organisation and social behaviour skills of children with ADHD. The secondary objective of this…
Primary Objective: Investigate whether early valganciclovir treatment of children with SNHL of >= 20 dB, unilateral or bilateral, and a confirmed congenital CMV infection can prevent deterioration of the hearing loss at 1 year follow-up.…
The project aims to gain more insight in the process of bonding between parents and prenature infants, to validate a screening instrument that can be easily adopted in maternity wards of (general) hospitals to detect parents and children at risk for…
To test the hypothesis that The Transporters will show significant more improvement in contextual understanding of emotions and social functioning in children with ASD and BIF than a control intervention.
The central question is: are the recently published treatment methods (a) cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT-ASD) (Schuurman 2011), and mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR-ASD) (Spek 2011) effective interventions to reduce anxiety and depression…
The objective of the study is to improve the trained as wel as other executieve functions. Also the aim of this study is that these functions will improve in everyday life and generalize to other domains, resulting in improvement in behavior,…
The effectiveness of Video feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting for Autism (VIPP-AUTI) will be investigated on the sensitivity for autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in parents of a child recently diagnosed with ASD, based on the the…
The objective of this study is to examine wheter a serious game using cognitive bias modification is effective on anxiety symptoms regarding patients with an autism spectrum disorder.
The primary goal of this study is to investigate whether placebo-controlled double-blind titration leads to optimizing the use of methylphenidate. This by detecting placebo-and non-responders more efficiently and by treating responders better so…