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Research interests
My work focuses on individual differences in behavior, health and disease. I am mostly interested in psychopathological traits, and their often comorbid manifestation. In my work I have used twin and family designs, and genetic data to investigate the influences of genetic and environmental variation on trait variation. In 2022, I co-founded Genetics Network Amsterdam, that enables collaboration and knowledge exchange in the Amsterdam area. Since 2020, I work in child and adolescent psychiatry. Here, I investigate the causes, consequences and impact of disorders and treatment effects, as project leader of a large national collaboration between 4 academic clinical centers, called DREAMS. In addition, I lead the genetic research line of The Netherlands Autism Register.
Specialisation
Child and adolescent psychiatry, mental health, genetics, autism
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Keywords
- QH426 Genetics
- BF Psychology
- RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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The pandemic generation: Investigating the long-term impact of a large-scale stressor on the anxiety of children
Luijten, M. A. J., van Oers, H. A., Tieskens, J. M., Werner, M. A., Zijlmans, J., Haverman, L., Polderman, T. J. C. & de Vries, L. P., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: JCPP advances.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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A Data-Driven Investigation of Environmental Correlates Associated With the Lived Experience of Autistic People
de Wit, M. M., Sant’Anna Barbosa Ferriera, P., Begeer, S., Abdellaoui, A., Wagtendonk, A. J., Bartels, M., van de Weijer, M. P. & Polderman, T. J. C., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of autism and developmental disorders.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Changes in internalizing and externalizing problems in Dutch children and adolescents receiving outpatient youth care before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Broek, E. M., de Meyer, R., van der Rijken, R., Zijlmans, J., van Oers, H. A., Luijten, M. A. J., Alrouh, H., Popma, A., Bartels, M., Vermeiren, R. R. J. M., Polderman, T. J. C. & Tieskens, J. M., Aug 2025, In: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 34, 8, p. 2521-2533 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Child Wellbeing during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multi-cohort Comparison and a Multi-informant Genetic Study
Alrouh, H., Zijlmans, J., Luijten, M., van Oers, H., Tieskens, J. M., Middeldorp, C. M., Popma, A., Polderman, T. J. C. & Bartels, M., Jul 2025, In: Behavior genetics. 55, 4, p. 235-254 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Exploring community perspectives on autism genetics research: Indications of supportive views and educational needs
de Wit, M. M., Zinkstok, J. R., Buijsman, R., Abdellaoui, A., Begeer, S. & Polderman, T. J. C., 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Autism.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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