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Johan Vanderlinden

Johan Vanderlinden

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Psychology

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Overview

Johan Vanderlinden is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and primarily focuses on research in the field of psychology, with a specific emphasis on clinical psychology. Their work intersects with related domains such as sociology and political science, as well as psychiatry and mental health.

The main research topics covered by Vanderlinden include:

  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
  • Child Therapy and Development
  • Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments

Recent publications by Johan Vanderlinden reflect a focus on eating disorders and trauma. Notable papers include:

  • "Mediating Factors between Childhood Traumatic Experiences and Eating Disorders Development: A Systematic Review" (2021) published in Children
  • "The transition from restrictive anorexia nervosa to binging and purging: a systematic review and meta-analysis" (2021) published in Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and Obesity
  • "The effect of trauma and dissociation on the outcome of cognitive behavioural therapy for binge eating disorder: A 6-month prospective study" (2020) published in European Eating Disorders Review
  • "Child Trauma Experiences and Dissociative Symptoms in Women with Eating Disorders: Case-Control Study" (2020) published in Children
  • "Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of eating disorder patients treated in the specialized residential settings in Belgium" (2020) published in Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and Obesity

Vanderlinden frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Riccardo Serra
  • Elske Vrieze
  • Ronny Bruffaerts
  • Camillo Loriedo
  • Lorenzo Tarsitani

Their work has been published primarily in venues such as Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and Obesity, Children, European Journal of Public Health, and European Eating Disorders Review.

Best Publications

  • The development and psychometric characteristics of the Somatoform Dissociation Questionnaire (SDQ-20).

    E. R. S. Nijenhuis;P. Spinhoven;R. Van Dyck;O. Van Dee Hart

  • The Body Attitude Test for Patients with an Eating Disorder: Psychometric Characteristics of a New Questionnaire

    Michel Probst;Walter Vandereycken;Herman Van Coppenolle;Johan Vanderlinden

  • Degree of somatoform and psychological dissociation in dissociative disorder is correlated with reported trauma.

    Ellert R. S. Nijenhuis;Philip Spinhoven;Richard van Dyck;Onno van der Hart

  • Animal defensive reactions as a model for trauma-induced dissociative reactions.

    Ellert R. S. Nijenhuis;Johan Vanderlinden;Philip Spinhoven

  • The dissociation questionnaire (DIS-Q): Development and characteristics of a new self-report questionnaire

    Johan Vanderlinden;Richard Van Dyck;Walter Vandereycken;Hans Vertommen

  • Dissociative experiences and trauma in eating disorders.

    Johan Vanderlinden;Walter Vandereycken;Richard van Dyck;Hans Vertommen

  • Trauma, dissociation, and impulse dyscontrol in eating disorders

    Johan Vanderlinden;Walter Vandereycken

  • The development of the somatoform dissociation questionnaire (SDQ-5) as a screening instrument for dissociative disorders

    E. R. S. Nijenhuis;Ph. Spinhoven;R. van Dyck;O. van der Hart

  • Alexithymia and dermatology: the state of the art

    Ria Willemsen;Diane Roseeuw;Johan Vanderlinden

  • Psychometric characteristics of the somatoform dissociation questionnaire: a replication study

    Ers Nijenhuis;P Spinhoven;R van Dyck;O van der Hart

  • Life adverse experiences in relation with obesity and binge eating disorder: A systematic review

    Giovanni Luca Palmisano;Marco Innamorati;Johan Vanderlinden

  • A systematic review of physical therapy interventions for patients with anorexia and bulemia nervosa

    Davy Vancampfort;Johan Vanderlinden;Marc De Hert;Andrew Soundy

  • Somatoform dissociative symptoms as related to animal defensive reactions to predatory imminence and injury

    Ellert R. S. Nijenhuis;Philip Spinhoven;Johan Vanderlinden;Richard van Dyck

  • Denial of illness and the use of self‐reporting measures in anorexia nervosa patients

    Walter Vanderdeycken;Johan Vanderlinden

  • Somatoform dissociation discriminates among diagnostic categories over and above general psychopathology

    Ellert R.S. Nijenhuis;Richard van Dyck;Philip Spinhoven;Onno van der Hart

  • Which elements in the treatment of eating disorders are necessary 'ingredients' in the recovery process?--A comparison between the patient's and therapist's view

    Johan Vanderlinden;H Buis;Guido Pieters;Michel Probst

  • Drive for thinness, affect regulation and physical activity in eating disorders: a daily life study.

    Kristof Vansteelandt;Frank Rijmen;Guido Pieters;Michel Probst

  • Dissociative experiences in the general population in the Netherlands and Belgium: A study with the Dissociative Questionnaire (DIS-Q).

    Johan Vanderlinden;Richard Van Dyck;Walter Vandereycken;Hans Vertommen

  • A systematic review on physical therapy interventions for patients with binge eating disorder

    Davy Vancampfort;Johan Vanderlinden;Marc De Hert;Milena Adámkova

  • Which factors do provoke binge-eating? An exploratory study in female students.

    Johan Vanderlinden;Ricardo Dalle Grave;Walter Vandereycken;Chris Noorduin

Frequent Co-Authors

Guido Pieters
Guido Pieters KU Leuven
Philip Spinhoven
Philip Spinhoven Leiden University
Richard van Dyck
Richard van Dyck VU University Medical Center
Marc De Hert
Marc De Hert KU Leuven
Andrew Soundy
Andrew Soundy University of Birmingham
Onno van der Hart
Onno van der Hart Utrecht University
Massimo Biondi
Massimo Biondi Sapienza University of Rome

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