Inge Antrop

Professor Inge Antrop is a distinguished researcher and academic at Ghent University's Department of Experimental Clinical and Health Psychology within the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences. With a scholarly career spanning nearly three decades, she has established herself as a leading expert in child and adolescent psychology, particularly in the domain of ADHD research and clinical applications. Her work bridges theoretical frameworks with practical interventions in educational and clinical settings.

Antrop's research interests center on developmental psychopathology with particular emphasis on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, emotion regulation mechanisms, adolescent attachment patterns, and behavioral interventions. Her scholarly approach integrates psychological theory with clinical practice, examining how factors like circadian rhythms, classroom environments, and parenting styles influence developmental trajectories in children with behavioral challenges. She has made substantial contributions to understanding the complex interplay between biological markers (such as cortisol profiles) and psychological phenomena in neurodevelopmental disorders.

Analysis of her recent publications reveals a sophisticated research trajectory that has evolved from foundational studies on ADHD symptomatology to more complex investigations of transdiagnostic processes like emotion regulation and their role across internalizing and externalizing disorders. Her work demonstrates increasing methodological sophistication, incorporating both quantitative and qualitative approaches to examine psychosocial outcomes across diverse clinical populations including children with autoimmune encephalitis.

Professor Antrop has made significant contributions to clinical assessment through the development of the Vragenlijst voor Gedragsproblemen bij Kinderen (VvGK) or Childhood Behavior Problems Questionnaire, which has become an important tool in Belgian clinical practice. Her research has consistently appeared in high-impact journals across psychology, psychiatry, and neuroscience domains, demonstrating the interdisciplinary relevance of her work.