Data and collaboration

Within DREAMS, we collect the following data in our central database:

  • Care utilization: Usage of care services, described in number of (direct) minutes of care, type of appointment (diagnostic/treatment and online/offline) and type of clinician
  • Diagnoses: DSM5-diagnosis if present, available at chapter and subchapter level classifications
  • Intake questionnaire: Administered at start of care, seven domains of contextual factors
    • Mental and physical problems present
    • History of care, reason for current referral
    • Family composition: information about parents and siblings
    • Lifestyle
    • School
    • Pregnancy
    • Traumatic events and symptoms
  • Monitor questionnaire: Administered at start of care and every 6 month after
    • PROMIS Short forms on anger, anxiety, depression and social functioning
    • PROMIS visual scales on general health and quality of life, sleep and pain
  • Care satisfaction questionnaire: Administered at least every year and at end of care
    • Current status of care
    • Goal achievement
    • Reason for end of care

All participants in our database have given explicit consent for their data to be used for scientific research.

Using our data

DREAMS wants to enable other researchers to use our data to conduct studies that are in line with our main objectives:

  • The identification of risk- and protective factors of mental health problems
  • The harmonization and optimization of diagnostic procedures
  • The prediction of treatment success of mental health problems
  • The identification of factors that increase resilience and well-being in children and adolescents with mental health problems.

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At the current moment (April 2026), our database is still under construction. Once the data is available, more information on how to request access will be provided on this page.

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