prof. dr. Koen Grootens

Bio

Koen Grootens studied medicine and successfully defended his PhD -thesis at Radboud University in Nijmegen. He finished his psychiatrist -training at the Radboud University Medical Centre.  From 2008, he worked as a psychiatrist in Canisisus Wilhelmina Hospital in Nijmegen, and from 2014 at Reinier van Arkel in 's Hertogenbosch, where he is head of the residency training program. In 2017 he was registered as a clinical pharmacologist. He has extensive clinical, teaching and research experience in psychiatry, most prominently clinical pharmacology, shared decision making and bipolar mood disorders. From April 2022, he will continue his research work as a professor at Tranzo, Tilburg university, focusing his research on shared decision making in the treatment of patients with severe mental health disorder.

Expertise

Psychiatry

Shared decision making

Clinical Pharmacology

Teaching

Head of residency program Reinier van Arkel, mental health institute

Teacher and supervisor for different health care professionals (physicians, psychologists, nurses, pharmacists)

Collaboration

Various national research consortia and -projects

Psychiatry education region Netherlands-South (OOR-ZN)

Reinier van Arkel Academy

Multidisciplinary staff clinical pharmacology of Jeroen Bosch Hospital

Dutch association of psychiatry (NVVP)

Highlights

Grootens KP. inaugural lecture 2023. Shared decision making under high pressure [Samen beslissen onder hoogspanning].

Grootens KP & Sommer IE. Redesigning phase 3 and 4 trials to adopt shared decision making. Lancet Psychiatry. 2022 Feb;9(2):101-103.

Verwijmeren D & Grootens KP. Shifting Perspectives on the Challenges of Shared Decision Making in Mental Health Care. Community Ment Health J. 2023 Aug 7.

Schoot TS, Molmans THJ, Grootens KP, Kerckhoffs . Systematic review and practical guideline for the prevention and management of the renal side effects of lithium therapy. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol2020 Feb;31:16-32.

Grootens KP, Van Thiel V, Hartong EGTM. "How harmful is your mania to you or others?" Sharing decisions about antidepressant treatment in bipolar depression". Bipolar Disord. 2018 Sep;20(6):504-505.doi: 10.1111/bdi.12666. Epub 2018 Jun 17.

Recent publications

1. Capillary blood sampling for the determination of clozapine concentra…

   Breken, B. D., Grootens, K. P., Vermeulen Windsant - van den Tweel, A. M., Hermens, W. A., & Derijks, H. J. (2024). Capillary blood sampling for the determination of clozapine concentrations: Analytical validation and patient experience. International Clinical Psychopharmacology, 39(1), 23-28.

2. Benzodiazepinen

   Grootens, K. P., Sie, S., & Burgerhout, K. (2024). Benzodiazepinen. In M. Lambregtse-van den Berg, I. van Kamp, & H. Wennink (Eds.), Handboek psychiatrie en zwangerschap: Herziening (pp. 287 -298). Boom.

3. Schizofrenie

   Grootens, K. P. (2024). Schizofrenie. In M. Lambregtse-van den Berg, I. van Kamp, & H. Wennink (Eds.), Handboek psychiatrie en zwangerschap: Herziening (2 ed., pp. 19 - 30). Boom.

4. The direct and long-term effects of raloxifene as adjunctive treatmen…

   Brand, B. A., de boer, J. N., Marcelis, M. C., Grootens, K. P., Luykx, J. J., & Sommer, I. E. (2023). The direct and long-term effects of raloxifene as adjunctive treatment for Schizophrenia-Spectrum Disorders: A double-blind, randomized clinical trial. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 49(6), 1579-1590.

5. Gevaarlijk of hulpbehoevend? - Professionele oordelen over personen m…

   de Bont-van der Zande, J. S. A. J., Witteman, C. L. M., Grootens, K. P., & van der Heijden, P. T. (2023). Gevaarlijk of hulpbehoevend? Professionele oordelen over personen met onbegrepen gedrag. Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie, 65(5), 291-296.