J.J. Sandra Kooij, M.D., Ph.D.

J.J. Sandra Kooij is a psychiatrist at PsyQ, psycho-medical programs, and Head of the Expertise Center Adult ADHD, in the Netherlands. She is a professor of adult ADHD studies at the Department of Psychiatry, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam. She has published more than 100 peer-reviewed international papers and more than 20 books or book chapters on ADHD in adults.

Since 2002, Dr. Kooij has been the head of the Dutch Expertise Center Adult ADHD, leading research, treating patients, educating professionals, informing the public, publishing books, scientific papers, websites, webinars and podcasts. She recently launched a new ADHD app, Super Brains.

Dr. Kooij president of the DIVA Foundation that developed the Diagnostic Interview for ADHD in adults (DIVA-5, based on DSM-5 criteria) that is available online in 30 languages. She is president of the European Network Adult ADHD that unites 74 members from 28 countries.

Dr. Kooij initiated the Head Heart Hormones (H3) Network in the Netherlands in 2023, along with a cardiologist and gynecologist, to improve integrated health care for women with ADHD. She is chair of the section Neurodevelopmental Disorders Across the Lifespan (NDAL) at the European Psychiatric Association (EPA) and a board member of Eunethydis, member of the Scientific Committee of the World Federation of ADHD, honorary member of ADHD Europe and Impuls en Woortblind, as well as member of the Advisory Council of APSARD.

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