DIANE PURPER OUAKIL

Diane Purper-Ouakil is a Professor of child and adolescent psychiatry at the University Hospital of Montpellier, France. She has been head of the child and adolescent unit of the Saint Eloi Hospital since 2011. This unit has inpatient and outpatient care facilities for young patients with different mental health conditions and has specialized services for ADHD, trauma-related and eating disorders.
Diane Purper-Ouakil is the president of the newly founded French Society of ADHD, an organisation for health professionals involved in clinical practice, optimisation of care trajectories and research. She has recently joined the steering committee of Eunethydis and is also the co-lead of the ECNP child and adolescent network.
Diane Purper-Ouakil aims to develop the evidence base of psychological, neurophysiological and pharmacological treatments, especially for children and adolescents with challenging and enduring behavioural and emotional symptoms. She is involved in treatment studies assessing several types of interventions. Her current research focuses on parent programs, innovations in healthcare trajectories, and digital interventions, that can contribute to comprehensive treatment plans for young people with complex needs.

 

Wednesday, May 22, 2024