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Depression and anxiety disorders are common at all ages. Approximately one out of three people in the Netherlandswill be faced with them at some time during their lives. It is still not clear why some people recover quickly and why others suffer for long periods of time.

The Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety (NESDA) started in august 2004 with the recruitment of almost 3000 people with and without symptoms. They will be monitored for a period of 8 years. An inventory of the depression and anxiety symptoms will be made by using questionnaires and by examining biological and genetic factors. The ZonMw GeestKracht program is subsidizing the study.
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News

bullet Analysis protocol genetic functional neuroimaging available  December 22, 2009
A protocol for the analysis of the candidate gene association study using neuroimaging parameters as endophenotypes, is available.

This protocol describes which analyses will be perform... read more Ik ben maar een pijltje.


bullet Dutch abstracts of publications available  December 16, 2008
Since almost all NESDA publications are written in English, a Dutch abstract of the NESDA (related) article will be provided on this website. The Dutch abstracts are written by the original authors of... read more Ik ben maar een pijltje.


bullet Improved website  May 26, 2008
The website of NESDA is improved! We have made some major changes to the lay-out. The latest news is now directly visible on the home page. By these changes we hope to reach a wider public. The log-i... read more Ik ben maar een pijltje.


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