Prof.Dr. Brenda Penninx
Principal Investigator NESDA,professor psychiatric epidemiologyContact
Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Department of Psychiatry, NESDA
Oldenaller 1
1081 HJ Amsterdam
Netherlands
T 020 788 5674 (secr.)
Interest
Course of depressio and anxiety; Interacton mental and physical health; Biological determinants of psychopathology; Aging, depression in older age and determinants of physical limitations.
Link to the publications of B.W.J.H. Penninx.
Visit Brenda’s Personal Page at the VUmc research portal!
Prof.Dr. Aartjan Beekman, MD
Head department psychiatry, professor psychiatryContact
Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Oldenaller 1
1081 HJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
T 020 788 4560 (secr.)
Interest
Psychiatric epidemiology, menatl health training
Link to the publications of A.T.F. Beekman.
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Mr. Merijn Eikelenboom
Project manager NESDA / PhD studentContact
GGZ inGeest, Research & Innovation
Oldenaller 1
1081 HJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
T 020 788 4615
Interest
Predicting suicidal behavior
Link to the publications of M. Eikelenboom.
Prof.Dr. Ton van Balkom, MD
Professor evidence-based psychiatryContact
Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Department of psychiatry
Oldenaller 1
1081 HJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Interest
Evidence-based psychiatry; Diagnosis and treatment of anxiety disorders; Comorbidity; Development and implementation of guidelines; Stepped Care
Link to the publications of A.J.L.M. van Balkom.
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Prof. Dr. Patricia van Oppen
Professor psychotherapy in psychiatryContact
Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Department of Psychiatry
Oldenaller 1
1081 HJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
T 020 788 5639
Interest
Course of anxiety disorders/diagnostics; Specific validation of instruments, Initiating new intervention studies, Treatment and assessment of OCD.
Link to the publications of P. van Oppen.
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Prof.Dr. Jan Smit
Professor methodology of van longitudinal psychiatric studiesContact
Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Department of Psychiatry
Oldenaller 1
1081 HJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
T 020 788 4535 (secr.)
Interest
Methodology; Data quality; Measurement errors; Longitudinal designs and methodology
Link to the publications of J.H. Smit.
Prof.Dr. Dick Veltman, MD
Professor psychiatryContact
Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
PET-centrum
Postbus 7057
1007MB Amsterdam
The Netherlands
T 020 788 4555
Interest
Neuro-imaging of psychiatric disorders
Link to the publications of D.J. Veltman.
Prof. Dr. Pim Cuijpers
Head department Clinical Psychology VU, Professor clinical PsychologyContact
VU University
Department of Clinical Psychology
Van der Boechorststraat 1
1081BT Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Interest
Causes of mood disorders, Prevention of psychiatric disorders; Psycholocal treatment depression; Depression in older age; Meta-analyses.
Link to the publications of P. Cuijpers.
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Dr. Moji Aghajani
Postdoc researcherContact
Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Department of psychiatry
Oldenaller 1
1081 HJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Interest
Psychiatric neuroimaging
Link to the publications of M. Aghajani.
Dr. Neeltje Batelaan, MD
Psychiatrist and senior researcherContact
Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Oldenaller 1
1081 HJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
T 020 788 5795
Interest
Course of symtpos/diagnosis of anxiety; Comorbidity anxiety and depression; Longitudinal follow-up of patients with depression/anxiety (NEMESIS), special focus on subthresholds
Link to the publications of N. Batelaan.
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Dr. Mariska Bot
Senior researcherContact
Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Department of Psychiatry
Oldenaller 1
1081 HJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
T 020 788 4594
Interest
Depression and diabetes; Biology of depression and anxiety; Symptom dimensions of depression
Link to the publications of M. Bot.
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Dr. Stasja Draisma
Datamanager, methodologistContact
GGZ inGeest
Research department
Oldenaller 1
1081 HJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
T 020 788 431
Link to the publications of S. Draisma.
Dr. Rick Jansen
Senior researcherContact
Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Department of Psychiatry
Oldenaller 1
1081 HJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Interest
Genetics of depression
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Dr. Adriaan Hoogendoorn
StatisticianContact
GGZ inGeest
Research department
Oldenaller 1
1081 HJ Amsterdam
T 020 788 4605
Link to the publications of A.W. Hoogendoorn.
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Dr. Mandy Hu
Postdoc researcherContact
Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Department of psychiatry
Oldenaller 1
1081 HJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Interest
The role of the autonomic nervous system in relation to stress, mental health and coronary disease.
Link to the publications of M.X. Hu.
Dr. Femke Lamers
Senior researcherContact
Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Department of psychiatry
Oldenaller 1
1081 HJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Link to the publications of F. Lamers.
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Dr. Yuri Milaneschi
Senior researcherContact
Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Department of Psychiatry
Oldenaller 1
1081 HJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Interest
Biological aspects of (late-life) depression
Link to the publications of Y. Milaneschi.
Dr. Laura Nawijn
Postdoc researcherContact
Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Department of psychiatry
Oldenaller 1
1081 HJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Interest
Neurobiology of psychopathology; fear and reward; trauma / stress; neuroimaging; (epi)genetics
Link to the publications of L. Nawijn.
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Dr. Josine Verhoeven
Postdoc researcherContact
GGZ inGeest
Research department
Oldenaller 1
1081 HJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Interest
Depression, anxiety and cellular aging
Link to the publications of J.E. Verhoeven.
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Drs. Denise Bijlenga
Researcher and en psychologistContact
PsyQ Haaglanden
Kenniscentrum ADHD voor volwassenen
Carel Reinierszkade 197
2593 HR Den Haag, The Netherlands
Interest
ADHD in adults
Link to the publications of D. Bijlenga.
Drs. Julia Binnewies
PhD studentContact
Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Department of psychiatry
Oldenaller 1
1081 HJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Interest
Identifying the effects of anxiety and depression on healthy (brain) aging. Involvement in LifeBrain project.
Drs. Sonia Difrancesco
PhD studentContact
Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Oldenaller 1
1081 HJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Interest
Wearable sensor data in mental Health research (NESDA and RADAR-CNS)
Drs. Laura Han
PhD studentContact
Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Department of psychiatry
Oldenaller 1
1081 HJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Interest
Depression, metabolic factors and brain function/structure.
Drs. Hilde de Kluiver
PhD studentContact
Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Oldenaller 1
1081 HJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Interest
Studying subtypes of depression, using several layers of omics data (e.g. genomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics).
Drs. Erika Kuzminskaite
PhD studentContact
Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Department of psychiatry
Oldenaller 1
1081 HJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Interest
Effects of childhood trauma on mental and somatic health outcomes in adulthood.
Drs. Bianca Lever- van Milligen
PhD student/coordinator field workContact
GGZ inGeest
Research & Innovation
Oldenaller 1
1081 HJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
T 020 788 5679
Drs. Thomas Pattyn, MD
PhD student, psychiatrist in trainingContact
Universiteit van Antwerpen
Universiteitsplein 1, R3.22
2610 Wilrijk
Belgium
Interest
Clinical heterogeneity of panic disorder.
Link to the publications of T. Pattyn.
Drs. Ilja Saris, MD
PhD student, psychiatrist in trainingContact
GGZ inGeest
Onderzoek & Innovatie
Oldenaller 1
1081 HJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Interest
Social withdrawal
Drs. Eleonore van Sprang
PhD studentContact
Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Department of psychiatry
Oldenaller 1
1081 HJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Interest
Intergenerational transmission of depression and anxiety disorders. Data collection MARIO project.