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| Koen DemyttenaereSummaryAffiliation: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Country: Belgium Publications
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Clinical factors influencing the prescription of antidepressants and benzodiazepines: results from the European study of the epidemiology of mental disorders (ESEMeD)Koen Demyttenaere
Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
J Affect Disord 110:84-93. 2008..To examine factors associated with the use of antidepressants (AD) and benzodiazepines (BZD) in 6 European countries...- Time course of improvement of different symptom clusters in patients with major depression and pain treated with duloxetine or placeboKoen Demyttenaere
University Psychiatric Center KuLeuven, Campus Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
Curr Med Res Opin 28:41-8. 2012.... 
Patient-assessed versus physician-assessed disease severity and outcome in patients with nonspecific pain associated with major depressive disorderKoen Demyttenaere
University Psychiatric Center, Catholic University of Leuven, Campus Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
Prim Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry 11:8-15. 2009..In addition, predictors of pain and depression were identified...- Impact of escitalopram treatment on Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire scores in major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorderKoen Demyttenaere
Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, Leuven, Belgium
Int Clin Psychopharmacol 23:276-86. 2008..Both response and remission in patients with GAD and remission in patients with MDD are correlated with a 'normal' quality of life enjoyment and satisfaction... - "Caseness" for depression and anxiety in a depressed outpatient population: symptomatic outcome as a function of baseline diagnostic categoriesKoen Demyttenaere
University Hospitals Gasthuisberg and University Psychiatric Centre KuLeuven, Campus Leuven, Belgium
Prim Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry 11:307-15. 2009.... - Review: Bupropion and SSRI-induced side effectsK Demyttenaere
University Psychiatric Center KuLeuven, Campus Gasthuisberg, B 3000 Leuven, Belgium
J Psychopharmacol 22:792-804. 2008..No data are available on the profile of bupropion for ;emotional detachment' or for the reversal of SSRI-induced ;emotional detachment' by bupropion-addition... 
Mental disorders among persons with chronic back or neck pain: results from the World Mental Health SurveysKoen Demyttenaere
Department of Neurosciences and Psychiatry, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, B 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Pain 129:332-42. 2007..The association of mental disorders with back/neck pain showed a consistent pattern across both developed and developing countries...- Comorbid painful physical symptoms and depression: prevalence, work loss, and help seekingKoen Demyttenaere
Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
J Affect Disord 92:185-93. 2006..Finally, help seeking and delay in help seeking were explored... - Comorbid painful physical symptoms and anxiety: prevalence, work loss and help-seekingKoen Demyttenaere
Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
J Affect Disord 109:264-72. 2008..In addition, the impact of PPS on work loss days (WLDs) and help-seeking was examined... - Agomelatine: a narrative reviewKoen Demyttenaere
University Psychiatric Center KuLeuven, Campus Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 21:S703-9. 2011..Transient aminotransferase elevations without clinical signs of liver damage have been observed more frequently than with placebo (1.1% versus 0.7%), and a hepatic monitoring schedule is therefore recommended... - Six-month compliance with antidepressant medication in the treatment of major depressive disorderKoen Demyttenaere
University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Belgium
Int Clin Psychopharmacol 23:36-42. 2008..Completers show a higher adherence than drop-outs. The outcome was worse in recurrent episode patients than first episode patients although they had a higher adherence... - Do general practitioners and psychiatrists agree about defining cure from depression? The DEsCRIBE™ surveyKoen Demyttenaere
University Psychiatric Centre, Catholic University of Leuven, Campus Gasthuisberg, B 3000 Leuven, Belgium
BMC Psychiatry 11:169. 2011..The study also aimed to analyse physicians' attitudes about depression and to find out whether they affect their prescribing practices and/or the outcome dimensions that they view as important in defining cure... - Treatment of suicidal people around the worldRonny Bruffaerts
Universitair Psychiatrisch Centrum Katholieke Universiteit Leuven UPC KUL, University Hospitals Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
Br J Psychiatry 199:64-70. 2011..Suicide is a leading cause of death worldwide; however, little information is available about the treatment of suicidal people, or about barriers to treatment... - Predictors of patient satisfaction after ultrabrief bifrontal and unilateral electroconvulsive therapies for major depressionPascal A Sienaert
ECT Department and Department of Mood Disorders, University Psychiatric Center, Catholic University of Leuven, campus Kortenberg, Kortenberg, Belgium
J ECT 26:55-9. 2010..To assess patient satisfaction after ultrabrief electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)... - The complexity of reproductive decision-making in asymptomatic carriers of the Huntington mutationMarleen Decruyenaere
Psychosocial Genetics Unit, University of Leuven, Herestraat, Leuven, Belgium
Eur J Hum Genet 15:453-62. 2007..The results illustrate the complexity of the decision-making process and the necessity of in-depth counselling. Counselling should pay special attention to conflicting values and beliefs and to all kinds of pressure... - Who visits the psychiatric emergency room for the first time?Ronny Bruffaerts
Dept of Neurosciences and Psychiatry, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 41:580-6. 2006..To examine patient and system characteristics of first-time ("incident") vs. recurrent ("recurrent") use of a psychiatric emergency room (PER)... - Partners of mutation-carriers for Huntington's disease: forgotten persons?Marleen Decruyenaere
Psychosocial Genetics Unit, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Eur J Hum Genet 13:1077-85. 2005..We moreover interpreted the results referring to concepts such as anticipatory grief, psychological defences, dissonance processes and imbalanced partner relationship. Finally, we formulated some implications for genetic counselling... - Abnormal regional brain activity during rest and (anticipated) gastric distension in functional dyspepsia and the role of anxiety: a H(2)(15)O-PET studyLukas Van Oudenhove
Department of Neurosciences, Psychiatry Division, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Am J Gastroenterol 105:913-24. 2010.... - Regional brain activity in functional dyspepsia: a H(2)(15)O-PET study on the role of gastric sensitivity and abuse historyLukas Van Oudenhove
Department of Neurosciences, Psychiatry Division, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Gastroenterology 139:36-47. 2010..Therefore, we aimed to determine the influence of gastric sensitivity and abuse history on gastric sensation scores and brain activity in homeostatic-afferent, emotional-arousal, and cortical-modulatory brain regions in FD... - Depressive symptomatology in pregnant and postpartum women. An exploratory study of the role of maternal antenatal orientationsJohan C H van Bussel
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Family and Sexuality Studies, Kapucijnenvoer 33, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
Arch Womens Ment Health 12:155-66. 2009..The maternal orientations have a small but significant and independent contribution in the variance of depressive symptomatology in pregnant and postpartum women... - Role of common mental and physical disorders in partial disability around the worldRonny Bruffaerts
Universitair Psychiatrisch Centrum Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Campus Leuven, Belgium
Br J Psychiatry 200:454-61. 2012..Mental and physical disorders are associated with total disability, but their effects on days with partial disability (i.e. the ability to perform some, but not full-role, functioning in daily life) are not well understood... - The individual and societal effects of non-psychotic serious mental disorders on earnings in BelgiumRonny Bruffaerts
Department of Neurosciences, University Psychiatric Centre, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven UPC KUL, UZ Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, B 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Eur Psychiatry 24:207-13. 2009..The purpose of this study is to examine the association between non-psychotic serious mental disorders and earnings in the general population of Belgium on both the individual- and society-level... - The relation between body mass index, mental health, and functional disability: a European population perspectiveRonny Bruffaerts
Department of Neurosciences and Psychiatry, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
Can J Psychiatry 53:679-88. 2008..To examine the association between body mass, mental disorders, and functional disability in the general population of 6 European countries... - Relationship between anxiety and gastric sensorimotor function in functional dyspepsiaLukas Van Oudenhove
Department of Pathophysiology, Gastroenterology Section, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
Psychosom Med 69:455-63. 2007..Experimentally induced anxiety in healthy volunteers is associated with changes in sensorimotor function of the proximal stomach... - Well-being and relationship satisfaction of couples dealing with an in vitro fertilization/ intracytoplasmic sperm injection procedure: a multilevel approach on the role of self-criticism, dependency, and romantic attachmentBenedicte Lowyck
Department of Psychology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Fertil Steril 91:387-94. 2009.... - Abuse history, depression, and somatization are associated with gastric sensitivity and gastric emptying in functional dyspepsiaLukas Van Oudenhove
Universitary Psychiatric Centre, Universitary Psychiatric Centre, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, B 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Psychosom Med 73:648-55. 2011..This study sought to determine the association of abuse history, psychiatric comorbidity, and somatization with gastric sensorimotor function... - Lifetime risk and age-of-onset of mental disorders in the Belgian general populationAnke Bonnewyn
Dept of Neurosciences and Psychiatry, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 42:522-9. 2007..To estimate lifetime risk and age of onset of mental disorders in the adult general population of Belgium... - Regional cerebral blood flow during gastric balloon distention in functional dyspepsiaJoris Vandenberghe
Department of Psychiatry, Division of Liaison Psychiatry, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Gastroenterology 132:1684-93. 2007..Our aim was to investigate regional cerebral blood flow during painful proximal gastric distention in hypersensitive FD... - Delays in seeking treatment for mental disorders in the Belgian general populationRonny Bruffaerts
Dept of Neurosciences and Psychiatry, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 42:937-44. 2007..To provide data on rates and predictors of lifetime treatment for mental disorders in Belgium from the European Study on the Epidemiology of Mental Disorders (ESEMeD)... - What happens with adverse events during 6 months of treatment with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors?Koen Demyttenaere
Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Belgium
J Clin Psychiatry 66:859-63. 2005..Although adverse events are a key factor in compliance, their evolution during treatment with antidepressants is poorly documented. Therefore, the time course of adverse events during 6 months of antidepressant treatment was investigated... - Quality of life measurement in antidepressant trials. Is there an added value?Jurgen De Fruyt
Department of Psychiatry, General Hospital Sint Jan AV, Brugge, Belgium
Psychother Psychosom 78:212-9. 2009..Different theoretical concepts are discussed. A closer look is taken at the use of QoL measurements in antidepressant trials... - Ultra-brief pulse ECT in bipolar and unipolar depressive disorder: differences in speed of responsePascal Sienaert
ECT Department, University Psychiatric Center, Catholic University Leuven, campus Kortenberg, Leuvensesteenweg 517, Kortenberg 3070, Belgium
Bipolar Disord 11:418-24. 2009..In this study, response and speed of response of patients with unipolar and bipolar depression treated with ultra-brief pulse ECT were compared... - Clinical factors associated with treatment resistance in major depressive disorder: results from a European multicenter studyDaniel Souery
Department of Psychiatry, Erasme Hospital, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
J Clin Psychiatry 68:1062-70. 2007.... - Overgeneral autobiographical memory predicts diagnostic status in depressionDirk Hermans
Department of Psychology, University of Leuven, Tiensestraat 102, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Behav Res Ther 46:668-77. 2008..These memory variables outperformed other relevant indices, such as depression severity, rumination, level of self-esteem and dysfunctional attitudes... - Overgeneral memory predicts stability of short-term outcome of electroconvulsive therapy for depressionFilip Raes
Department of Psychology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
J ECT 24:81-3. 2008..To investigate the predictive value of overgeneral memory (OGM) for outcome of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for depression... - Childhood adversities as risk factors for onset and persistence of suicidal behaviourRonny Bruffaerts
Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
Br J Psychiatry 197:20-7. 2010..Suicide is a leading cause of death worldwide, but the precise effect of childhood adversities as risk factors for the onset and persistence of suicidal behaviour (suicide ideation, plans and attempts) are not well understood... - Reliability and validity of the Dutch version of the maternal antenatal attachment scaleJohan C H van Bussel
Institute of Family and Sexuality Sciences, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Kapucijnenvoer 33, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
Arch Womens Ment Health 13:267-77. 2010..Overall, our findings suggest that the Dutch version of the Maternal Antenatal Attachment Scale is a reliable and valid measure of the early emotional tie between a pregnant woman and her unborn child... - Predictors of psychological distress in patients starting IVF treatment: infertility-specific versus general psychological characteristicsUschi Van den Broeck
Leuven University Fertility Centre LUFC, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Hum Reprod 25:1471-80. 2010.... - Three self-report questionnaires of the early mother-to-infant bond: reliability and validity of the Dutch version of the MPAS, PBQ and MIBSJohan C H van Bussel
Department of Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
Arch Womens Ment Health 13:373-84. 2010..Overall, our findings suggest that the MPAS, the PBQ and the MIBS provide a reliable and valid indication of the early emotional tie between a woman and her newborn infant... - Psychosocial factors, psychiatric illness and functional gastrointestinal disorders: a historical perspectiveLukas Van Oudenhove
University Psychiatric Centre, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
Digestion 82:201-10. 2010..This provides further support for an integrative, multidisciplinary biopsychosocial approach to FGID... - Bipolar (spectrum) disorder and mood stabilization: standing at the crossroads?Jurgen De Fruyt
Department of Psychiatry, General Hospital Sint Jan AV, Brugge, Belgium
Psychother Psychosom 76:77-88. 2007..Given the complexity of the disorder and the many clinical uncertainties, effectiveness studies should be installed... - The many faces of fatigue in major depressive disorderKoen Demyttenaere
Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 8:93-105. 2005.... - Predicting community tenure in patients with recurrent utilization of a psychiatric emergency serviceRonny Bruffaerts
Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, B 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 27:269-74. 2005..We investigated the differential effect of patient and health system characteristics on the CT of patients with a previous referral to a PER... - Emergency psychiatry in the 21st century: critical issues for the futureRonny Bruffaerts
Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
Eur J Emerg Med 15:276-8. 2008..In this paper we aim to address some contemporary problems of emergency psychiatry, and then we try to outline some issues that may be of importance in the future of the psychiatric emergency room... - Reduced reward learning predicts outcome in major depressive disorderElske Vrieze
Department of Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center, Campus Leuven, Belgium
Biol Psychiatry 73:639-45. 2013..Our goal was to test whether MDD is characterized by reduced reward learning, especially in the presence of anhedonic symptoms, and to investigate the relationship between reward learning and MDD diagnosis after 8 weeks of treatment... - Predicting aftercare in psychiatric emergenciesRonny Bruffaerts
Dept of Psychiatry, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 40:829-34. 2005..It is unknown to what extent there are differences in predicting follow-up after psychiatric emergency room (PER) visits when focusing on a broader scope of aftercare possibilities... - Anxiety in pregnant and postpartum women. An exploratory study of the role of maternal orientationsJohan C H van Bussel
Institute of Family and Sexuality Sciences, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
J Affect Disord 114:232-42. 2009..2005) Psychological Processes of Childbearing, London, The Anna Freud Centre.) on the prevalence of general anxiety symptoms and specific anxiety in pregnant and postpartum women... - Is overgeneral autobiographical memory an isolated memory phenomenon in major depression?Filip Raes
University of Leuven, Belgium
Memory 14:584-94. 2006..Furthermore, in line with Ramponi et al. (2004), rumination was found to be related to both overgeneral AM and poor source memory... - Influence of experimentally induced anxiety on gastric sensorimotor function in humansBrecht Geeraerts
Center for Gastroenterological Research, Leuven, Belgium
Gastroenterology 129:1437-44. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: Experimentally induced anxiety alters gastric sensorimotor function, suggesting that psychological factors may play a causal role in the pathogenesis of some dyspeptic symptoms and mechanisms... - Effects of patient and health-system characteristics on community tenure of discharged psychiatric inpatientsRonny Bruffaerts
Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
Psychiatr Serv 55:685-90. 2004..The purpose of this study was to identify the differential effect of patient and health-system characteristics on length of stay in the community among recidivist psychiatric patients... - A cost-effectiveness model of escitalopram, citalopram,and venlafaxine as first-line treatment for major depressive disorder in BelgiumKoen Demyttenaere
Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
Clin Ther 27:111-24. 2005..The success rates were similar between venlafaxine and escitalopram, but higher total costs were observed with venlafaxine... - Psychological distress in the 5-year period after predictive testing for Huntington's diseaseMarleen Decruyenaere
Psychosocial Genetics Unit, University of Leuven, Herestraat 49, Belgium
Eur J Hum Genet 11:30-8. 2003.... - Risk factors and predictors of compliance in depressionKoen Demyttenaere
Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, B3000 Leuven, Belgium
Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 13:S69-75. 2003..The physician's attitude about the medication is also important. Strategies should be adapted to the stage of treatment, as common reasons for discontinuation change as treatment progresses... - Measuring extrastriatal dopamine release during a reward learning taskElske Vrieze
Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Leuven, Belgium
Hum Brain Mapp 34:575-86. 2013..Conclusions: These findings support the hypothesis that DA release in mOFC, vmPFC, and dACC regions plays an important role in reinforcement learning in the human brain. Hum Brain Mapp, 2013. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc... - Reduced specificity of autobiographical memory: a mediator between rumination and ineffective social problem-solving in major depression?Filip Raes
Department of Psychology, University of Leuven, Tiensestraat 102, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
J Affect Disord 87:331-5. 2005..The present study investigated the role of reduced specificity of autobiographical memories as a mediator of this relationship... - Rapid tranquilization: new approaches in the emergency treatment of behavioral disturbancesJurgen De Fruyt
Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Merestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Eur Psychiatry 19:243-9. 2004..The perspective of the patient and the interaction between the emergency care setting and treatment regimen also need further attention. All these important, but often neglected issues are covered in a selective review of the literature... - Central nervous system involvement in functional gastrointestinal disordersLukas Van Oudenhove
Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Catholic University of Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 18:663-80. 2004..Third, we will address the issue of high comorbidity with psychiatric disorders. Some hypotheses about common pathophysiological substrates will be discussed... - The effects on mood of adjunctive single-family and multi-family group therapy in the treatment of hospitalized patients with major depression. A 15-month follow-up studyGilbert M D Lemmens
University Psychiatric Centre K U Leuven, Campus Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Psychother Psychosom 78:98-105. 2009..This study assesses the value of the additional use of single-family or multi-family group therapy within this patient population... - Gender differences in the psychological adjustment to type 1 diabetes mellitus: an explorative studyPaul Enzlin
Department of Psychiatry, University Hospitals Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
Patient Educ Couns 48:139-45. 2002..The psychological factors negatively related with the psychological adjustment to diabetes in men and women are depressive coping and depressive symptomatology... - Painful ejaculation and urinary hesitancy in association with antidepressant therapy: relief with tamsulosinKoen Demyttenaere
University Hospitals Gasthuisberg, Department of Psychiatry and Institute for Family and Sexological Sciences, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 12:337-41. 2002..A re-challenge in one patient resulted in a prompt reappearance of both side effects. Tamsulosin resolved the problem of painful ejaculation in these patients; however, larger studies are needed to confirm these results... - Women's mental health before, during, and after pregnancy: a population-based controlled cohort studyJohan C H van Bussel
Institute of Family and Sexuality Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Birth 33:297-302. 2006..CONCLUSIONS: Common mental health disorders are frequent during pregnancy and the postpartum period, but pregnant or postpartum women are not more at risk than those who are not pregnant or who did not deliver... - Has the prevalence of congenital abnormalities after intracytoplasmic sperm injection increased? The Leuven data 1994-2000 and a review of the literatureAn Hindryckx
Leuven University Fertility Center, UZ Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, Leuven, Belgium
Gynecol Obstet Invest 70:11-22. 2010..We reviewed the literature with respect to the prevalence of major congenital malformations after the ICSI technique and supplemented these data with the results of a prospective follow-up study performed in our center... - Getting what you ask for: on the selectivity of depression rating scalesKoen Demyttenaere
University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Department of Psychiatry, Leuven, Belgium
Psychother Psychosom 72:61-70. 2003..The present paper does not suggest that one scale is better than another, but suggests that a better knowledge of their differential background can help the researcher choose the correct scale for his purposes... - Sexual dysfunction in women with type 1 diabetes: a controlled studyPaul Enzlin
Department of Psychiatry, University Hospitals Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
Diabetes Care 25:672-7. 2002.... - Prevalence, severity, and unmet need for treatment of mental disorders in the World Health Organization World Mental Health SurveysKoen Demyttenaere
JAMA 291:2581-90. 2004..Structural barriers exist to this reallocation. Careful consideration needs to be given to the value of treating some mild cases, especially those at risk for progressing to more serious disorders... - Improving the chance of recovery from the short- and long-term consequences of depressionHans Jurgen Moller
Ludwig Maximilians University, Department of Psychiatry, Munich, Germany
Int Clin Psychopharmacol 18:219-25. 2003..In conclusion, there remains considerable scope for improving the identification, treatment and management of patients with MDD... - Efficacy and safety of duloxetine 60 mg once daily in the treatment of pain in patients with major depressive disorder and at least moderate pain of unknown etiology: a randomized controlled trialStephan Brecht
Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH, Ingelheim, Germany
J Clin Psychiatry 68:1707-16. 2007..This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of duloxetine in the treatment of patients with moderate pain associated with depression... - Factors influencing depression endpoints research (FINDER): study design and population characteristicsAna Garcia-Cebrian
Eli Lilly and Company Limited, Lilly Research Centre, Erl Wood Manor, Sunninghill Road, Windlesham, Surrey GU20 6PH, UK
Eur Psychiatry 23:57-65. 2008..Further investigation into factors associated with HRQoL in depression after treatment initiation is warranted... - A European approach to rural-urban differences in mental health: the ESEMeD 2000 comparative studyViviane Kovess-Masfety
MGEN Public Health Foundation, Paris 5 University affiliated, France
Can J Psychiatry 50:926-36. 2005..for, and are any of these differences observed in EU countries? Did the individuals suffering from mental health disorders have the same characteristics in rural and urban areas, particularly concerning self-reported impairment?.. - Disability and treatment of specific mental and physical disorders across the worldJohan Ormel
Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center Groningen, and Graduate School of Behavioural and Cognitive Neurosciences and Graduate School for Experimental Psychopathology, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Br J Psychiatry 192:368-75. 2008..Advocates of expanded mental health treatment assert that mental disorders are as disabling as physical disorders, but little evidence supports this assertion... - Mental disorders among persons with heart disease - results from World Mental Health surveysJohan Ormel
Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 29:325-34. 2007..Consistency across emotional disorders and cultures would suggest that relatively universal mechanisms underlie the association... - Prescribing patterns of antidepressants in Europe: results from the Factors Influencing Depression Endpoints Research (FINDER) studyMichael Bauer
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universitat Dresden, Fetscherstrasse 74, D 01307 Dresden, Germany
Eur Psychiatry 23:66-73. 2008..In conclusion, the prescribing of antidepressants varies by country, and the type of antidepressant chosen is influenced by physician- as well as patient-related factors... - The relation between multiple pains and mental disorders: results from the World Mental Health SurveysOye Gureje
Department of Psychiatry, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
Pain 135:82-91. 2008.... - Population level of unmet need for mental healthcare in EuropeJordi Alonso
Health Services Research Unit, Institut Municipal d Investigacio Medica, Carrer del Doctor Aiguader, 88 E 08003 Barcelona, Spain
Br J Psychiatry 190:299-306. 2007..The high prevalence of mental disorders has fuelled controversy about the need for mental health services... - Prevalence and predictors of sexual dysfunction in patients with type 1 diabetesPaul Enzlin
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Institute for Family and Sexuality Studies, Belgium
Diabetes Care 26:409-14. 2003..This study suggests that in men with diabetes, sexual dysfunction is related to somatic and psychological factors, whereas in women with diabetes, psychological factors are more predominant... - The other face of depression, reduced positive affect: the role of catecholamines in causation and cureDavid Nutt
University of Bristol Psychopharmacology Unit, Bristol, UK
J Psychopharmacol 21:461-71. 2007..Focusing treatment on the predominant or driving symptomatology for an individual patient with major depression could potentially improve rates of response and remission... - [Epidemiology of late life depression]Anke Bonnewyn
UZ Gasthuisberg, Leuven
Tijdschr Gerontol Geriatr 37:122-3; discussion 123. 2006 - Patient satisfaction after electroconvulsive therapyPascal Sienaert
ECT Department, University Center Sint Jozef, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuvensesteenweg Kortenberg, Belgium
J ECT 21:227-31. 2005.... - Depressive and bipolar disorders: patients' attitudes and beliefs towards depression and antidepressantsLars Vedel Kessing
Department of Psychiatry, Rigshospitalet University Hospital of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Psychol Med 35:1205-13. 2005..However, these attitudes have received little study in patients whose disorders were sufficiently severe to require hospitalization...