Viviane Kovess

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Affiliation: MGEN Foundation for Public Health
Country: France

Publications

  1. ncbi Mood disorders and urban/rural settings: comparisons between two French regions
    Viviane Kovess-Masfety
    MGEN Foundation for Public Health, University of Paris V, 3 square Max Hymans, 75748, Paris, Cedex 15, France
    Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 40:613-8. 2005
  2. ncbi Schizophrenia and quality of life: a one-year follow-up in four EU countries
    Viviane Kovess-Masfety
    MGEN Foundation for Public Health, EA 4069 University of Paris 5, 3, square Max Hymans, 75748 Paris Cedex 15, France
    BMC Psychiatry 6:39. 2006
  3. ncbi Differing mental health practice among general practitioners, private psychiatrists and public psychiatrists
    N Younes
    Academic Unit of Psychiatry, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, 177 Rue de Versailles 78157 Le Chesnay Cedex, France
    BMC Public Health 5:104. 2005
  4. ncbi General Practitioners' opinions on their practice in mental health and their collaboration with mental health professionals
    Nadia Younes
    Academic Unit of Psychiatry, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, 177 Rue de Versailles 78157 Le Chesnay Cedex, France
    BMC Fam Pract 6:18. 2005
  5. ncbi What makes people decide who to turn to when faced with a mental health problem? Results from a French survey
    Viviane Kovess-Masfety
    MGEN Foundation for Public Health, EA 4069 University of Paris 5, 3 square Max Hymans, 75748 Paris Cedex 15, France
    BMC Public Health 7:188. 2007
  6. ncbi Differences in lifetime use of services for mental health problems in six European countries
    Viviane Kovess-Masfety
    Mutuelle Générale de l Education Nationale MGEN Foundation for Public Health, EA 4069, University of Paris 5, Paris, France
    Psychiatr Serv 58:213-20. 2007
  7. ncbi Do teachers have more health problems? Results from a French cross-sectional survey
    Viviane Kovess-Masfety
    MGEN Foundation for Public Health, 3 square Max Hymans, 75748 Paris Cedex 15, France
    BMC Public Health 6:101. 2006
  8. ncbi A European approach to rural-urban differences in mental health: the ESEMeD 2000 comparative study
    Viviane Kovess-Masfety
    MGEN Public Health Foundation, Paris 5 University affiliated, France
    Can J Psychiatry 50:926-36. 2005
  9. ncbi Professional team's choices of intervention towards problems and needs of patients suffering from schizophrenia across six European countries
    Vivianne Kovess
    Director of Public Health Research Department MGEN, 3 square Max Hymans, 75748 Paris Cedex 15, France
    Eur Psychiatry 20:521-8. 2005
  10. ncbi Religious advisors' role in mental health care in the European Study of the Epidemiology of Mental Disorders survey
    Viviane Kovess-Masfety
    EA 4069, Universite Paris Descartes, Paris, France
    Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 45:989-98. 2010

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  1. ncbi Mood disorders and urban/rural settings: comparisons between two French regions
    Viviane Kovess-Masfety
    MGEN Foundation for Public Health, University of Paris V, 3 square Max Hymans, 75748, Paris, Cedex 15, France
    Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 40:613-8. 2005
    ....
  2. ncbi Schizophrenia and quality of life: a one-year follow-up in four EU countries
    Viviane Kovess-Masfety
    MGEN Foundation for Public Health, EA 4069 University of Paris 5, 3, square Max Hymans, 75748 Paris Cedex 15, France
    BMC Psychiatry 6:39. 2006
    ..This article systematically monitors the quality of life (QOL) of patients with schizophrenia from seven different sites across four European countries: France, Ireland, Portugal and Spain...
  3. ncbi Differing mental health practice among general practitioners, private psychiatrists and public psychiatrists
    N Younes
    Academic Unit of Psychiatry, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, 177 Rue de Versailles 78157 Le Chesnay Cedex, France
    BMC Public Health 5:104. 2005
    ..As patient distribution and patterns of practice among these professionals are not well known, a survey was planned prior to a re-organisation of mental health services in an area close to Paris..
  4. ncbi General Practitioners' opinions on their practice in mental health and their collaboration with mental health professionals
    Nadia Younes
    Academic Unit of Psychiatry, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, 177 Rue de Versailles 78157 Le Chesnay Cedex, France
    BMC Fam Pract 6:18. 2005
    ....
  5. ncbi What makes people decide who to turn to when faced with a mental health problem? Results from a French survey
    Viviane Kovess-Masfety
    MGEN Foundation for Public Health, EA 4069 University of Paris 5, 3 square Max Hymans, 75748 Paris Cedex 15, France
    BMC Public Health 7:188. 2007
    ..The objective of this study is to explore the determinants of help-seeking intentions for mental health problems and which factors influence treatment opinions and the reliance on and compliance with health professionals' advice...
  6. ncbi Differences in lifetime use of services for mental health problems in six European countries
    Viviane Kovess-Masfety
    Mutuelle Générale de l Education Nationale MGEN Foundation for Public Health, EA 4069, University of Paris 5, Paris, France
    Psychiatr Serv 58:213-20. 2007
    ....
  7. ncbi Do teachers have more health problems? Results from a French cross-sectional survey
    Viviane Kovess-Masfety
    MGEN Foundation for Public Health, 3 square Max Hymans, 75748 Paris Cedex 15, France
    BMC Public Health 6:101. 2006
    ..The objective of this study is to compare teachers' mental and physical health to that of a control group...
  8. ncbi A European approach to rural-urban differences in mental health: the ESEMeD 2000 comparative study
    Viviane 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?..
  9. ncbi Professional team's choices of intervention towards problems and needs of patients suffering from schizophrenia across six European countries
    Vivianne Kovess
    Director of Public Health Research Department MGEN, 3 square Max Hymans, 75748 Paris Cedex 15, France
    Eur Psychiatry 20:521-8. 2005
    ....
  10. ncbi Religious advisors' role in mental health care in the European Study of the Epidemiology of Mental Disorders survey
    Viviane Kovess-Masfety
    EA 4069, Universite Paris Descartes, Paris, France
    Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 45:989-98. 2010
    ..To study the role of religious advisors in mental health problems in six European countries and to compare it to data from the USA...
  11. ncbi Prevalence, risk factors, and use of health care in depression: a survey in a large region of France between 1991 and 2005
    Viviane Kovess-Masfety
    Université Paris Descartes Equipe d Accueil 4096, Fondation Mutuelle Générale de l Education Nationale pour la Santé Publique, Paris, France
    Can J Psychiatry 54:701-9. 2009
    ..To compare the prevalence, risk factors, and use of care for depression between 2 periods, concerning changes in social factors and health care provision...
  12. ncbi Factors associated with use of psychiatrists and nonpsychiatrist providers by ESEMeD respondents in six European countries
    Anne Dezetter
    EA4069, Paris Descartes University, Ecole des hautes études en santé publique, Paris, France
    Psychiatr Serv 62:143-51. 2011
    ..This study analyzed use of services from psychiatrists and other mental health professionals (psychologists, psychotherapists, counselors, and social workers) in six European countries...
  13. ncbi Mental health care and out-of-pocket expenditures in Europe: results from the ESEMeD project
    Christine Sevilla-Dedieu
    MGEN Foundation for Public Health, 3 square Max Hymans, 75748 Paris Cedex 15, France
    J Ment Health Policy Econ 14:95-105. 2011
    ..Given the difference in the structure of health care funding in Europe, it is clearly important to obtain similar information on out-of-pocket expenditure in different European countries...
  14. ncbi The associations between headaches and psychopathology: a survey in school children
    Isabelle Pitrou
    EA 4069 Paris Descartes University, Ecole des Hautes Etudes de Santé Publique EHESP, Paris, France
    Headache 50:1537-48. 2010
    ..Headaches are common in childhood and significantly impact children's quality of life. On the contrary to the adolescent and adult population, there are few data on the associations between headaches and psychopathology in young children...
  15. ncbi Seeking help for mental health problems outside the conventional health care system: results from the European Study of the Epidemiology of Mental Disorders (ESEMeD)
    Christine Sevilla-Dedieu
    Mutuelle Générale de l Education Nationale Foundation for Public Health, Paris, France
    Can J Psychiatry 55:586-97. 2010
    ..As this situation is not well documented in Europe, we assessed use of nonconventional care for mental health in 6 European countries...
  16. ncbi Self-reported peer victimization and child mental health: results of a cross-sectional survey among French primary school children
    Taraneh Shojaei
    Fondation MGEN pour la Santé Publique, 3, square Max Hymans, 75748 Paris, France
    J Dev Behav Pediatr 30:300-9. 2009
    ..To estimate the prevalence of peer victimization among primary school-aged children, to identify mental health and social correlates, and to assess health care services use...
  17. ncbi Prevalence of tobacco smoking in teachers following anti-smoking policies: results from two French surveys (1999 and 2005)
    Marie Launay
    MGEN Foundation for Public Health, Paris, France
    Eur J Public Health 20:151-6. 2010
    ..The consequences of these policies are of particular interest to teachers who play a role model for young people. Depression and alcohol problems were particularly studied as they may influence smoking behaviour...
  18. ncbi Psychometric properties of the Dominic Interactive in a large French sample
    Taraneh Shojaei
    EA 4069 Paris Descartes University, Fondation MGEN pour la Santé Publique, Paris, France
    Can J Psychiatry 54:767-76. 2009
    ..To examine the psychometric properties of the Dominic Interactive (DI) in school-aged children in a different cultural environment than Quebec...
  19. ncbi Validity across translations of short survey psychiatric diagnostic instruments: CIDI-SF and CIS-R versus SCID-I/NP in four European countries
    Ondine Pez
    University of Paris Descartes, EA 4069, 12 rue de l Ecole de medecine, 75006 Paris, France
    Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 45:1149-59. 2010
    ....
  20. ncbi Child overweight, associated psychopathology, and social functioning: a French school-based survey in 6- to 11-year-old children
    Isabelle Pitrou
    EA 4069 René Descartes University, Fondation MGEN pour la Santé Publique, Paris Cedex, France
    Obesity (Silver Spring) 18:809-17. 2010
    ..School-based overweight prevention programs should be implemented first in disadvantaged areas together with information about weight stigmatization and discrimination...
  21. ncbi Factors associated with use of psychotherapy
    Xavier Briffault
    Université Paris Descartes EA 4069, Fondation d entreprise MGEN pour la santé publique, Paris, France
    Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 43:165-71. 2008
    ....
  22. ncbi Voice disorders and mental health in teachers: a cross-sectional nationwide study
    Elena Nerriere
    Foundation for Public Health, MGEN, Paris, France
    BMC Public Health 9:370. 2009
    ..The aim of this study was to evaluate prevalence and cofactors of voice disorders among teachers in the French National Education system, with particular attention paid to the association between voice complaint and psychological status...
  23. ncbi Individual and contextual covariates of burnout: a cross-sectional nationwide study of French teachers
    Marie Noël Vercambre
    Foundation for Public Health, MGEN, Paris, France
    BMC Public Health 9:333. 2009
    ..The aim of this study was to evaluate the relative contributions of individual and contextual factors on the three burnout dimensions: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment...
  24. ncbi Psychotropic medication use in children and adolescents: a study from France
    Christine Sevilla-Dedieu
    MGEN Foundation for Public Health and the University of Paris René Descartes, Paris, France
    J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol 18:281-9. 2008
    ..This study aimed to describe the extent and patterns of psychotropic medication use in children and adolescents enrolled in a large health plan (MGEN) in France, and its evolution in recent years...
  25. ncbi Parental smoking in the vicinity of children and tobacco control policies in the European region
    Viviane Kovess
    EHESP Rennes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, EA 4069 Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
    PLoS ONE 8:e56783. 2013
    ..To ascertain patterns of parental smoking in the vicinity of children in Eastern and Western Europe and their relation to Tobacco Control Scale (TCS) scores...