M A Bremmer

Summary

Affiliation: VU University Medical Center
Country: The Netherlands

Publications

  1. ncbi Depression in older age is a risk factor for first ischemic cardiac events
    Marijke A Bremmer
    Department of Psychiatry, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 14:523-30. 2006
  2. ncbi Major depression in late life is associated with both hypo- and hypercortisolemia
    Marijke A Bremmer
    Department of Psychiatry, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Biol Psychiatry 62:479-86. 2007
  3. ncbi Inflammatory markers in late-life depression: results from a population-based study
    M A Bremmer
    Department of Psychiatry, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    J Affect Disord 106:249-55. 2008
  4. ncbi Change of serum albumin and risk of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality: Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam
    B W M Schalk
    Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine EMGO Institute, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Am J Epidemiol 164:969-77. 2006
  5. ncbi Late-life depression, cortisol, and the metabolic syndrome
    Nicole Vogelzangs
    Department of Psychiatry, VU University Medical Center, A J Ernststraat 887, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 17:716-21. 2009
  6. ncbi Depression in older persons with versus without vascular disease in the open population: similar depressive symptom patterns, more disability
    Els Licht-Strunk
    Department of General Practice, Institute of Extramural Medicine EMGO, VU University Medical Center, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    J Affect Disord 83:155-60. 2004
  7. ncbi The association between serum cortisol and cognitive decline in older persons
    Hannie C Comijs
    Department of Psychiatry, VU University Medical Center, EMGO Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 18:42-50. 2010
  8. ncbi Cardiac disease, depressive symptoms, and incident stroke in an elderly population
    Lonneke Wouts
    Department of Psychiatry, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    Arch Gen Psychiatry 65:596-602. 2008
  9. ncbi Mastery and neuroticism predict recovery of depression in later life
    Bas Steunenberg
    Department of Clinical Psychology, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 15:234-42. 2007

Detail Information

Publications9

  1. ncbi Depression in older age is a risk factor for first ischemic cardiac events
    Marijke A Bremmer
    Department of Psychiatry, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 14:523-30. 2006
    ..The authors hypothesized that the cardiac morbidity and mortality after depression in late life is mediated by subclinical atherosclerosis and is thus confined to ischemic heart diseases...
  2. ncbi Major depression in late life is associated with both hypo- and hypercortisolemia
    Marijke A Bremmer
    Department of Psychiatry, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Biol Psychiatry 62:479-86. 2007
    ..We also examined whether this might represent different depression subtypes...
  3. ncbi Inflammatory markers in late-life depression: results from a population-based study
    M A Bremmer
    Department of Psychiatry, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    J Affect Disord 106:249-55. 2008
    ..The association between inflammation and depression may depend on the presence of specific chronic diseases or be relevant in specific sub-groups of depressed patients only...
  4. ncbi Change of serum albumin and risk of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality: Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam
    B W M Schalk
    Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine EMGO Institute, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Am J Epidemiol 164:969-77. 2006
    ..These findings suggest that older persons with a decrease in serum albumin concentration, even within the normal range, might be at increased risk of incident CVD. Change in serum albumin may be used as an early marker for CVD risk...
  5. ncbi Late-life depression, cortisol, and the metabolic syndrome
    Nicole Vogelzangs
    Department of Psychiatry, VU University Medical Center, A J Ernststraat 887, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 17:716-21. 2009
    ..This study investigated cross-sectionally whether depression and high-cortisol levels increased the odds of metabolic syndrome in an older community-based sample...
  6. ncbi Depression in older persons with versus without vascular disease in the open population: similar depressive symptom patterns, more disability
    Els Licht-Strunk
    Department of General Practice, Institute of Extramural Medicine EMGO, VU University Medical Center, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    J Affect Disord 83:155-60. 2004
    ..The aim of the present study is to examine whether depressed older persons in the open population with and without vascular disease show different symptom patterns...
  7. ncbi The association between serum cortisol and cognitive decline in older persons
    Hannie C Comijs
    Department of Psychiatry, VU University Medical Center, EMGO Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 18:42-50. 2010
    ..To investigate whether serum cortisol levels are associated with cognitive performance and cognitive decline in elderly persons and whether this association differs by age, sex, and depression status...
  8. ncbi Cardiac disease, depressive symptoms, and incident stroke in an elderly population
    Lonneke Wouts
    Department of Psychiatry, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    Arch Gen Psychiatry 65:596-602. 2008
    ..However, the reliability of much research is limited by the lack of documentation on the presence of preexistent cardiovascular disease and by the use of limited measures of depression or stroke...
  9. ncbi Mastery and neuroticism predict recovery of depression in later life
    Bas Steunenberg
    Department of Clinical Psychology, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 15:234-42. 2007
    ..The second research question investigated whether these personality characteristics moderate the negative impact of the other prognostic factors on the chance of recovery...