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Psychiatric disorders in adult children of parents with a history of psychopathology
Background The relation between major categories of psychiatric problems in parents and psychiatric disorders in their adult children has been investigated in only a few community studie...
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Gender and age-specific first incidence of DSM-III-R psychiatric disorders in the general population
Background Prospective studies in the general population are needed to identify risk factors for mental disorders. Samples of sufficient size are needed, but large-scale studies that assess the i...
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Screening and early psychological intervention for depression in schools
Depression in children and adolescents is considerably undertreated, and the school may be a good setting for identifying and treating depression. We conducted a meta-analysis of studies in which students were...
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Gezond verstand: evidence-based preventie van psychische stoornissen
Depressie, angststoornissen en alcoholmisbruik en -afhankelijkheid komen veel voor: één op de vijf mensen in Nederland lijdt aan een van deze stoornissen. Daarmee staan deze psychische stoornissen in de top 10...
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Open AccessPsychiatric disorders and urbanization in Germany
Epidemiological studies over the last decade have supplied growing evidence of an association between urbanization and the prevalence of psychiatric disorders. Our aim was to examine the link between levels of...
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Open AccessCost-utility of a visiting service for older widowed individuals: Randomised trial
Despite a growing understanding of the effectiveness of bereavement interventions and the groups that benefit most from them, we know little about the cost-effectiveness of bereavement interventions.
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Open AccessEarly intervention in panic: randomized controlled trial and cost-effectiveness analysis
Panic disorder (PD) is a common, severe and persistent mental disorder, associated with a high degree of distress and occupational and social disability. A substantial proportion of the population experiences ...
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Stapsgewijze preventie van angst en depressie bij ouderen
Van ’t Veer-Tazelaar PJ, Van Marwijk HWJ, Van Oppen P, Van Hout HPJ, Van der Horst HE, Cuijpers P, Smit F, Beekman ATF. Stapsgewijze preventie van angst en depressie bij ouderen. Uitkomsten van een gerandomise...
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Open AccessEffects and feasibility of a preventive intervention in sub-threshold and mild panic disorder: Results of a pilot study
Panic disorder (PD) is a serious DSM-IV axis I disorder affecting up to 3% of the adult population each year. It is associated with a large burden of disease and extensive economic costs. This study aims to ex...
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Open AccessPreventing panic disorder: cost-effectiveness analysis alongside a pragmatic randomised trial
Panic disorder affects many people, is associated with a formidable disease burden, and imposes costs on society. The annual influx of new cases of panic disorder is substantial. From the public health perspec...
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Open AccessPrevention of depression and anxiety in later life: design of a randomized controlled trial for the clinical and economic evaluation of a life-review intervention
Depressive and anxiety symptoms in older adults could develop into significant health problems with detrimental effects on quality of life and a possibly poor prognosis. Therefore, there is a need for preventi...
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The Effects of Integrative Reminiscence on Depressive Symptomatology and Mastery of Older Adults
A quasi-experimental (non-randomized) study was conducted to study the effects of a new intervention The story of your life that combines integrative reminiscence with narrative therapy. The program consists of s...
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Preventie van depressie: een overzicht
Prevention of depression
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Open AccessDesign of an internet-based health economic evaluation of a preventive group-intervention for children of parents with mental illness or substance use disorders
Preventive interventions are developed for children of parents with mental and substance use disorders (COPMI), because these children have a higher risk of develo** a psychological or behavioral disorder in...
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Open AccessDisrupting the rhythm of depression using Mobile Cognitive Therapy for recurrent depression: randomized controlled trial design and protocol
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is projected to rank second on a list of 15 major diseases in terms of burden in 2030. The major contribution of MDD to disability and health care costs is largely due to its hi...
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Open AccessCost-effectiveness of internet-based cognitive behavior therapy for irritable bowel syndrome: results from a randomized controlled trial
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is highly prevalent and is associated with a substantial economic burden. Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) has been shown to be effective in treating IBS. The aim of this study w...
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Open AccessStepped care targeting psychological distress in head and neck and lung cancer patients: a randomized clinical trial
Psychological distress is common in cancer survivors. Although there is some evidence on effectiveness of psychosocial care in distressed cancer patients, referral rate is low. Lack of adequate screening instr...
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Open AccessCost-effectiveness of nurse-led self-help for recurrent depression in the primary care setting: design of a pragmatic randomised controlled trial
Major Depressive Disorder is a leading cause of disability, tends to run a recurrent course and is associated with substantial economic costs due to increased healthcare utilization and productivity losses. In...
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Open AccessThe impact of emotional well-being on long-term recovery and survival in physical illness: a meta-analysis
This meta-analysis synthesized studies on emotional well-being as predictor of the prognosis of physical illness, while in addition evaluating the impact of putative moderators, namely constructs of well-being...
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Open AccessPositive psychology interventions: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies
The use of positive psychological interventions may be considered as a complementary strategy in mental health promotion and treatment. The present article constitutes a meta-analytical study of the effectiven...
