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Aartjan T.F. Beekman

Researcher at Public Health Research Institute

Publications -  645
Citations -  48297

Aartjan T.F. Beekman is an academic researcher from Public Health Research Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Depression (differential diagnoses) & Anxiety. The author has an hindex of 107, co-authored 613 publications receiving 42894 citations. Previous affiliations of Aartjan T.F. Beekman include University of Amsterdam & Utrecht University.

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Analysis of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain

Verneri Anttila, +720 more
- 22 Jun 2018 - 
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that, in the general population, the personality trait neuroticism is significantly correlated with almost every psychiatric disorder and migraine, and it is shown that both psychiatric and neurological disorders have robust correlations with cognitive and personality measures.
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Review of community prevalence of depression in later life.

Aartjan T.F. Beekman, +2 more
- 01 Apr 1999 - 
TL;DR: A systematic review of community-based studies of the prevalence of depression in later life (55+) found consistent evidence for higher prevalence rates for women and among older people living under adverse socio-economic circumstances.
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Criterion validity of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale (CES-D): results from a community-based sample of older subjects in The Netherlands.

Aartjan T.F. Beekman, +5 more
- 01 Jan 1997 - 
TL;DR: The criterion validity of the CES-D for major depression was very satisfactory in this sample of older adults and false positives were not more likely among elderly with physical illness, cognitive decline or anxiety.
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Depression and cardiac mortality: results from a community-based longitudinal study.

Brenda W.J.H. Penninx, +6 more
- 01 Mar 2001 - 
TL;DR: Depression increases the risk for cardiac mortality in subjects with and without cardiac disease at baseline, and the excess cardiac mortality risk was more than twice as high for major depression as for minor depression.
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Depression as a risk factor for the onset of type 2 diabetes mellitus. A meta-analysis

M J Knol, +6 more
- 07 Mar 2006 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the latter association by reviewing the literature and conducting a meta-analysis of longitudinal studies on this topic, concluding that depression may occur as a consequence of having diabetes, but may also be a risk factor for the onset of type 2 diabetes.