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Richel Lousberg
Researcher at Maastricht University
Publications - 97
Citations - 7199
Richel Lousberg is an academic researcher from Maastricht University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Chronic pain & Depression (differential diagnoses). The author has an hindex of 43, co-authored 92 publications receiving 6737 citations. Previous affiliations of Richel Lousberg include Utrecht University & Maastricht University Medical Centre.
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Validity of the Beck Depression Inventory, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, SCL-90, and Hamilton Depression Rating Scale as Screening Instruments for Depression in Stroke Patients
TL;DR: This study evaluated the depression screening abilities of three questionnaires and one observer-rated scale in 202 consecutive patients 1 month after they experienced their first-ever ischemic stroke and concluded that all scales were acceptable screening instruments for poststroke depression.
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Comparing symptoms of depression and anxiety as predictors of cardiac events and increased health care consumption after myocardial infarction.
TL;DR: Signs of anxiety need to be considered in the risk stratification and treatment of post-MI patients and accounted for the relationship between depressive symptoms and prognosis.
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Higher incidence of depression preceding the onset of Parkinson's disease: A register study
Albert F.G. Leentjens,Marjan van den Akker,Job F. M. Metsemakers,Richel Lousberg,Frans R.J. Verhey +4 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that the higher incidence of depression in patients who were later diagnosed with PD supports the hypothesis of there being a biological risk factor for depression in these patients.
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The validity of the Hamilton and Montgomery-Asberg depression rating scales as screening and diagnostic tools for depression in Parkinson's disease.
Albert F.G. Leentjens,Frans R.J. Verhey,Richel Lousberg,Harro Spitsbergen,Frederik W. Wilmink +4 more
TL;DR: This study shows that it is justified to use the HAMD‐17 and the MADRS to measure depressive symptoms in both non‐ Depressed and depressed PD patients, to diagnose depressive disorder in PD, and to dichotomize patient samples into depressed and non‐depressed groups.
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Sensitivity and Specificity of Observer and Self-Report Questionnaires in Major and Minor Depression Following Myocardial Infarction
TL;DR: The SCL-90, BDI, HADS, and Ham-D proved to have acceptable abilities for screening post-MI major and minor depression.