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Ronny Bruffaerts
Researcher at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Publications - 336
Citations - 33622
Ronny Bruffaerts is an academic researcher from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mental health & Population. The author has an hindex of 69, co-authored 308 publications receiving 26894 citations. Previous affiliations of Ronny Bruffaerts include University of California, Davis & Harvard University.
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Dimensions in major depressive disorder and their relevance for treatment outcome.
Elske Vrieze,Koen Demyttenaere,Ronny Bruffaerts,Dirk Hermans,Diego A. Pizzagalli,Pascal Sienaert,Titia Hompes,Peter de Boer,Mark E. Schmidt,Stephan Claes +9 more
TL;DR: Results confirm that psychomotor change, anhedonia and negative affect are key MDD dimensions, two of which are related to treatment outcome.
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Childhood adversity, early-onset depressive/anxiety disorders, and adult-onset asthma.
Kate M. Scott,Michael Von Korff,Jordi Alonso,Matthias C. Angermeyer,Corina Benjet,Ronny Bruffaerts,Giovanni de Girolamo,Josep Maria Haro,Ronald C. Kessler,Viviane Kovess,Yutaka Ono,Johan Ormel,Jose Posada-Villa +12 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated whether childhood adversity predicts adult-onset asthma, and whether earlyonset depressive/anxiety disorders predict adult-onset asthma independently of each other.
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The relationship between adverse childhood experiences and mental health in adulthood. A systematic literature review
TL;DR: It seems to be mainly child abuse and family violence which have a major impact on the future mental health of victims in persons abusing drugs or alcohol.
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Age of Onset and Lifetime Projected Risk of Psychotic Experiences: Cross-National Data From the World Mental Health Survey
John J. McGrath,John J. McGrath,Sukanta Saha,Sukanta Saha,Ali Al-Hamzawi,Jordi Alonso,Laura Helena Andrade,Guilherme Borges,Evelyn J. Bromet,Mark Anthony Oakley Browne,Ronny Bruffaerts,José Miguel Caldas de Almeida,John Fayyad,Silvia Florescu,Giovanni de Girolamo,Oye Gureje,Chiyi Hu,Peter de Jonge,Viviane Kovess-Masfety,Jean Pierre Lepine,Carmen C.W. Lim,Fernando Navarro-Mateu,Maria Piazza,Nancy A. Sampson,Jose Posada-Villa,Kenneth S. Kendler,Ronald C. Kessler +26 more
TL;DR: The extent to which late onset PEs are associated with (a) late onset mental disorders or (b) declining cognitive and/or sensory function need further research.
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First onset of suicidal thoughts and behaviours in college
Philippe Mortier,Koen Demyttenaere,Randy P. Auerbach,Pim Cuijpers,Jennifer Greif Green,Glenn Kiekens,Ronald C. Kessler,Matthew K. Nock,Alan M. Zaslavsky,Ronny Bruffaerts +9 more
TL;DR: Screening at college entrance is a promising strategy to identify those students at highest prospective risk for suicidal thoughts and behaviours, enabling the cost-efficient clinical assessment of young adults in college.