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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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Religious advisors' role in mental health care in the European Study of the Epidemiology of Mental Disorders survey.
Viviane Kovess-Masfety,Anne Dezetter,Ron de Graaf,J.M. Haro,Ronny Bruffaerts,Xavier Briffault,Fabien Gilbert,M Codony,Jordi Alonso +8 more
TL;DR: Being younger (less than 25 years old), being older (more than 64) and religiosity are associated with the use of religious advisors, whereas being a student is associated with a lower probability.
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Epidemiology of non-fatal suicidal behavior among first-year university students in South Africa.
Jason Bantjes,Elsie Breet,Wylene Saal,Christine Lochner,Janine Roos,Lian Taljaard,Philippe Mortier,Randy P. Auerbach,Ronny Bruffaerts,Ronny Bruffaerts,Ronald C. Kessler,Dan J. Stein +11 more
TL;DR: Results highlight the need for campus-based suicide prevention in South Africa, vulnerability of historically disadvantaged students, and the importance of promoting mental health in suicide prevention.
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Civilians in World War II and DSM-IV mental disorders: results from the World Mental Health Survey Initiative
Rochelle L. Frounfelker,Rochelle L. Frounfelker,Stephen E. Gilman,Stephen E. Gilman,Stephen E. Gilman,Theresa S. Betancourt,Theresa S. Betancourt,Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola,Jordi Alonso,Evelyn J. Bromet,Ronny Bruffaerts,Giovanni de Girolamo,Semyon Gluzman,Oye Gureje,Elie G. Karam,Sing Lee,Jean-Pierre Lépine,Yutaka Ono,Beth-Ellen Pennell,Daniela Georgeta Popovici,Margreet ten Have,Ronald C. Kessler +21 more
TL;DR: Exposure to war in World War II was associated with higher lifetime risk of some mental disorders, and this should be recognized as a possibility by those projecting future needs for treatment of mental disorders.
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Investigating the effect of COVID-19 dissemination on symptoms of anxiety and depression among university students
Daniel Vigo,Laura Jones,Richard Munthali,Julia Pei,Jean Nicolas Westenberg,Lonna Munro,Carolina Judkowicz,Angel Y. Wang,Brianna Van den Adel,Joshun Dulai,Michael Krausz,Randy P. Auerbach,Ronny Bruffaerts,Lakshmi N. Yatham,Anne M. Gadermann,Brian Rush,Hui Xie,Krishna Pendakur,Christopher D. Richardson +18 more
TL;DR: In this article, a trend study of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of specific subpopulations, such as university students, is presented.
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Fear and distress disorders as predictors of heart disease: A temporal perspective.
Annelieke M. Roest,P. de Jonge,C W W Lim,Dan J. Stein,Ali Al-Hamzawi,Jordi Alonso,C. Benjet,Ronny Bruffaerts,Brendan Bunting,José Miguel Caldas-de-Almeida,Marius Ciutan,G. de Girolamo,Chiyi Hu,Daphna Levinson,Yosikazu Nakamura,F. Navarro-Mateu,Marina Piazza,Jose Posada-Villa,Yolanda Torres,Bogdan Wojtyniak,Ronald C. Kessler,Kate M. Scott +21 more
TL;DR: The risk of subsequent self-reported heart disease associated with pure fear disorder is significantly larger than the risk associated with distress disorder, and should be confirmed in prospective studies using objective measures of heart disease.