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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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Health conditions and role limitation in three European Regions: a public-health perspective
Gabriela Barbaglia,Núria Duran Adroher,Gemma Vilagut,Ronny Bruffaerts,Brentan Bunting,José Miguel Caldas de Almeida,Silvia Florescu,Giovanni de Girolamo,Ron de Graaf,Josep Maria Haro,Hristo Hinkov,V. Kovess-Masfety,Herbert Matschinger,Jordi Alonso +13 more
TL;DR: The contribution of health conditions to role limitation in the three European regions studied is high and mental disorders are associated with the largest impact in most of the regions, with cross-regional differences found.
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The epidemiology of depression in Belgium. A review and some reflections for the future
TL;DR: Despite the high prevalence and significant impact of depression in daily life, delays between disorder onset and seeking help are impressive and primary prevention of depression seems rather limited.
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The individual and societal effects of non-psychotic serious mental disorders on earnings in Belgium.
TL;DR: This is the first study in Belgium that addresses the association between mental illness and earnings and finds that serious mental disorders are associated with individual- and societal-level impairments and loss of human capital.
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Perceived helpfulness of treatment for generalized anxiety disorder: a World Mental Health Surveys report
Dan J. Stein,Alan E. Kazdin,Ayelet Meron Ruscio,Wai Tat Chiu,Nancy A. Sampson,Hannah N. Ziobrowski,Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola,Ali Al-Hamzawi,Jordi Alonso,Yasmin Altwaijri,Ronny Bruffaerts,Brendan Bunting,Giovanni de Girolamo,Peter de Jonge,Peter de Jonge,Louisa Degenhardt,Oye Gureje,Josep Maria Haro,Meredith Harris,Meredith Harris,Aimee N. Karam,Elie G. Karam,Elie G. Karam,Viviane Kovess-Masfety,Sing Lee,María Elena Medina-Mora,Jacek Moskalewicz,Fernando Navarro-Mateu,Daisuke Nishi,Jose Posada-Villa,Kate M. Scott,Maria Carmen Viana,Daniel Vigo,Daniel Vigo,Miguel Xavier,Zahari Zarkov,Ronald C. Kessler +36 more
TL;DR: Aguilar-Gaxiola et al. as discussed by the authors conducted a World Mental Health Survey (WMS) with the support of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Organization for Mental Health (IOMH).
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The association between marital transitions and the onset of major depressive disorder in a south asian general population.
William G. Axinn,Yang Zhang,Dirgha J. Ghimire,Stephanie Chardoul,Kate M. Scott,Ronny Bruffaerts +5 more
TL;DR: In the Nepalese general population, marital transitions increase the odds of subsequent depression, especially among the female population, which can guide clinicians to proactively plan sustainable healthcare both within South Asia and among many South Asians living in other places.