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D-Index
60
Citations
12012
World Ranking
3570
National Ranking
178

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Law
  • Psychiatry
  • Major depressive disorder

Psychiatry, Suicide prevention, Injury prevention, Clinical psychology and Suicidal ideation are his primary areas of study. Ad J. F. M. Kerkhof has researched Psychiatry in several fields, including Personality disorders, Prison, Convergent validity and Rating scale. Suicide prevention is often connected to Human factors and ergonomics in his work.

His work in the fields of Suicide attempt overlaps with other areas such as Occupational safety and health, Feeling, Gerontology and Public health. His studies deal with areas such as Social support and Comorbidity as well as Gerontology. His work is dedicated to discovering how Clinical psychology, Personality are connected with Developmental psychology and other disciplines.

His most cited work include:

  • Attempted suicide in Europe: rates, trends and sociodemographic characteristics of suicide attempters during the period 1989-1992. Results of the WHO/EURO Multicentre Study on Parasuicide (597 citations)
  • Definitions of suicidal behavior: lessons learned from the WHO/EURO multicentre Study (180 citations)
  • Why People Engage in Parasuicide: A Cross‐Cultural Study of Intentions (130 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His main research concerns Suicide prevention, Psychiatry, Injury prevention, Human factors and ergonomics and Clinical psychology. His work on Suicidal ideation and Suicide attempt as part of general Suicide prevention study is frequently connected to Occupational safety and health, Mental health and Medical emergency, therefore bridging the gap between diverse disciplines of science and establishing a new relationship between them. Many of his research projects under Psychiatry are closely connected to Parasuicide with Parasuicide, tying the diverse disciplines of science together.

His Injury prevention studies intersect with other disciplines such as Demography, Social psychology and Gerontology. Ad J. F. M. Kerkhof performs multidisciplinary study on Human factors and ergonomics and MEDLINE in his works. His research in Clinical psychology tackles topics such as Personality which are related to areas like Developmental psychology.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Suicide prevention (60.71%)
  • Psychiatry (53.17%)
  • Injury prevention (34.92%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Suicide prevention (60.71%)
  • Psychiatry (53.17%)
  • Suicidal ideation (22.62%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His scientific interests lie mostly in Suicide prevention, Psychiatry, Suicidal ideation, Injury prevention and Clinical psychology. As part of his studies on Suicide prevention, he often connects relevant areas like Human factors and ergonomics. His Psychiatry study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Psychotherapist and Patient satisfaction.

His study on Suicide rates is often connected to Young adult and Peer support as part of broader study in Injury prevention. His Clinical psychology study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Psychological intervention, Affect and Moderation. The concepts of his Mental health study are interwoven with issues in Demography and Cognitive therapy.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Effectiveness of a Web-Based Self-Help Program for Suicidal Thinking in an Australian Community Sample: Randomized Controlled Trial (30 citations)
  • Relationship of suicide rates with climate and economic variables in Europe during 2000-2012 (29 citations)
  • Efficacy of adolescent suicide prevention e-learning modules for gatekeepers: a randomized controlled trial (22 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Law
  • Major depressive disorder
  • Psychiatry

His primary scientific interests are in Suicide prevention, Injury prevention, Suicidal ideation, Psychiatry and Intervention. Injury prevention and Human factors and ergonomics are frequently intertwined in his study. In general Human factors and ergonomics study, his work on Suicide rates often relates to the realm of Occupational safety and health, Unemployment and Austerity, thereby connecting several areas of interest.

His Psychiatry study frequently links to related topics such as Sample. His work deals with themes such as Self-help and Family medicine, which intersect with Intervention. His work on History of depression as part of his general Depression study is frequently connected to Suicide attempt, thereby bridging the divide between different branches of science.

Best Publications

  • Attempted suicide in Europe: rates, trends and sociodemographic characteristics of suicide attempters during the period 1989-1992. Results of the WHO/EURO Multicentre Study on Parasuicide

    Armin Schmidtke;Unni Bille-Brahe;Diego DeLeo;Ad Kerkhof

  • Parasuicide in Europe: the WHO/EURO multicentre study on parasuicide. I. Introduction and preliminary analysis for 1989.

    S. Platt;U. Bille-Brahe;A. Kerkhof;A. Schmidtke

  • The Suicidal Ideation Attributes Scale (SIDAS): Community-Based Validation Study of a New Scale for the Measurement of Suicidal Ideation

    Bregje A. J. van Spijker;Bregje A. J. van Spijker;Philip J. Batterham;Alison L. Calear;Louise Farrer

  • Definitions of suicidal behavior: lessons learned from the WHO/EURO multicentre Study

    Diego De Leo;Shelley Leanne Burgis;Jose M. Bertolote;Ad Kerkhof

  • Attitudes and stigma in relation to help-seeking intentions for psychological problems in low and high suicide rate regions

    A. Reynders;A. J. F. M. Kerkhof;G. Molenberghs;C. Van Audenhove

  • Why People Engage in Parasuicide: A Cross-Cultural Study of Intentions

    Heidi Hjelmeland;Keith Hawton;Hilmar Nordvik;Unni Bille-Brahe

  • A systematic review of the effectiveness of the community reinforcement approach in alcohol, cocaine and opioid addiction

    Hendrik G Roozen;Jiska J Boulogne;Maurits W van Tulder;Wim van den Brink

  • Preventing suicide in prisons, part I. Recommendations from the International Association for Suicide Prevention Task Force on Suicide in Prisons.

    Norbert Konrad;Marc S. Daigle;Anasseril E. Daniel;Greg E. Dear

  • Relation between attempted suicide and suicide rates among young people in Europe.

    Keith E. Hawton;Ella Arensman;Danuta Wasserman;A. Hultén

  • Mental disorders in European Prison Systems

    Eric Blaauw;Ronald Roesch;Ad Kerkhof

  • Safety planning-type interventions for suicide prevention: meta-analysis

    Chani Nuij;Wouter van Ballegooijen;Derek de Beurs;Dilfa Juniar

  • Stigma for common mental disorders in racial minorities and majorities a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Ozlem Eylem;Ozlem Eylem;Leonore de Wit;Annemieke van Straten;Lena Steubl

  • The effects of psychotherapy for adult depression on suicidality and hopelessness: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Pim Cuijpers;Pim Cuijpers;Derek P. de Beurs;Derek P. de Beurs;Bregje A. J. van Spijker;Bregje A. J. van Spijker;Bregje A. J. van Spijker;Matthias Berking

  • Demographic, criminal and psychiatric factors related to inmate suicide

    Eric Blaauw;Ad J.F.M. Kerkhof;Lindsay M. Hayes

  • Effectiveness of online self-help for suicidal thoughts: results of a randomised controlled trial.

    Bregje A. J. van Spijker;Annemieke van Straten;Ad J. F. M. Kerkhof

  • Time perspective, personality and psychopathology: Zimbardo's time perspective inventory in psychiatry

    Wessel van Beek;Han Berghuis;Ad Kerkhof;Aartjan Beekman

  • Relationship of suicide rates to economic variables in Europe: 2000-2011

    Konstantinos N. Fountoulakis;Wolfram Kawohl;Pavlos N. Theodorakis;Ad J.F.M. Kerkhof

  • Personality and the onset of depression in late life.

    Bas Steunenberg;Bas Steunenberg;Aartjan T.F. Beekman;Dorly J.H. Deeg;Ad J.F.M. Kerkhof;Ad J.F.M. Kerkhof

  • Cognitive behaviour therapy to prevent complicated grief among relatives and spouses bereaved by suicide: cluster randomised controlled trial

    Marieke de Groot;Jos de Keijser;Jan Neeleman;Ad Kerkhof

  • Wishes to die in older people: a quantitative study of prevalence and associated factors

    M.L. Rurup;D.J.H. Deeg;D.J.H. Deeg;J.L. Poppelaars;J.L. Poppelaars;A.J.F.M. Kerkhof;A.J.F.M. Kerkhof

  • Stability and Change of Neuroticism in Aging

    Bas Steunenberg;Jos W. R. Twisk;Aartjan T. F. Beekman;Dorly J. H. Deeg

  • A systematic review of the effectiveness of naltrexone in the maintenance treatment of opioid and alcohol dependence.

    Hendrik G. Roozen;Ranne de Waart;Danielle A.W.M. van der Windt;Wim van den Brink

  • Attempted suicide among immigrants in European countries: an international perspective

    Cendrine Bursztein Lipsicas;Ilkka Henrik Mäkinen;Alan Apter;Diego De Leo

Frequent Co-Authors

Derek de Beurs
Derek de Beurs University of Amsterdam
Dorly J. H. Deeg
Dorly J. H. Deeg University of Amsterdam
Pim Cuijpers
Pim Cuijpers Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Marcus J.H. Huibers
Marcus J.H. Huibers Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Hans M. Koot
Hans M. Koot Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Alan Apter
Alan Apter Reichman University
Johannes H. Smit
Johannes H. Smit Leiden University Medical Center
Rory C. O'Connor
Rory C. O'Connor University of Glasgow
Marit Sijbrandij
Marit Sijbrandij Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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