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Andrea W M Evers

Andrea W M Evers

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Social Sciences and Humanities

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71
Citations
18424
World Ranking
734
National Ranking
29

Overview

Andrea W M Evers is affiliated with Leiden University in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a significant focus on Psychiatry and Mental Health, Cognitive Neuroscience, Dermatology, General Health Professions, and Applied Psychology. They have contributed to 264 publications within Medicine, reflecting a broad and interdisciplinary approach.

Their work covers several main topics, including:

  • Pain Management and Placebo Effect
  • Empathy and Medical Education
  • Dermatology and Skin Diseases
  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
  • Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research

Frequent publication venues for Andrea W M Evers include:

  • Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
  • Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • Psychosomatic Medicine
  • Pain
  • PLoS ONE

Collaborations have been an integral part of their research, with frequent co-authors such as Henriët van Middendorp, Dieuwke S. Veldhuijzen, Kaya J. Peerdeman, Veronica R. Janssen, and Roderik A. Kraaijenhagen appearing in numerous joint publications.

Selected recent papers highlight their diverse research interests and include:

  • "A new science of mental disorders: Using personalised, transdiagnostic, dynamical systems to understand, model, diagnose and treat psychopathology," 2022, Behaviour Research and Therapy
  • "TIDieR-Placebo: A guide and checklist for reporting placebo and sham controls," 2020, PLoS Medicine
  • "IFSI-guideline on chronic prurigo including prurigo nodularis," 2020, Itch
  • "What Should Clinicians Tell Patients about Placebo and Nocebo Effects? Practical Considerations Based on Expert Consensus," 2020, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
  • "Body dysmorphia in common skin diseases: results of an observational, cross-sectional multicentre study among dermatological outpatients in 17 European countries," 2022, British Journal of Dermatology

Best Publications

  • The Psychological Burden of Skin Diseases: A Cross-Sectional Multicenter Study among Dermatological Out-Patients in 13 European Countries

    Florence F.J. Dalgard;Uwe Gieler;Lucía Tomas-Aragones;Lars Lien

  • Beyond unfavorable thinking: the illness cognition questionnaire for chronic diseases

    Andrea W. M. Evers;Floris W. Kraaimaat;Wim van Lankveld;Peter J. H. Jongen

  • Women’s emotional adjustment to IVF: a systematic review of 25 years of research

    C.M. Verhaak;J.M.J. Smeenk;A.W.M. Evers;J.A.M. Kremer

  • Implications of Placebo and Nocebo Effects for Clinical Practice: Expert Consensus.

    Andrea W M Evers;Luana Colloca;Charlotte Blease;Marco Annoni

  • Pain coping and social support as predictors of long-term functional disability and pain in early rheumatoid arthritis.

    Andrea W.M Evers;Floris W Kraaimaat;Rinie Geenen;Johannes W.G Jacobs

  • Delirium in critically ill patients: impact on long-term health-related quality of life and cognitive functioning.

    Mark van den Boogaard;Lisette Schoonhoven;Andrea W.M. Evers;Johannes G. van der Hoeven

  • Tailored cognitive-behavioral therapy in early rheumatoid arthritis for patients at risk: a randomized controlled trial.

    Andrea W.M Evers;Floris W Kraaimaat;Piet L.C.M van Riel;Alphons J.L de Jong

  • Randomized Trial of Longer-Term Therapy for Symptoms Attributed to Lyme Disease

    Anneleen Berende;Hadewych J.M. ter Hofstede;Fidel J. Vos;Henriët van Middendorp

  • Relieving patients' pain with expectation interventions: a meta-analysis.

    Kaya J Peerdeman;Antoinette I M van Laarhoven;Sascha M Keij;Lene Vase

  • Pain-coping strategies in chronic pain patients: psychometric characteristics of the pain-coping inventory (PCI).

    Floris W. Kraaimaat;Andrea W. M. Evers

  • Common burden of chronic skin diseases? Contributors to psychological distress in adults with psoriasis and atopic dermatitis.

    A.W.M. Evers;Y. Lu;P. Duller;P.G.M. van der Valk

  • A systematic review of bio-psychosocial risk factors for an unfavourable outcome after lumbar disc surgery

    Jasper J. den Boer;Rob A. B. Oostendorp;Tjemme Beems;Marten Munneke

  • Cognitive-behavioural therapies and exercise programmes for patients with fibromyalgia: state of the art and future directions.

    S. van Koulil;M. Effting;F.W. Kraaimaat;W.G.J.M. van Lankveld

  • Definition of Sensitive Skin: An Expert Position Paper from the Special Interest Group on Sensitive Skin of the International Forum for the Study of Itch.

    Laurent Misery;Sonja Ständer;Jacek C Szepietowski;Adam Reich

  • Induction of nocebo and placebo effects on itch and pain by verbal suggestions

    Antoinette I.M. van Laarhoven;Michiel L. Vogelaar;Oliver H. Wilder-Smith;Piet L.C.M. van Riel

  • Continued disability and pain after lumbar disc surgery: the role of cognitive-behavioral factors.

    Jasper J. den Boer;Rob A.B. Oostendorp;Tjemme Beems;Marten Munneke

  • Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Patients With Chronic Somatic Conditions: A Meta-Analytic Review

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  • Predicting Emotional Response to Unsuccessful Fertility Treatment: A Prospective Study

    Christianne M Verhaak;Jesper M J Smeenk;Andrea W M Evers;Agnes van Minnen

  • The role of helplessness, fear of pain, and passive pain-coping in chronic pain patients.

    Han J A Samwel;Andrea W M Evers;Ben J P Crul;Floris W Kraaimaat

  • Who is at risk of emotional problems and how do you know? Screening of women going for IVF treatment

    C.M. Verhaak;A.M.E. Lintsen;A.W.M. Evers;D.D.M. Braat

  • Tailored cognitive–behavioral therapy and exercise training for high‐risk patients with fibromyalgia

    Saskia Van Koulil;Wim Van Lankveld;Floris W. Kraaimaat;Toon Van Helmond

Frequent Co-Authors

Floris W. Kraaimaat
Floris W. Kraaimaat Radboud University
Rinie Geenen
Rinie Geenen Utrecht University
Madelon L. Peters
Madelon L. Peters Maastricht University
Geert Crombez
Geert Crombez Ghent University
Hans Knoop
Hans Knoop Amsterdam University Medical Centers
Joost Schalkwijk
Joost Schalkwijk Radboud University
Martin Dugas
Martin Dugas Heidelberg University

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