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Overview

Hannie C. Comijs is affiliated with VU University Medical Center in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Psychology, with a notable focus on subfields such as Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Health, Cognitive Neuroscience, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, and Epidemiology.

Their work covers several key topics, including:

  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
  • Thyroid Disorders and Treatments

Comijs has published in various academic journals, with frequent contributions appearing in:

  • Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology
  • Nature Human Behaviour
  • JAMA Internal Medicine
  • European Journal of Ageing
  • Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Recent publications include:

  • "Sleep characteristics across the lifespan in 1.1 million people from the Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States: a systematic review and meta-analysis" (2020, Nature Human Behaviour)
  • "Association of Thyroid Dysfunction With Cognitive Function" (2021, JAMA Internal Medicine)
  • "Loneliness, social network size and mortality in older adults: a meta-analysis" (2022, European Journal of Ageing)
  • "Determinants and consequences of polypharmacy in patients with a depressive disorder in later life" (2022, Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica)
  • "Are Apathy and Depressive Symptoms Related to Vascular White Matter Hyperintensities in Severe Late Life Depression?" (2020, Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology)

Frequent collaborators in Comijs' research include:

  • Max L. Stek
  • Tjalling J. Holwerda
  • Jack Dekker
  • Natasja Schutter
  • Richard C. Oude Voshaar

Best Publications

  • Comorbidity Patterns of Anxiety and Depressive Disorders in a Large Cohort Study: the Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety (NESDA)

    Femke Lamers;Patricia van Oppen;Hannie C. Comijs;Johannes H. Smit

  • Serum inflammatory proteins and cognitive decline in older persons.

    M. G. Dik;C. Jonker;C. E. Hack;J. H. Smit

  • Sleep characteristics across the lifespan in 1.1 million people from the Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Desana Kocevska;Thom S Lysen;Aafje Dotinga;M Elisabeth Koopman-Verhoeff

  • Memory complaints; the association with psycho-affective and health problems and the role of personality characteristics. A 6-year follow-up study.

    H.C Comijs;D.J.H Deeg;M.G Dik;J.W.R Twisk

  • Contribution of Metabolic Syndrome Components to Cognition in Older Individuals

    Miranda G. Dik;Cees Jonker;Hannie C. Comijs;Dorly J.H. Deeg

  • Memory complaints and APOE-epsilon4 accelerate cognitive decline in cognitively normal elderly.

    M. G. Dik;C. Jonker;H. C. Comijs;L. M. Bouter

  • What do community-dwelling people with dementia need? A survey of those who are known to care and welfare services

    Henriëtte G. van der Roest;Franka J. M. Meiland;Hannie C. Comijs;Els Derksen

  • Elder abuse in the community: Prevalence and consequences

    Hannie C. Comijs;Anne Margriet Pot;Johannes H. Smit;Lex M. Bouter

  • The Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam: cohort update 2016 and major findings.

    Emiel O. Hoogendijk;Dorly J. H. Deeg;Jan Poppelaars;Marleen van der Horst

  • Symptom overlap between autism spectrum disorder, generalized social anxiety disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder in adults: a preliminary case-controlled study.

    D.C. Cath;N. Ran;J.H. Smit;A.J.L.M. van Balkom

  • Effects of Anxiety Versus Depression on Cognition in Later Life

    E.J.M. Bierman;H.C. Comijs;C. Jonker;A.T.F. Beekman

  • Prevalence of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in older adults in The Netherlands

    Marieke Michielsen;Evert Semeijn;Hannie C. Comijs;Peter van de Ven

  • Subjective needs of people with dementia: a review of the literature.

    Henriëtte G. Van Der Roest;Franka J.M. Meiland;Raffaella Maroccini;Hannie C. Comijs

  • Anxiety and the risk of death in older men and women.

    Hein P. J. Van Hout;Aartjan T. F. Beekman;Edwin De Beurs;Hannie Comijs

  • The validity of the Dutch K10 and extended K10 screening scales for depressive and anxiety disorders.

    Tara Donker;Hannie Comijs;Pim Cuijpers;Berend Terluin

  • Endogenous subclinical thyroid disorders, physical and cognitive function, depression, and mortality in older individuals

    Renate T de Jongh;Paul Lips;Natasja M van Schoor;Kelly J Rijs

  • The Netherlands study of depression in older persons (NESDO); a prospective cohort study

    Hannie C. Comijs;Harm W. Van Marwijk;Roos C. Van Der Mast;Paul Naarding

  • Loneliness is associated with poor prognosis in late-life depression: Longitudinal analysis of the Netherlands study of depression in older persons

    Floor Holvast;Huibert Burger;Margot M.W. de Waal;Harm W.J. van Marwijk

  • Modifiable Risk Factors for Prevention of Dementia in Midlife, Late Life and the Oldest-Old: Validation of the LIBRA Index

    Stephanie J.B. Vos;Martin P.J. Van Boxtel;Olga J.G. Schiepers;Kay Deckers

  • Early and late onset depression in young and middle aged adults: differential symptomatology, characteristics and risk factors?

    Nicole C.M. Korten;Hannie C. Comijs;Femke Lamers;Brenda W.J.H. Penninx;Brenda W.J.H. Penninx;Brenda W.J.H. Penninx

  • Psychological Distress in Victims of Elder Mistreatment: The Effects of Social Support and Coping

    Hannie C. Comijs;Brenda W. J. H. Penninx;Kees P. M. Knipscheer;Willem van Tilburg

  • A randomized, controlled trial of the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy and sertraline versus a waitlist control group for anxiety disorders in older adults.

    Josien Schuurmans;Hannie Comijs;Paul M.G. Emmelkamp;Chad M.M. Gundy

Frequent Co-Authors

Dorly J. H. Deeg
Dorly J. H. Deeg University of Amsterdam
Richard C. Oude Voshaar
Richard C. Oude Voshaar University Medical Center Groningen
Erik J. A. Scherder
Erik J. A. Scherder Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Johannes H. Smit
Johannes H. Smit Leiden University Medical Center
Marjolein Visser
Marjolein Visser Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Robert A. Schoevers
Robert A. Schoevers University Medical Center Groningen
Femke Lamers
Femke Lamers Amsterdam UMC
Rose-Marie Dröes
Rose-Marie Dröes University of Amsterdam
Jack Dekker
Jack Dekker Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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