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Overview

Linda Booij is affiliated with Concordia University in Canada and has contributed extensively to research across multiple fields, primarily within psychology and medicine. Their work spans a range of subjects with a particular focus on clinical psychology, health toxicology, psychiatry, and public health.

The main fields of study associated with Booij include:

  • Psychology
  • Medicine

Within these broader areas, their specialized subfields encompass:

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Their research addresses several key topics, including:

  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
  • Effects and Risks of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes

Linda Booij's recent publications demonstrate their diverse research interests. Notable papers include:

  • The neuroscience of sadness: A multidisciplinary synthesis and collaborative review (2020, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews)
  • Heart Rate Variability, Sleep Quality, and Depression in the Context of Chronic Stress (2020, Annals of Behavioral Medicine)
  • Is subthreshold depression in adolescence clinically relevant? (2022, Journal of Affective Disorders)
  • Developmental trajectories of eating disorder symptoms: A longitudinal study from early adolescence to young adulthood (2022, Journal of Eating Disorders)
  • Gender and sex in eating disorders: A narrative review of the current state of knowledge, research gaps, and recommendations (2023, Brain and Behavior)

The venues in which Booij frequently publishes reflect a focus on mental health and disorders related to eating and behavior:

  • Journal of Eating Disorders
  • International Journal of Eating Disorders
  • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Environment International

Collaborations form an important dimension of Booij's work, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Maryse F. Bouchard
  • Howard Steiger
  • Édith Breton
  • Tye E. Arbuckle
  • Mandy Fisher

Best Publications

  • Predictors of mood response to acute tryptophan depletion: A reanalysis

    Linda Booij;Willem Van der Does;Chawki Benkelfat;J Douglas Bremner

  • Monoamine depletion in psychiatric and healthy populations: review

    L Booij;A J W Van der Does;W J Riedel;W J Riedel;W J Riedel

  • Peripheral SLC6A4 DNA methylation is associated with in vivo measures of human brain serotonin synthesis and childhood physical aggression.

    Dongsha Wang;Moshe Szyf;Chawki Benkelfat;Nadine Provençal

  • Conditioned Dopamine Release in Humans: A Positron Emission Tomography [11C]Raclopride Study with Amphetamine

    Isabelle Boileau;Alain Dagher;Marco Leyton;Krzysztof Welfeld

  • DNA methylation differences at the glucocorticoid receptor gene in depression are related to functional alterations in hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity and to early life emotional abuse

    Chloё Farrell;Kelly Doolin;Niamh O’ Leary;Chaitra Jairaj

  • DNA Methylation of the Serotonin Transporter Gene in Peripheral Cells and Stress-Related Changes in Hippocampal Volume: A Study in Depressed Patients and Healthy Controls

    Linda Booij;Moshe Szyf;Angela Carballedo;Eva-Maria Frey

  • Genetic and early environmental influences on the serotonin system: consequences for brain development and risk for psychopathology.

    Linda Booij;Richard E Tremblay;Moshe Szyf;Chawki Benkelfat

  • Looking beyond the DNA sequence: the relevance of DNA methylation processes for the stress–diathesis model of depression

    Linda Booij;Dongsha Wang;Dongsha Wang;Mélissa L. Lévesque;Richard E. Tremblay;Richard E. Tremblay

  • Tooth Loss Increases the Risk of Diminished Cognitive Function: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    D. Cerutti-Kopplin;J. Feine;D.M. Padilha;R.F. de Souza

  • Epigenetic Changes of FKBP5 as a Link Connecting Genetic and Environmental Risk Factors with Structural and Functional Brain Changes in Major Depression.

    Leonardo Tozzi;Leonardo Tozzi;Chloe Farrell;Linda Booij;Linda Booij;Kelly Doolin

  • The effects of high-dose and low-dose tryptophan depletion on mood and cognitive functions of remitted depressed patients

    Linda Booij;A. J. Willem Van der Does;P. M. Judith Haffmans;Wim J. Riedel

  • Tryptophan depletion affects heart rate variability and impulsivity in remitted depressed patients with a history of suicidal ideation.

    Linda Booij;Cees A. Swenne;Jos F. Brosschot;P.M. Judith Haffmans

  • Psychosocial stress is associated with in vivo dopamine release in human ventromedial prefrontal cortex: A positron emission tomography study using [18F]fallypride

    Johan Lataster;Dina Collip;Jenny Ceccarini;David Haas

  • Prazosin for treating sleep disturbances in adults with posttraumatic stress disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

    Davit Khachatryan;Dianne Groll;Linda Booij;Amir Ali Sepehry

  • An 18-year follow-up of seizure outcome after surgery for temporal lobe epilepsy and hippocampal sclerosis

    Marta Hemb;Andre Palmini;Andre Palmini;Eliseu Paglioli;Eduardo Beck Paglioli

  • DNA methylation of the serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4) is associated with brain function involved in processing emotional stimuli.

    Thomas Frodl;Moshe Szyf;Angela Carballedo;Victoria Ly

  • DNA methylation in individuals with anorexia nervosa and in matched normal-eater controls: A genome-wide study.

    Linda Booij;Kevin F. Casey;Juliana M. Antunes;Moshe Szyf

  • The neuroscience of sadness: A multidisciplinary synthesis and collaborative review.

    Juan A. Arias;Juan A. Arias;Claire Williams;Rashmi Raghvani;Moji Aghajani

  • Acute prefrontal cortex TMS in healthy volunteers: Effects on brain 11C-αMtrp trapping

    I. Sibon;Antonio P. Strafella;P. Gravel;Ji Hyun Ko

  • The developmental origins of chronic physical aggression: biological pathways triggered by early life adversity

    Nadine Provencal;Linda Booij;Richard E. Tremblay

  • Heart Rate Variability, Sleep Quality, and Depression in the Context of Chronic Stress.

    Chelsea da Estrela;Jennifer McGrath;Linda Booij;Jean-Philippe Gouin

  • Mood-elevating effects of d-amphetamine and incentive salience: the effect of acute dopamine precursor depletion.

    Marco Leyton;Marije aan het Rot;Linda Booij;Glen B. Baker

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard E. Tremblay
Richard E. Tremblay University of Montreal
A.J. Willem Van der Does
A.J. Willem Van der Does Leiden University
Frank Vitaro
Frank Vitaro University of Montreal
Michel Boivin
Michel Boivin Université Laval
Howard Steiger
Howard Steiger Douglas Mental Health University Institute
Ginette Dionne
Ginette Dionne Université Laval
Mara Brendgen
Mara Brendgen University of Quebec at Montreal
Jens C. Pruessner
Jens C. Pruessner University of Konstanz
Wim J. Riedel
Wim J. Riedel Maastricht University
Sylvana M. Côté
Sylvana M. Côté University of Montreal

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