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Merete Osler is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Their primary fields of study encompass Medicine and Psychology, with particular emphasis on Psychiatry and Mental Health, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and General Health Professions.

The scientist's research delves into several main topics, including:

  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Treatment of Major Depression

Merete Osler has contributed to multiple scholarly papers. Notable recent publications include:

  • Associations of Benzodiazepines, Z-Drugs, and Other Anxiolytics With Subsequent Dementia in Patients With Affective Disorders: A Nationwide Cohort and Nested Case-Control Study, 2020, American Journal of Psychiatry
  • Diabetes, antidiabetic medications and risk of depression - A population-based cohort and nested case-control study, 2022, Psychoneuroendocrinology
  • Use of GLP-1 receptor agonists and subsequent risk of alcohol-related events. A nationwide register-based cohort and self-controlled case series study, 2022, Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology
  • Electroconvulsive therapy, depression severity and mortality: Data from the Danish National Patient Registry, 2020, Journal of Psychopharmacology
  • A machine-learning framework for robust and reliable prediction of short- and long-term treatment response in initially antipsychotic-naïve schizophrenia patients based on multimodal neuropsychiatric data, 2020, Translational Psychiatry

The preferred publication venues for Merete Osler include:

  • Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • European Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Neuroscience Applied
  • Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Among frequent coauthors are:

  • Martin Balslev Jørgensen
  • Marie Kim Wium-Andersen
  • Terese Sara Høj Jørgensen
  • Ida Kim Wium-Andersen
  • Erik Lykke Mortensen

Their interdisciplinary work bridges clinical research and public health, focusing on conditions related to mental health, cognitive disorders, and the intersection of metabolic and psychiatric factors.

Best Publications

  • Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults

    Leandra Abarca-Gómez;Ziad A Abdeen;Zargar Abdul Hamid;Niveen M Abu-Rmeileh

  • Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: A pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19.2 million participants

    Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;James Bentham;Gretchen A Stevens;Bin Zhou

  • A century of trends in adult human height

    James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Gretchen A. Stevens;Bin Zhou

  • Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults

    Honor Bixby;James Bentham;Bin Zhou;Mariachiara Di Cesare

  • The validity of the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction in routine statistics: A comparison of mortality and hospital discharge data with the Danish MONICA registry

    Mette Madsen;Michael Davidsen;Søren Rasmussen;Steen Z. Abildstrom

  • Birthweight and mortality in adulthood: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Kari R Risnes;Lars J Vatten;Jennifer L Baker;Karen Jameson

  • Causal Inference and Observational Research: The Utility of Twins

    Matt McGue;Merete Osler;Kaare Christensen

  • Food intake patterns and body mass index in observational studies.

    P. Togo;M. Osler;T. I. A. Sørensen;B. L. Heitmann

  • Height and body-mass index trajectories of school-aged children and adolescents from 1985 to 2019 in 200 countries and territories: a pooled analysis of 2181 population-based studies with 65 million participants

    Andrea Rodriguez-Martinez;Bin Zhou;Marisa K. Sophiea;James Bentham

  • Change in Overweight from Childhood to Early Adulthood and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

    Lise G. Bjerregaard;Britt W. Jensen;Lars Ängquist;Merete Osler

  • Effect of Smoking Reduction on Lung Cancer Risk

    Nina S. Godtfredsen;Eva Prescott;Merete Osler

  • Do we eat less fat, or just report so?

    BL Heitmann;BL Heitmann;L Lissner;M Osler

  • Dietary patterns and mortality in Danish men and women: a prospective observational study.

    Merete Osler;Berit L. Heitmann;Lars U. Gerdes;Lillian M. Jørgensen

  • Psychosocial, behavioural, and health determinants of successful smoking cessation: a longitudinal study of Danish adults

    Merete Osler;Eva Prescott

  • Childhood Socioeconomic Position and Objectively Measured Physical Capability Levels in Adulthood: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

    Kate Birnie;Rachel Cooper;Richard M. Martin;Diana Kuh

  • Diet and mortality in a cohort of elderly people in a north European community.

    Merete Osler;Marianne Schroll

  • Smoking Reduction, Smoking Cessation, and Mortality: A 16-year Follow-up of 19,732 Men and Women from the Copenhagen Centre for Prospective Population Studies

    Nina S. Godtfredsen;Claus Holst;Eva Prescott;Jørgen Vestbo

  • Risk of hospital admission for COPD following smoking cessation and reduction: a Danish population study

    N S Godtfredsen;J Vestbo;M Osler;E Prescott

  • Gender and determinants of smoking cessation: a longitudinal study.

    Merete Osler;Eva Prescott;Nina Godtfredsen;Hans Ole Hein

  • Dietary Quality and Lifestyle Factors in Relation to 10-Year Mortality in Older Europeans: The SENECA Study

    Annemien Haveman-Nies;Lisette P. G. M. de Groot;Jan Burema;José A. Amorim Cruz

Frequent Co-Authors

Erik Lykke Mortensen
Erik Lykke Mortensen University of Copenhagen
Eva Prescott
Eva Prescott University of Copenhagen
Kaare Christensen
Kaare Christensen University of Southern Denmark
Rikke Lund
Rikke Lund University of Copenhagen
Thorkild I. A. Sørensen
Thorkild I. A. Sørensen University of Copenhagen
Per Kragh Andersen
Per Kragh Andersen University of Copenhagen
Martin Lauritzen
Martin Lauritzen University of Copenhagen
Torben Jørgensen
Torben Jørgensen University of Copenhagen
Finn Diderichsen
Finn Diderichsen University of Copenhagen
Berit L. Heitmann
Berit L. Heitmann Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy

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