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Patricia van Oppen

Patricia van Oppen

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Overview

Patricia van Oppen is affiliated with Amsterdam UMC in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on mental health, with a strong emphasis on clinical psychological conditions such as depression, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorders.

Their work spans several subfields of psychology, including clinical psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, psychiatry and mental health, cognitive neuroscience, and social psychology. The scientist has produced a significant body of research within the broader field of psychology, contributing extensively to the understanding of mental health disorders and treatment outcomes.

Patricia van Oppen's research topics include:

  • Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Treatment of Major Depression

They have published in various reputable venues, with frequent contributions to the following journals:

  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
  • BJPsych Open
  • Biological Psychiatry

Some notable recent papers include:

  • The mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with and without depressive, anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive disorders: a longitudinal study of three Dutch case-control cohorts (2020, The Lancet Psychiatry)
  • The effects of once- versus twice-weekly sessions on psychotherapy outcomes in depressed patients (2020, The British Journal of Psychiatry)
  • Antidepressants or running therapy: Comparing effects on mental and physical health in patients with depression and anxiety disorders (2023, Journal of Affective Disorders)
  • Prevalence, course, and determinants of suicide ideation and attempts in patients with a depressive and/or anxiety disorder: A review of NESDA findings (2021, Journal of Affective Disorders)
  • Treatment efficacy and effectiveness in adults with major depressive disorder and childhood trauma history: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2022, The Lancet Psychiatry)

Collaboration has been a significant aspect of their scientific output, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Merijn Eikelenboom
  • Anton J.L.M. van Balkom
  • Brenda W.J.H. Penninx
  • Adriaan W. Hoogendoorn
  • Neeltje M. Batelaan

Best Publications

  • Cognitive assessment of obsessive-compulsive disorder

    Randy Frost;Gail Steketee;Nader Amir;Martine Bouvard

  • 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

  • Psychometric validation of the obsessive belief questionnaire and interpretation of intrusions inventory - Part 2: Factor analyses and testing of a brief version

    Gail Steketee;Randy Frost;Sunil Bhar;Martine Bouvard

  • Interpersonal psychotherapy for depression: a meta-analysis.

    Pim Cuijpers;Anna S. Geraedts;Patricia van Oppen;Gerhard Andersson

  • Prevalence of depression and anxiety in Multiple Sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Rosa E. Boeschoten;Rosa E. Boeschoten;Annemarie M.J. Braamse;Annemarie M.J. Braamse;Aartjan T.F. Beekman;Aartjan T.F. Beekman;Pim Cuijpers

  • The mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with and without depressive, anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive disorders: a longitudinal study of three Dutch case-control cohorts.

    Kuan Yu Pan;Almar A.L. Kok;Merijn Eikelenboom;Melany Horsfall

  • Cognitive therapy and exposure in vivo in the treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder

    Patricia Van Oppen;Else De Haan;Anton J. L. M. Van Balkom;I Philip Spinhoven

  • Disorder-specific neuroanatomical correlates of attentional bias in obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, and hypochondriasis.

    Odile A. van den Heuvel;Dick J. Veltman;Henk J. Groenewegen;Menno P. Witter

  • Reduced orbitofrontal-striatal activity on a reversal learning task in obsessive-compulsive disorder.

    Peter L. Remijnse;Marjan M. A. Nielen;Anton J. L. M. van Balkom;Daniëlle C. Cath

  • The specificity of childhood adversities and negative life events across the life span to anxiety and depressive disorders

    Philip Spinhoven;Philip Spinhoven;Bernet M. Elzinga;Jacqueline G.F.M. Hovens;Karin Roelofs

  • A meta-analysis on the treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder: A comparison of antidepressants, behavior, and cognitive therapy

    Anton J.L.M. van Balkom;Patricia van Oppen;Alexander W.A. Vermeulen;Richard van Dyck

  • Psychotherapy for chronic major depression and dysthymia: A meta-analysis

    Pim Cuijpers;Annemieke van Straten;Josien Schuurmans;Patricia van Oppen

  • The efficacy of non-directive supportive therapy for adult depression : A meta-analysis

    Pim Cuijpers;Ellen Driessen;Steven D. Hollon;Patricia van Oppen

  • The importance of childhood trauma and childhood life events for chronicity of depression in adults

    Jenneke E. Wiersma;Jacqueline G. F. M. Hovens;Patricia van Oppen;Erik J. Giltay

  • THE STRUCTURE OF OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE SYMPTOMS

    Patricia Van Oppen;Rense J. Hoekstra;Paul M.G. Emmelkamp

  • Stepped-care prevention of anxiety and depression in late life: a randomized controlled trial.

    Petronella J. van't Veer-Tazelaar;Harm W. J. van Marwijk;Patricia van Oppen;Hein P. J. van Hout

  • Cognitive therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder

    Patricia van Oppen;Arnoud Arntz

  • A patient-doctor relationship questionnaire (PDRQ-9) in primary care: development and psychometric evaluation

    Christina M Van der Feltz-Cornelis;Patricia Van Oppen;Harm W.J Van Marwijk;Edwin De Beurs

  • Are psychological and pharmacologic interventions equally effective in the treatment of adult depressive disorders? A meta-analysis of comparative studies.

    Pim Cuijpers;Annemieke van Straten;Patricia van Oppen;Gerhard Andersson

  • Cognitive and behavioral therapies alone versus in combination with fluvoxamine in the treatment of obsessive Compulsive disorder

    Anton J. L. M. van Balkom;Else de Haan;Patricia van Oppen;Philip Spinhoven

Frequent Co-Authors

Anton J. L. M. van Balkom
Anton J. L. M. van Balkom University of Amsterdam
Pim Cuijpers
Pim Cuijpers Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Johannes H. Smit
Johannes H. Smit Leiden University Medical Center
Richard van Dyck
Richard van Dyck VU University Medical Center
Paul M. G. Emmelkamp
Paul M. G. Emmelkamp University of Amsterdam
Danielle C. Cath
Danielle C. Cath Utrecht University
Philip Spinhoven
Philip Spinhoven Leiden University
Neeltje M. Batelaan
Neeltje M. Batelaan Amsterdam UMC
Heleen Riper
Heleen Riper Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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