Peter G. van der Velden

Best Publications

• 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

  427
  Citations

• Construct Validation of the Dutch Version of the Impact of Event Scale.

  Eleonore van der Ploeg;Trudy T. M. Mooren;Rolf J. Kleber;Peter G. van der Velden

  418
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• Multigenerational perspectives on coping with the Holocaust experience : An attachment perspective for understanding the developmental sequelae of trauma across generations

  Dan Bar-On;Jeanette Eland;Rolf J. Kleber;Robert Krell

  316
  Citations

• Mental health and disasters

  Yuval Neria;Sandro Galea;Fran H. Norris

  235
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• Anxiety and depression symptoms, and lack of emotional support among the general population before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. A prospective national study on prevalence and risk factors.

  Peter G. van der Velden;Carlo Contino;Marcel Das;Peter van Loon

  194
  Citations

• The independent predictive value of peritraumatic dissociation for PTSD symptomatology after type I trauma: a systematic review of prospective studies.

  Peter G. van der Velden;Lutz Wittmann

  161
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• Physical and mental health shortly after a disaster: first results from the Enschede firework disaster study

  Irene van Kamp;Peter G. van der Velden;Rebecca K. Stellato;Jan Roorda

  145
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• Anxiety and depression symptoms, the recovery from symptoms, and loneliness before and after the COVID-19 outbreak among the general population: Findings from a Dutch population-based longitudinal study.

  Peter G. van der Velden;Philip Hyland;Carlo Contino;Hans-Martin von Gaudecker

  137
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• Risk factors for psychological and physical health problems after a man-made disaster. Prospective study.

  Anja J E Dirkzwager;Linda Grievink;Peter G van der Velden;C Joris Yzermans

  129
  Citations

• Police officers: a high-risk group for the development of mental health disturbances? A cohort study.

  Peter G van der Velden;Arthur R Rademaker;Eric Vermetten;Marie-Anne Portengen

  126
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• Smoking predicts posttraumatic stress symptoms among rescue workers: A prospective study of ambulance personnel involved in the Enschede Fireworks Disaster

  Peter G. van der Velden;Rolf J. Kleber;Karestan C. Koenen

  116
  Citations

• Disaster-related posttraumatic stress disorder and physical health.

  Anja J. E. Dirkzwager;Peter G. van der Velden;Linda Grievink;C Joris Yzermans

  115
  Citations

• Confrontations with Aggression and Mental Health Problems in Police Officers: The Role of Organizational Stressors, Life-events and Previous Mental Health Problems

  Peter G. van der Velden;Rolf J. Kleber;Linda Grievink;Joris C. Yzermans

  91
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• The Importance of Estimating Selection Bias on Prevalence Estimates Shortly After a Disaster

  Linda Grievink;Peter G. van der Velden;C. Joris Yzermans;Jan Roorda

  85
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• Stress sensitization following a disaster: a prospective study

  Geert E. Smid;P. G. van der Velden;G. J. L. M. Lensvelt-Mulders;J. W. Knipscheer

  85
  Citations

• Mental health problems among search and rescue workers deployed in the Haïti earthquake 2010: A pre-post comparison

  Peter G. van der Velden;Peter van Loon;Charles C. Benight;Thomas Eckhardt

  83
  Citations

• The Independent Predictive Value of Peritraumatic Dissociation for Postdisaster Intrusions, Avoidance Reactions, and PTSD Symptom Severity: A 4-Year Prospective Study

  Peter G. van der Velden;Rolf J. Kleber;B. Christiaanse;Berthold P.R. Gersons

  77
  Citations

• Persistent mental health disturbances during the 10 years after a disaster: four-wave longitudinal comparative study.

  Peter G. van der Velden;Albert Wong;Hendriek C. Boshuizen;Linda Grievink

  71
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• The association between dispositional optimism and mental health problems among disaster victims and a comparison group: a prospective study

  Peter G. van der Velden;Rolf. J. Kleber;Marijda Fournier;Linda Grievink

  67
  Citations

• Post-Disaster Mental Health Problems and the Utilization of Mental Health Services: A Four-year Longitudinal Comparative Study

  Peter G. Van der Velden;Linda Grievink;Rolf J. Kleber;Annelieke N. Drogendijk

  64
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