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Piet Bracke is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and has contributed extensively to research in Psychology, Social Sciences, and Medicine. Their work encompasses various subfields, including General Health Professions, Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science, Social Psychology, and Health.

Their research topics cover a broad spectrum, focusing on:

  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Employment and Welfare Studies
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health

Among their recent publications are:

  • Depression in women and men, cumulative disadvantage and gender inequality in 29 European countries, 2020, Social Science & Medicine
  • The COVID-19 International Student Well-being Study, 2021, Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
  • Depressive symptoms in higher education students during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. An examination of the association with various social risk factors across multiple high- and middle-income countries, 2021, SSM - Population Health
  • Disentangling depression in Belgian higher education students amidst the first COVID-19 lockdown (April-May 2020), 2021, Archives of Public Health
  • Well-being and Perceived Stigma in Individuals With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Fibromyalgia, 2021, Clinical Journal of Pain

Piet Bracke frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including:

  • Katrijn Delaruelle
  • Melissa Ceuterick
  • Sarah Van de Velde
  • Liesbet Goubert
  • Veerle Buffel

Their research has been published in various scientific venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
  • European Journal of Public Health
  • Social Science & Medicine
  • Qualitative Health Research
  • Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Best Publications

  • Gender differences in depression in 23 European countries. Cross-national variation in the gender gap in depression.

    Sarah Van de Velde;Piet Bracke;Katia Levecque

  • Assessment of social psychological determinants of satisfaction with childbirth in a cross-national perspective

    Wendy Christiaens;Piet Bracke

  • Depressive symptoms among immigrants and ethnic minorities: a population based study in 23 European countries

    Sarah Missinne;Piet Bracke

  • Public stigma and self-stigma: differential association with attitudes toward formal and informal help seeking.

    Elise Pattyn;Mieke Verhaeghe;Charlotte Sercu;Piet Bracke

  • Gender differences in depression in 25 European countries after eliminating measurement bias in the CES-D 8

    Sarah Van de Velde;Piet Bracke;Katia Levecque;Bart Meuleman

  • Stigmatization and Self-Esteem of Persons in Recovery From Mental Illness: the Role of Peer Support:

    Mieke Verhaeghe;Piet Bracke;Kevin Bruynooghe

  • The gender gap in mental health service use

    E Pattyn;Mieke Verhaeghe;Piet Bracke

  • Gender and age inequalities in regular sports participation: A cross-national study of 25 European countries

    Charlotte Van Tuyckom;Jeroen Scheerder;Piet Bracke

  • Self‐Esteem, Self‐Efficacy, and the Balance of Peer Support Among Persons With Chronic Mental Health Problems

    Piet Bracke;Wendy Christiaens;Mieke Verhaeghe

  • Associative Stigma among Mental Health Professionals Implications for Professional and Service User Well-Being

    Mieke Verhaeghe;Piet Bracke

  • Overeducation and depressive symptoms: diminishing mental health returns to education

    Piet Bracke;Elise Pattyn;Olaf von dem Knesebeck

  • The COVID-19 International Student Well-being Study.

    Sarah Van de Velde;Veerle Buffel;Piet Bracke;Guido Van Hal

  • Measurement equivalence of the CES-D 8 in the general population in Belgium: a gender perspective

    S Van de Velde;K Levecque;P Bracke

  • The Pivotal Role of Women in Informal Care

    Piet Bracke;Wendy Christiaens;Naomi Wauterickx

  • The COVID-19 International Student Well-being Study

    S. Van De Velde;V. Buffel;P. Bracke;Hal, G. Van, Wouters, E.

  • Place of birth and satisfaction with childbirth in Belgium and the Netherlands

    Wendy Christiaens;Piet Bracke

  • How well does Europe sleep? A cross-national study of sleep problems in European older adults.

    Vera Van der Straat;Piet Bracke

  • Macro-level gender equality and depression in men and women in Europe

    Sarah Van de Velde;Tim Huijts;Piet Ferdinand Bracke;Clare Bambra

  • The popular legitimacy of European healthcare systems: a multilevel analysis of 24 countries

    Sarah Missinne;Bart Meuleman;Piet Bracke

  • Pain acceptance and personal control in pain relief in two maternity care models: a cross-national comparison of Belgium and the Netherlands

    Wendy Christiaens;Mieke Verhaeghe;Piet Bracke

  • Psychological distress, depression and generalised anxiety in Turkish and Moroccan immigrants in Belgium: a general population study.

    Katia Levecque;Katia Levecque;Ina Lodewyckx;Piet Bracke

Frequent Co-Authors

Clare Bambra
Clare Bambra Newcastle University
Boris Cheval
Boris Cheval École Normale Supérieure de Rennes
Matthias Kliegel
Matthias Kliegel University of Geneva
Olaf von dem Knesebeck
Olaf von dem Knesebeck Universität Hamburg
Terje Andreas Eikemo
Terje Andreas Eikemo Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Justine Schneider
Justine Schneider University of Nottingham
Dorien H. Nieman
Dorien H. Nieman University of Amsterdam
Jan De Maeseneer
Jan De Maeseneer Ghent University
Ulrich Schimmack
Ulrich Schimmack University of Toronto
Liesbet Goubert
Liesbet Goubert Ghent University

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