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Overview

Rinie Geenen is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Their research encompasses medicine and psychology, with particular focus on psychiatry and mental health, clinical psychology, rheumatology, pharmacology, and physiology. The scientist has made substantial contributions to the study of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, psychosomatic disorders, musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, pain management and placebo effects, optimism and well-being, as well as eating disorders and behaviors.

Geenen's recent publications include:

  • EULAR definition of difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis, 2020, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • EULAR points to consider for the management of difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis, 2021, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • 2022 EULAR points to consider for remote care in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases, 2022, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Emotion regulation and the salience network: a hypothetical integrative model of fibromyalgia, 2022, Nature Reviews Rheumatology
  • Neurophysiological and psychosocial mechanisms of fibromyalgia: A comprehensive review and call for an integrative model, 2023, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

Frequent co-authors in Geenen's research include:

  • Ana Margarida Pinto
  • José António Pereira da Silva
  • Johannes W. G. Jacobs
  • Paula Castilho
  • Tim Y. Koppert

Geenen has published extensively in venues such as:

  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Journal of Psychosomatic Research
  • Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
  • Nature Reviews Rheumatology
  • RMD Open

In addition to journal publications, Geenen has contributed to book literature, notably with publication by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences titled Targeting fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis (2020).

Best Publications

  • EULAR recommendations for the non-pharmacological core management of hip and knee osteoarthritis

    Linda Fernandes;Kåre B Hagen;Johannes W J Bijlsma;Oyvor Andreassen

  • Psychological adjustment to chronic disease.

    Denise de Ridder;Rinie Geenen;Roeline Kuijer;Henriët van Middendorp

  • Development and validation of a Dutch translation of the Big Five Inventory (BFI).

    Jaap J A Denissen;Rinie Geenen;Marcel A G van Aken;Samuel D Gosling

  • Pain coping and social support as predictors of long-term functional disability and pain in early rheumatoid arthritis.

    Andrea W.M Evers;Floris W Kraaimaat;Rinie Geenen;Johannes W.G Jacobs

  • EULAR recommendations for the health professional's approach to pain management in inflammatory arthritis and osteoarthritis

    Rinie Geenen;Cécile L Overman;Robin Christensen;Pernilla Åsenlöf

  • Emotions and emotional approach and avoidance strategies in fibromyalgia.

    Henriët van Middendorp;Mark A. Lumley;Johannes W.G. Jacobs;Lorenz J.P. van Doornen

  • Peer influence on snacking behavior in adolescence.

    Eveline J. Wouters;Junilla K. Larsen;Stef P. Kremers;Pieter C. Dagnelie

  • Understanding the lack of understanding: Invalidation from the perspective of the patient with fibromyalgia

    Marianne B. Kool;Henriët van Middendorp;Hennie R. Boeije;Rinie Geenen

  • Psychosocial predictors of functional change in recently diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis patients

    Andrea W.M. Evers;Floris W. Kraaimaat;Rinie Geenen;Johannes W.J. Bijlsma

  • Determinants of psychological distress and its course in the first year after diagnosis in rheumatoid arthritis patients.

    A.W.M. Evers;F.W. Kraaimaat;R. Geenen;J.W.J. Bijlsma

  • Lack of understanding in fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis: the Illness Invalidation Inventory (3*I)

    M B Kool;H van Middendorp;M A Lumley;Y Schenk

  • Effect of dehydroepiandrosterone administration on fatigue, well-being, and functioning in women with primary Sjögren syndrome: a randomised controlled trial

    A. Hartkamp;R. Geenen;G. L. R. Godaert;Hendrika Bootsma

  • Emotion Regulation in Adolescence: A Prospective Study of Expressive Suppression and Depressive Symptoms

    Junilla K. Larsen;Ad A. Vermulst;Rinie Geenen;Henriët van Middendorp

  • Effectiveness of psychotherapy for severe somatoform disorder: meta-analysis

    Jurrijn A. Koelen;Jan H. Houtveen;Allan Abbass;Patrick Luyten

  • Cardiovascular and immune responses to acute psychological stress in young and old women: a meta-analysis.

    Robert J. Benschop;Rinie Geenen;Paul J. Mills;Bruce D. Naliboff

  • The effect of cognitive behavior therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

    F.W. Kraaimaat;M.R. Brons;R. Geenen;J.W.J. Bijlsma

  • Single‐item big five ratings in a social network design

    Jaap J. A. Denissen;Rinie Geenen;Maarten Selfhout;Marcel A. G. Van Aken

  • Longterm predictors of anxiety and depressed mood in early rheumatoid arthritis: a 3 and 5 year followup.

    Andrea W M Evers;Floris W Kraaimaat;Rinie Geenen;Johannes W G Jacobs

  • Binge Eating and its Relationship to Outcome after Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding

    Junilla K Larsen;Bert van Ramshorst;Rinie Geenen;Nico Brand

  • Loneliness in patients with rheumatic diseases: the significance of invalidation and lack of social support

    Marianne B. Kool;Rinie Geenen

Frequent Co-Authors

Junilla K. Larsen
Junilla K. Larsen Radboud University
Mark A. Lumley
Mark A. Lumley Wayne State University
Ad J. J. M. Vingerhoets
Ad J. J. M. Vingerhoets Tilburg University
Rens van de Schoot
Rens van de Schoot Utrecht University
Floris W. Kraaimaat
Floris W. Kraaimaat Radboud University
Marcel A. G. van Aken
Marcel A. G. van Aken Utrecht University
Jaap J. A. Denissen
Jaap J. A. Denissen Utrecht University
Johannes H. Smit
Johannes H. Smit Leiden University Medical Center
Iris M. Engelhard
Iris M. Engelhard Utrecht University

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