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Ron de Graaf is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on several interconnected fields within medicine, psychology, and the arts and humanities. Within these disciplines, they have addressed topics related to psychiatry and mental health, philosophy, experimental and cognitive psychology, and social psychology.

Their academic work has prominently contributed to areas such as schizophrenia research and treatment, mental health and psychiatry, mental health research topics, and mental health treatment and access.

Ron de Graaf has contributed at least two papers to the journal Psychological Medicine. These publications include:

  • The jumping to conclusions reasoning bias as a cognitive factor contributing to psychosis progression and persistence: findings from NEMESIS-2 (2020)
  • Prevalence, incidence, and persistence of psychotic experiences in the general population: results of a 9-year follow-up study - CORRIGENDUM (2023)

Frequent collaborators in their research include Saskia van Dorsselaer, Nicole Günther, Maarten Bak, Jim van Os, and Christian Rauschenberg.

The scientist's frequent publication venue is Psychological Medicine.

Best Publications

  • Prevalence, severity, and unmet need for treatment of mental disorders in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys.

    Demyttenaere K;Bruffaerts R;Posada-Villa J;Gasquet I

  • Cross-National Prevalence and Risk Factors for Suicidal Ideation, Plans, and Attempts

    Matthew K. Nock;Guilherme Borges;Evelyn J. Bromet;Jordi Alonso

  • Prevalence of mental disorders in Europe: Results from the European Study of the Epidemiology of Mental Disorders (ESEMeD) project

    J Alonso;M C Angermeyer;S Bernert;R Bruffaerts

  • Lifetime prevalence and age-of-onset distributions of mental disorders in the World Health Organization's World Mental Health Survey Initiative.

    Ronald C Kessler;Matthias Angermeyer;James C Anthony;Ron De Graaf

  • Cross-national epidemiology of DSM-IV major depressive episode

    Evelyn Bromet;Laura Helena Andrade;Irving Hwang;Nancy A Sampson

  • Use of mental health services for anxiety, mood, and substance disorders in 17 countries in the WHO world mental health surveys

    Philip S Wang;Philip S Wang;Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola;Jordi Alonso;Matthias C Angermeyer

  • Cross-national prevalence and correlates of adult attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

    J. Fayyad;R. De Graaf;R. Kessler;J. Alonso

  • The epidemiology of major depressive episodes: results from the International Consortium of Psychiatric Epidemiology (ICPE) Surveys

    Laura Andrade;Jorge J. Caraveo-Anduaga;Patricia A. Berglund;Rob V. Bijl

  • The prevalence and correlates of binge eating disorder in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys.

    Ronald C. Kessler;Patricia A. Berglund;Wai Tat Chiu;Anne C. Deitz

  • Common Chronic Pain Conditions in Developed and Developing Countries: Gender and Age Differences and Comorbidity With Depression-Anxiety Disorders

    Adley Tsang;Michael Von Korff;Sing Lee;Jordi Alonso

  • Barriers to mental health treatment: Results from the WHO World Mental Health surveys

    LH Andrade;J Alonso;Z Mneimneh;JE Wells

  • The Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety (NESDA): rationale, objectives and methods.

    B.W.J.H. Penninx;A.T.F. Beekman;J.H Smit;F.G. Zitman

  • Anxiety Disorders and Risk for Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts A Population-Based Longitudinal Study of Adults

    Jitender Sareen;Brian J. Cox;Tracie O. Afifi;Ron de Graaf

  • Cross-national analysis of the associations among mental disorders and suicidal behavior: findings from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys

    Matthew K. Nock;Irving Hwang;Nancy Sampson;Ronald C. Kessler

  • Mental disorders among persons with chronic back or neck pain: results from the World Mental Health Surveys.

    Koen Demyttenaere;Ronny Bruffaerts;Sing Lee;José Posada-Villa

  • Disability and quality of life impact of mental disorders in Europe: results from the European Study of the Epidemiology of Mental Disorders (ESEMeD) project.

    J Alonso;M C Angermeyer;S Bernert;R Bruffaerts

  • Same-sex sexual behavior and psychiatric disorders: findings from the Netherlands Mental Health Survey and Incidence Study (NEMESIS)

    Theo G. M. Sandfort;Ron de Graaf;Rob V. Bijl;Paul Schnabel

  • The Structure and Stability of Common Mental Disorders: The NEMESIS Study

    Wilma A. M. Vollebergh;Jurjen Iedema;Rob V. Bijl;Ron de Graaf

  • Duration of major depressive episodes in the general population: Results from the Netherlands Mental Health Survey and Incidence Study (NEMESIS)

    Jan Spijker;Ron De Graaf;Rob V. Bijl;Aartjan T.F. Beekman

  • Use of mental health services in Europe: results from the European Study of the Epidemiology of Mental Disorders (ESEMeD) project

    J Alonso;M C Angermeyer;S Bernert;R Bruffaerts

Frequent Co-Authors

Margreet ten Have
Margreet ten Have Utrecht University
Jim van Os
Jim van Os University Medical Center Utrecht
Saskia van Dorsselaer
Saskia van Dorsselaer Trimbos Institute
Wilma A. M. Vollebergh
Wilma A. M. Vollebergh Utrecht University
Jordi Alonso
Jordi Alonso Pompeu Fabra University
Giovanni de Girolamo
Giovanni de Girolamo Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli
Josep Maria Haro
Josep Maria Haro University of Barcelona
Aartjan T.F. Beekman
Aartjan T.F. Beekman Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Ronald C. Kessler
Ronald C. Kessler Harvard University

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