Context Association between obesity and depression has repeatedly been established. For
treatment and prevention purposes, it is important to acquire more insight into their …

… SMIT,1 FRANS G. ZITMAN,2 WILLEM A. NOLEN,3 PHILIP SPINHOVEN,4 PIM CUIJPERS,5
PETER J. DE JONG,6 HARM WJ VAN MARWIJK,7 WILLEM JJ ASSENDELFT,8 KLAAS VAN …

Context There is a central belief that depression is associated with hyperactivity of the
hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, resulting in higher cortisol levels. However, results are …

Background: Comorbidity of depressive and anxiety disorders is common and has been shown
to be a consistent predictor of chronicity. Comorbidity patterns among specific depressive …

Hovens JGFM, Wiersma JE, Giltay EJ, van Oppen P, Spinhoven P, Penninx BWJH, Zitman
FG. Childhood life events and childhood trauma in adult patients with depressive, anxiety and …

Background Major depression is known to be related to higher cardiovascular mortality.
However, epidemiological data regarding dispositional optimism in relation to mortality are …

Background Charles Bonnet's Syndrome (CBS), characterised by the presence of complex
visual hallucinations in psychologically normal people, was considered for a long time to be …

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common complex trait with enormous public health
significance. As part of the Genetic Association Information Network initiative of the US …

Context It has been hypothesized that depression is associated with lower heart rate
variability and decreased cardiac vagal control. This may play an important role in the risk of …

BACKGROUND: Although several studies have shown that life adversities play an important
role in the etiology and maintenance of both depressive and anxiety disorders, little is …