Filip Smit

Prevention of depression and anxiety in later life: design of a randomized controlled trial for the clinical and economic evaluation of a life-review intervention (2009)

Korte, Jojanneke, Bohlmeijer, Ernst T, Smit, Filip

Abstract Background Depressive and anxiety symptoms in older adults could develop into significant health problems with detrimental effects on quality of life and a possibly poor prognosis....

Preventing panic disorder: cost-effectiveness analysis alongside a pragmatic randomised trial (2009)

Smit, Filip, Willemse, Godelief, Meulenbeek, Peter, Koopmanschap, Marc, Van Balkom, Anton, Spinhoven, Philip, ...

Abstract Background Panic disorder affects many people, is associated with a formidable disease burden, and imposes costs on society. The annual influx of new cases of panic disorder is substantial....

Effects and feasibility of a preventive intervention in sub-threshold and mild panic disorder: Results of a pilot study (2009)

Meulenbeek, Peter, Willemse, Godelief, Smit, Filip, Smits, Niels, Van Balkom, Anton, Spinhoven, Philip, ...

Abstract Background Panic disorder (PD) is a serious DSM-IV axis I disorder affecting up to 3% of the adult population each year. It is associated with a large burden of disease and extensive...

Prevalence of family violence in adults and children: estimates using the capture-recapture method (2009)

Oosterlee, Arie, Vink, Remy M., Smit, Filip

Background: Reliable prevalence estimates of family violence in adults and children are difficult to obtain. Most are based on surveys or registration counts, whose research designs and methods are...

Early intervention in panic: randomized controlled trial and cost-effectiveness analysis (2008)

Meulenbeek, Peter, Willemse, Godelief, Smit, Filip, Van Balkom, Anton, Spinhoven, Philip, Cuijpers, Pim

Abstract Background Panic disorder (PD) is a common, severe and persistent mental disorder, associated with a high degree of distress and occupational and social disability. A substantial proportion...

Cost-utility of a visiting service for older widowed individuals: Randomised trial (2008)

Onrust, Simone, Smit, Filip, Willemse, Godelief, Bout, Jan, Cuijpers, Pim

Abstract Background Despite a growing understanding of the effectiveness of bereavement interventions and the groups that benefit most from them, we know little about the cost-effectiveness of...

Psychiatric disorders and urbanization in Germany (2008)

Dekker, Jack, Peen, Jaap, Koelen, Jurrijn, Smit, Filip, Schoevers, Robert

Abstract Background Epidemiological studies over the last decade have supplied growing evidence of an association between urbanization and the prevalence of psychiatric disorders. Our aim was to...

Article type Study protocol (2008)

Godelief Willemse, Filip Smit, Anton Van Balkom, Philip Spinhoven, Pim Cuijpers, Peter Meulenbeek, ...

This Provisional PDF corresponds to the article as it appeared upon acceptance. Fully formatted PDF and full text (HTML) versions will be made available soon. Early intervention in panic: randomized...

Preventing the onset of depressive disorders : a meta-analytic review of psychological interventions (2008)

Cuijpers, Pim, Van Straten, Annemieke, Smit, Filip, Mihalopoulos, Cathrine, Beekman, Aartjan

OBJECTIVE: A growing number of studies have tested the efficacy of preventive interventions in reducing the incidence of depressive disorders. Until now, no meta-analysis has integrated the results...

Preventing the onset of depressive disorders : a meta-analytic review of psychological interventions (2008)

Cuijpers, Pim, Van Straten, Annemieke, Smit, Filip, Mihalopoulos, Cathrine, Beekman, Aartjan

OBJECTIVE: A growing number of studies have tested the efficacy of preventive interventions in reducing the incidence of depressive disorders. Until now, no meta-analysis has integrated the results...

BMC Health Services Research BioMed Central (2008)

Randomised Trial, Simone Onrust, Filip Smit, Godelief Willemse, Jan Van Den Bout

Research article Cost-utility of a visiting service for older widowed individuals:

Preventing the onset of depressive disorders : a meta-analytic review of psychological interventions (2008)

Cuijpers, Pim, Van Straten, Annemieke, Smit, Filip, Mihalopoulos, Cathrine, Beekman, Aartjan

OBJECTIVE : A growing number of studies have tested the efficacy of preventive interventions in reducing the incidence of depressive disorders. Until now, no meta-analysis has integrated the results...

Preventing the onset of depressive disorders : a meta-analytic review of psychological interventions (2008)

Cuijpers, Pim, Van Straten, Annemieke, Smit, Filip, Mihalopoulos, Cathrine, Beekman, Aartjan

OBJECTIVE : A growing number of studies have tested the efficacy of preventive interventions in reducing the incidence of depressive disorders. Until now, no meta-analysis has integrated the results...

Psychiatric and Sociodemographic Predictors of Attrition in a Longitudinal Study The Netherlands Mental Health Survey and Incidence Study (NEMESIS) (2000)

Graaf, Ron De, Bijl, Rob V., Smit, Filip, Ravelli, Anneloes, Vollebergh, Wilma A. M.

This article discusses the effects of sociodemographics and the presence of psychiatric disorders diagnosed in the 12 months before the first interview by using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual...