Publications
Expression of LIGHT/TNFSF14 combined with vaccination against human papillomavirus type 16 E7 induces significant tumor regression Ghent University
Interpersonal life stress, inflammation, and depression in adolescence : testing Social Signal Transduction Theory of Depression Ghent University
Measuring depression in autistic adults : psychometric validation of the Beck Depression Inventory–II Ghent University
Factors associated with depression and severe depression in patients with COPD Vrije Universiteit Brussel
BACKGROUND: Depression is very prevalent in COPD and may be associated with poor clinical outcomes.
METHOD: This was a multicenter, cross-sectional study aimed at evaluating the prevalence of depression and moderate to severe depression in COPD. Depressive symptoms were evaluated with the Beck's Depression Inventory. The COPD assessment test (CAT) and the EuroQoL-5 dimensions (EQ-5D) questionnaires were used to evaluate health-related ...
Gender differences in depression in 23 European countries: cross-national variation in the gender gap in depression Ghent University University of Antwerp
The structure of the Montgomery-Asberg depression rating scale over the course of treatment for depression Ghent University
Gender and depression in Europe : analyzing gender differences in depression from a cross-national comparative perspective Ghent University
Short-term follow-up of patients diagnosed by their GP with mild depression or first-time moderate depression : results of a 1-year nationwide surveilance study Ghent University KU Leuven
The kynurenine pathway in major depression Vrije Universiteit Brussel KU Leuven University of Antwerp
A consistent finding in major depressive disorder (MDD) research is dysfunction of the immune system. One of the relevant metabolic pathways in this regard is the kynurenine pathway. In patients with major depression, an imbalance between neuroprotective and neurotoxic arms of the pathway with lower plasma kynurenic acid concentration was demonstrated. Therefore, we investigated Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) and haplotype association ...