Tom K. Birkenhäger

3.4k total citations
89 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Tom K. Birkenhäger is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Pharmacology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Tom K. Birkenhäger has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 57 papers in Pharmacology and 11 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Tom K. Birkenhäger's work include Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies (56 papers), Treatment of Major Depression (56 papers) and Bipolar Disorder and Treatment (36 papers). Tom K. Birkenhäger is often cited by papers focused on Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies (56 papers), Treatment of Major Depression (56 papers) and Bipolar Disorder and Treatment (36 papers). Tom K. Birkenhäger collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Tom K. Birkenhäger's co-authors include Walter W. van den Broek, Willemijn T. Heijnen, P. Moleman, Paul Mulder, Astrid M. Kamperman, Jan A. Bruijn, André I. Wierdsma, Didier Schrijvers, Linda van Diermen and Hemmo A. Drexhage and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, American Journal of Psychiatry and The British Journal of Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Tom K. Birkenhäger

86 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tom K. Birkenhäger Netherlands	25	1.3k	1.1k	513	339	306	89	2.1k
James M. Martinez United States	20	1.4k 1.1×	473 0.4×	235 0.5×	194 0.6×	293 1.0×	47	2.5k
David E. Kemp United States	28	1.8k 1.4×	357 0.3×	569 1.1×	167 0.5×	130 0.4×	71	2.6k
Blaine Greenwald United States	24	748 0.6×	475 0.4×	271 0.5×	289 0.9×	218 0.7×	43	2.1k
Chen-Jee Hong Taiwan	22	384 0.3×	580 0.5×	492 1.0×	141 0.4×	169 0.6×	49	1.7k
Yanling Zhou China	24	468 0.4×	845 0.8×	790 1.5×	220 0.6×	98 0.3×	136	1.7k
Charles R. Conway United States	25	586 0.5×	818 0.7×	385 0.8×	113 0.3×	929 3.0×	66	2.4k
Marina Šagud Croatia	27	664 0.5×	278 0.2×	504 1.0×	286 0.8×	80 0.3×	111	2.0k
Miquel Bioque Spain	25	1.1k 0.8×	259 0.2×	589 1.1×	218 0.6×	126 0.4×	96	1.9k
Maurizio Fava United States	11	578 0.5×	735 0.7×	279 0.5×	230 0.7×	111 0.4×	15	1.8k
Gohei Yagi Japan	26	1.2k 0.9×	245 0.2×	527 1.0×	435 1.3×	183 0.6×	93	2.4k

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Diermen, Linda van, et al.. (2025). Challenges in maintaining remission after ECT – Insights from a six-month follow up study. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 182. 116–121.

Spaan, Pascalle, et al.. (2024). The dexamethasone suppression test as a biomarker for suicidal behavior: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders. 368. 237–248. 3 indexed citations

Kamperman, Astrid M., et al.. (2023). Clinical characteristics associated with relapse 2 years after electroconvulsive therapy for major depression. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 147(6). 561–569. 4 indexed citations

Birkenhäger, Tom K., Willem A. Nolen, Walter W. van den Broek, et al.. (2023). The Relationship of Early Sleep Improvement With Response to Pharmacotherapy in Unipolar Psychotic Depression. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. 43(6). 486–492. 2 indexed citations

Giltay, Erik J., Tom K. Birkenhäger, Bernard Sabbe, et al.. (2022). Cognitive trajectories during and after electroconvulsive therapy in patients with MDE: Taking different perspectives. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 156. 132–140. 6 indexed citations

Westrhenen, Roos van, Ron H. N. van Schaik, Teun van Gelder, et al.. (2021). Policy and Practice Review: A First Guideline on the Use of Pharmacogenetics in Clinical Psychiatric Practice. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 12. 640032–640032. 22 indexed citations

Kamperman, Astrid M., et al.. (2020). Influence of an adjuvant antidepressant on the efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 55(4). 366–380. 15 indexed citations

Diermen, Linda van, Roos C. van der Mast, Seline van den Ameele, et al.. (2020). Toward Targeted ECT. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 82(1). 16 indexed citations

Giltay, Erik J., Tom K. Birkenhäger, B. Sabbe, et al.. (2020). Cognitive change after electroconvulsive therapy in mood disorders measured with the Montreal Cognitive Assessment. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 142(5). 413–422. 17 indexed citations

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Diermen, Linda van, et al.. (2018). The Maudsley Staging Method as predictor of electroconvulsive therapy effectiveness in depression. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 138(6). 605–614. 24 indexed citations

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Kamperman, Astrid M., et al.. (2014). Early improvement as a predictor of eventual antidepressant treatment response in severely depressed inpatients. Psychopharmacology. 232(8). 1347–1356. 19 indexed citations

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Dierckx, Bram, Willemijn T. Heijnen, Walter W. van den Broek, & Tom K. Birkenhäger. (2012). Efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy in bipolar versus unipolar major depression: a meta‐analysis. Bipolar Disorders. 14(2). 146–150. 148 indexed citations

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Heijnen, Willemijn T., Tom K. Birkenhäger, André I. Wierdsma, & Walter W. van den Broek. (2010). Antidepressant Pharmacotherapy Failure and Response to Subsequent Electroconvulsive Therapy. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. 30(5). 616–619. 149 indexed citations

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Birkenhäger, Tom K., et al.. (2010). The Efficacy of Ultrabrief-Pulse (0.25 millisecond) Versus Brief-Pulse (0.50 millisecond) Bilateral Electroconvulsive Therapy in Major Depression. Journal of Ect. 27(1). 55–58. 18 indexed citations

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Voshaar, Richard C. Oude, et al.. (2009). The course of depressive symptoms in unipolar depressive disorder during electroconvulsive therapy: A latent class analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders. 124(1-2). 141–147. 12 indexed citations

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Broek, Walter W. van den, et al.. (2007). Long-term Follow-up After Successful Electroconvulsive Therapy for Depression. Journal of Ect. 23(1). 17–20. 11 indexed citations

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Broek, Walter W. van den, Tom K. Birkenhäger, Paul Mulder, Jan A. Bruijn, & P. Moleman. (2006). Imipramine Is Effective in Preventing Relapse in Electroconvulsive Therapy-Responsive Depressed Inpatients With Prior Pharmacotherapy Treatment Failure. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 67(2). 263–268. 22 indexed citations

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Birkenhäger, Tom K., et al.. (2006). Influence of episode duration of major depressive disorder on response to electroconvulsive therapy. Journal of Affective Disorders. 90(2-3). 233–237. 12 indexed citations

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Birkenhäger, Tom K., Walter W. van den Broek, P. Moleman, Arnold G. Vulto, & Jan A. Bruijn. (2005). Imipramine dose in relation to therapeutic plasma level: are clinical trials using imipramine as a positive control flawed?. Psychopharmacology. 181(3). 595–599. 7 indexed citations

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Broek, Walter W. van den, Tom K. Birkenhäger, Paul Mulder, Jan A. Bruijn, & P. Moleman. (2004). A double-blind randomized study comparing imipramine with fluvoxamine in depressed inpatients. Psychopharmacology. 175(4). 481–486. 29 indexed citations

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