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Annemieke Dols

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Biography

Annemiek Dols is a psychiatrist working at an acute inpatient clinic in the university medical center of Utrecht. Her research is closely linked to her clinic work with a focus on mood disorders complicated by somatic or cognitive symptoms, neuropsychiatry and electroconvulsive therapy.

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Innovation in psychiatry

Research aim

Innovation in Psychiatry embraces patient involvement, use different data sources and tools & methods for personalized prediction and treatment. With a holistic approach, we aim to improve the well-being of individuals with mental health problems.

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Recent publications

Towards a Safe and Effective Lithium Therapeutic Range for Older Adults With Bipolar Disorder Paula V Nunes, Andrew T Olagunju, Debbie Zittema, Astha Dhyani, Lei Fu, Peijun Chen, Laura Montejo, Gabriel R Fries, Lars V Kessing, Eduard Vieta, Orestes V Forlenza, Annemieke Dols, Hilary P Blumberg, Lisa T Eyler, Kenneth I Shulman,
Bipolar Disorders, 2026, vol. 28
Biofluid Biomarkers of Cognitive Functioning in Bipolar Disorder Alexandra J M Beunders, Sigfried N T M Schouws, Andrew T Olagunju, Vicent Balanzá-Martínez, Nicole C M Korten, Ralph W Kupka, Katherine E Burdick, Andre F Carvalho, Ariel G Gildengers, Lars V Kessing, Roger S McIntyre, Paula V Nunes, Ayal Schaffer, Ivan J Torres, Shang-Ying Tsai, Tamsyn E Van Rheenen, Eduard Vieta, Lakshmi N Yatham, Allan H Young, Lisa T Eyler, Kamilla W Miskowiak, Annemiek Dols
Bipolar Disorders, 2026, vol. 28
Vertex-wise cortical abnormalities in major depressive disorder from 64 cohorts from the DIRECT and ENIGMA MDD consortia Chao Gan Yan, Zi Han Wang, Laura K.M. Han, Nina Alexander, Dag Alnæs, Zeynep Başgöze, Stéphanie E.E.C. Bauduin, Jochen Bauer, Francesco Benedetti, Klaus Berger, Bianca Besteher, Tiana Borgers, Robin Bülow, Li Ping Cao, Guan Mao Chen, Jian Shan Chen, Si Cheng Chen, Tao Chen, Tao Lin Chen, Xiao Chen, Yan Rong Chen, Yu Qi Cheng, Zhao Song Chu, Romain Colle, Colm G. Connolly, Emmanuelle Corruble, Baptiste Couvy-Duchesne, Xi Long Cui, Kathryn R. Cullen, Udo Dannlowski, Christopher Davey, Danai Dima, Annemiek Dols, Tracy Erwin-Grabner, Jennifer W. Evans, Kira Flinkenflügel, Cynthia H.Y. Fu, Paola Fuentes-Claramonte, Qing Lin Gao, Qi Yong Gong, Ali Saffet Gönül, Ian H. Gotlib, Roberto Goya-Maldonado, Hans J. Grabe, Nynke Groenewold, Dominik Grotegerd, Wen Bin Guo, Tim Hahn, Geoffrey B. Hall, J. Paul Hamilton, Ben Harrison, Sean Hatton, Can Can He, Marco Hermesdorf, Ian B. Hickie, Tiffany C. Ho, Zheng Jia Yi Hu, Qian Huang, Neda Jahanshad, Hamidreza Jamalabadi, Alec Jamieson, Xin Lei Ji, Feng Nan Jia, Toshiharu Kamishikiryo, Tilo Kircher, Sheri Michelle Koopowitz, Anna Kraus, Axel Krug, Li Kuang, Jim Lagopoulos, Thomas Lancaster, Nils Inge Landrø, Elisabeth J. Leehr, Meng Li, Bao Juan Li, Feng Li, Hui Xian Li, Tao Li, Xue Ying Li, Yi Fan Liao, Ze Di Lin, David E.J. Linden, Hai Long Liu, Xiao Yun Liu, Zhe Ning Liu, Yan Song Liu, Yi Cheng Long, Jian Ping Lu, Bin Lu, Frank P. MacMaster, Luigi A. Maglanoc, Andrew M. McIntosh, Sarah Medland, David M.A. Mehler, Susanne Meinert, Benson Mwangi, Amar Ojha, Go Okada, Mardien L. Oudega, Brenda W.J.H. Penninx, Sara Poletti, Edith Pomarol-Clotet, Maria J. Portella, Jiang Qiu, Liesbeth Reneman, Henning S. Rise, Elena Rodriguez-Cano, Matthew D. Sacchet, Raymond Salvador, Hendrik Schlieper, Anouk Schrantee, Xiao Xiao Shan, Hotaka Shinzato, Tian Mei Si, Kang Sim, Jair C. Soares, Dan J. Stein, Benjamin Straube, Lachlan T. Strike, Peng Feng Sun, Florian Thomas-Odenthal, Sophia I. Thomopoulos, Paul M. Thompson, Yara Toenders, Aslihan Uyar, Nic J.A. van der Wee, Steven J.A. van der Werff, Ilya M. Veer, Dick J. Veltman, Henry Völzke, Margot Wagenmakers, Henrik Walter, Martin Walter, Chuan Yue Wang, Han Lin Wang, Hua Ning Wang, Xiang Wang, Xin Yu Wang, Ying Wang, Yu Wei Wang, Lars Tjelta Westlye, Heather C. Whalley, Sarah Whittle, Nils R. Winter, Katharina Wittfeld, Mon Ju Wu, Xiao Ping Wu, Xin Ran Wu, Yan Kun Wu, Chen Nan Wu, Chun Ming Xie, Guang Rong Xie, Peng Xie, Xiu Feng Xu, Zhen Peng Xue, Tony T. Yang, Hong Yang, Jian Yang, Hua Yu, Yong Qiang Yu, Min Lan Yuan, Yong Gui Yuan, Yu Feng Zang, Carlos A. Zarate, Ai Xia Zhang, Ke Rang Zhang, Wei Zhang, Jing Ping Zhao, Wen Yi Zhong, Jia Jia Zhu, Giovana B. Zunta-Soares, Xi Nian Zuo, Elena Pozzi, Lianne Schmaal
Nature Mental Health, 2026, vol. 4, p.1175-1186
Clinical Clues to the Diagnostic Yield of Genetic Testing in Adults With Late-Onset Behavioral Change Joan Groeneveld, Sterre C.M. de Boer, Welmoed Krudop, Georgii Ozhegov, Marc Hulsman, Annemieke Dols, Cora J. Kerssens, Sigfried Schouws, Frederik Barkhof, Henne Holstege, Yolande A.L. Pijnenburg, Sven J. Van Der Lee, Flora H. Duits
Neurology: Genetics, 2026, vol. 12
Task Forces of the International Society for Bipolar Disorders Ayal Schaffer, Holly A. Swartz, Mary G. Miller, Chad Daversa, Annemieke Dols, Kamilla Miskowiak, Lakshmi N. Yatham, Gin Malhi
Bipolar Disorders, 2026, vol. 28
Patient experiences with tapering of mood stabilizers in self-reported bipolar spectrum disorder Noor Woerdman, Pim B. van der Meer, John Brenninkmeijer, Eduard Vieta, Jim van Os, Eline J. Regeer, Annemiek Dols
Journal of affective disorders reports, 2026, vol. 25

Fellowships & Awards

2024

Evaluation of care: learning from data with text mining and federated learning (projectleader)

2022

Higher, faster, better 740K ZonMW (PI, with van Exel)

2020

Knowlegde dissemination. 9K Stichting Hoffje Codde en Van Beresteyn (PI, with Oudega)

2020

Precision Electroconvulsive Therapy 600K ZonMw (PI, with van Eijndhoven)

2019

BIzonder, living with bipolar disorder without medication. 165K Stichting tot Steun VCVGZ (PI, with Beunders)

2018

BrainGymmer, online cognitive training for older patients with a mood disorder. 95K Stichting tot Steun VCVGZ (PI, with Oudega)

2018

Global Aging & Geriatric Experiments in Bipolar Disorder Database. 580K Bowden Massey Award (coPI with Sajotovic, Eyler and Rej)

2017

Social rhythm and interpersontherapy. 60K Stichting tot Steun VCVGZ (PI)

2016

Focus on recovery. 12K Innovatiebeurs GGZinGeest (PI)

External positions

Member of Scientific Advisory Board - advise on grant applications - Hersenstichting

volunteer, medical mentor - mentor refugees validating their doctor degree - Stichting voor Vluchteling-Studenten UAF

Revision of the Knowledge Agenda for Care Evaluation (Herziening Kennisagenda Zorgevaluatie) (chair) - Revision of the Knowledge Agenda for Care Evaluation (Herziening Kennisagenda Zorgevaluatie) (chair) - NVvP

Editorial board of Dutch Journal of Psychiatry (Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie)  - Peer-review of submissions, editor of special issue on the future of Psychiatry - Nederlandse Vereniging voor Psychiatrie

board member International Society Bipolar Disorder - representative for Europe - ISBD

Member Task force Targeting Cognition in Bipolar Disorder van de ISBD - collaborate in projects on cognition in Bipolar Disorder - ISBD

Member of Multidisciplinary guideline for Bipolar Disorders of the Dutch Federation for Psychiatry  - Writing the updated guideline. - Nederlandse Vereniging voor Psychiatrie

Chair Task force for Older Age Bipolar Disorder (OABD) - active group of clinicians and scientists from around the world who collaborate in projects on Older - ISBD