prof. dr. J.J. (Jim) van Os
prof. dr. J.J. (Jim) van Os

- Division Neuroscience
Research Programs
Biography
Biography
I have a background in Epidemiology (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) and Psychiatry (Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London). My research has focused on elucidating the nature of mental variation in relation to context, and identifying the interactions between environment and genetic liability driving this variation. Over the course of my career, I have developed a passion for making psychiatry more relevant for its users in terms of diagnostic practice, the use of scientific findings to create clinical impact, health service organization, teaching and co-creation with users. I think there is an urgent need to balance the discourse and the scientific focus of the psychiatric profession on the one hand, and the needs and wishes of patients and their relatives on the other. In my work as Neuroscience Division leader at MUMC and now UMCU, I have attempted to forge collaboration between the clinical neurosciences in order to create patient value, for example in the area of neuromodulation. After several decades of directing activities in health care and research, I think effective leadership is about facilitating others, creating a community and fostering the network – in the shared belief that our work serves to inspire students and impact the lives of patients.
Education
Basic Teaching Qualification, BROK certified
Ten most important scientific publications
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Van Os, J., Hanssen, M., Bijl, R.V. & Vollebergh, W. (2001) Prevalence of psychotic disorder and community level of psychotic symptoms: an urban-rural comparison. Archives of General Psychiatry, 58, 663-668.
- Van Os, J., Hanssen, M., Bak, M., et al (2003) Do urbanicity and familial liability coparticipate in causing psychosis? American Journal of Psychiatry, 160, 477-482.
- Van Os, J., Altamura, A.C., Bobes, J. et al (2004) Evaluation of the Two-Way Communication Checklist as a clinical intervention. Results of a multinational, randomised controlled trial. British Journal of Psychiatry, 184, 79-83.
- van Os, J. & Kapur, S. (2009) Schizophrenia. Lancet, 374, 635-645.
- van Os, J., Kenis, G. & Rutten, B.P. (2010) The environment and schizophrenia. Nature, 468, 203-212.
- van Os, J. & Reininghaus, U. (2016) Psychosis as a transdiagnostic and extended phenotype in the general population. World Psychiatry, 15, 118-124.
- Van Os J, Marsman A, Van Dam D, Simons CJ, GROUP Investigators (2017). Evidence That the Impact of Childhood Trauma on IQ Is Substantial in Controls, Moderate in Siblings, and Absent in Patients With Psychotic Disorder. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 43(2), 316-324.
- Van Os J, Van Der Steen Y, Islam MA, Guloksuz S, Rutten BP, Simons CJ, GROUP Investigators (2017). Evidence that polygenic risk for psychotic disorder is expressed in the domain of neurodevelopment, emotion regulation and attribution of salience. Psychological Medicine, 47(14), 2421-2437.
- Van Os, J. & Güloksuz, S. (2017). A critique of the popular “ultra-high risk” and “transition” paradigm in psychiatry. World Psychiatry,16, 200-206
- Van Os, J., Verhagen, S., Marsman, et al. (2017) The Experience Sampling Method as an mHealth Tool to Support Self-monitoring, Self-Insight and Personalised Health Care in Clinical Practice. Depression and Anxiety, 34(6), 481-493.
Side Activities
Chairman of the Psychosenet Foundation
Member of the DeNieuweGGZ foundation
Member Editorial boards: Psychilogical Medicine, Schizophrenia Research, Schizophrenia Bulletin, Early intervention in Psychiatry, Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, Journal of Mental Health, Plos One
Member of the GGZ-VS Supervisory Board (GGZ nurse specialist training)
Fellowship and Awards
Ramaer Medal Outstanding Research, Dutch Psychiatric Association, 1997
Association of European Psychiatrists research price 2003 (20.000 euro)
Member, KNAW (2011).
Fellow, King’s College London (2016).
Thompson-Reuter WoS list of ‘most influential scientific minds’ and ‘highly cited researchers’
Research Output (540)
Lin Bochao Danae, Vermeulen Jentien M., Bolhuis K., Chang Xiao, Schirmbeck Frederike, van Eijk Kristel R., Alizadeh Behrooz Z., Bartels-Velthuis Agna A., van Amelsvoort Therese, Bruggeman Richard, Cahn Wiepke, de Haan Lieuwe, Rutten Bart P.F., Guloksuz Sinan, Luykx Jurjen J., van Os Jim, Simons Claudia J.P., van Winkel Ruud, Blankers Matthijs, van den Brink W., May 2023, In: Psychiatry Research. 323 , p. 1-8
Solmi Marco, Thompson Trevor, Estradé Andrés, Agorastos Agorastos, Radua Joaquim, Cortese Samuele, Dragioti Elena, Leisch Friedrich, Vancampfort Davy, Thygesen Lau Caspar, Aschauer Harald, Schlögelhofer Monika, Aschauer Elena, Schneeberger Andres, Huber Christian G., Hasler Gregor, Conus Philippe, Do Cuénod Kim Q., von Känel Roland, Arrondo Gonzalo, Fusar-Poli Paolo, Gorwood Philip, Llorca Pierre Michel, Krebs Marie Odile, Scanferla Elisabetta, Kishimoto Taishiro, Rabbani Golam, Skonieczna-Żydecka Karolina, Brambilla Paolo, Favaro Angela, Takamiya Akihiro, Zoccante Leonardo, Colizzi Marco, Bourgin Julie, Kamiński Karol, Moghadasin Maryam, Seedat Soraya, Matthews Evan, Wells John, Vassilopoulou Emilia, Gadelha Ary, Su Kuan Pin, Kwon Jun Soo, Kim Minah, Lee Tae Young, Papsuev Oleg, Manková Denisa, Boscutti Andrea, Sommer Iris, van Os Jim, 1 Apr 2023, In: Journal of Affective Disorders. 326 , p. 249-261 13 p.
Tognin Stefania, Catalan Ana, Kempton Matthew J., Nelson Barnaby, McGorry Patrick, Riecher-Rössler Anita, Bressan Rodrigo, Barrantes-Vidal Neus, Krebs Marie Odile, Nordentoft Merete, Ruhrmann Stephan, Sachs Gabriele, Rutten Bart P.F., Van Os Jim, De Haan Lieuwe, Van Der Gaag Mark, McGuire Philip, Valmaggia Lucia R. 18 Jan 2023, In: European Psychiatry. 66
Jongsma H E, van der Ven E M A, Velthorst E, de Haan L, Rutten B P F, van Os J 2023, In: Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie. 65 , p. 175-180 6 p.
Dado-Senn B, Ouellet V, Lantigua V, Van Os J, Laporta J 19 Dec 2022, In: Journal of Dairy Science. 106 , p. 1039-1050 12 p.
Lachowicz Aleksandra M., Vaessen Thomas, van Aubel Evelyne, Butjosa Anna, Reininghaus Ulrich, Myin-Germeys Inez, van Amelsvoort Therese, Bartels-Velthuis Agna A., Bruggeman Richard, Cahn Wiepke, de Haan Lieuwe, Schirmbeck Frederike, Simons Claudia J.P., van Os Jim, Dec 2022, In: Schizophrenia Research. 250 , p. 92-99 8 p.
Marchi Mattia, Elkrief Laurent, Alkema Anne, van Gastel Willemijn, Schubart Chris D, van Eijk Kristel R, Luykx Jurjen J, Branje Susan, Mastrotheodoros Stefanos, Galeazzi Gian M, van Os Jim, Cecil Charlotte A, Conrod Patricia J, Boks Marco P Dec 2022, In: Translational Psychiatry. 12 , p. 1-10
Bresolin T, Ferreira R, Reyes F, Van Os J, Dórea J R R 1 Nov 2022, In: Journal of Dairy Science. 106 , p. 664-675 12 p.
Pignon B, Peyre H, Ayrolles A, Kirkbride J B, Jamain S, Ferchiou A, Richard J R, Baudin G, Tosato S, Jongsma H, de Haan L, Tarricone I, Bernardo M, Velthorst E, Braca M, Arango C, Arrojo M, Bobes J, Del-Ben C M, Di Forti M, Gayer-Anderson C, Jones P B, La Cascia C, Lasalvia A, Menezes P R, Quattrone D, Sanjuán J, Selten J P, Tortelli A, Llorca P M, van Os J, Rutten B P F, Murray R M, Morgan C, Leboyer M, Szöke A, Schürhoff F 27 Sep 2022, In: Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences. 31
Fusar-Poli Laura, Pries Lotta-Katrin, van Os Jim, Radhakrishnan Rajiv, Pençe Ayşegül Yay, Erzin Gamze, Delespaul Philippe, Kenis Gunter, Luykx Jurjen J, Lin Bochao D, Akdede Berna, Binbay Tolga, Altınyazar Vesile, Yalınçetin Berna, Gümüş-Akay Güvem, Cihan Burçin, Soygür Haldun, Ulaş Halis, Cankurtaran Eylem Şahin, Kaymak Semra Ulusoy, Mihaljevic Marina M, Andric-Petrovic Sanja, Mirjanic Tijana, Bernardo Miguel, Mezquida Gisela, Amoretti Silvia, Bobes Julio, Saiz Pilar A, García-Portilla Maria Paz, Sanjuan Julio, Aguilar Eduardo J, Santos José Luis, Jiménez-López Estela, Arrojo Manuel, Carracedo Angel, López Gonzalo, González-Peñas Javier, Parellada Mara, Maric Nadja P, Atbaşoğlu Cem, Üçok Alp, Alptekin Köksal, Saka Meram Can, Aguglia Eugenio, Arango Celso, Rutten Bart Pf, Guloksuz Sinan, 30 Aug 2022, In: European Neuropsychopharmacology. 63 , p. 47-59 13 p.