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Benno Haarman, psychiatrist

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 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9006-8863

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Bartholomeus Cornelius Maria (Benno) Haarman (1978) is a Researcher at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands, and a Psychiatrist and Head of the Mood and Anxiety Disorder Program of the Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center Groningen.

The program for Mood and Anxiety Disorders of the Department of Psychiatry has a clear focus on academic patient care, integrating top level health care with the latest insights from experimental research and teaching. The program joins the ambition the Department in bringing innovative neurostimulating treatments such as rTMS and DBS as well as chronotherapy and psycho-stimulating medication that have been proven in research into clinical practice. 

Alongside continuing efforts to elucidate the pathophysiology of bipolar disorder, Dr. Haarman’s research currently focuses on the treatment of this severe psychiatric illness using immune modulating and chronobiological therapies. From October 2008 until March 2017 he performed his PhD-candidacy under the supervision of Prof. Willem Nolen, Prof. Hemmo Drexhage, Dr. Rixt Riemersma–Van der Lek and Dr. Huib Burger at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. He participated in the MOODINFLAME study, where he coordinated the inclusion of the bipolar cohort, performed a combined positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging study and analyzed monocyte gene expression. In 2017 he obtained his PhD-degree with highest honor.

His publications include articles on the first neuroinflammation position emission tomography study in bipolar disorder and on the association between monocyte gene expression and specific psychiatric symptomatology in bipolar disorder, using a novel approach. This last publication earned him the Samuel Gershon award of the International Society for Bipolar Disorders (2013).

Benno graduated from his medical studies with great honor in 2006 at the University Antwerp, Belgium. While studying medicine, he performed his master thesis on the topic of microvascular compression of the cochleovestibular nerve in the neurosurgery department of the Antwerp University Hospital, under the supervision of Prof. Dirk de Ridder. He also obtained his teaching certificate in biology.

External positions

Vice-chairman parish council, Hildegard van Bingenparochie

1-Jan-2023 → …

Member parish council, Hildegard van Bingenparochie

1-Jun-2022 → 1-Jan-2023

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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  • Can Physical Activity, Sleep Parameters, and Sleep-Wake Patterns Predict Outcome of Combined Chronotherapy in Mood Disorder During Routine Clinical Practice? An Exploratory Study

    Druiven, S. J. M., Minaeva, O., Haarman, B. C. M., Meesters, Y., Schoevers, R. A., Kamphuis, J. & Riese, H., 7-Feb-2026, In: Journal of personalized medicine. 16, 2, 11 p., 100.

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  • Family History and Solar Insolation in Bipolar I Disorder

    Bauer, M., Glenn, T., Achtyes, E. D., Alda, M., Agaoglu, E., Altınbaş, K., Andreassen, O. A., Angelopoulos, E., Ardau, R., Aydin, M., Ayhan, Y., Baethge, C., Bauer, R., Baune, B. T., Balaban, C., Becerra-Palars, C., Behere, A. P., Belete, H., Belete, T. & Belizario, G. O. & 144 others, Bellivier, F., Belmaker, R. H., Benedetti, F., Berk, M., Bersudsky, Y., Bicakci, Ş., Birabwa-Oketcho, H., Bjella, T. D., Brady, C., Cabrera, J., Cappucciati, M., Castro, A. M. P., Chen, W., Cheung, E. Y. W., Chiesa, S., Chanopoulou, M., Crowe, M., Cuomo, A., Dallaspezia, S., Desai, P., Dodd, S., Etain, B., Fagiolini, A., Fellendorf, F. T., Ferensztajn-Rochowiak, E., Fiedorowicz, J. G., Fountoulakis, K. N., Frye, M. A., Geoffroy, P. A., Gitlin, M. J., Gonzalez-Pinto, A., Gottlieb, J. F., Grof, P., Haarman, B. C. M., Harima, H., Hasse-Sousa, M., Henry, C., Hoffding, L., Houenou, J., Imbesi, M., Isometsä, E. T., Ivkovic, M., Janno, S., Johnsen, S., Kapczinski, F., Karakatsoulis, G. N., Kardell, M., Kessing, L. V., Kim, S. J., König, B., Kot, T. L., Koval, M., Kunz, M., Lafer, B., Landén, M., Larsen, E. R., Licht, R. W., Ludwig, V. M., Lopez-Jaramillo, C., MacKenzie, A., Madsen, H. Ø., Madsen, S. A. K. A., Mahadevan, J., Mahardika, A., Mahfoudh, K., Manchia, M., Marsh, W., Martinez-Cengotitabengoa, M., Martini, J., Martiny, K., Mashima, Y., McLoughlin, D. M., Meesters, A. N. R., Meesters, Y., Melle, I., Meza-Urzúa, F., Michaelis, E., Mikolas, P., Mok, Y. M., Monteith, S., Moorthy, M., Morken, G., Mosca, E., Mozzhegorov, A. A., Munoz, R., Mythri, S. V., Nadella, R. K., Nakanotani, T., Nielsen, R. E., O'Donovan, C., Omrani, A., Osher, Y., Ouali, U., Pantovic-Stefanovic, M., Pariwatcharakul, P., Petite, J., Pfennig, A., Pilhatsch, M., Ruiz, Y. P., Pinna, M., Pompili, M., Porter, R., Quiroz, D., Rabelo-da-Ponte, F. D., Ramesar, R., Rasgon, N., Ratta-Apha, W., Redahan, M., Reddy, M. S., Reif, A., Reininghaus, E. Z., Richards, J. G., Ritter, P., Rybakowski, J. K., Sathyaputri, L., Scippa, A. M., Simhandl, C., Smith, D., Smith, J., Stackhouse, P. W., Stein, D. J., Stilwell, K., Strejilevich, S., Su, K.-P., Subramaniam, M., Sulaiman, A. H., Suominen, K., Tanra, A. J., Tatebayashi, Y., Teh, W. L., Tondo, L., Torrent, C., Tuinstra, D., Uchida, T., Vaaler, A. E., Vieta, E., Viswanath, B., Volf, C., Yang, K.-J., Yoldi-Negrete, M., Yalcinkaya, O. K., Young, A. H., Zgueb, Y. & Whybrow, P. C., Apr-2026, In: Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 153, 4, p. 270-278 9 p.

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  • Along-Tract Mapping of White Matter Microstructural Abnormalities in Bipolar Disorder using Diffusion MRI

    ENIGMA Bipolar Disorder Working Group, Nabulsi, L., Chandio, B. Q., Kang, M. J. Y., Im, Y., McPhilemy, G., Martyn, F. M., Roberts, G., Hallahan, B., Dannlowski, U., Borgers, T., Meinert, S., Repple, J., Leehr, E. J., Grotegerd, D., Hahn, T., Kircher, T., Teutenberg, L., Straube, B. & Steinstraeter, O. & 13 others, Stein, F., Thomas-Odenthal, F., Alexander, N., Usemann, P. L., Jansen, A., Haarman, B. C. M., Mitchell, P. B., McDonald, C., Cannon, D. M., Thomopoulos, S. I., Andreassen, O. A., Ching, C. R. K. & Thompson, P. M., 18-Dec-2025, Proceedings of the 21st International Symposium on Medical Information Processing and Analysis, SIPAIM 2025. Pasto, Colombia: IEEE, p. 1-5 5 p.

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  • Anticonvulsant Use in Older Age Bipolar Disorder in a Global Sample from the Global Aging and Geriatric Experiments in Bipolar Disorder Project: Utilisation d’anticonvulsivants pour le traitement des troubles bipolaires du sujet âgé auprès d’un échantillon mondial provenant du projet GAGE-BD

    Bodenstein, K. C., Lesage, M., Lavin, P., Schouws, S., Orhan, M., Beunders, A., Almeida, O. P., Altinbas, K., Balanzá-Martínez, V., Barbosa, I. G., Blumberg, H. P., Briggs, F. B. S., Calkin, C. V., Forlenza, O. V., Forester, B., Gildengers, A. G., Haarman, B. C. M., Hajek, T., Lafer, B. & Nune, P. & 17 others, Mulsant, B., Olagunju, A. T., Patrick, R. E., Radua, J., Sarna, K., Simhandl, C., Soares, J. C., Sutherland, A. N., Fiorelli, N., Teixeira, A. L., Tsai, S., Vieta, E., Yala, J., Eyler, L., Dols, A., Sajatovic, M. & Rej, S., 22-Sept-2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry.

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  • A prediction model for electroconvulsive therapy effectiveness in patients with major depressive disorder from the Dutch ECT Consortium (DEC)

    Loef, D., Hoogendoorn, A. W., Somers, M., Mocking, R. J. T., Scheepens, D. S., Scheepstra, K. W. F., Blijleven, M., Hegeman, J. M., van den Berg, K. S., Schut, B., Birkenhager, T. K., Heijnen, W., Rhebergen, D., Oudega, M. L., Schouws, S. N. T. M., van Exel, E., Rutten, B. P. F., Broekman, B. F. P., Vergouwen, A. C. M. & Zoon, T. J. C. & 18 others, Kok, R. M., Somers, K., Verwijk, E., Rovers, J. J. E., Schuur, G., van Waarde, J. A., Verdijk, J. P. A. J., Bloemkolk, D., Gerritse, F. L., van Welie, H., Haarman, B. C. M., van Belkum, S. M., Vischjager, M., Hagoort, K., van Dellen, E., Tendolkar, I., van Eijndhoven, P. F. P. & Dols, A., 2025, In: Molecular Psychiatry. 30, p. 1915–1924 10 p.

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