Marc's research interests include the neurobiology of depression and the relation between mental health, and diet, sexology, how people cope with stress, and the forced swim test (FST).

More information about Marc Molendijk

Marc's research interests include the neurobiology of depression and the relation between mental health, and diet, sexology, how people  cope with stress, and the forced swim test (FST).

Education

Marc is coordinator of the specialization course 'Clinical Psychology’, the elective ‘Sexology’, and the first block of Pre-University College.

Short CV

Marc Molendijk (1974) completed his Bachelor's degree in 2006 and finsihed his Research and a Clinical Psychology Master in 2008. After that he was a PhD student at Leiden University. Under the guidance of Bernet Elzinga, Brenda Penninx and Philip Spinhoven he studied the neurobiology of depression and he did so by focusing (mainly) on the role of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF ) protein levels and BDNF genotype. In June 2014 he received his PhD ( cum laude). After his promotion, he has spent a year as visiting scholar at the University of Navarra (Spain) where he started studying the association between dietary habits and mental health.

Relevant links

Google scholar profile

Protocol diet and depression. Molendijk et al.

Publications