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Pierre Verger

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Epidemiologist
Deputy head, Southeastern Health Regional Observatory, Marseilles France

Diploma :

  • Master Degree (Epidemiology 1992)
  • Master Degree (Public Health 1991)
  • Medical doctor (1992)

Laboratory

Southeastern Health Regional Observatory - INSERM UMR912-SE4S

pierre.verger@inserm.fr

Tél. : +33 (0) 491598901
Fax : +33 (0) 491598918

Adresse : ORS PACA
23 rue Stanislas Torrents
13006 Marseille
France


Main current subjects of research :

  • Attitudes and practices of general practitioners in caring for various chronic diseases and their consequences (depression, obesity, persons with handicap); determinants of their drug prescriptions.
  • Mental health of young adults and college students: determinants, impairment, and help-seeking.
  • Occupational health: study of attitudes, opinions and practices of physicians and occupational physicians regarding the prevention and compensation of occupational diseases.

Main publications

  • Dusmesnil H, Verger P. Public awareness campaigns about depression and suicide: a review. Psychiatric Services. Accepted in 2009, Februar.
  • Verger P, Combes J-B, Kovess-Masfety V, Choquet M, Guagliardo V, Rouillon F, Peretti Wattel P. Psychological distress in first year university students: socioeconomic and academic stressors, mastery and social support in young men and women. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 2008 Dec 18. [Epub ahead of print]
  • Verger P, Viau A, Arnaud S, Cabut S, Saliba ML, Iarmarcovai G, Souville M. Barriers to physician reporting of workers’ compensation cases in France. IJOEH 2008;14:198-205.
  • Verger P, Arnaud S, Ferrer S, Iarmarcovai G, Saliba ML, Viau A, Souville A. Inequities in reporting asbestos-related lung cancer: influence of smoking stigma and physician’s specialty, workload, and role perception. Occup Environ Med. 2008;65:392-7.
  • Verger P, Saliba B, Rouillon F, Kovess-Masféty V, Villani P, Bouvenot G, Lovell A. Determinants of co-prescription of anxiolytics with antidepressants in general practice. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 2008;53:94-103.
  • Verger P, Brabis P-A, Kovess V, Lovell A, Sebbah R, Villani P, Paraponaris A, Rouillon F. Determinants of early identification of suicidal ideation in patients treated with antidepressants or anxiolytics in general practice: a multilevel analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 2007;99:253-7.
  • Bocquier A, Verger P, Basdevant A, Andreotti G, Baretge J, Villani P, Paraponaris A. Overweight and obesity: knowledge, attitudes, and practices of general practitioners in France. Obes Res. 2005;13:787-95

     

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