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Overview

Alex J. Mitchell is affiliated with the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom. Their research contributions span the field of Medicine, with a focus on several important subfields, including General Health Professions, Oncology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Clinical Psychology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The scientist's main research topics cover a range of areas related to health and disease, particularly:

  • Cancer survivorship and care
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
  • Health disparities and outcomes

Mitchell has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, among whom are Tim R. Morris, Elinor L. Sullivan, Ian Cogswell, Jeremy Dalos, and Joseph L. Dieleman.

Their work has been published in multiple venues, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Neurology
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes
  • Journal of High Energy Physics
  • Scientific Reports

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Mitchell encompass the following:

  • Provable properties of asymptotic safety in f(R) approximation, 2022, Journal of High Energy Physics
  • Convergent and criterion validity of PROMIS anxiety measures relative to six legacy measures and a structured diagnostic interview for anxiety in cancer patients, 2022, Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes
  • Apples to apples? Comparison of the measurement properties of hospital anxiety and depression-anxiety subscale (HADS-A), depression, anxiety and stress scale-anxiety subscale (DASS-A), and generalised anxiety disorder (GAD-7) scale in an oncology setting using Rasch analysis and diagnostic accuracy statistics, 2020, Current Psychology
  • The association between food desert severity, socioeconomic status, and metabolic state during pregnancy in a prospective longitudinal cohort, 2023, Scientific Reports
  • Memory and Executive Dysfunction Predict Complex Activities of Daily Living Impairment in Amnestic Multi-Domain Mild Cognitive Impairment, 2020, Journal of Alzheimer s Disease

Best Publications

  • Mortality Rates in Patients With Anorexia Nervosa and Other Eating Disorders: A Meta-analysis of 36 Studies

    Jon Arcelus;Alex J Mitchell;Jackie Wales;Søren Nielsen

  • Prevalence of depression, anxiety, and adjustment disorder in oncological, haematological, and palliative-care settings: a meta-analysis of 94 interview-based studies

    Alex J Mitchell;Alex J Mitchell;Melissa Chan;Henna Bhatti;Marie Halton

  • Rate of progression of mild cognitive impairment to dementia – meta-analysis of 41 robust inception cohort studies

    A. J. Mitchell;M. Shiri-Feshki

  • Clinical diagnosis of depression in primary care: a meta-analysis

    Alex J Mitchell;Alex J Mitchell;Amol Vaze;Sanjay Rao

  • Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and Metabolic Abnormalities in Schizophrenia and Related Disorders—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Alex J. Mitchell;Davy Vancampfort;Kim Sweers;Ruud van Winkel

  • A meta-analysis of the accuracy of the mini-mental state examination in the detection of dementia and mild cognitive impairment.

    Alex J. Mitchell

  • Risk of metabolic syndrome and its components in people with schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders, bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Davy Vancampfort;Brendon Stubbs;Alex J Mitchell;Marc De Hert

  • Risk of dementia and mild cognitive impairment in older people with subjective memory complaints: meta-analysis

    A J Mitchell;H Beaumont;D Ferguson;M Yadegarfar

  • Depression and anxiety in long-term cancer survivors compared with spouses and healthy controls: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Alex J Mitchell;Alex J Mitchell;David W Ferguson;John Gill;Jim Paul

  • Quality of life and its assessment in multiple sclerosis: integrating physical and psychological components of wellbeing

    Alex J Mitchell;Julián Benito-León;José-Manuel Morales González;Jesús Rivera-Navarro

  • Screening for Distress and Unmet Needs in Patients With Cancer: Review and Recommendations

    Linda E. Carlson;Amy Waller;Alex J. Mitchell

  • Depression screening and patient outcomes in cardiovascular care : a systematic review

    Brett D. Thombs;Peter de Jonge;James C. Coyne;Mary A. Whooley

  • Pooled Results From 38 Analyses of the Accuracy of Distress Thermometer and Other Ultra-Short Methods of Detecting Cancer-Related Mood Disorders

    Alex J. Mitchell

  • Depression in HIV Infected Patients: a Review

    Maria Giulia Nanni;Maria Giulia Nanni;Rosangela Caruso;Rosangela Caruso;Alex J. Mitchell;Elena Meggiolaro

  • Metabolic Syndrome and Metabolic Abnormalities in Bipolar Disorder: A Meta-Analysis of Prevalence Rates and Moderators

    Davy Vancampfort;Kristof Vansteelandt;Christoph U. Correll;Alex J. Mitchell

  • Anxiety in patients with epilepsy: systematic review and suggestions for clinical management.

    Stefan Beyenburg;Alex J. Mitchell;Dieter Schmidt;Christian E. Elger

  • A review about the impact of multiple sclerosis on health-related quality of life.

    Julián Benito-León;José Manuel Morales;Jesús Rivera-Navarro;Alex J Mitchell

  • Prognosis of depression in old age compared to middle age: a systematic review of comparative studies.

    Alex J. Mitchell;Hari Subramaniam

  • Quality of medical care for people with and without comorbid mental illness and substance misuse: systematic review of comparative studies

    Alex J. Mitchell;Darren Malone;Caroline Carney Doebbeling

  • Diagnostic validity of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) in cancer and palliative settings: a meta-analysis.

    Alex J. Mitchell;Alex J. Mitchell;Nick Meader;Nick Meader;Paul Symonds

Frequent Co-Authors

Brendon Stubbs
Brendon Stubbs Medical University of Vienna
Marc De Hert
Marc De Hert KU Leuven
Christoph U. Correll
Christoph U. Correll Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Luigi Grassi
Luigi Grassi University of Ferrara
Gregory Carter
Gregory Carter University of Newcastle Australia
James C. Coyne
James C. Coyne University of Groningen
Andrew Soundy
Andrew Soundy University of Birmingham
Markus Reuber
Markus Reuber University of Sheffield
Linda E. Carlson
Linda E. Carlson University of Calgary

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