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Christopher M. Celano

Christopher M. Celano

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Psychology

D-Index
38
Citations
7218
World Ranking
8801
National Ranking
4683

Overview

Christopher M. Celano is affiliated with Harvard Medical School in the United States and has a substantial body of research primarily focused on medicine and psychology. Their work intersects multiple subfields including cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, applied psychology, clinical psychology, social psychology, and general health professions.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics, notably cardiac health and mental health, optimism, hope, and well-being, psychological well-being and life satisfaction, physical activity and health, intensive care unit cognitive disorders, behavioral health and interventions, and mobile health and mHealth applications.

Frequent publication venues for their work include the Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, where they have published 17 papers, followed by the Journal of Psychosomatic Research with 8 publications, General Hospital Psychiatry with 6, The American Journal of Medicine with 3, and Psychosomatic Medicine with 3 papers.

Among recent papers are:

  • "Association of Depression and Cardiovascular Disease," 2023, The American Journal of Medicine
  • "Psychiatric and Psychological Interventions for Depression in Patients With Heart Disease: A Scoping Review," 2020, Journal of the American Heart Association
  • "The Effects of Mindfulness and Meditation on Vagally Mediated Heart Rate Variability: A Meta-Analysis," 2020, Psychosomatic Medicine
  • "Age Differences in the Use of Health Information Technology Among Adults in the United States: An Analysis of the Health Information National Trends Survey," 2020, Journal of Aging and Health
  • "Pharmacologic treatment of delirium symptoms: A systematic review," 2022, General Hospital Psychiatry

Collaborations have been significant in their career, with frequent co-authors including Jeff C. Huffman, Brian C. Healy, Monika Sadlonova, Christina Massey, and Lauren E. Harnedy.

Their research contributions span 111 publications in medicine and 67 in psychology, with particular emphasis on understanding the relationships between mental health and cardiovascular conditions as well as interventions targeting psychological well-being in medical populations.

Best Publications

  • Depression and Anxiety in Heart Failure: A Review.

    Christopher M Celano;Ana C Villegas;Ariana M Albanese;Hanna K Gaggin

  • Depression and Cardiac Disease: Epidemiology, Mechanisms, and Diagnosis

    Jeffery C. Huffman;Christopher Michael Celano;Scott Beach;Shweta Rajeev Motiwala

  • Depression and cardiac disease: a review.

    Christopher M. Celano;Jeff C. Huffman

  • Anxiety Disorders and Cardiovascular Disease

    Christopher M. Celano;Daniel J. Daunis;Hermioni N. Lokko;Hermioni N. Lokko;Kirsti A. Campbell

  • QTc prolongation, torsades de pointes, and psychotropic medications.

    Scott R. Beach;Christopher M. Celano;Peter A. Noseworthy;James L. Januzzi

  • Association between anxiety and mortality in patients with coronary artery disease: A meta-analysis

    Christopher M. Celano;Rachel A. Millstein;C. Andres Bedoya;Brian C. Healy

  • Meta-Analysis of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor–Associated QTc Prolongation

    Scott R. Beach;William J. Kostis;Christopher M. Celano;James L. Januzzi

  • Feasibility and utility of positive psychology exercises for suicidal inpatients

    Jeff C. Huffman;Christina M. DuBois;Brian C. Healy;Julia K. Boehm

  • Collaborative Care for Depression and Anxiety Disorders in Patients With Recent Cardiac Events The Management of Sadness and Anxiety in Cardiology (MOSAIC) Randomized Clinical Trial

    Jeff C. Huffman;Carol A. Mastromauro;Scott R. Beach;Christopher M. Celano

  • The relationship between depression, anxiety, and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndromes

    Jeff C Huffman;Christopher M Celano;James L Januzzi

  • QT Prolongation, Torsades de Pointes, and Psychotropic Medications: A 5-Year Update

    Scott R. Beach;Christopher M. Celano;Alan M. Sugrue;Caitlin Adams

  • Positive Psychological Attributes and Cardiac Outcomes: Associations, Mechanisms, and Interventions

    Christina M. DuBois;Scott R. Beach;Todd B. Kashdan;Maren B. Nyer

  • Depressogenic effects of medications: a review

    Christopher M. Celano;Oliver Freudenreich;Carlos Fernandez-Robles;Theodore A. Stern

  • Text Message Interventions for Physical Activity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

    Diana M. Smith;Laura Duque;Jeff C. Huffman;Brian C. Healy

  • A Positive Psychology Intervention for Patients with an Acute Coronary Syndrome: Treatment Development and Proof-of-Concept Trial

    Jeff C. Huffman;Rachel A. Millstein;Carol A. Mastromauro;Shannon V. Moore

  • Positive Psychological Interventions for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Rationale, Theoretical Model, and Intervention Development

    Jeff C. Huffman;Christina M. DuBois;Rachel A. Millstein;Christopher M. Celano

  • Effects of Optimism and Gratitude on Physical Activity, Biomarkers, and Readmissions After an Acute Coronary Syndrome The Gratitude Research in Acute Coronary Events Study

    Jeff C. Huffman;Eleanor E. Beale;Christopher M. Celano;Scott R. Beach

  • Psychological interventions to reduce suicidality in high-risk patients with major depression: a randomized controlled trial.

    C. M. Celano;E. E. Beale;C. A. Mastromauro;J. G. Stewart

  • Optimizing a Positive Psychology Intervention to Promote Health Behaviors After an Acute Coronary Syndrome: The Positive Emotions After Acute Coronary Events III (PEACE-III) Randomized Factorial Trial.

    Christopher M. Celano;Ariana M. Albanese;Rachel A. Millstein;Carol A. Mastromauro

  • Psychiatric and Psychological Interventions for Depression in Patients With Heart Disease: A Scoping Review.

    Juliana Zambrano;Christopher M. Celano;James L. Januzzi;Christina N. Massey

  • Positive Psychological Characteristics in Diabetes: A Review

    Christopher M. Celano;Eleanor E. Beale;Shannon V. Moore;Deborah J. Wexler

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeff C. Huffman
Jeff C. Huffman Harvard University
Scott R. Beach
Scott R. Beach University of Pittsburgh
Randy P. Auerbach
Randy P. Auerbach Columbia University
Linda M. Collins
Linda M. Collins New York University
Todd B. Kashdan
Todd B. Kashdan George Mason University
Julia K. Boehm
Julia K. Boehm Chapman University
Judith T. Moskowitz
Judith T. Moskowitz Northwestern University
John A. Naslund
John A. Naslund Harvard University
Nicholas T. Van Dam
Nicholas T. Van Dam University of Melbourne
Stephanie J. Lee
Stephanie J. Lee Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

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