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Corrado Barbui

Corrado Barbui

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
94
Citations
38811
World Ranking
10360
National Ranking
370

Overview

Corrado Barbui is affiliated with the University of Verona in Italy and has a research focus primarily within the fields of psychology and medicine. Their work spans numerous subfields such as clinical psychology, psychiatry and mental health, social psychology, general health professions, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

The scientist's research interests include mental health treatment and access, migration, health and trauma, COVID-19 and mental health, schizophrenia research and treatment, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, treatment of major depression, and various mental health research topics.

Barbui has contributed to several publication venues with frequent appearances in:

  • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
  • Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences
  • The Lancet Psychiatry
  • European Psychiatry
  • BMJ Open

Some notable recent papers associated with or involving Barbui include:

  • Comparative effects of pharmacological interventions for the acute and long-term management of insomnia disorder in adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis, 2022, The Lancet
  • Efficacy of psychosocial interventions for mental health outcomes in low-income and middle-income countries: an umbrella review, 2020, The Lancet Psychiatry
  • Psychological and pharmacological interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder and comorbid mental health problems following complex traumatic events: Systematic review and component network meta-analysis, 2020, PLoS Medicine
  • Psychosocial and psychological interventions for relapse prevention in schizophrenia: a systematic review and network meta-analysis, 2021, The Lancet Psychiatry
  • Response to the Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19) Pandemic Across Africa: Successes, Challenges, and Implications for the Future, 2020, Frontiers in Pharmacology

The scientist often collaborates with a core group of coauthors, including Marianna Purgato, Giovanni Ostuzzi, Chiara Gastaldon, Davide Papola, and Federico Tedeschi.

Best Publications

  • Comparative efficacy and tolerability of 15 antipsychotic drugs in schizophrenia: a multiple-treatments meta-analysis

    Stefan Leucht;Andrea Cipriani;Andrea Cipriani;Loukia Spineli;Dimitris Mavridis

  • Comparative efficacy and acceptability of 12 new-generation antidepressants: a multiple-treatments meta-analysis

    Andrea Cipriani;Andrea Cipriani;Toshiaki A Furukawa;Georgia Salanti;John R Geddes

  • Imputing missing standard deviations in meta-analyses can provide accurate results.

    Toshi A. Furukawa;Corrado Barbui;Andrea Cipriani;Paolo Brambilla

  • Comparative efficacy and tolerability of medications for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children, adolescents, and adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

    Samuele Cortese;Nicoletta Adamo;Cinzia Del Giovane;Christina Mohr-Jensen

  • Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and risk of incident cardiovascular disease: A meta-analysis

    Giovanni Targher;Christopher D. Byrne;Amedeo Lonardo;Giacomo Zoppini

  • Comparative efficacy and acceptability of antimanic drugs in acute mania: a multiple-treatments meta-analysis

    Andrea Cipriani;Corrado Barbui;Georgia Salanti;Jennifer Rendell

  • Efficacy of Psychotherapies for Borderline Personality Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Ioana A. Cristea;Claudio Gentili;Carmen D. Cotet;Daniela Palomba

  • Mental health and psychosocial support in humanitarian settings: Linking practice and research

    Wietse A Tol;Corrado Barbui;Ananda Galappatti;Derrick Silove

  • Major depression in multiple sclerosis A population-based perspective

    S. B. Patten;C. A. Beck;J. V.A. Williams;C. Barbui

  • How often do patients with psychosis fail to adhere to treatment programmes? A systematic review

    M. Nosé;Corrado Barbui;M. Tansella

  • Pharmacotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder: systematic review and meta-analysis

    Mathew Hoskins;Jennifer Pearce;Andrew Bethell;Liliya Dankova

  • Evidence-Based Guidelines for Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Summary of WHO Recommendations

    Tarun Dua;Corrado Barbui;Nicolas Clark;Alexandra Fleischmann

  • Common mental disorders in asylum seekers and refugees: umbrella review of prevalence and intervention studies

    Giulia Turrini;Marianna Purgato;Francesca Ballette;Michela Nosè

  • Escitalopram versus other antidepressive agents for depression

    Andrea Cipriani;Claudio Santilli;Toshi A Furukawa;Alessandra Signoretti

  • Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and risk of suicide: a systematic review of observational studies

    Corrado Barbui;Eleonora Esposito;Andrea Cipriani

  • Dose equivalents of antidepressants: Evidence-based recommendations from randomized controlled trials

    Yu Hayasaka;Marianna Purgato;Laura R Magni;Yusuke Ogawa

  • Sertraline versus other antidepressive agents for depression

    Norio Watanabe;Ichiro M Omori;Atsuo Nakagawa;Andrea Cipriani

  • Efficacy of antidepressants and benzodiazepines in minor depression: systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Corrado Barbui;Andrea Cipriani;Vikram Patel;José L. Ayuso-Mateos

  • What is the European Medicines Agency

    Irene Bighelli;Corrado Barbui

  • What is an individual patient data meta-analysis?

    Andrea Cipriani;Corrado Barbui

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrea Cipriani
Andrea Cipriani University of Oxford
Michele Tansella
Michele Tansella University of Verona
Toshi A. Furukawa
Toshi A. Furukawa Kyoto University
Brian Godman
Brian Godman University of Strathclyde
Rachel Churchill
Rachel Churchill University of York
John R. Geddes
John R. Geddes University of Oxford
Paolo Brambilla
Paolo Brambilla University of Milan
Wietse A. Tol
Wietse A. Tol Johns Hopkins University
Graham Thornicroft
Graham Thornicroft King's College London
Scott B. Patten
Scott B. Patten University of Calgary

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