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Georgios D. Kotzalidis

Georgios D. Kotzalidis

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Psychology

D-Index
32
Citations
4483
World Ranking
10901
National Ranking
254

Overview

Georgios D. Kotzalidis is affiliated with Sapienza University of Rome in Italy. Their research spans Medicine and Psychology, with a focus on Psychiatry and Mental Health, Clinical Psychology, and Cognitive Neuroscience. They have contributed to Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, as well as Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

The scientist has addressed several main topics in their work including:

  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Georgios D. Kotzalidis include:

  • Gabriele Sani
  • Delfina Janiri
  • Alessio Simonetti
  • Marianna Mazza
  • Lorenzo Moccia

They have published extensively in journals such as:

  • Journal of Personalized Medicine
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • European Psychiatry
  • Current Neuropharmacology
  • JAMA Psychiatry

Recent publications authored or co-authored include:

  • "Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Patients After Severe COVID-19 Infection", 2021, JAMA Psychiatry
  • "The Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis: Psychoneuroimmunological Insights", 2023, Nutrients
  • "Psychological Distress After Covid-19 Recovery: Reciprocal Effects With Temperament and Emotional Dysregulation. An Exploratory Study of Patients Over 60 Years of Age Assessed in a Post-acute Care Service", 2020, Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • "Lithium therapy and weight change in people with bipolar disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis", 2021, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • "Decisional capacity to consent to treatment and research in patients affected by Mild Cognitive Impairment. A systematic review and meta-analysis", 2021, International Psychogeriatrics

Among published books, Georgios D. Kotzalidis contributed to "Prescribing Psychotropics: Misuse, Abuse, Dependence, Withdrawal and Addiction" (2021), published by Frontiers Media.

Best Publications

  • The International Society for bipolar Disorders (ISBD) task force report on antidepressant use in bipolar disorders

    Isabella Pacchiarotti;David J. Bond;Ross J. Baldessarini;Willem A. Nolen

  • Anabolic-androgenic steroid use and psychopathology in athletes. A systematic review

    Daria Piacentino;Georgios D. Kotzalidis;Antonio del Casale;Maria Rosaria Aromatario

  • Cannabis and schizophrenia: impact on onset, course, psychopathology and outcomes

    G. Bersani;V. Orlandi;G. D. Kotzalidis;P. Pancheri

  • Psychopharmacological Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

    Antonio Del Casale;Serena Sorice;Alessio Padovano;Maurizio Simmaco

  • The role of memantine in the treatment of psychiatric disorders other than the dementias: a review of current preclinical and clinical evidence.

    Gabriele Sani;Giulia Serra;Georgios D. Kotzalidis;Silvia Romano

  • Brain Stimulation in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): A Systematic Review.

    Chiara Rapinesi;Georgios D. Kotzalidis;Stefano Ferracuti;Gabriele Sani

  • Functional neuroimaging in specific phobia

    Antonio Del Casale;Stefano Ferracuti;Chiara Rapinesi;Daniele Serata

  • Treatment-resistant bipolar depression: towards a new definition

    I. Pacchiarotti;L. Mazzarini;L. Mazzarini;F. Colom;J. Sanchez-Moreno

  • Long-acting injectable antipsychotics (LAIs) for maintenance treatment of bipolar and schizoaffective disorders: A systematic review

    Isabella Pacchiarotti;Jari Tiihonen;Georgios D. Kotzalidis;Norma Verdolini

  • Add-on high frequency deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (dTMS) to bilateral prefrontal cortex reduces cocaine craving in patients with cocaine use disorder

    Chiara Rapinesi;Antonio Del Casale;Simone Di Pietro;Vittoria Rachele Ferri

  • The symptom structure of bipolar acute episodes: in search for the mixing link.

    Isabella Pacchiarotti;Alessandra M.A. Nivoli;Alessandra M.A. Nivoli;Alessandra M.A. Nivoli;Lorenzo Mazzarini;Lorenzo Mazzarini;Georgios D. Kotzalidis;Georgios D. Kotzalidis

  • Pain Perception and Hypnosis: Findings From Recent Functional Neuroimaging Studies

    Antonio Del Casale;Stefano Ferracuti;Chiara Rapinesi;Daniele Serata

  • Assessment of the efficacy of buspirone in patients affected by generalized anxiety disorder, shifting to buspirone from prior treatment with lorazepam: a placebo-controlled, double-blind study

    R Delle Chiaie;P Pancheri;M Casacchia;P Stratta

  • Drug Treatment of Trichotillomania (Hair-Pulling Disorder), Excoriation (Skin-picking) Disorder, and Nail-biting (Onychophagia).

    Gabriele Sani;Ida Gualtieri;Marco Paolini;Luca Bonanni

  • Add-on deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (dTMS) in patients with dysthymic disorder comorbid with alcohol use disorder: a comparison with standard treatment.

    Paolo Girardi;Chiara Rapinesi;Flavia Chiarotti;Georgios D. Kotzalidis

  • Psychopathological characteristics and adverse childhood events are differentially associated with suicidal ideation and suicidal acts in mood disorders

    Delfina Janiri;Pietro De Rossi;Georgios D. Kotzalidis;Paolo Girardi

  • Lithium therapy and weight change in people with Bipolar Disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Susana Gomes-da-Costa;Wolfgang Marx;Filippo Corponi;Gerard Anmella

  • Executive functions in obsessive–compulsive disorder: An activation likelihood estimate meta-analysis of fMRI studies

    Antonio Del Casale;Chiara Rapinesi;Georgios D. Kotzalidis;Pietro De Rossi

  • Head-to-head comparison of 1-year aripiprazole long-acting injectable (LAI) versus paliperidone LAI in comorbid psychosis and substance use disorder: impact on clinical status, substance craving, and quality of life

    Ilaria Cuomo;Georgios D Kotzalidis;Simone de Persis;Daria Piacentino

  • Maintenance Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Sessions are Associated with Reduced Depressive Relapses in Patients with Unipolar or Bipolar Depression

    Chiara Rapinesi;Francesco Saverio Bersani;Georgios D. Kotzalidis;Claudio Imperatori

  • Psychological Distress After Covid-19 Recovery: Reciprocal Effects With Temperament and Emotional Dysregulation. An Exploratory Study of Patients Over 60 Years of Age Assessed in a Post-acute Care Service.

    Delfina Janiri;Georgios D Kotzalidis;Giulia Giuseppin;Marzia Molinaro

  • Antidepressant effectiveness of deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (dTMS) in patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) with or without Alcohol Use Disorders (AUDs): a 6-month, open label, follow-up study.

    Chiara Rapinesi;Martina Curto;Martina Curto;Martina Curto;Georgios D. Kotzalidis;Antonio Del Casale

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefano Ferracuti
Stefano Ferracuti Sapienza University of Rome
Eduard Vieta
Eduard Vieta University of Barcelona
Andrea Murru
Andrea Murru University of Barcelona
Luigi Janiri
Luigi Janiri Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Francesc Colom
Francesc Colom Clínic Barcelona
José Sánchez-Moreno
José Sánchez-Moreno University of Barcelona
Massimo Biondi
Massimo Biondi Sapienza University of Rome
Jan Scott
Jan Scott Newcastle University
Allan H. Young
Allan H. Young King's College London
Jean-Michel Azorin
Jean-Michel Azorin Aix-Marseille University

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