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Overview

Jordi Alonso is affiliated with Pompeu Fabra University in Spain and has contributed extensively to the fields of psychology and medicine, particularly focusing on clinical and social psychology. Their research spans a broad range of subfields, including clinical psychology, social psychology, general health professions, health, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

The main topics covered in Jordi Alonso's work include mental health treatment and access, COVID-19 and mental health, health disparities and outcomes, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, suicide and self-harm studies, anxiety, depression, psychometrics, treatment, cognitive processes, as well as healthcare professionals' stress and burnout.

Jordi Alonso has published numerous papers, with recent notable publications including:

  • Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 (2020, The Lancet)
  • Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 (2020, The Lancet)
  • Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risks, 1990-2022 (2023, Journal of the American College of Cardiology)
  • Five insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 (2020, The Lancet)
  • Measuring universal health coverage based on an index of effective coverage of health services in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 (2020, The Lancet)

These publications demonstrate engagement with large-scale, multidisciplinary global health studies that encompass epidemiological and disease burden data.

Jordi Alonso frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Gemma Vilagut (76 collaborations)
  • Ronald C. Kessler (62 collaborations)
  • Philippe Mortier (59 collaborations)
  • Ronny Bruffaerts (58 collaborations)
  • Josep María Haro (50 collaborations)

The principal venues where Jordi Alonso's research appears are:

  • Journal of Affective Disorders (17 publications)
  • Psychological Medicine (8 publications)
  • The Lancet (7 publications)
  • Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences (6 publications)
  • International Journal of Mental Health Systems (6 publications)

Throughout their career, Jordi Alonso has maintained a strong interdisciplinary focus, integrating psychological perspectives with medical and public health dimensions. This includes significant attention to mental health treatment frameworks, access barriers, and the psychosocial aspects affecting different populations, especially in the context of global health challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic and mental health disparities.

Best Publications

  • Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Theo Vos;Theo Vos;Theo Vos;Stephen S. Lim;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati;Kaja M. Abbas;Kaja M. Abbas;Kaja M. Abbas

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Gregory A Roth;Gregory A Roth;Degu Abate;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Solomon M Abay

  • Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Christopher J.L. Murray;Christopher J.L. Murray;Christopher J.L. Murray;Aleksandr Y. Aravkin;Aleksandr Y. Aravkin;Aleksandr Y. Aravkin;Peng Zheng;Peng Zheng;Peng Zheng;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati

  • The size and burden of mental disorders and other disorders of the brain in Europe 2010

    H.U. Wittchen;F. Jacobi;J. Rehm;J. Rehm;Anders Gustavsson

  • The COSMIN study reached international consensus on taxonomy, terminology, and definitions of measurement properties for health-related patient-reported outcomes.

    Lidwine B. Mokkink;Caroline B. Terwee;Donald L. Patrick;Jordi Alonso

  • Age of onset of mental disorders: a review of recent literature

    Ronald C Kessler;G Paul Amminger;Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola;Jordi Alonso

  • The COSMIN checklist for assessing the methodological quality of studies on measurement properties of health status measurement instruments: an international Delphi study

    Lidwine B. Mokkink;Caroline B. Terwee;Donald L. Patrick;Jordi Alonso

  • Cross-National Prevalence and Risk Factors for Suicidal Ideation, Plans, and Attempts

    Matthew K. Nock;Guilherme Borges;Evelyn J. Bromet;Jordi Alonso

  • Lifetime prevalence and age-of-onset distributions of mental disorders in the World Health Organization's World Mental Health Survey Initiative.

    Ronald C Kessler;Matthias Angermeyer;James C Anthony;Ron De Graaf

  • Childhood adversities and adult psychopathology in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys

    Ronald C. Kessler;Katie A. McLaughlin;Jennifer Greif Green;Michael J. Gruber

  • Cross-national epidemiology of DSM-IV major depressive episode

    Evelyn Bromet;Laura Helena Andrade;Irving Hwang;Nancy A Sampson

  • Expected performance of the ATLAS experiment - detector, trigger and physics

    G. Aad;E. Abat;B. Abbott;J. Abdallah

  • WHO World Mental Health Surveys International College Student Project: Prevalence and distribution of mental disorders.

    Randy P. Auerbach;Philippe Mortier;Ronny Bruffaerts;Jordi Alonso

  • The global burden of mental disorders : An update from the WHO World Mental Health (WMH) Surveys

    Ronald C. Kessler;Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola;Jordi Alonso;Somnath Chatterji

  • Cost of disorders of the brain in Europe 2010

    Anders Gustavsson;Mikael Svensson;Frank Jacobi;Christer Allgulander

  • COSMIN guideline for systematic reviews of patient-reported outcome measures

    C. A.C. Prinsen;L. B. Mokkink;L. M. Bouter;J. Alonso

  • Use of mental health services for anxiety, mood, and substance disorders in 17 countries in the WHO world mental health surveys

    Philip S Wang;Philip S Wang;Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola;Jordi Alonso;Matthias C Angermeyer

  • The COSMIN checklist for evaluating the methodological quality of studies on measurement properties: A clarification of its content

    Lidwine B Mokkink;Caroline B Terwee;Dirk L Knol;Paul W Stratford

  • The prevalence and correlates of binge eating disorder in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys.

    Ronald C. Kessler;Patricia A. Berglund;Wai Tat Chiu;Anne C. Deitz

  • COSMIN methodology for evaluating the content validity of patient-reported outcome measures: a Delphi study

    C. B. Terwee;C. A.C. Prinsen;A. Chiarotto;M. J. Westerman

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald C. Kessler
Ronald C. Kessler Harvard University
Josep Maria Haro
Josep Maria Haro University of Barcelona
Giovanni de Girolamo
Giovanni de Girolamo Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli
Oye Gureje
Oye Gureje University of Ibadan
Jose Posada-Villa
Jose Posada-Villa Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca
Kate M. Scott
Kate M. Scott University of Otago
Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola
Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola University of California, Davis
Nancy A. Sampson
Nancy A. Sampson Harvard University
G. de Girolamo
G. de Girolamo Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli

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