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José Alexandre de Souza Crippa

José Alexandre de Souza Crippa

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Medicine

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94
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30813
World Ranking
10524
National Ranking
25

Overview

José Alexandre de Souza Crippa is affiliated with the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with a particular focus on Pharmacology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Physiology.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Psychedelics and Drug Studies, Pain Mechanisms and Treatments, Bipolar Disorder and Treatment, and Sleep and Wakefulness Research.

Several recent publications highlight Crippa's research contributions. These include:

  • Efficacy and Safety of Cannabidiol Plus Standard Care vs Standard Care Alone for the Treatment of Emotional Exhaustion and Burnout Among Frontline Health Care Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic (2021, JAMA Network Open)
  • Serious adverse effects of cannabidiol (CBD): a review of randomized controlled trials (2020, Expert Opinion on Drug Metabolism & Toxicology)
  • Cannabidiol effectively reverses mechanical and thermal allodynia, hyperalgesia, and anxious behaviors in a neuropathic pain model: Possible role of CB1 and TRPV1 receptors (2021, Neuropharmacology)
  • Cannabidiol for the treatment of crack-cocaine craving: an exploratory double-blind study (2020, Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry)
  • Adverse Effects of Oral Cannabidiol: An Updated Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials (2020-2022) (2022, Pharmaceutics)

Crippa frequently publishes in specialized venues such as Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry, Behavioural Brain Research, Frontiers in Psychiatry, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Collaborations are an integral part of Crippa's research activities. Frequent co-authors include Jaime E. C. Hallak, Antônio Waldo Zuardi, Francisco Silveira Guimarães, Alline C. Campos, and Flávia de Lima Osório.

Best Publications

  • Cannabidiol Reduces the Anxiety Induced by Simulated Public Speaking in Treatment-Naïve Social Phobia Patients

    Mateus M. Bergamaschi;Regina Helena Costa Queiroz;Regina Helena Costa Queiroz;Marcos Hortes Nisihara Chagas;Marcos Hortes Nisihara Chagas;Danielle Chaves Gomes De Oliveira;Danielle Chaves Gomes De Oliveira

  • Opposite effects of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol on human brain function and psychopathology.

    Sagnik Bhattacharyya;Paul D Morrison;Paolo Fusar-Poli;Paolo Fusar-Poli;Rocio Martin-Santos

  • Safety and side effects of cannabidiol, a Cannabis sativa constituent.

    Mateus Machado Bergamaschi;Regina Helena Costa Queiroz;Antonio Waldo Zuardi;José Alexandre de Souza Crippa

  • Cannabis and anxiety: a critical review of the evidence

    José Alexandre Crippa;Antonio Waldo Zuardi;Rocio Martín-Santos;Sagnik Bhattacharyya

  • Neural basis of anxiolytic effects of cannabidiol (CBD) in generalized social anxiety disorder: a preliminary report:

    José Alexandre S Crippa;Guilherme Nogueira Derenusson;Thiago Borduqui Ferrari;Lauro Wichert-Ana

  • Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT): an updated systematic review of psychometric properties

    Carolina de Meneses-Gaya;Antonio Waldo Zuardi;Sonia Regina Loureiro;José Alexandre S. Crippa

  • Cannabidiol, a Cannabis sativa constituent, as an antipsychotic drug.

    A.W. Zuardi;J.A.S. Crippa;J.E.C. Hallak;F.A. Moreira

  • Distinct effects of {delta}9-tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol on neural activation during emotional processing.

    Paolo Fusar-Poli;José Alexandre de Souza Crippa;Sagnik Bhattacharyya;Stefan J. Borgwardt

  • Antidepressant effects of a single dose of ayahuasca in patients with recurrent depression: A preliminary report

    Flávia de L. Osório;Rafael F. Sanches;Ligia R. Macedo;Rafael G. dos Santos

  • Antidepressant Effects of a Single Dose of Ayahuasca in Patients With Recurrent Depression: A SPECT Study.

    Rafael Faria Sanches;Flávia de Lima Osório;Rafael G. dos Santos;Ligia R.H. Macedo

  • The Psychedelic State Induced by Ayahuasca Modulates the Activity and Connectivity of the Default Mode Network

    Fernanda Palhano-Fontes;Kátia C. Andrade;Luis F. Tófoli;Antônio Carlos dos Santos

  • Structural and Functional Imaging Studies in Chronic Cannabis Users: A Systematic Review of Adolescent and Adult Findings

    Albert Batalla;Sagnik Bhattacharyya;Murat Yucel;Paolo Fusar-Poli

  • Cannabidiol for the treatment of psychosis in Parkinson’s disease

    A W Zuardi;J A S Crippa;J E C Hallak;J P Pinto

  • Effects of cannabidiol in the treatment of patients with Parkinson’s disease: An exploratory double-blind trial:

    Marcos Hortes N Chagas;Marcos Hortes N Chagas;Marcos Hortes N Chagas;Antonio W Zuardi;Vitor Tumas;Márcio Alexandre Pena-Pereira

  • Confiabilidade da "Entrevista Clínica Estruturada para o DSM-IV - Versão Clínica" traduzida para o português

    Cristina Marta Del-Ben;José Antônio A Vilela;José Alexandre de S Crippa;Jaime Eduardo C Hallak

  • Neuroimaging in social anxiety disorder: a systematic review of the literature.

    Maria Cecilia Freitas-Ferrari;Jaime E.C. Hallak;Clarissa Trzesniak;Alaor Santos Filho

  • Effects of cannabidiol (CBD) on regional cerebral blood flow

    José Alexandre de Souza Crippa;Antonio Waldo Zuardi;Griselda E J Garrido;Lauro Wichert-Ana

  • Antidepressive, anxiolytic, and antiaddictive effects of ayahuasca, psilocybin and lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD): a systematic review of clinical trials published in the last 25 years.

    Rafael G. dos Santos;Flávia L. Osório;José Alexandre S. Crippa;Jordi Riba

  • The role of dopamine in reward and pleasure behaviour--review of data from preclinical research.

    R. A. Bressan;J. A. Crippa

  • 1301 – Structural and functional imaging studies in chronic cannabis users: a systematic review of adolescent and adult findings

    A. Batalla;S. Bhattachayyria;M. Yucel;P. Fusar-Poli

Frequent Co-Authors

Antonio Waldo Zuardi
Antonio Waldo Zuardi Universidade de São Paulo
Flávia de Lima Osório
Flávia de Lima Osório Universidade de São Paulo
Rocío Martín-Santos
Rocío Martín-Santos University of Barcelona
Antonio Egidio Nardi
Antonio Egidio Nardi Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Philip McGuire
Philip McGuire University of Oxford
Sagnik Bhattacharyya
Sagnik Bhattacharyya King's College London
Paolo Fusar-Poli
Paolo Fusar-Poli King's College London
João Quevedo
João Quevedo The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Geraldo F. Busatto
Geraldo F. Busatto Universidade de São Paulo
Stefan Borgwardt
Stefan Borgwardt University of Lübeck

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