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  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in Brazil Leader Award
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Overview

Leonardo F. Fontenelle is affiliated with the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Their primary research field is psychology, with a specialized focus on clinical psychology. Their body of work includes substantial contributions to subfields such as experimental and cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience, sociology and political science, and applied psychology.

The central themes in Leonardo F. Fontenelle's research revolve around obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders, eating disorders and behaviors, and topics related to anxiety, depression, psychometrics, treatment, and cognitive processes. Additional areas of interest include body image and dysmorphia studies, autism spectrum disorder research, sexuality, behavior, and technology, as well as the impact of technology on adolescents.

Recent publications by Fontenelle highlight a strong focus on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and broader mental health treatment approaches. Among the recent papers are:

  • "How to manage obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) under COVID-19: A clinician's guide from the International College of Obsessive Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (ICOCS) and the Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders Research Network (OCRN) of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology," 2020, Comprehensive Psychiatry
  • "Internet-Based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: A Transdiagnostic Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis for Mental Health Outcomes," 2020, Behavior Therapy
  • "The impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the diagnosis and treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder," 2020, Depression and Anxiety
  • "Towards a definitive symptom structure of obsessive−compulsive disorder: a factor and network analysis of 87 distinct symptoms in 1366 individuals," 2021, Psychological Medicine
  • "Correlates of obsessive-compulsive and related disorders symptom severity during the COVID-19 pandemic," 2021, Journal of Psychiatric Research

Leonardo F. Fontenelle collaborates frequently with a number of co-authors, including Lucy Albertella, Gabriela B. de Menezes, Maria E. Moreira-de-Oliveira, Murat Yücel, and Ygor Arzeno Ferrão.

Fontenelle's work is published predominantly in several key venues, reflecting a consistent engagement with psychiatric and neuroscientific research communities. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Psychiatric Research
  • CNS Spectrums
  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Neuroscience Applied
  • Comprehensive Psychiatry

This researcher's efforts contribute extensively to understanding clinical psychological disorders, particularly obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders, within both theoretical and practical frameworks relevant to diagnosis, treatment, and symptomatology.

Best Publications

  • Pharmacologic alternatives to antidepressants in posttraumatic stress disorder: a systematic review.

    William Berger;Mauro V. Mendlowicz;Mauro V. Mendlowicz;Carla Marques-Portella;Gustavo Kinrys

  • The descriptive epidemiology of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

    Leonardo F. Fontenelle;Mauro V. Mendlowicz;Mauro V. Mendlowicz;Marcio Versiani

  • Clinical features associated to refractory obsessive–compulsive disorder

    Ygor A. Ferrao;Rosell G. Shavitt;Nadia R. Bedin;Maria Eugenia de Mathis

  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder, impulse control disorders and drug addiction: common features and potential treatments.

    Leonardo F Fontenelle;Sanne Oostermeijer;Ben J Harrison;Christos Pantelis

  • The classification of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders in the ICD-11

    D. J. Stein;C. S. Kogan;M. Atmaca;N. A. Fineberg;N. A. Fineberg;N. A. Fineberg

  • A transdiagnostic dimensional approach towards a neuropsychological assessment for addiction: an international Delphi consensus study

    Murat Yücel;Erin Oldenhof;Serge H. Ahmed;David Belin

  • Comorbidity, age of onset and suicidality in obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD): An international collaboration☆☆☆

    V. Brakoulias;V. Starcevic;A. Belloch;C. Brown

  • Impulse control disorders and "behavioural addictions" in the ICD-11

    Jon Edgar Grant;Murad Atmaca;Naomi A Fineberg;Leonardo F. Fontenelle

  • Early- and late-onset obsessive-compulsive disorder in adult patients: an exploratory clinical and therapeutic study.

    Leonardo F. Fontenelle;Mauro V. Mendlowicz;Mauro V. Mendlowicz;Carla Marques;Marcio Versiani

  • Sensory phenomena associated with repetitive behaviors in obsessive-compulsive disorder: an exploratory study of 1001 patients.

    Ygor Arzeno Ferrão;Roseli Gedanke Shavitt;Helena Prado;Leonardo F. Fontenelle

  • Trans-cultural aspects of obsessive-compulsive disorder: A description of a Brazilian sample and a systematic review of international clinical studies

    Leonardo F Fontenelle;Mauro V Mendlowicz;Carla Marques;Marcio Versiani

  • Quality of life and symptom dimensions of patients with obsessive―compulsive disorder

    Isabela S. Fontenelle;Leonardo F. Fontenelle;Leonardo F. Fontenelle;Manuela C. Borges;Angélica M. Prazeres

  • Suicidality in obsessive-compulsive disorder: prevalence and relation to symptom dimensions and comorbid conditions.

    Albina Rodrigues Torres;Ana Teresa A. Ramos-Cerqueira;Ygor A. Ferrão;Leonardo F. Fontenelle

  • How to manage obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) under COVID-19: A clinician's guide from the International College of Obsessive Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (ICOCS) and the Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders Research Network (OCRN) of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology.

    N. A. Fineberg;M. Van Ameringen;L. Drummond;E. Hollander

  • The analytical epidemiology of obsessive-compulsive disorder: risk factors and correlates.

    Leonardo F. Fontenelle;Gregor Hasler

  • Altered functional brain connectivity in a non-clinical sample of young adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

    Luca Cocchi;Ivanei E. Bramati;Andrew Zalesky;Emi Furukawa

  • Early intervention for obsessive compulsive disorder: An expert consensus statement

    Naomi A. Fineberg;Naomi A. Fineberg;Bernardo Dell'Osso;Umberto Albert;Giuseppe Maina

  • Neuropsicologia dos transtornos alimentares: revisão sistemática da literatura

    Monica Duchesne;Paulo Mattos;Leonardo F Fontenelle;Heloisa Veiga

  • Internet-Based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: A Transdiagnostic Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis for Mental Health Outcomes.

    Emma M. Thompson;Louise Destree;Lucy Albertella;Leonardo F. Fontenelle;Leonardo F. Fontenelle

  • The Brazilian Research Consortium on Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders : recruitment, assessment instruments, methods for the development of multicenter collaborative studies and preliminary results

    Eurípedes Constantino Miguel;Ygor Arzeno Ferrão;Maria Conceição do Rosário;Maria Conceição do Rosário;Maria Alice de Mathis

  • Impulse control disorders in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

    Leonardo F. Fontenelle;Mauro V. Mendlowicz;Marcio Versiani

  • The Brazilian Research Consortium on Obsessive- Compulsive Spectrum Disorders: recruitment, assessment instruments, methods for the development of multicenter collaborative studies and preliminary results Consórcio Brasileiro de Pesquisa em Transtornos do Espectro Obsessivo-Compulsivo: recrutamento, instrumentos de avaliação, métodos para o desenvolvimento de estudos colaborativos multicêntricos e resultados preliminares

    Euripedes Constantino Miguel;Ygor Arzeno Ferrão;Maria Conceição;Maria Alice de Mathis

Frequent Co-Authors

Mauro V. Mendlowicz
Mauro V. Mendlowicz Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Murat Yücel
Murat Yücel QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Euripedes Constantino Miguel
Euripedes Constantino Miguel Universidade de São Paulo
Ygor Arzeno Ferrão
Ygor Arzeno Ferrão Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre
Albina Rodrigues Torres
Albina Rodrigues Torres Sao Paulo State University
Ben J. Harrison
Ben J. Harrison University of Melbourne
María del Pino Alonso Ortega
María del Pino Alonso Ortega Bellvitge University Hospital
Valentina Lorenzetti
Valentina Lorenzetti Australian Catholic University
Samuel R. Chamberlain
Samuel R. Chamberlain University of Southampton
Ivan Figueira
Ivan Figueira Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

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