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Leonardo Tondo

Leonardo Tondo

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Medicine

D-Index
83
Citations
20496
World Ranking
15797
National Ranking
617

Overview

Leonardo Tondo is affiliated with the University of Cagliari in Italy and has contributed significantly to the fields of Medicine and Psychology, with a particular focus on Psychiatry and Mental Health as well as Clinical Psychology. Their research spans a range of subfields, including Pharmacology, Genetics, and Speech and Hearing.

The primary research topics covered by Tondo include:

  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Schizophrenia Research and Treatment
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Treatment of Major Depression
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Tondo has published frequently in several notable academic journals, including:

  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • International Journal of Bipolar Disorders
  • Bipolar Disorders
  • Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
  • Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology

Some of their recent published papers include:

  • "Bipolar depression: a major unsolved challenge," 2020, International Journal of Bipolar Disorders
  • "Lithium's antiviral effects: a potential drug for CoViD-19 disease?", 2020, International Journal of Bipolar Disorders
  • "Prevention of suicidal behavior in bipolar disorder," 2020, Bipolar Disorders
  • "Suicidal Risks in 12 DSM-5 Psychiatric Disorders," 2020, Journal of Affective Disorders
  • "Differences between bipolar disorder types 1 and 2 support the DSM two-syndrome concept," 2022, International Journal of Bipolar Disorders

Tondo collaborates frequently with a set of co-authors whose contributions are notable in the literature. These include:

  • Ross J. Baldessarini
  • Alessandro Miola
  • Marco Pinna
  • Gustavo Vázquez
  • Mirko Manchia

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

  • Decreased risk of suicides and attempts during long-term lithium treatment: a meta-analytic review.

    Ross J Baldessarini;Leonardo Tondo;Leonardo Tondo;Paula Davis;Maurizio Pompili;Maurizio Pompili

  • Course of the manic-depressive cycle and changes caused by treatments

    A. Kukopulos;D. Reginaldi;P. Laddomada;G. Floris

  • Risk of recurrence of bipolar disorder in pregnant and nonpregnant women after discontinuing lithium maintenance.

    Adele C. Viguera;Ruta Nonacs;Lee S. Cohen;Leonardo Tondo

  • Suicidal behaviour in bipolar disorder: risk and prevention

    Leonardo Tondo;Leonardo Tondo;Göran Isacsson;Ross J. Baldessarini

  • International Society for Bipolar Disorders Task Force on Suicide: meta-analyses and meta-regression of correlates of suicide attempts and suicide deaths in bipolar disorder.

    Ayal Schaffer;Erkki T. Isometsä;Leonardo Tondo;Doris H Moreno

  • Lower suicide risk with long-term lithium treatment in major affective illness: a meta-analysis.

    Leonardo Tondo;John Hennen;Ross J. Baldessarini

  • Outcome After Rapid vs Gradual Discontinuation of Lithium Treatment in Bipolar Disorders

    Gianni L. Faedda;Leonardo Tondo;Ross J. Baldessarini;Trisha Suppes

  • Mania associated with antidepressant treatment: comprehensive meta-analytic review.

    L. Tondo;G. Vázquez;R. J. Baldessarini

  • Episodes of Mood Disorders in 2,252 Pregnancies and Postpartum Periods

    Adele C. Viguera;Leonardo Tondo;Alexia E. Koukopoulos;Daniela Reginaldi

  • Effects of lithium treatment and its discontinuation on suicidal behavior in bipolar manic-depressive disorders.

    Ross J. Baldessarini;Leonardo Tondo;John Hennen

  • Lithium treatment and suicide risk in major affective disorders: update and new findings.

    Ross J. Baldessarini;Leonardo Tondo;John Hennen

  • Lithium treatment reduces suicide risk in recurrent major depressive disorder.

    Francesca Guzzetta;Leonardo Tondo;Franca Centorrino;Ross J. Baldessarini

  • Suicide attempts in major affective disorder patients with comorbid substance use disorders.

    Leonardo Tondo;Ross J. Baldessarini;John Hennen;Gian Paolo Minnai

  • Suicide in bipolar disorder: Risks and management.

    Ross J. Baldessarini;Maurizio Pompili;Leonardo Tondo

  • Efficacy of antidepressants in juvenile depression: meta-analysis

    Evangelia Maria Tsapakis;Evangelia Maria Tsapakis;Federico Soldani;Leonardo Tondo;Leonardo Tondo;Ross Baldessarini

  • Pharmacological treatment of adult bipolar disorder.

    Ross J. Baldessarini;Leonardo Tondo;Gustavo H. Vázquez

  • Suicide rates in relation to health care access in the United States: an ecological study.

    Leonardo Tondo;Matthew J. Albert;Ross J. Baldessarini

  • Does Lithium Treatment Still Work?: Evidence of Stable Responses Over Three Decades

    Ross J. Baldessarini;Leonardo Tondo

  • Lithium maintenance treatment of depression and mania in bipolar I and bipolar II disorders

    Leonardo Tondo;Ross J. Baldessarini;John Hennen;Gianfranco Floris

Frequent Co-Authors

Ross J. Baldessarini
Ross J. Baldessarini Harvard University
Gustavo H. Vázquez
Gustavo H. Vázquez Queen's University
Mirko Manchia
Mirko Manchia University of Cagliari
Eduard Vieta
Eduard Vieta University of Barcelona
Maurizio Pompili
Maurizio Pompili Sapienza University of Rome
John Hennen
John Hennen Harvard University
Seetal Dodd
Seetal Dodd Deakin University
Paolo Girardi
Paolo Girardi Sapienza University of Rome
Mauricio Tohen
Mauricio Tohen University of New Mexico
Michael Bauer
Michael Bauer TU Dresden

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