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Maj Vinberg is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of medicine and psychology, with a particular focus on psychiatry and mental health. Their work spans several important subfields including clinical psychology, pharmacology, experimental and cognitive psychology, and biological psychiatry.

Their research primarily addresses key topics such as bipolar disorder and its treatment, schizophrenia research and treatment, and the role of tryptophan in brain disorders. Additional areas of focus include child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, treatment of major depression, adolescent and pediatric healthcare, and electroconvulsive therapy studies.

Maj Vinberg has published multiple papers in leading journals within their fields of study. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Fatigue and cognitive impairment in Post-COVID-19 Syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis," 2021, Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • "Bipolar disorders," 2020, The Lancet
  • "Treatment-resistant depression: definition, prevalence, detection, management, and investigational interventions," 2023, World Psychiatry
  • "Prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus, impaired fasting glucose, general obesity, and abdominal obesity in patients with bipolar disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis," 2021, Journal of Affective Disorders
  • "The effectiveness of ketamine on anxiety, irritability, and agitation: Implications for treating mixed features in adults with major depressive or bipolar disorder," 2020, Bipolar Disorders

Their frequent publication venues reflect their research interests and include:

  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • European Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Bipolar Disorders
  • Psychological Medicine
  • International Journal of Bipolar Disorders

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Maj Vinberg's work. Frequent co-authors are:

  • Lars Vedel Kessing
  • Kamilla Woznica Miskowiak
  • Hanne Lie Kjærstad
  • Maria Faurholt-Jepsen
  • Klara Coello

The breadth of topics and collaborative networks as well as the diversity in publication venues highlight a comprehensive engagement with the psychiatric and psychological sciences, particularly around mood disorders and related treatment methodologies.

Best Publications

  • Fatigue and cognitive impairment in Post-COVID-19 Syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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  • Cytokines in bipolar disorder vs. healthy control subjects: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Klaus Munkholm;Julie Vestergaard Braüner;Lars Vedel Kessing;Maj Vinberg

  • Salivary cortisol in depressed patients versus control persons: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Ulla Knorr;Maj Vinberg;Lars V. Kessing;Jørn Wetterslev

  • Designing mobile health technology for bipolar disorder: a field trial of the monarca system

    Jakob E. Bardram;Mads Frost;Károly Szántó;Maria Faurholt-Jepsen

  • Cytokines in bipolar disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Klaus Munkholm;Maj Vinberg;Lars Vedel Kessing

  • Smartphone Data as an Electronic Biomarker of Illness Activity in Bipolar Disorder

    M. Faurholt-Jepsen;M. Vinberg;M. Frost;E.M. Christensen

  • Measurements of brain-derived neurotrophic factor: methodological aspects and demographical data.

    Viktorija Trajkovska;Anders B. Marcussen;Maj Vinberg;Per Hartvig

  • Validity of the diagnosis of a single depressive episode in a case register.

    Camilla Bock;Jens Drachmann Bukh;Maj Vinberg;Ulrik Gether

  • Voice analysis as an objective state marker in bipolar disorder

    M. Faurholt-Jepsen;Jonas Busk;M. Frost;M. Vinberg

  • Anti-inflammatory agents in the treatment of bipolar depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Joshua D Rosenblat;Ron Kakar;Ron Kakar;Michael Berk;Michael Berk;Lars V Kessing

  • Daily electronic self-monitoring in bipolar disorder using smartphones - the MONARCA I trial: a randomized, placebo-controlled, single-blind, parallel group trial.

    M. Faurholt-Jepsen;M. Frost;C. Ritz;E. M. Christensen

  • Smartphone data as objective measures of bipolar disorder symptoms

    Maria Faurholt-Jepsen;Mads Frost;Maj Vinberg;Ellen Margrethe Christensen

  • Ketogenic diet as a metabolic therapy for mood disorders: Evidence and developments.

    Elisa Brietzke;Elisa Brietzke;Rodrigo B. Mansur;Mehala Subramaniapillai;Vicent Balanzá-Martínez

  • Peripheral blood brain-derived neurotrophic factor in bipolar disorder: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis.

    K Munkholm;M Vinberg;L V Kessing

  • The Prevalence, Measurement, and Treatment of the Cognitive Dimension/Domain in Major Depressive Disorder

    Roger S. McIntyre;Roger S. McIntyre;Holly X. Xiao;Kahlood Syeda;Maj Vinberg

  • Is there an association between subjective and objective measures of cognitive function in patients with affective disorders

    Anne M. Svendsen;Lars V. Kessing;Klaus Munkholm;Maj Vinberg

  • Discrete neurocognitive subgroups in fully or partially remitted bipolar disorder: Associations with functional abilities.

    Johan Høy Jensen;Ulla Knorr;Maj Vinberg;Lars V. Kessing

  • Liraglutide promotes improvements in objective measures of cognitive dysfunction in individuals with mood disorders: A pilot, open-label study.

    Rodrigo B. Mansur;Rodrigo B. Mansur;Juhie Ahmed;Danielle S. Cha;Hanna O. Woldeyohannes

  • The Bipolar Illness Onset study: research protocol for the BIO cohort study.

    Lars Vedel Kessing;Klaus Munkholm;Maria Faurholt-Jepsen;Kamilla Woznica Miskowiak

  • Gut microbiota composition in patients with newly diagnosed bipolar disorder and their unaffected first-degree relatives.

    Klara Coello;Tue Haldor Hansen;Nikolaj Sørensen;Klaus Munkholm

  • Interaction between genetic polymorphisms and stressful life events in first episode depression

    Jens Drachmann Bukh;Camilla Bock;Maj Vinberg;Thomas Werge

  • Recombinant Human Erythropoietin for Treating Treatment-Resistant Depression: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Phase 2 Trial

    Kamilla W Miskowiak;Maj Vinberg;Ellen M Christensen;Jens D Bukh

Frequent Co-Authors

Lars Vedel Kessing
Lars Vedel Kessing University of Copenhagen
Kamilla W. Miskowiak
Kamilla W. Miskowiak Copenhagen University Hospital
Rodrigo B. Mansur
Rodrigo B. Mansur University Health Network
Catherine J. Harmer
Catherine J. Harmer University of Oxford
Eduard Vieta
Eduard Vieta University of Barcelona
Roger C.M. Ho
Roger C.M. Ho National University of Singapore
Andrea Fagiolini
Andrea Fagiolini University of Siena
Bente Klarlund Pedersen
Bente Klarlund Pedersen University of Copenhagen
Ana González-Pinto
Ana González-Pinto University of the Basque Country
Mehala Subramaniapillai
Mehala Subramaniapillai University of Toronto

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