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Overview

Maria Kovacs is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Psychology, with a particular focus on subfields such as Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Epidemiology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Clinical Psychology.

The scientist's main research topics cover a range of intersecting areas including Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes, Cardiac Health and Mental Health, Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control, Mental Health Research Topics, Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, and Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies.

Kovacs has contributed extensively to multiple venues, with frequent publications in:

  • Psychophysiology
  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology
  • Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging

Their recent papers include:

  • "Economic Choice and Heart Rate Fractal Scaling Indicate That Cognitive Effort Is Reduced by Depression and Boosted by Sad Mood" (2022), published in Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
  • "Childhood-onset depression and arterial stiffness in young adulthood" (2021), published in Journal of Psychosomatic Research
  • "Ecological momentary assessment of affect in depression-prone and control samples: Survey compliance and affective yield" (2022), published in Journal of Affective Disorders
  • "Cardiac vagal control mediates the relation between past depression and blood pressure several years later among young adults" (2020), published in Psychophysiology
  • "Adiposity and Smoking Mediate the Relationship Between Depression History and Inflammation Among Young Adults" (2022), published in International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Kovacs collaborates frequently with other researchers. Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Charles J. George
  • Andrew J. Seidman
  • Shimrit Daches
  • Enikő Kiss
  • Krisztina Kapornai

The body of work of Maria Kovacs integrates psychological and physiological approaches, often investigating links between mental health conditions such as depression and their physiological correlates in adults and young populations. The scientist's interdisciplinary approach reflects a strong engagement with both clinical and experimental methodologies, contributing to an understanding of cognitive functioning, autonomic regulation, and cardiovascular health in relation to mental health states.

Best Publications

  • The Children's Depression, Inventory (CDI).

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  • Assessment of suicidal intention: The Scale for Suicide Ideation.

    Aaron T. Beck;Maria Kovacs;Arlene Weissman

  • Rating scales to assess depression in school-aged children.

    Maria Kovacs

  • Hopelessness and eventual suicide: a 10-year prospective study of patients hospitalized with suicidal ideation.

    Aaron T. Beck;Robert A. Steer;Maria Kovacs;Betsy Garrison

  • Interaction Between the Serotonin Transporter Gene (5-HTTLPR), Stressful Life Events, and Risk of Depression: A Meta-analysis

    Neil Risch;Richard Herrell;Thomas Lehner;Kung Yee Liang

  • Comparative efficacy of cognitive therapy and pharmacotherapy in the treatment of depressed outpatients

    Augustus J. Rush;Aaron T. Beck;Maria Kovacs;Steven Hollon

  • Hopelessness and suicidal behavior. An overview.

    Aaron T. Beck;Maria Kovacs;Arlene Weissman

  • Depressive Disorders in Childhood: I. A Longitudinal Prospective Study of Characteristics and Recovery

    Maria Kovacs;Terry L. Feinberg;Mary Ann Crouse-Novak;Stana L. Paulauskas

  • Internalizing Disorders in Childhood

    Maria Kovacs;Bernie Devlin

  • Maladaptive cognitive structures in depression.

    Maria Kovacs;Aaron T. Beck

  • Children’s Depression Inventory

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  • Depressive Disorders in Childhood: II. A Longitudinal Study of the Risk for a Subsequent Major Depression

    Maria Kovacs;Terry L. Feinberg;Mary Crouse-Novak;Stana L. Paulauskas

  • PRESENTATION AND COURSE OF MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER DURING CHILDHOOD AND LATER YEARS OF THE LIFE SPAN

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  • Classification of suicidal behaviors: I. Quantifying intent and medical lethality.

    Aaron T. Beck;Roy Beck;Maria Kovacs

  • Psychiatric Disorders in Youths With IDDM: Rates and Risk Factors

    M Kovacs;D Goldston;D S Obrosky;L K Bonar

  • Depressed Outpatients Treated With Cognitive Therapy or Pharmacotherapy: A One-Year Follow-up

    Maria Kovacs;A. John Rush;Aaron T. Beck;Steven D. Hollon

  • Suicidal Behaviors and Childhood-Onset Depressive Disorders: A Longitudinal Investigation

    Maria Kovacs;David Goldston;Constantine Gatsonis

  • Depressive disorders in childhood. IV. A longitudinal study of comorbidity with and risk for anxiety disorders.

    Maria Kovacs;Constantine Gatsonis;Stana L. Paulauskas;Cheryl Richards

  • Hypothalamic―pituitary―adrenal axis dysregulation in depressed children and adolescents: A meta-analysis

    Nestor L. Lopez-Duran;Maria Kovacs;Charles J. George

  • Cognitive therapy in depression.

    Maria Kovacs

  • Interaction Between the Serotonin Transporter Gene (5-HTTLPR), Stressful Life Events, and Risk of Depression

    Neil Risch;Richard Herrell;Thomas Lehner;Kung-Yee Liang

Frequent Co-Authors

Cathy L. Barr
Cathy L. Barr University Health Network
James L. Kennedy
James L. Kennedy Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Aaron T. Beck
Aaron T. Beck University of Pennsylvania
Jonathan Rottenberg
Jonathan Rottenberg University of South Florida
David B. Goldston
David B. Goldston Duke University
Nestor L. Lopez-Duran
Nestor L. Lopez-Duran University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Nathan A. Fox
Nathan A. Fox University of Maryland, College Park
John S. Strauss
John S. Strauss Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Lauren M. Bylsma
Lauren M. Bylsma University of Pittsburgh
Jeffrey F. Cohn
Jeffrey F. Cohn University of Pittsburgh

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