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Mario Francisco Juruena

Mario Francisco Juruena

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
42
Citations
6823
World Ranking
7590
National Ranking
753

Overview

Mario Francisco Juruena is affiliated with King's College London in the United Kingdom. Their research encompasses a wide range of topics linking neurobiology, psychology, and psychiatry, with significant focus on stress, hormonal regulation, and mood disorders.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Neuroscience
  • Psychology

Within these fields, they have contributed extensively to subfields such as:

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Pharmacology
  • Biological Psychiatry
  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Behavioral Neuroscience

The primary research topics covered by their work feature:

  • Tryptophan and Brain Disorders
  • Treatment of Major Depression
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Electrolyte and Hormonal Disorders
  • Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension

Several recent papers authored by Mario Francisco Juruena demonstrate the thematic concentration and scientific contributions of their work:

  • The Role of Early Life Stress in HPA Axis and Anxiety, 2020, published in Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
  • Epigenetics: A Missing Link Between Early Life Stress and Depression, 2020, published in Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry
  • Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Dysfunction by Early Life Stress, 2021, published in Neuroscience Letters

Other frequently cited papers coauthored with different primary authors include exploration of the serotonin system in depression and the use of ketamine for anorexia nervosa, indicating breadth of interest in neuropsychopharmacology and psychiatric treatments.

Mario Francisco Juruena has collaborated often with several researchers, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Allan H. Young
  • Anthony J. Cleare
  • Eduard Vieta
  • João Quevedo
  • Marcelo F. Mello

The researcher's work often appears in journals such as:

  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • BMC Psychiatry
  • Journal of Psychopharmacology
  • Journal of Psychiatric Research
  • Nutrients

In addition to journal publications, Mario Francisco Juruena has contributed to book literature, including a publication titled Bipolar Disorder: From Neuroscience to Treatment (2021) released by Springer Science+Business Media.

Best Publications

  • The Role of Early Life Stress in Adult Psychiatric Disorders: A Systematic Review According to Childhood Trauma Subtypes

    Clara Passmann Carr;Camilla Maria Severi Martins;Ana Maria Stingel;Vera Braga Lemgruber

  • The Role of Early Life Stress in HPA Axis and Anxiety.

    Mario F Juruena;Filip Eror;Anthony J Cleare;Allan H Young

  • Atypical depression and non-atypical depression: Is HPA axis function a biomarker? A systematic review.

    Mario F. Juruena;Mario F. Juruena;Mariia Bocharova;Bruno Agustini;Allan H. Young

  • Early-life stress and HPA axis trigger recurrent adulthood depression

    Mario F. Juruena

  • O eixo hipotálamo-pituitária-adrenal, a função dos receptores de glicocorticóides e sua importância na depressão

    Mario Francisco Juruena;Anthony J. Cleare;Carmine M. Pariante

  • The impact of childhood adversity on suicidality and clinical course in treatment-resistant depression

    Catherine Tunnard;Catherine Tunnard;Lena J. Rane;Lena J. Rane;Sarah C. Wooderson;Sarah C. Wooderson;Kalypso Markopoulou;Kalypso Markopoulou

  • Diretrizes da Associação Médica Brasileira para o tratamento da depressão (versão integral)

    Marcelo Pio de Almeida Fleck;Beny Lafer;Everton Botelho Sougey;José Alberto Del Porto

  • Effectiveness of psychoeducation for depression: A systematic review

    Mariana Flávia de Souza Tursi;Cristiane von Werne Baes;Fabio Ribeiro de Barros Camacho;Sandra Marcia de Carvalho Tofoli

  • Lack of clinical therapeutic benefit of antidepressants is associated overall activation of the inflammatory system.

    Livia Carvalho;Livia Carvalho;J P Torre;Andrew Papadopoulos;Leona Poon

  • Different responses to dexamethasone and prednisolone in the same depressed patients.

    Mario F. Juruena;Mario F. Juruena;Anthony J. Cleare;Anthony J. Cleare;Andrew S. Papadopoulos;Lucia Poon

  • Effects of lithium on oxidative stress parameters in healthy subjects

    Rushaniya Khairova;Rohit Pawar;Giacomo Salvadore;Mario F. Juruena

  • Revisão das diretrizes da Associação Médica Brasileira para o tratamento da depressão (Versão integral)

    Marcelo Pio de Almeida Fleck;Marcelo Turkienicz Berlim;Marcelo Turkienicz Berlim;Beny Lafer;Everton Botelho Sougey

  • The ratio of cortisol/DHEA in treatment resistant depression.

    Kalypso Markopoulou;Andrew Papadopoulos;Mario F. Juruena;Lucia Poon

  • Prednisolone suppression test in depression: prospective study of the role of HPA axis dysfunction in treatment resistance

    Mario F. Juruena;Carmine M. Pariante;Andrew S. Papadopoulos;Lucia Poon

  • Emotional abuse in childhood is a differential factor for the development of depression in adults.

    Camila Maria Severi Martins;Cristiane Von Werne Baes;Sandra Marcia de Carvalho Tofoli;Mario Francisco Juruena

  • Treatment of psychosis: 30 years of progress

    I. R. De Oliveira;M. F. Juruena

  • Early life stress, HPA axis, and depression

    Sandra Marcia de Carvalho Tofoli;Cristiane Von Werne Baes;Camila Maria Severi Martins;Mario Juruena

  • Clomipramine In Vitro Reduces Glucocorticoid Receptor Function in Healthy Subjects but not in Patients with Major Depression

    Livia A Carvalho;Mario F Juruena;Mario F Juruena;Andrew S Papadopoulos;Andrew S Papadopoulos;Lucia Poon;Lucia Poon

  • Overlap between atypical depression, seasonal affective disorder and chronic fatigue syndrome

    Mario Francisco Juruena;Mario Francisco Juruena;Anthony James Cleare

  • The role of mineralocorticoid receptor function in treatment-resistant depression:

    Mario F Juruena;Carmine M Pariante;Andrew S Papadopoulos;Lucia Poon

  • Trauma and stressor-related disorders

    Camila Maria Severi Martins-Monteverde;Thalita Padovan;Mario Francisco Juruena

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony J. Cleare
Anthony J. Cleare King's College London
Andrew Papadopoulos
Andrew Papadopoulos King's College London
Allan H. Young
Allan H. Young King's College London
Marcelo T. Berlim
Marcelo T. Berlim McGill University
Audrey R. Tyrka
Audrey R. Tyrka Brown University
Lawrence H. Price
Lawrence H. Price Brown University
Eduard Vieta
Eduard Vieta University of Barcelona
Patrick F. Sullivan
Patrick F. Sullivan University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ronny Redlich
Ronny Redlich University of Münster
George Kirov
George Kirov Cardiff University

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