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Matteo Balestrieri

Matteo Balestrieri

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Psychology

D-Index
47
Citations
6696
World Ranking
6260
National Ranking
117

Overview

Matteo Balestrieri is affiliated with the University of Udine in Italy and has an extensive research portfolio primarily centered on Medicine and Psychology. Their work spans over 100 publications in Medicine and 85 in Psychology, with a significant focus on Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry and Mental Health. Additional areas of investigation include Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

Balestrieri's research covers a range of topics relevant to mental health and related disorders. Key topics include:

  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research

The scientist has contributed to several recent papers published primarily from 2021 onward. Notable publications include:

  • The impact of COVID-19 lockdown and of the following "re-opening" period on specific and general psychopathology in people with Eating Disorders: the emergent role of internalizing symptoms (2021, Journal of Affective Disorders)
  • Risk and resilience factors for specific and general psychopathology worsening in people with Eating Disorders during COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective Italian multicentre study (2021, Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and Obesity)
  • Emergency Psychiatric Consultations During and After the COVID-19 Lockdown in Italy. A Multicentre Study (2021, Frontiers in Psychiatry)
  • Mental health symptoms one year after acute COVID-19 infection: Prevalence and risk factors (2022, Revista de Psiquiatría y Salud Mental)
  • Prenatal Stress and Psychiatric Symptoms During Early Phases of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy (2021, International Journal of Women s Health)

Frequent co-authors in their collaborative work include:

  • Marco Colizzi
  • Marco Garzitto
  • Chiara Colli
  • Paolo Brambilla
  • Carla Comacchio

Matteo Balestrieri's publications have appeared in several key scientific venues, reflecting their research areas and interests. Prominent journals where they have published include:

  • Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Brain Sciences
  • Research Square

Best Publications

  • Adjustment Disorder: epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment

    Mauro Giovanni Carta;Matteo Balestrieri;Andrea Murru;Maria Carolina Hardoy

  • Anterior cingulate volumes in schizophrenia: a systematic review and a meta-analysis of MRI studies.

    M Baiano;Anthony David;A Versace;R Churchill

  • Neural signatures of the risk for bipolar disorder: A meta-analysis of structural and functional neuroimaging studies

    Giulia Cattarinussi;Annabella Di Giorgio;Robert Christian Wolf;Matteo Balestrieri

  • Reduced risk-taking behavior as a trait feature of anxiety

    Cinzia Giorgetta;Alessandro Grecucci;Sophia Zuanon;Laura Perini

  • Effects of pregnancy on eating attitudes and disorders: a prospective study.

    Pier Luigi Rocco;Barbara Orbitello;Laura Perini;Valentina Pera

  • Evaluating psychiatric morbidity in a general hospital: a two-phase epidemiological survey.

    M. Martucci;M. Balestrieri;G. Bisoffi;P. Bonizzato

  • The EAT-26 as screening instrument for clinical nutrition unit attenders

    B Orbitello;R Ciano;M Corsaro;P L Rocco

  • Specialist mental health treatment in general practice: a meta-analysis.

    Matteo Balestrieri;Paul Williams;Greg Wilkinson

  • Magnetic resonance findings in bipolar disorder

    Paolo Brambilla;David C. Glahn;Matteo Balestrieri;Jair C. Soares;Jair C. Soares

  • Altered white matter integrity and development in children with autism: a combined voxel-based morphometry and diffusion imaging study.

    Paola Mengotti;Serena D’Agostini;Robert Terlevic;Cristina De Colle

  • Identification of depression by medical and surgical general hospital physicians

    Matteo Balestrieri;Giulia Bisoffi;Michele Tansella;Marilena Martucci

  • Quality of Life and Urban / Rural Living: Preliminary Results of a Community Survey in Italy

    Mauro Giovanni Carta;Eugenio Aguglia;Filippo Caraci;Liliana Dell'Osso

  • Decreased entorhinal cortex volumes in schizophrenia

    Monica Baiano;Cinzia Perlini;Gianluca Rambaldelli;Roberto Cerini

  • Seasonal variation in affective disorders. A case register study.

    P. Williams;Matteo Balestrieri;Michele Tansella

  • Episodes of care for first-ever psychiatric patients. A long-term case-register evaluation in a mainly urban area.

    Michele Tansella;Rocco Micciolo;Annibale Biggeri;Giulia Bisoffi

  • DTI studies of corpus callosum in bipolar disorder.

    Marcella Bellani;Marcella Bellani;Marcella Bellani;Ping Hong Yeh;Michele Tansella;Michele Tansella;Matteo Balestrieri

  • Psychiatric clinics in general practice. Do they reduce admissions

    Paul Williams;Matteo Balestrieri

  • High and long-term users of the mental health services. A case-register study in Italy.

    Michele Tansella;R. Micciolo;Matteo Balestrieri;I. Gavioli

  • Meta-analysis of double-blind placebo-controlled trials of antidepressants and benzodiazepines for patients with panic disorders

    Greg Wilkinson;Matteo Balestrieri;Mirella Ruggeri;Cesario Bellantuono

  • Mental Health Outcomes of Adults with Comorbidity and Chronic Diseases during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Matched Case-Control Study.

    Silvia Guadagno;Matteo Balestrieri;Umberto Albert;Elisa Maso

  • The impact of COVID-19 lockdown and of the following "re-opening" period on specific and general psychopathology in people with Eating Disorders: the emergent role of internalizing symptoms.

    Alessio Maria Monteleone;Francesca Marciello;Giammarco Cascino;Giovanni Abbate-Daga

  • Short Communications Effects of pregnancy on eating attitudes and disorders A prospective study

    Pier Luigi RoccoT;Barbara Orbitello;Laura Perini;Valentina Pera

Frequent Co-Authors

Paolo Brambilla
Paolo Brambilla University of Milan
Liliana Dell'Osso
Liliana Dell'Osso University of Pisa
Antonio Preti
Antonio Preti University of Turin
Alessandro Serretti
Alessandro Serretti Kore University of Enna
Franco Fabbro
Franco Fabbro University of Udine
Valdo Ricca
Valdo Ricca University of Florence
Paolo Scocco
Paolo Scocco University of Padua
Massimo Casacchia
Massimo Casacchia University of L'Aquila
Stefano Pini
Stefano Pini University of Pisa
Angela Favaro
Angela Favaro University of Padua

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