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Mauro Giovanni Carta

Mauro Giovanni Carta

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Social Sciences and Humanities
Italy
2026

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
69
Citations
17125
World Ranking
815
National Ranking
5

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Italy Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Italy Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Italy Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Mauro Giovanni Carta is affiliated with the University of Cagliari in Italy and has published extensively in the intersecting fields of medicine and psychology. Their research spans clinical psychology, psychiatry and mental health, general health professions, experimental and cognitive psychology, and social psychology. This multidisciplinary focus supports investigations into mental health challenges and treatment approaches.

Their publication record includes work in frequent venues such as Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health, Journal of Clinical Medicine, Journal of public health research, Frontiers in Psychiatry, and Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry. These journals reflect the medical and psychological scope of their research interests.

Key research topics addressed by Mauro Giovanni Carta include COVID-19 and mental health, bipolar disorder and its treatment, mental health treatment access, schizophrenia research and treatment, broader mental health research topics, healthcare decision-making and restraints, and child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development. These topics illustrate a concentration on psychiatric conditions and public health implications.

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, notably Giulia Cossu, Antônio Egídio Nardi, Cesar Iván Avilés González, Goce Kalcev, and Germano Orrù. These collaborations have contributed to a significant number of publications.

Representative papers authored or co-authored by Mauro Giovanni Carta include:

  • "Human Leukocyte Antigen Complex and Other Immunogenetic and Clinical Factors Influence Susceptibility or Protection to SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Severity of the Disease Course. The Sardinian Experience," 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
  • "General Practitioners' Experiences During the First Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy: A Critical Incident Technique Study," 2021, Frontiers in Public Health
  • "Living With Bipolar Disorder in the Time of Covid-19: Biorhythms During the Severe Lockdown in Cagliari, Italy, and the Moderate Lockdown in Tunis, Tunisia," 2021, Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • "Moderate Exercise Improves Cognitive Function in Healthy Elderly People: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial," 2021, Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health
  • "Weight Maintenance after Dietary Weight Loss: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Effectiveness of Behavioural Intensive Intervention," 2022, Nutrients

Best Publications

  • Evolution of public attitudes about mental illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    G. Schomerus;C. Schwahn;A. Holzinger;P. W. Corrigan

  • The Stigma of Alcohol Dependence Compared with Other Mental Disorders: A Review of Population Studies

    Georg Schomerus;Michael Lucht;Anita Holzinger;Herbert Matschinger

  • Biogenetic explanations and public acceptance of mental illness: systematic review of population studies

    Matthias C. Angermeyer;Anita Holzinger;Mauro G. Carta;Georg Schomerus

  • Migration and mental health in Europe (the state of the mental health in Europe working group: appendix 1)

    Mauro Giovanni Carta;Mariola Bernal;Maria Carolina Hardoy;Josep Maria Haro-Abad

  • Women and Hysteria in the history of mental health

    Cecilia Tasca;Mariangela Rapetti;Mauro Giovanni Carta;Bianca Fadda

  • Epidemiology of early-onset dementia: a review of the literature

    Renata Teles Vieira;Leonardo Ferreira Caixeta;Sérgio Machado;Adriana Cardoso Silva

  • Interventions on Bullying and Cyberbullying in Schools: A Systematic Review

    Elisa Cantone;Anna P. Piras;Marcello Vellante;Antonello Preti

  • Suicidal Behavior and Psychological Distress in University Students: A 12-nation Study.

    Mehmet Eskin;Jian Min Sun;Jamila Abuidhail;Kouichi Yoshimasu

  • Public attitudes towards psychiatry and psychiatric treatment at the beginning of the 21st century: a systematic review and meta-analysis of population surveys

    Matthias C. Angermeyer;Sandra van der Auwera;Mauro G. Carta;Georg Schomerus

  • Depression in multiple sclerosis.

    Scott B. Patten;Ruth Ann M Marrie;Mauro G. Carta

  • The link between thyroid autoimmunity (antithyroid peroxidase autoantibodies) with anxiety and mood disorders in the community: a field of interest for public health in the future

    Mauro Giovanni Carta;Andrea Loviselli;Maria Carolina Hardoy;Maria Carolina Hardoy;Sergio Massa

  • Adjustment Disorder: epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment

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

  • EPA Guidance mental health care of migrants

    D. Bhugra;S. Gupta;M. Schouler-Ocak;I. Graeff-Calliess

  • Association between panic disorder, major depressive disorder and celiac disease: A possible role of thyroid autoimmunity

    Mauro Giovanni Carta;Maria Carolina Hardoy;Maria Francesca Boi;Stefano Mariotti

  • Gender differences in public beliefs and attitudes about mental disorder in western countries: a systematic review of population studies.

    A. Holzinger;F. Floris;G. Schomerus;M. G. Carta

  • Physical Activity in Depressed Elderly. A Systematic Review

    Gioia Mura;Mauro Giovanni Carta

  • Enhancing the emotional and social skills of the youth to promote their wellbeing and positive development: a systematic review of universal school-based randomized controlled trials

    Federica Sancassiani;Elisa Pintus;Arne Holte;Peter Paulus

  • The Role of Positive Emotion and Contributions of Positive Psychology in Depression Treatment: Systematic Review

    Veruska Santos;Flavia Paes;Valeska Pereira;Oscar Arias-Carrión

  • Improving physical quality of life with group physical activity in the adjunctive treatment of major depressive disorder.

    Mauro Giovanni Carta;Maria Carolina Hardoy;Alessandra Pilu;Manlio Sorba

  • Exercise as an add-on strategy for the treatment of major depressive disorder: a systematic review.

    Gioia Mura;Maria Francesca Moro;Scott B Patten;Mauro G Carta

  • Comparing the prevalence of mental health problems in children 6-11 across Europe.

    Viviane Kovess-Masfety;Viviane Kovess-Masfety;Mathilde M. Husky;Mathilde M. Husky;Katherine Keyes;Ava Hamilton

  • The use of tiagabine in affective disorders.

    M. G. Carta;M. C. Hardoy;H. Grunze;B. Carpiniello

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernardo Carpiniello
Bernardo Carpiniello University of Cagliari
Antonio Egidio Nardi
Antonio Egidio Nardi Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Antonio Preti
Antonio Preti University of Turin
Roy Otten
Roy Otten Radboud University
Viviane Kovess-Masfety
Viviane Kovess-Masfety Université Paris Cité
Liliana Dell'Osso
Liliana Dell'Osso University of Pisa
Georg Schomerus
Georg Schomerus Leipzig University
Dinesh Bhugra
Dinesh Bhugra King's College London
Oscar Arias-Carrión
Oscar Arias-Carrión Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación
Matteo Balestrieri
Matteo Balestrieri University of Udine

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