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Overview

Osvaldo P. Almeida is affiliated with the University of Western Australia. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with particular emphasis on Psychiatry and Mental Health, General Health Professions, Epidemiology, Health, and Geriatrics and Gerontology.

The scientist's recent publications cover a range of topics related to mental health, stroke, cognitive function, and associated disorders. Notable papers include:

  • Safety and efficacy of fluoxetine on functional outcome after acute stroke (AFFINITY): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, 2020, published in The Lancet Neurology
  • Depression, Anxiety, and Suicide After Stroke: A Narrative Review of the Best Available Evidence, 2021, published in Stroke
  • Association of Thyroid Dysfunction With Cognitive Function, 2021, published in JAMA Internal Medicine
  • Obstructive sleep apnea and depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis, 2020, published in Maturitas
  • Association between hearing loss and frailty: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2021, published in BMC Geriatrics

Their collaborative network includes frequent co-authors such as Leon Flicker, Graeme J. Hankey, Christopher Etherton-Beer, Bu B. Yeap, and Jonathan Golledge, indicating ongoing partnerships across related research areas.

Almeida's publications appear regularly in journals focusing on geriatric and mental health topics. Frequently published venues include Maturitas, American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, Alzheimer's & Dementia, International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, and Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.

The main research topics explored by Almeida comprise:

  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Frailty in Older Adults
  • Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management

The breadth of Almeida's work reflects a strong interdisciplinary approach, intersecting psychiatry, neurology, and gerontology. This is aligned with the range of subfields such as epidemiology and general health professions that are part of their academic focus.

Best Publications

  • Effect of physical activity on cognitive function in older adults at risk for Alzheimer disease: a randomized trial.

    Nicola T Lautenschlager;Kay L Cox;Leon Flicker;Jonathan K Foster

  • Short versions of the Geriatric Depression Scale: A study of their validity for the diagnosis of a Major Depressive Episode according to ICD-10 and DSM-IV

    Osvaldo P. Almeida;Shirley A. Almeida

  • Confiabilidade da versão brasileira da Escala de Depressão em Geriatria (GDS) versão reduzida

    Osvaldo P. Almeida;Shirley A. Almeida

  • Efficacy of estradiol for the treatment of depressive disorders in perimenopausal women: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.

    Cláudio de Novaes Soares;Osvaldo P. Almeida;Hadine Joffe;Lee S. Cohen

  • Association between alcohol and cardiovascular disease:Mendelian randomisation analysis based on individual participant data

    Michael V Holmes;Michael V Holmes;Caroline E Dale;Luisa Zuccolo;Richard J Silverwood

  • The Mini-Mental State Examination and the Diagnosis of Dementia in Brazil

    Osvaldo P. Almeida

  • Reliability of the Brazilian version of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) short form

    Osvaldo P. Almeida;Shirley A. Almeida

  • The assessment of insight in psychosis.

    Anthony David;Alec Buchanan;Alison Reed;Osvaldo Almeida

  • A systematic review of the association between the Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia and burden of care.

    Warwick Black;Osvaldo P. Almeida

  • Effect modification by population dietary folate on the association between MTHFR genotype, homocysteine, and stroke risk: a meta-analysis of genetic studies and randomised trials.

    Michael V. Holmes;Paul Newcombe;Paul Newcombe;Jaroslav A. Hubacek;Reecha Sofat

  • Long-term effects of childhood abuse on the quality of life and health of older people : results from the Depression and early prevention of suicide in general practice project

    Brian Draper;Jon J Pfaff;Jane E Pirkis;John Snowdon

  • Lower Testosterone Levels Predict Incident Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack in Older Men

    Bu B. Yeap;Bu B. Yeap;Zoë Hyde;Osvaldo P. Almeida;Paul E. Norman

  • Low free testosterone predicts frailty in older men: the health in men study.

    Zoë Hyde;Leon Flicker;Osvaldo P. Almeida;Osvaldo P. Almeida;Graeme J. Hankey;Graeme J. Hankey

  • One year follow-up study of the association between chemical castration, sex hormones, beta-amyloid, memory and depression in men.

    Osvaldo P Almeida;Anna Waterreus;Nigel Spry;Leon Flicker

  • Body mass index and survival in men and women aged 70 to 75

    Leon Flicker;Kieran A. McCaul;Graeme J. Hankey;Konrad Jamrozik

  • Psychiatric, neurological and medical aspects of misidentification syndromes: a review of 260 cases.

    Hans Förstl;Osvaldo P. Almeida;Adrian M. Owen;Alistair Burns

  • Smoking as a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease: contrasting evidence from a systematic review of case-control and cohort studies

    Osvaldo P. Almeida;Gary K. Hulse;David Lawrence;Leon Flicker

  • The mind of a failing heart: a systematic review of the association between congestive heart failure and cognitive functioning

    O. P. Almeida;L. Flicker

  • A voxel-based morphometry study of temporal lobe gray matter reductions in Alzheimer's disease.

    Geraldo F Busatto;Griselda E.J Garrido;Osvaldo P Almeida;Claudio C Castro

  • Severe hypoglycaemia and cognitive impairment in older patients with diabetes: the Fremantle Diabetes Study

    David Bruce;Wendy Davis;G.P. Casey;R.M. Clarnette

Frequent Co-Authors

Leon Flicker
Leon Flicker University of Western Australia
Graeme J. Hankey
Graeme J. Hankey University of Western Australia
Nicola T. Lautenschlager
Nicola T. Lautenschlager University of Melbourne
Jonathan Golledge
Jonathan Golledge James Cook University
Robert Howard
Robert Howard University College London
Hans Förstl
Hans Förstl Technical University of Munich
Ralph N. Martins
Ralph N. Martins Edith Cowan University
Konrad Jamrozik
Konrad Jamrozik University of Adelaide
John Snowdon
John Snowdon University of Sydney
Gerard J. Byrne
Gerard J. Byrne University of Queensland

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