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Overview

Robert H. Belmaker is affiliated with Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel. Their research spans multiple fields, including medicine and neuroscience, with a focus on psychiatry and mental health, endocrine and autonomic systems, social psychology, neurology, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine. The main topics covered in their work include bipolar disorder and treatment, circadian rhythm and melatonin, paranormal experiences and beliefs, the Delphi technique in research, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, long-term effects of COVID-19, and respiratory support and mechanisms.

Belmaker has published in various scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • International Journal of Bipolar Disorders
  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Psychosomatic Research
  • Psychopharmacology Bulletin

Recent publications by Belmaker feature collaborations with multiple coauthors. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Yuly Bersudsky
  • Michael Berk
  • Tasha Glenn
  • Eric D. Achtyes
  • Martin Alda

Examples of recent papers authored or coauthored by Belmaker are:

  • "New Approaches to Modeling Bipolar Disorder," published in 2025 in Psychopharmacology Bulletin
  • "A multi-national, multi-disciplinary Delphi consensus study on using omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs) for the treatment of major depressive disorder," published in 2020 in Journal of Affective Disorders
  • "Variations in seasonal solar insolation are associated with a history of suicide attempts in bipolar I disorder," published in 2021 in International Journal of Bipolar Disorders
  • "Normobaric oxygen treatment for mild-to-moderate depression: a randomized, double-blind, proof-of-concept trial," published in 2021 in Scientific Reports
  • "Association between polarity of first episode and solar insolation in bipolar I disorder," published in 2022 in Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Their work also touches on themes related to circadian rhythm influences on mood disorders and investigates novel treatment approaches for depression and bipolar disorder. The diversity of topics and publication outlets underscores a multidisciplinary approach within neuroscience and psychiatric research.

Best Publications

  • Major depressive disorder.

    R H Belmaker;Galila Agam

  • Dopamine D4 receptor (D4DR) exon III polymorphism associated with the human personality trait of Novelty Seeking.

    Richard P. Ebstein;Olga Novick;Roberto Umansky;Beatrice Priel

  • Addition of omega-3 fatty acid to maintenance medication treatment for recurrent unipolar depressive disorder

    Boris Nemets;Ziva Stahl;R. H. Belmaker

  • Lithium inhibits adrenergic and cholinergic increases in GTP binding in rat cortex

    S Avissar;G Schreiber;A Danon;R H Belmaker

  • Genetic linkage between X-chromosome markers and bipolar affective illness

    Miron Baron;Neil Risch;Rahel Hamburger;Batsheva Mandel

  • Omega-3 treatment of childhood depression: a controlled, double-blind pilot study.

    Hanah Nemets;Boris Nemets;Alan Apter;Ziva Bracha

  • Inositol treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

    Fux M;Levine J;Aviv A;Belmaker Rh

  • Double-blind, controlled trial of inositol treatment of depression.

    J Levine;Y Barak;M Gonzalves;H Szor

  • Reduced monoamine oxidase activity in platelets: a possible genetic marker for vulnerability to schizophrenia.

    R. J. Wyatt;D. L. Murphy;R. Belmaker;S. Cohen

  • Double-blind, Placebo-Controlled, Crossover Trial of Inositol Treatment for Panic Disorder

    J Benjamin;J Levine;M Fux;A Aviv

  • Transcranial magnetic stimulation induces alterations in brain monoamines

    D. Ben-Shachar;R. H. Belmaker;N. Grisaru;E. Klein

  • World Psychiatric Association Pharmacopsychiatry Section statement on comparative effectiveness of antipsychotics in the treatment of schizophrenia.

    Rajiv Tandon;R.H. Belmaker;Wagner F. Gattaz;Juan J. Lopez-Ibor

  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Mania: A Controlled Study

    Nimrod Grisaru;Bella Chudakov;Yuri Yaroslavsky;R.H. Belmaker

  • Dopamine D4 receptor (D4DR) and serotonin transporter promoter (5-HTTLPR) polymorphisms in the determination of temperament in 2-month-old infants.

    J Auerbach;V Geller;S Lezer;E Shinwell

  • Association between tridimensional personality questionnaire (TPQ) traits and three functional polymorphisms: dopamine receptor D4 (DRD4), serotonin transporter promoter region (5-HTTLPR) and catechol O-methyltransferase (COMT)

    J Benjamin;Y Osher;M Kotler;I Gritsenko

  • Relation of shyness in grade school children to the genotype for the long form of the serotonin transporter promoter region polymorphism.

    Shoshana Arbelle;Jonathan Benjamin;Moshe Golin;Ilana Kremer

  • Low GSK-3beta immunoreactivity in postmortem frontal cortex of schizophrenic patients.

    Nitsan Kozlovsky;R.H. Belmaker;Galila Agam

  • Biogenic amine-related enzymes and personality variations in normals.

    D. L. Murphy;R. H. Belmaker;M. Buchsbaum;N. F. Martin

  • 5-HT2C (HTR2C) serotonin receptor gene polymorphism associated with the human personality trait of reward dependence : Interaction with dopamine D4 receptor (D4DR) and dopamine D3 receptor (D3DR) polymorphisms

    Richard P. Ebstein;Ronnen Segman;Jonathan Benjamin;Yamima Osher

  • Dopamine D4 receptor and serotonin transporter promoter in the determination of neonatal temperament.

    R P Ebstein;J Levine;V Geller;J Auerbach

Frequent Co-Authors

Galila Agam
Galila Agam Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Richard P. Ebstein
Richard P. Ebstein Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Haim Einat
Haim Einat Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Bernard Lerer
Bernard Lerer Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Michael Berk
Michael Berk Deakin University
Erkki Isometsä
Erkki Isometsä University of Helsinki
Ana González-Pinto
Ana González-Pinto University of the Basque Country
Joseph Zohar
Joseph Zohar Sheba Medical Center
Seetal Dodd
Seetal Dodd Deakin University
Dan J. Stein
Dan J. Stein University of Cape Town

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