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Rocío Martín-Santos

Rocío Martín-Santos

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Psychology

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61
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14838
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3368
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Overview

Rocío Martín-Santos is affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain and has focused their research primarily within the field of Medicine. Their work spans several subfields, including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Cognitive Neuroscience, General Health Professions, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The scientist has contributed to research topics such as Bipolar Disorder and Treatment, Pregnancy and Medication Impact, Healthcare professionals' stress and burnout, Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum, Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior, Stress and Burnout Research, and Hepatitis C Virus research.

Recent publications by Martín-Santos include:

  • Sex differences in the neuroanatomy of alcohol dependence: hippocampus and amygdala subregions in a sample of 966 people from the ENIGMA Addiction Working Group, 2021, Translational Psychiatry
  • Mapping cortical and subcortical asymmetries in substance dependence: Findings from the ENIGMA Addiction Working Group, 2021, Addiction Biology
  • Estrés laboral y burnout en los médicos residentes, antes y durante la pandemia por COVID-19: una puesta al día, 2021, Medicina Clínica
  • Depression prevalence using the HADS-D compared to SCID major depression classification: An individual participant data meta-analysis, 2020, Journal of Psychosomatic Research
  • Work stress and resident burnout, before and during the COVID-19 pandemia: An up-date, 2021, Medicina Clínica (English Edition)

Frequent co-authors of Martín-Santos include:

  • Ricard Navinés
  • M.L. Imaz
  • Janna Cousijn
  • Nadia Solowij
  • Murat Yücel

Their work has appeared consistently in several publication venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • European Psychiatry
  • Translational Psychiatry
  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Frontiers in Pharmacology
  • Liver International

Best Publications

  • Cannabidiol Reduces the Anxiety Induced by Simulated Public Speaking in Treatment-Naïve Social Phobia Patients

    Mateus M. Bergamaschi;Regina Helena Costa Queiroz;Regina Helena Costa Queiroz;Marcos Hortes Nisihara Chagas;Marcos Hortes Nisihara Chagas;Danielle Chaves Gomes De Oliveira;Danielle Chaves Gomes De Oliveira

  • Opposite effects of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol on human brain function and psychopathology.

    Sagnik Bhattacharyya;Paul D Morrison;Paolo Fusar-Poli;Paolo Fusar-Poli;Rocio Martin-Santos

  • Cannabis and anxiety: a critical review of the evidence

    José Alexandre Crippa;Antonio Waldo Zuardi;Rocio Martín-Santos;Sagnik Bhattacharyya

  • Neural basis of anxiolytic effects of cannabidiol (CBD) in generalized social anxiety disorder: a preliminary report:

    José Alexandre S Crippa;Guilherme Nogueira Derenusson;Thiago Borduqui Ferrari;Lauro Wichert-Ana

  • Distinct effects of {delta}9-tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol on neural activation during emotional processing.

    Paolo Fusar-Poli;José Alexandre de Souza Crippa;Sagnik Bhattacharyya;Stefan J. Borgwardt

  • Structural and Functional Imaging Studies in Chronic Cannabis Users: A Systematic Review of Adolescent and Adult Findings

    Albert Batalla;Sagnik Bhattacharyya;Murat Yucel;Paolo Fusar-Poli

  • Interferon-Induced Depression in Chronic Hepatitis C: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Marc Udina;Pere Castellví;José Moreno-España;Ricard Navinés

  • Acute Effects of a Single, Oral dose of d9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and Cannabidiol (CBD) Administration in Healthy Volunteers

    R. Martin-Santos;J. A. Crippa;J. A. Crippa;A. Batalla;Sagnik Bhattacharyya

  • Diagnosing comorbid psychiatric disorders in substance abusers: validity of the Spanish versions of the Psychiatric Research Interview for Substance and Mental Disorders and the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV.

    Marta Torrens;Domènec Serrano;Mònica Astals;Gustavo Pérez-Domínguez

  • Modulation of mediotemporal and ventrostriatal function in humans by Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol: a neural basis for the effects of Cannabis sativa on learning and psychosis.

    Sagnik Bhattacharyya;Paolo Fusar-Poli;Stefan Borgwardt;Rocio Martin-Santos

  • Clinical validity and intrarater and test–retest reliability of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM‐5 – Clinician Version (SCID‐5‐CV)

    Flávia L. Osório;Flávia L. Osório;Sonia Regina Loureiro;Sonia Regina Loureiro;Jaime Eduardo C. Hallak;Jaime Eduardo C. Hallak;João Paulo Machado‐de‐Sousa;João Paulo Machado‐de‐Sousa

  • A Critical Review of the Antipsychotic Effects of Cannabidiol: 30 Years of a Translational Investigation

    Antonio Waldo Zuardi;José Alexandre de Souza Crippa;José Alexandre de Souza Crippa;Jaime Eduardo Cecílio Hallak;Sagnik Bhattacharyya

  • Antidepressant Efficacy and Tolerability of Ketamine and Esketamine: A Critical Review.

    P. Molero;J. A. Ramos-Quiroga;R. Martin-Santos;E. Calvo-Sánchez

  • Mega-Analysis of Gray Matter Volume in Substance Dependence: General and Substance-Specific Regional Effects

    Scott Mackey;Nicholas Allgaier;Bader Chaarani;Philip Spechler

  • A polymorphic genomic duplication on human chromosome 15 is a susceptibility factor for panic and phobic disorders.

    Mònica Gratacòs;Marga Nadal;Rocı́o Martı́n-Santos;Miguel Angel Pujana

  • Neuroimaging in cannabis use: a systematic review of the literature

    R. Martin-Santos;A. B. Fagundo;J. A. Crippa;Z. Atakan

  • Induction of psychosis by Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol reflects modulation of prefrontal and striatal function during attentional salience processing.

    Sagnik Bhattacharyya;José Alexandre Crippa;Paul Allen;Rocio Martin-Santos

  • Neural Basis of Δ-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol and Cannabidiol: Effects During Response Inhibition

    Stefan J. Borgwardt;Stefan J. Borgwardt;Paul Allen;Sagnik Bhattacharyya;Paolo Fusar-Poli

  • Human microRNAs miR-22, miR-138-2, miR-148a, and miR-488 are associated with panic disorder and regulate several anxiety candidate genes and related pathways

    Margarita Muiños-Gimeno;Yolanda Espinosa-Parrilla;Yolanda Espinosa-Parrilla;Monica Guidi;Birgit Kagerbauer

  • Modulation of effective connectivity during emotional processing by Delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol.

    Paolo Fusar-Poli;Paul Allen;Sagnik Bhattacharyya;José A. Crippa;José A. Crippa

  • 1301 – Structural and functional imaging studies in chronic cannabis users: a systematic review of adolescent and adult findings

    A. Batalla;S. Bhattachayyria;M. Yucel;P. Fusar-Poli

Frequent Co-Authors

Marta Torrens
Marta Torrens Autonomous University of Barcelona
Sagnik Bhattacharyya
Sagnik Bhattacharyya King's College London
Philip McGuire
Philip McGuire University of Oxford
Paul Allen
Paul Allen Royal Holloway University of London
Valentina Lorenzetti
Valentina Lorenzetti Australian Catholic University
Murat Yücel
Murat Yücel QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Flávia de Lima Osório
Flávia de Lima Osório Universidade de São Paulo
Eduard Vieta
Eduard Vieta University of Barcelona
Janna Cousijn
Janna Cousijn Erasmus University Rotterdam

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