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Umberto Albert

Umberto Albert

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
51
Citations
7724
World Ranking
2639
National Ranking
25

Overview

Umberto Albert is affiliated with the University of Trieste in Italy and has focused their research primarily within the fields of psychology and medicine. The scientist's work spans clinical psychology and psychiatry and mental health, with additional contributions in experimental and cognitive psychology, neurology, and pharmacology.

Their research has addressed multiple mental health topics, including obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders, COVID-19 and mental health effects, bipolar disorder and treatment, body image and dysmorphia studies, eating disorders and behaviors, as well as anxiety, depression, psychometrics, treatment, and cognitive processes. Long-term effects of COVID-19 have also been a significant area of study.

Umberto Albert has published in various scientific venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • European Psychiatry
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • Comprehensive Psychiatry
  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Annals of General Psychiatry

Key recent papers include:

  • Effects of the lockdown on the mental health of the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy: Results from the COMET collaborative network (2020, European Psychiatry)
  • The Impact of Quarantine and Physical Distancing Following COVID-19 on Mental Health: Study Protocol of a Multicentric Italian Population Trial (2020, Frontiers in Psychiatry)
  • What Happened to Patients With Obsessive Compulsive Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic? A Multicentre Report From Tertiary Clinics in Northern Italy (2020, Frontiers in Psychiatry)
  • Clinical advances in obsessive-compulsive disorder: a position statement by the International College of Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (2020, International Clinical Psychopharmacology)
  • Suicide attempts and suicidal ideation in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2020, Journal of Affective Disorders)

Repeated collaborative work has been conducted with several coauthors, including:

  • Andrea Fiorillo
  • Giuseppe Maina
  • Bernardo Dell'Osso
  • Maurizio Pompili
  • Gaia Sampogna

The breadth of Umberto Albert's research reflects an interdisciplinary approach to understanding mental health, particularly within clinical settings and public health contexts related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Their publications focus on empirical and clinical analyses concerning psychiatric disorders and their wider societal impacts.

Best Publications

  • Effects of the lockdown on the mental health of the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy: Results from the COMET collaborative network.

    Andrea Fiorillo;Gaia Sampogna;Vincenzo Giallonardo;Valeria Del Vecchio

  • Recent life events and obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD): the role of pregnancy/delivery

    Giuseppe Maina;Umberto Albert;Filippo Bogetto;Patrizia Vaschetto

  • Eating disorders: What age at onset?

    Umberto Volpe;Alfonso Tortorella;Mirko Manchia;Alessio M. Monteleone

  • Gender-related clinical differences in obsessive-compulsive disorder.

    F Bogetto;S Venturello;U Albert;G Maina

  • The impact of quarantine and physical distancing following covid-19 on mental health: Study protocol of a multicentric italian population trial

    Vincenzo Giallonardo;Gaia Sampogna;Valeria Del Vecchio;Mario Luciano

  • Family accommodation in obsessive–compulsive disorder: Relation to symptom dimensions, clinical and family characteristics

    Umberto Albert;Filippo Bogetto;Giuseppe Maina;Paola Saracco

  • What Happened to Patients With Obsessive Compulsive Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic? A Multicentre Report From Tertiary Clinics in Northern Italy

    Beatrice Benatti;Umberto Albert;Giuseppe Maina;Giuseppe Maina;Andrea Fiorillo

  • Early intervention for obsessive compulsive disorder: An expert consensus statement

    Naomi A. Fineberg;Naomi A. Fineberg;Bernardo Dell'Osso;Umberto Albert;Giuseppe Maina

  • Venlafaxine versus clomipramine in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder: a preliminary single-blind, 12-week, controlled study.

    Umberto Albert;Eugenio Aguglia;Giuseppe Maina;Filippo Bogetto

  • Clinical predictors of health-related quality of life in obsessive-compulsive disorder.

    Umberto Albert;Giuseppe Maina;Filippo Bogetto;Alice Chiarle

  • Impact of anxiety disorder comorbidity on quality of life in euthymic bipolar disorder patients : differences between bipolar I and II subtypes

    Umberto Albert;Gianluca Rosso;Giuseppe Maina;Filippo Bogetto

  • Metabolic Syndrome, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Dementia: A Meta-Analysis of Longitudinal Studies.

    Anna Rita Atti;Stefano Valente;Antonia Iodice;Ilaria Caramella

  • Clinical advances in obsessive-compulsive disorder: a position statement by the International College of Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders

    Naomi A. Fineberg;Naomi A. Fineberg;Naomi A. Fineberg;Eric Hollander;Stefano Pallanti;Stefano Pallanti;Susanne Walitza

  • DSM-IV Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder: Prevalence in Patients With Anxiety Disorders and in Healthy Comparison Subjects

    Umberto Albert;Giuseppe Maina;Federica Forner;Filippo Bogetto

  • Weight gain during long-term treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder: a prospective comparison between serotonin reuptake inhibitors.

    Giuseppe Maina;Umberto Albert;Virginio Salvi;Filippo Bogetto

  • Stressful life events and obsessive-compulsive disorder: clinical features and symptom dimensions.

    Gianluca Rosso;Umberto Albert;Giovanni Francesco Asinari;Filippo Bogetto

  • 8-week, single-blind, randomized trial comparing risperidone versus olanzapine augmentation of serotonin reuptake inhibitors in treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder.

    Giuseppe Maina;Enrico Pessina;Umberto Albert;Filippo Bogetto

  • Health-Related Quality of Life in Euthymic Bipolar Disorder Patients: Differences Between Bipolar I and II Subtypes.

    Giuseppe Maina;Umberto Albert;Laura Bellodi;Cristina Colombo

  • Personality Disorders in Patients with Burning Mouth Syndrome

    Giuseppe Maina;Umberto Albert;Sergio Gandolfo;Alberto Vitalucci

  • Antipsychotic augmentation for treatment resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder: what if antipsychotic is discontinued?

    Giuseppe Maina;Umberto Albert;Simona Ziero;Filippo Bogetto

  • Suicide Risk in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Exploration of Risk Factors: A Systematic Review.

    Umberto Albert;Diana De Ronchi;Giuseppe Maina;Maurizio Pompili

Frequent Co-Authors

Giuseppe Maina
Giuseppe Maina University of Turin
Filippo Bogetto
Filippo Bogetto University of Turin
Bernardo Dell'Osso
Bernardo Dell'Osso University of Milan
Donatella Marazziti
Donatella Marazziti University of Pisa
Mirko Manchia
Mirko Manchia University of Cagliari
Naomi A. Fineberg
Naomi A. Fineberg University of Hertfordshire
Leonardo F. Fontenelle
Leonardo F. Fontenelle Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Bernardo Carpiniello
Bernardo Carpiniello University of Cagliari
Diana De Ronchi
Diana De Ronchi University of Bologna
Stefano Pallanti
Stefano Pallanti Albert Einstein College of Medicine

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