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Uriel Halbreich is affiliated with the University at Buffalo, State University of New York in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of psychology, with a focus on clinical psychology, general health professions, social psychology, behavioral neuroscience, and applied psychology.

The scientist's work frequently addresses key themes related to resilience and mental health, health psychology and well-being, stress responses and cortisol, optimism, hope, and well-being, COVID-19 and mental health, healthcare professionals' stress and burnout, as well as psychological well-being and life satisfaction.

Uriel Halbreich has published in a variety of academic venues, with multiple contributions to BJPsych Advances and Acta Scientific Neurology, each with five publications. other venues include Academia Mental Health and Well-Being, BJPsych International, and Current Opinion in Psychiatry.

  • Psychological distress and sleep problems in healthcare workers in a developing context during COVID-19 pandemic: Implications for workplace wellbeing (2021, Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry)
  • Stressors and mental health in Bangladesh: current situation and future hopes (2020, BJPsych International)
  • Stress-related physical and mental disorders: a new paradigm (2021, BJPsych Advances)
  • Impact of urbanization on mental health and well being (2023, Current Opinion in Psychiatry)
  • Well-being: Diversified perspectives in search of operational definitions (2021, International Journal of Social Psychiatry)

The scientist frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including Faruq Alam, Rubina Hossain, Helal Uddin Ahmed, Mekhala Sarkar, and Sahadat Hossain.

Best Publications

  • Cross-cultural and social diversity of prevalence of postpartum depression and depressive symptoms

    Uriel Halbreich;Sandhya Karkun

  • The prevalence, impairment, impact, and burden of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMS/PMDD)

    Uriel Halbreich;Jeff Borenstein;Terry Pearlstein;Linda S Kahn

  • Effectiveness of St John's wort in major depression: A randomized controlled trial

    Richard C. Shelton;Martin B. Keller;Allan Gelenberg;David L. Dunner

  • Prevalence of hyperprolactinemia in schizophrenic patients treated with conventional antipsychotic medications or risperidone.

    Bruce J Kinon;Julie A Gilmore;Hong Liu;Uriel M Halbreich

  • The diversity of premenstrual changes as reflected in the Premenstrual Assessment Form.

    U. Halbreich;J. Endicott;S. Schacht;J. Nee

  • The etiology, biology, and evolving pathology of premenstrual syndromes

    Uriel Halbreich

  • Cortisol Secretion in Endogenous Depression: I. Basal Plasma Levels

    Uriel Halbreich;Gregory M. Asnis;Richard Shindledecker;Barnett Zumoff

  • Towards a consensus on diagnostic criteria, measurement and trial design of the premenstrual disorders : the ISPMD Montreal consensus

    Patrick Michael Shaughn O’Brien;Torbjorn Bäckström;Candace Brown;Lorraine Dennerstein

  • Elevated prolactin levels in patients with schizophrenia: mechanisms and related adverse effects.

    U. Halbreich;B.J. Kinon;J.A. Gilmore;L.S. Kahn

  • Role of estrogen in the aetiology and treatment of mood disorders.

    Uriel Halbreich;Linda S. Kahn

  • Symptomatic Improvement of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder With Sertraline Treatment: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Kimberly A. Yonkers;Uriel Halbreich;Ellen Freeman;Candace Brown

  • A placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial comparing sertraline and imipramine for the treatment of dysthymia.

    Michael E. Thase;Maurizio Fava;Uriel Halbreich;James H. Kocsis

  • Clinical diagnostic criteria for premenstrual syndrome and guidelines for their quantification for research studies

    Uriel Halbreich;Torbjörn Bäckström;Elias Eriksson;Shawn O'brien

  • Decreased bone mineral density in medicated psychiatric patients.

    Uriel Halbreich;Nathan Rojansky;Steven Palter;Myroslaw Hreshchyshyn

  • Estrogen augments serotonergic activity in postmenopausal women.

    Uriel Halbreich;Nathan Rojansky;Steven Palter;Henry Tworek

  • Imbalance between pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines, and between Th1 and Th2 cytokines in depressed patients: the effect of electroacupuncture or fluoxetine treatment.

    C. Song;U. Halbreich;C. Han;B. E. Leonard

  • Symptomatic improvement of premenstrual dysphoric disorder with sertraline treatment. A randomized controlled trial. Sertraline Premenstrual Dysphoric Collaborative Study Group.

    K A Yonkers;U Halbreich;E Freeman;C Brown

  • Relationship of dysphoric premenstrual changes to depressive disorders

    U Halbreich;J Endicott

  • ISPMD consensus on the management of premenstrual disorders

    Tracy Nevatte;Patrick Michael Shaughn O'Brien;Torbjörn Bäckström;Candace Brown

  • Role of estrogen in postmenopausal depression

    Uriel Halbreich

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean Endicott
Jean Endicott Columbia University
Kimberly A. Yonkers
Kimberly A. Yonkers Yale University
Ellen W. Freeman
Ellen W. Freeman University of Pennsylvania
Lorraine Dennerstein
Lorraine Dennerstein University of Melbourne
Michael E. Thase
Michael E. Thase University of Pennsylvania
Elias Eriksson
Elias Eriksson University of Gothenburg
Torbjörn Bäckström
Torbjörn Bäckström Umeå University
Richard C. Shelton
Richard C. Shelton University of Alabama at Birmingham
Meir Steiner
Meir Steiner McMaster University
Ellen Frank
Ellen Frank University of Pittsburgh

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