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Valeria Mondelli is affiliated with King's College London in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to research in neuroscience, medicine, and psychology. Their work is marked by a strong focus on biological psychiatry, behavioral neuroscience, and clinical psychology, among other subfields.

The scientist's research spans several key topics, including:

  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Stress responses and cortisol
  • Child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development
  • Neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms
  • Mental health research topics
  • Maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum
  • Schizophrenia research and treatment

Among their recent papers are:

  • Inflammation and Brain Structure in Schizophrenia and Other Neuropsychiatric Disorders, 2022, published in JAMA Psychiatry
  • Augmentation therapy with minocycline in treatment-resistant depression patients with low-grade peripheral inflammation: results from a double-blind randomised clinical trial, 2021, published in Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Cortisol and development of depression in adolescence and young adulthood - a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2021, published in Psychoneuroendocrinology
  • Heart rate variability (HRV) as a way to understand associations between the autonomic nervous system (ANS) and affective states: A critical review of the literature, 2023, published in International Journal of Psychophysiology
  • Whole-blood expression of inflammasome- and glucocorticoid-related mRNAs correctly separates treatment-resistant depressed patients from drug-free and responsive patients in the BIODEP study, 2020, published in Translational Psychiatry

Valeria Mondelli collaborates frequently with a number of researchers, with the most common coauthors including:

  • Carmine M. Pariante
  • Zuzanna Zajkowska
  • Christian Kieling
  • Naghmeh Nikkheslat
  • Helen L. Fisher

The scientist regularly publishes in journals such as:

  • Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • Psychoneuroendocrinology
  • Biological Psychiatry
  • Translational Psychiatry
  • Neuroscience Applied

Best Publications

  • Childhood Trauma and Adulthood Inflammation: A Meta-Analysis of Peripheral C-reactive Protein, interleukin-6 and Tumour Necrosis factor-α

    David Baumeister;Reece Akhtar;Simone Ciufolini;Simone Ciufolini;Carmine M. Pariante

  • Proportion of patients in south London with first-episode psychosis attributable to use of high potency cannabis: a case-control study.

    Marta Di Forti;Arianna Marconi;Elena Carra;Sara Fraietta

  • High-potency cannabis and the risk of psychosis

    Marta Di Forti;Craig Morgan;Paola Dazzan;Carmine Pariante

  • Markers of central inflammation in major depressive disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies examining cerebrospinal fluid, positron emission tomography and post-mortem brain tissue

    Daniela Enache;Daniela Enache;Carmine Maria Pariante;Carmine Maria Pariante;Valeria Mondelli;Valeria Mondelli

  • Daily Use, Especially of High-Potency Cannabis, Drives the Earlier Onset of Psychosis in Cannabis Users.

    Marta Di Forti;Hannah M Sallis;Fabio Allegri;Antonella Trotta

  • The dietary pattern of patients with schizophrenia: A systematic review

    Salvatore Dipasquale;Carmine M. Pariante;Paola Dazzan;Eugenio Aguglia

  • HPA axis and aging in depression: Systematic review and meta-analysis

    Martino Belvederi Murri;Martino Belvederi Murri;Carmine Pariante;Valeria Mondelli;Mattia Masotti

  • Treatment-resistant depression and peripheral C-reactive protein.

    Samuel R. Chamberlain;Jonathan Cavanagh;Peter de Boer;Valeria Mondelli

  • The HPA axis in bipolar disorder: Systematic review and meta-analysis

    Martino Belvederi Murri;Martino Belvederi Murri;Davide Prestia;Valeria Mondelli;Carmine Pariante

  • Stress and inflammation reduce brain-derived neurotrophic factor expression in first-episode psychosis: a pathway to smaller hippocampal volume.

    Valeria Mondelli;Annamaria Cattaneo;Martino Belvederi Murri;Marta Di Forti

  • Abnormal cortisol levels during the day and cortisol awakening response in first-episode psychosis: The role of stress and of antipsychotic treatment

    Valeria Mondelli;Paola Dazzan;Nilay Hepgul;Marta Di Forti

  • Stress Sensitivity, Aberrant Salience, and Threat Anticipation in Early Psychosis: An Experience Sampling Study

    Ulrich Reininghaus;Ulrich Reininghaus;Matthew J. Kempton;Lucia Valmaggia;Tom K. J. Craig

  • Brain microglia in psychiatric disorders

    Valeria Mondelli;Valeria Mondelli;Anthony Christopher Vernon;Federico Edoardo Turkheimer;Paola Dazzan;Paola Dazzan

  • Two distinct patterns of treatment resistance: clinical predictors of treatment resistance in first-episode schizophrenia spectrum psychoses

    J. Lally;O. Ajnakina;M. Di Forti;A. Trotta

  • Confirmation that the AKT1 (rs2494732) Genotype Influences the Risk of Psychosis in Cannabis Users

    Marta Di Forti;Conrad Iyegbe;Hannah Sallis;Anna Kolliakou

  • Cortisol and Inflammatory Biomarkers Predict Poor Treatment Response in First Episode Psychosis

    Valeria Mondelli;Valeria Mondelli;Simone Ciufolini;Simone Ciufolini;Martino Belvederi Murri;Stefania Bonaccorso

  • A systematic review of cognitive function in first-episode psychosis, including a discussion on childhood trauma, stress and inflammation

    Monica Aas;Paola Dazzan;Paola Dazzan;Valeria Mondelli;Ingrid Melle

  • Genetic Contributions of Inflammation to Depression

    Jacob Barnes;Valeria Mondelli;Carmine Maria Pariante

  • Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Youths with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinical Trials and Biological Studies.

    Jane Pei-Chen Chang;Jane Pei-Chen Chang;Kuan-Pin Su;Valeria Mondelli;Carmine M Pariante

  • Can high-intensity interval training improve physical and mental health outcomes? A meta-review of 33 systematic reviews across the lifespan

    Rebecca Martland;Valeria Mondelli;Fiona Gaughran;Fiona Gaughran;Brendon Stubbs;Brendon Stubbs

  • Serum and gene expression profile of cytokines in first-episode psychosis

    Marco Di Nicola;Annamaria Cattaneo;Annamaria Cattaneo;Nilay Hepgul;Nilay Hepgul;Marta Di Forti;Marta Di Forti

  • An examination of polygenic score risk prediction in individuals with first-episode psychosis

    Evangelos Vassos;Marta Di Forti;Jonathan Coleman;Conrad Iyegbe

Frequent Co-Authors

Marta Di Forti
Marta Di Forti King's College London
Anthony S. David
Anthony S. David University College London
Monica Aas
Monica Aas King's College London
Philip McGuire
Philip McGuire University of Oxford
Secondo Fassino
Secondo Fassino University of Turin
Martino Belvederi Murri
Martino Belvederi Murri University of Ferrara
Marco Colizzi
Marco Colizzi University of Udine
Andrew Papadopoulos
Andrew Papadopoulos King's College London
Ulrich Reininghaus
Ulrich Reininghaus Heidelberg University
John Powell
John Powell King's College London

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