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h-index: 45
Works: 117
Citations: 9,753

Most-cited papers

Peripheral cytokine and chemokine alterations in depression: a meta‐analysis of 82 studies
C. Köhler, T. Freitas, M. Maes, N. Q. de Andrade +10 more
2017Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica1,329 citations Open access
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Relationship between depression and frailty in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
P. Soysal, N. Veronese, T. Thompson, K. Kahl +12 more
2017Ageing Research Reviews810 citations Open access
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Peripheral Alterations in Cytokine and Chemokine Levels After Antidepressant Drug Treatment for Major Depressive Disorder: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
C. Köhler, T. Freitas, B. Stubbs, M. Maes +11 more
2017Molecular Neurobiology438 citations Open access
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Comparison of cytokine levels in depressed, manic and euthymic patients with bipolar disorder.
E. Brietzke, L. Stertz, Brisa Fernandes, M. Kauer-Sant'Anna +4 more
2009Journal of Affective Disorders427 citations
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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor as a state-marker of mood episodes in bipolar disorders: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis.
Brisa Fernandes, C. Gama, K. Ceresér, L. Yatham +6 more
2011Journal of Psychiatric Research375 citations Open access
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Early Intervention in Bipolar Disorder.
E. Vieta, E. Salagre, I. Grande, A. Carvalho +5 more
2018American Journal of Psychiatry327 citations Open access
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C-reactive protein is increased in schizophrenia but is not altered by antipsychotics: meta-analysis and implications
Brisa Fernandes, J. Steiner, H. Bernstein, S. Dodd +5 more
2015Molecular Psychiatry319 citations Open access
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Peripheral brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) as a biomarker in bipolar disorder: a meta-analysis of 52 studies
Brisa Fernandes, M. Molendijk, C. Köhler, J. Soares +11 more
2015BMC Medicine276 citations Open access
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Cognitive remission: a novel objective for the treatment of major depression?
Beatrice Bortolato, K. Miskowiak, C. Köhler, M. Maes +3 more
2016BMC Medicine239 citations Open access
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Oxidative stress and frailty: A systematic review and synthesis of the best evidence.
P. Soysal, A. Işık, A. Carvalho, Brisa Fernandes +4 more
2017Maturitas237 citations Open access
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Peripheral brain-derived neurotrophic factor in schizophrenia and the role of antipsychotics: meta-analysis and implications
Brisa Fernandes, J. Steiner, M. Berk, M. Molendijk +4 more
2014Molecular Psychiatry231 citations Open access
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Biomarkers in bipolar disorder: A positional paper from the International Society for Bipolar Disorders Biomarkers Task Force
B. Frey, A. Andreazza, J. Houenou, S. Jamain +15 more
2013Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry (Print)230 citations Open access
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Mapping risk factors for depression across the lifespan: An umbrella review of evidence from meta-analyses and Mendelian randomization studies.
C. Köhler, E. Evangelou, B. Stubbs, M. Solmi +9 more
2018Journal of Psychiatric Research227 citations Open access
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Serum levels of IL-6, IL-10 and TNF-α in patients with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia: differences in pro- and anti-inflammatory balance.
M. Kunz, K. Ceresér, P. Goi, G. Fries +6 more
2011Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria218 citations Open access
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The new field of ‘precision psychiatry’
Brisa Fernandes, Leanne M. Williams, J. Steiner, M. Leboyer +2 more
2017BMC Medicine217 citations Open access
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C-reactive protein concentrations across the mood spectrum in bipolar disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Brisa Fernandes, J. Steiner, M. Molendijk, S. Dodd +7 more
2016Lancet psychiatry211 citations Open access
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Staging in bipolar disorder: from theoretical framework to clinical utility
M. Berk, R. Post, A. Ratheesh, E. Gliddon +10 more
2017World Psychiatry198 citations Open access
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The efficacy of N-acetylcysteine as an adjunctive treatment in bipolar depression: an open label trial.
M. Berk, O. Dean, S. Cotton, C. Gama +11 more
2011Journal of Affective Disorders176 citations Open access
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Depression in cancer: The many biobehavioral pathways driving tumor progression.
Beatrice Bortolato, T. Hyphantis, S. Valpione, Giulia Perini +8 more
2017Cancer Treatment Reviews165 citations Open access
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Depression in Cancer : the many biobehavioural pathways driving tumor progression
Beatrice Bortolato, T. Hyphantis, S. Valpione, G. Perini +9 more
2016160 citations
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Use of statins and the risk of dementia and mild cognitive impairment: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Che-Sheng Chu, Ping-Tao Tseng, B. Stubbs, Tien-Yu Chen +10 more
2018Scientific Reports158 citations Open access
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Decreased peripheral brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels are a biomarker of disease activity in major psychiatric disorders: a comparative meta-analysis
Brisa Fernandes, M. Berk, C. Turck, J. Steiner +1 more
2014Molecular Psychiatry157 citations Open access
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Insulin resistance in depression: A large meta-analysis of metabolic parameters and variation
Brisa Fernandes, E. Salagre, Nitesh Enduru, I. Grande +2 more
2022Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews154 citations Open access
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Innate Immune Cells and C-Reactive Protein in Acute First-Episode Psychosis and Schizophrenia: Relationship to Psychopathology and Treatment
J. Steiner, T. Frodl, K. Schiltz, H. Dobrowolny +9 more
2019Schizophrenia bulletin131 citations Open access
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Leaky brain in neurological and psychiatric disorders: Drivers and consequences
G. Morris, Brisa Fernandes, B. Puri, A. Walker +2 more
2018Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry (Print)125 citations Open access
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The renin–angiotensin system: a possible new target for depression
J. Vian, C. Pereira, V. Chavarría, C. Köhler +6 more
2017BMC Medicine124 citations Open access
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Statins for the treatment of depression: A meta-analysis of randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials.
E. Salagre, Brisa Fernandes, S. Dodd, D. Brownstein +1 more
2016Journal of Affective Disorders117 citations Open access
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N-Acetylcysteine in depressive symptoms and functionality: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Brisa Fernandes, O. Dean, S. Dodd, G. Malhi +1 more
2016Journal of Clinical Psychiatry111 citations
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The effect of N‐acetylcysteine (NAC) on human cognition – A systematic review
D. Skvarc, O. Dean, L. Byrne, L. Gray +5 more
2017Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews109 citations Open access
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Maintenance N-acetyl cysteine treatment for bipolar disorder: A double-blind randomized placebo controlled trial
M. Berk, O. Dean, S. Cotton, C. Gama +12 more
2012BMC Medicine100 citations Open access
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Serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is not associated with response to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT): a pilot study in drug resistant depressed patients.
Brisa Fernandes, C. Gama, R. Massuda, Mariana Torres +6 more
2009Neuroscience Letters97 citations Open access
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T helper 17 cells may drive neuroprogression in major depressive disorder: Proposal of an integrative model
Anastasiya Slyepchenko, M. Maes, C. Köhler, G. Anderson +5 more
2016Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews85 citations Open access
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Peripheral vascular endothelial growth factor as a novel depression biomarker: A meta-analysis.
A. Carvalho, C. Köhler, R. McIntyre, C. Knöchel +5 more
2015Psychoneuroendocrinology85 citations Open access
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Serum triglycerides, but not cholesterol or leptin, are decreased in suicide attempters with mood disorders.
M. da Graça Cantarelli, P. Nardin, A. Buffon, Murilo Castilhos Eidt +3 more
2015Journal of Affective Disorders84 citations Open access
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The Placebo and Nocebo Phenomena: Their Clinical Management and Impact on Treatment Outcomes.
V. Chavarría, J. Vian, C. Pereira, João Data-Franco +3 more
2017Clinical Therapeutics81 citations Open access
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Treatment of neurocognitive symptoms in unipolar depression: A systematic review and future perspectives.
E. Salagre, B. Solé, Y. Tomioka, Brisa Fernandes +6 more
2017Journal of Affective Disorders69 citations Open access
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Bias in emerging biomarkers for bipolar disorder
A. Carvalho, C. Köhler, Brisa Fernandes, J. Quevedo +6 more
2016Psychological Medicine67 citations Open access
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Effects of Depression and Serotonergic Antidepressants on Bone: Mechanisms and Implications for the Treatment of Depression
Brisa Fernandes, J. Hodge, J. Pasco, M. Berk +1 more
2015Drugs & Aging67 citations Open access
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The impact of methylphenidate on seizure frequency and severity in children with attention‐deficit–hyperactivity disorder and difficult‐to‐treat epilepsies
Kleber Santos, A. Palmini, A. L. Radziuk, Rosana Rotert +3 more
2013Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology63 citations Open access
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Bias in Peripheral Depression Biomarkers
A. Carvalho, C. Köhler, A. Brunoni, K. Miskowiak +6 more
2016Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics52 citations
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Increased neurotrophin-3 in drug-free subjects with bipolar disorder during manic and depressive episodes.
Brisa Fernandes, C. Gama, J. Walz, K. Ceresér +6 more
2010Journal of Psychiatric Research52 citations Open access
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Homocysteine as a peripheral biomarker in bipolar disorder: A meta-analysis
E. Salagre, A. Vizuete, M. Leite, D. Brownstein +9 more
2017European psychiatry46 citations Open access
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Blockade of the angiotensin system improves mental health domain of quality of life: A meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials
D. Brownstein, E. Salagre, C. Köhler, B. Stubbs +9 more
2018Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry (Print)43 citations Open access
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Leptin in bipolar disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Brisa Fernandes, S. Dash, F. Jacka, S. Dodd +7 more
2016European psychiatry38 citations Open access
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Guidelines for the standardized collection of blood-based biomarkers in psychiatry: Steps for laboratory validity - a consensus of the Biomarkers Task Force from the WFSBP
A. Andreazza, Isabelle Laksono, Brisa Fernandes, C. Toben +12 more
2019World Journal of Biological Psychiatry31 citations Open access
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Statins: Neurobiological underpinnings and mechanisms in mood disorders.
A. Walker, Yesul Kim, I. Borissiouk, Rodolfo Rehder +12 more
2021Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews30 citations Open access
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Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Risk of Mood Disorders
L. Williams, J. Pasco, L. Kessing, S. Quirk +2 more
2016Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics24 citations
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Glucose homeostasis in major depression and schizophrenia: a comparison among drug-naïve first-episode patients
J. Steiner, Brisa Fernandes, P. Guest, H. Dobrowolny +6 more
2019European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience22 citations Open access
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Minimum 2‐year follow up of sex reassignment surgery in Brazilian male‐to‐female transsexuals
Jaqueline Salvador, R. Massuda, T. Andreazza, W. Koff +7 more
2012Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences21 citations Open access
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A cross-sectional study of cognitive performance in bipolar disorder across the lifespan: the cog-BD project
Brett D. M. Jones, Brisa Fernandes, M. I. Husain, A. Ortiz +7 more
2022Psychological Medicine20 citations Open access
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