Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry

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Younger people are more vulnerable to stress, anxiety and depression during COVID-19 pandemic: A global cross-sectional survey	432
COVID-19 pandemic impact on children and adolescents' mental health: Biological, environmental, and social factors	395
Prevalence of anxiety in the COVID-19 pandemic: An updated meta-analysis of community-based studies	248
The prevalence of anxiety and depression among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: An umbrella review of meta-analyses	181
Emerging role of gut microbiota in modulation of neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration with emphasis on Alzheimer's disease	132
The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on social network sites use, body image disturbances and self-esteem among adolescent and young women	119
Psychological effects caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in health professionals: A systematic review with meta-analysis	119
Psychiatric symptomatology associated with depression, anxiety, distress, and insomnia in health professionals working in patients affected by COVID-19: A systematic review with meta-analysis	109
Prevalence of anxiety in health care professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review (on published articles in Medline) with meta-analysis	100
Mental health consequences of the Covid-19 outbreak in Spain. A longitudinal study of the alarm situation and return to the new normality	98
Addictions in the COVID-19 era: Current evidence, future perspectives a comprehensive review	97
The SARS-CoV-2 and mental health: From biological mechanisms to social consequences	90
Gastrointestinal side effects associated with antidepressant treatments in patients with major depressive disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis	83
Anhedonia as a central factor in depression: Neural mechanisms revealed from preclinical to clinical evidence	78
Gambling and the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping review	69
Consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on admissions to general hospital psychiatric wards in Italy: Reduced psychiatric hospitalizations and increased suicidality	66
The pediatric psychopharmacology of autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review - Part I: The past and the present	62
Graph theory approach for the structural-functional brain connectome of depression	60
Gut microbiota-derived vitamins – underrated powers of a multipotent ally in psychiatric health and disease	59
Gut microbiota alteration and modulation in psychiatric disorders: Current evidence on fecal microbiota transplantation	58
A peripheral inflammatory signature discriminates bipolar from unipolar depression: A machine learning approach	58
Depression: Biological markers and treatment	57
Role of interleukin 8 in depression and other psychiatric disorders	54
BDNF and pro-BDNF in serum and exosomes in major depression: Evolution after antidepressant treatment	54
Exploring the role of neuropeptides in depression and anxiety	54

Psychological comorbidity in gastrointestinal diseases: Update on the brain-gut-microbiome axis	53
Anorexia nervosa and gut microbiota: A systematic review and quantitative synthesis of pooled microbiological data	53
Post-infection depressive, anxiety and post-traumatic stress symptoms: A prospective cohort study in patients with mild COVID-19	52
Monocyte mitochondrial dysfunction, inflammaging, and inflammatory pyroptosis in major depression	51
The relationship between inflammatory biomarkers and cognitive dysfunction in patients with schizophrenia: A systematic review and meta-analysis	50
The neurobiology of human aggressive behavior: Neuroimaging, genetic, and neurochemical aspects	48
Psychologic distress and sleep quality among adults in Turkey during the COVID-19 pandemic	48
Gut-brain axis: A matter of concern in neuropsychiatric disorders…!	47
Efficacy and tolerability of theta-burst stimulation for major depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis	46
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and inflammatory markers: Perspectives for the management of depression	46
Philosophy for children and mindfulness during COVID-19: Results from a randomized cluster trial and impact on mental health in elementary school students	45
Neural substrates for late-life depression: A selective review of structural neuroimaging studies	44
Analysis of gut microbiota and intestinal integrity markers of inpatients with major depressive disorder	44
Translational evidence for the Inflammatory Response System (IRS)/Compensatory Immune Response System (CIRS) and neuroprogression theory of major depression	44
Biological rhythms and chronotherapeutics in depression	43
Gut microbiota, kynurenine pathway and mental disorders – Review	43
Effects of acute and chronic arecoline in adult zebrafish: Anxiolytic-like activity, elevated brain monoamines and the potential role of microglia	43
The effects of psychobiotics on the microbiota-gut-brain axis in early-life stress and neuropsychiatric disorders	42
Dopamine, endocannabinoids and their interaction in fear extinction and negative affect in PTSD	42
Gut microbiota in dementia. Critical review of novel findings and their potential application	41
Identify aberrant white matter microstructure in ASD, ADHD and other neurodevelopmental disorders: A meta-analysis of diffusion tensor imaging studies	41
Mitochondria and immunity in chronic fatigue syndrome	40
Higher polygenic risk scores for schizophrenia may be suggestive of treatment non-response in major depressive disorder	38
Biological hypotheses, risk factors, and biomarkers of schizophrenia	38
Short-term high-fat diet induces cognitive decline, aggression, and anxiety-like behavior in adult zebrafish	38
Melatonin ameliorates methamphetamine-induced cognitive impairments by inhibiting neuroinflammation via suppression of the TLR4/MyD88/NFκB signaling pathway in the mouse hippocampus	38
A systematic review of microbiome changes and impact of probiotic supplementation in children and adolescents with neuropsychiatric disorders.	38
Increased ALFF and functional connectivity of the right striatum in bipolar disorder patients	38
Targeting the microbiome-gut-brain axis for improving cognition in schizophrenia and major mood disorders: A narrative review	37
The psychiatric and neuropsychiatric repercussions associated with severe infections of COVID-19 and other coronaviruses	37
EEG microstates as markers of major depressive disorder and predictors of response to SSRIs therapy	36
Endocannabinoid system in psychotic and mood disorders, a review of human studies	35
Sex, species and age: Effects of rodent demographics on the pharmacology of ∆9-tetrahydrocanabinol	33
Major Depressive Disorder and gut microbiota – Association not causation. A scoping review	33
Age-associated alterations in immune function and inflammation	33
A multimetric systematic review of fMRI findings in patients with MDD receiving ECT	32
Peripheral cytokine levels across psychiatric disorders: A systematic review and network meta-analysis	32
Disrupted rich-club network organization and individualized identification of patients with major depressive disorder	32
The group II mGlu receptor antagonist LY341495 induces a rapid antidepressant-like effect and enhances the effect of ketamine in the chronic unpredictable mild stress model of depression in C57BL/6J m	32
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in an intensive care unit (ICU): Psychiatric symptoms in healthcare professionals	32
Gut microbiota and probiotic therapy in ADHD: A review of current knowledge	32
Ketogenic diet for depression: A potential dietary regimen to maintain euthymia?	31
Fronto-limbic neuroimaging biomarkers for diagnosis and prediction of treatment responses in major depressive disorder	31
Attentional processes during emotional face perception in social anxiety disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis of eye-tracking findings	31
Thyroid hormones in persons with schizophrenia: A systematic review and meta-analysis	31
A novel pipeline leveraging surface-based features of small subcortical structures to classify individuals with autism spectrum disorder	30
Exposure to the plasticizer, Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate during juvenile period exacerbates autism-like behavior in adult BTBR T + tf/J mice due to DNA hypomethylation and enhanced inflammation in bra	30
A role of gut–microbiota–brain axis via subdiaphragmatic vagus nerve in depression-like phenotypes in Chrna7 knock-out mice	29
A systematic review and meta-analysis of structural and functional brain alterations in individuals with genetic and clinical high-risk for psychosis and bipolar disorder	29
Effects of probiotics supplementation on dementia and cognitive impairment: A systematic review and meta-analysis of preclinical and clinical studies	29

Impulsivity and compulsivity in binge eating disorder: A systematic review of behavioral studies	29
Modulation by chronic stress and ketamine of ionotropic AMPA/NMDA and metabotropic glutamate receptors in the rat hippocampus	28
Epigenetics: A missing link between early life stress and depression	28
Validation of prenatal versus postnatal valproic acid rat models of autism: A behavioral and neurobiological study	28
Heart rate variability is associated with disease severity in psychosis spectrum disorders	28
Mediating effect of intolerance of uncertainty in the relationship between coping styles with stress during pandemic (COVID-19) process and compulsive buying behavior	27
Vortioxetine reduces pain hypersensitivity and associated depression-like behavior in mice with oxaliplatin-induced neuropathy	27
Cognitive function in binge eating disorder and food addiction: A systematic review and three-level meta-analysis	27
Social defeat stress in adult mice causes alterations in gene expression, alternative splicing, and the epigenetic landscape of H3K4me3 in the prefrontal cortex: An impact of early-life stress	27
Volume of hippocampal subregions and clinical improvement following electroconvulsive therapy in patients with depression	27
Characterization of brain functional connectivity in treatment-resistant depression	27
The impact of chronic daily nicotine exposure and its overnight withdrawal on the structure of anxiety-related behaviors in rats: Role of the lateral habenula	26
Large-scale network dysfunction in youths with Internet gaming disorder: a meta-analysis of resting-state functional connectivity studies	26
Mesolimbic dopamine dysregulation as a signature of information processing deficits imposed by prenatal THC exposure	26
Peripheral blood inflammatory markers in patients with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): A systematic review and meta-analysis	26
Psychological distress and sleep problems in healthcare workers in a developing context during COVID-19 pandemic: Implications for workplace wellbeing	26
Associations between smoking and accelerated brain ageing	26
Gut microbiota: An intermediary between metabolic syndrome and cognitive deficits in schizophrenia	26
Stigmatization of psychiatric and justice-involved populations during the COVID-19 pandemic	25
Differential alteration in gut microbiome profiles during acquisition, extinction and reinstatement of morphine-induced CPP	25
Effects of vapourized THC and voluntary alcohol drinking during adolescence on cognition, reward, and anxiety-like behaviours in rats	25
Microbiome and substances of abuse	25
Impact of Poly I:C induced maternal immune activation on offspring's gut microbiome diversity – Implications for schizophrenia	25
Inflammatory bowel disease: A potential pathogenic factor of Alzheimer's disease	25
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in treatment-seeking subjects with cocaine use disorder: A randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled trial	24
Targeting the endocannabinoid system with microbial interventions to improve gut integrity	24
Systemic inflammation and grey matter volume in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder: Moderation by childhood trauma severity	24
The endocannabinoid system in the amygdala and modulation of fear	24
Betel quid dependence mechanism and potential cessation therapy	24
Shared metabolic and neuroimmune mechanisms underlying Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Major Depressive Disorder	23
Drug repositioning for treatment-resistant depression: Hypotheses from a pharmacogenomic study	23
Acute effects of partial CB1 receptor agonists on cognition – A meta-analysis of human studies	23
Adolescent psychopathological profiles and the outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic: Longitudinal findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study	23
Neurocognitive endophenotypes in pediatric OCD probands, their unaffected parents and siblings	23
Attenuated link between the medial prefrontal cortex and the amygdala in children with autism spectrum disorder: Evidence from effective connectivity within the “social brain”	23
Effect of vortioxetine vs. escitalopram on plasma BDNF and platelet serotonin in depressed patients	23
Patterns of cilia gene dysregulations in major psychiatric disorders	23
Prevalence of antipsychotic-induced extrapyramidal symptoms and their association with neurocognition and social cognition in outpatients with schizophrenia in the “real-life”	23
Altered neural activity in the reward-related circuit and executive control network associated with amelioration of anhedonia in major depressive disorder by electroconvulsive therapy	23
Bilateral transcranial direct current stimulation attenuated symptoms of alcohol use disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis	23
Activation of GPR55 attenuates cognitive impairment and neurotoxicity in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease induced by Aβ1–42 through inhibiting RhoA/ROCK2 pathway	23
Progesterone serum levels correlate negatively with craving in female postmenopausal in-patients with alcohol use disorder: A sex- and menopausal status-separated study	22
Repeated unpredictable stress and social isolation induce chronic HPA axis dysfunction and persistent abnormal fear memory	22
Multiple-dose clinical pharmacology of the selective orexin-1 receptor antagonist ACT-539313	22
Peripheral BDNF levels in psychiatric patients with and without a history of suicide attempt: A systematic review and meta-analysis	22
Insomnia, suicidal ideation, and psychopathology in Chinese patients with chronic schizophrenia	22
Early-life stress effects on BDNF DNA methylation in first-episode psychosis and in rats reared in isolation	22
Systemic inflammatory regulators and 7 major psychiatric disorders: A two-sample Mendelian randomization study	22
Disentangling the lasting effects of adolescent cannabinoid exposure	22
A review of effects of calorie restriction and fasting with potential relevance to depression	22
Resting-state fMRI in depressive and (hypo)manic mood states in bipolar disorders: A systematic review	22
Affective disorders impact prevalence of Flavonifractor and abundance of Christensenellaceae in gut microbiota	22
Host genetics influences the relationship between the gut microbiome and psychiatric disorders	22
Psychotropic medication use for adults and older adults with intellectual disability; selective review, recommendations and future directions	22
The therapeutic potential of GLP-1 analogues for stress-related eating and role of GLP-1 in stress, emotion and mood: a review	22
Emerging role of Gut-microbiota-brain axis in depression and therapeutic implication	22
Coffee effectively attenuates impaired attention in ADORA2A C/C-allele carriers during chronic sleep restriction	22
Chronic unpredictable early-life stress (CUELS) protocol: Early-life stress changes anxiety levels of adult zebrafish	21
Dynamic changes of large-scale resting-state functional networks in major depressive disorder	21
Real-time fMRI neurofeedback as a new treatment for psychiatric disorders: A meta-analysis	21
fMRI and transcranial electrical stimulation (tES): A systematic review of parameter space and outcomes	21
Hippocampal neuroanatomy in first episode psychosis: A putative role for glutamate and serotonin receptors	21
Antidepressant transfer into amniotic fluid, umbilical cord blood & breast milk: A systematic review & combined analysis	21
Determinants of sham response in tDCS depression trials: a systematic review and meta-analysis	21
Multimodal neuroimaging fusion biomarkers mediate the association between gut microbiota and cognition	20
Effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on suicidal behavior: A systematic review	20
Significance of gastrointestinal tract in the therapeutic mechanisms of exercise in depression: Synchronism between brain and intestine through GBA	20
Narrative review on potential role of gut microbiota in certain substance addiction	20
Polymorphism of interleukin-1β and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist genes in children with autism spectrum disorders	19
Antioxidant interventions in autism spectrum disorders: A meta-analysis	19
Brain structural alterations in MDD patients with gastrointestinal symptoms: Evidence from the REST-meta-MDD project	19
Melancholic features in major depression – a European multicenter study	19
Neuropeptide Y interaction with dopaminergic and serotonergic pathways: interlinked neurocircuits modulating hedonic eating behaviours	19
Emerging roles of long non-coding RNA in depression	19
Hypofunctional connectivity between the posterior cingulate cortex and ventromedial prefrontal cortex in autism: Evidence from coordinate-based imaging meta-analysis	19
Modulation of DNA methylation and protein expression in the prefrontal cortex by repeated administration of D-lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD): Impact on neurotropic, neurotrophic, and neuroplasticity	19
Effects of tDCS on neuroplasticity and inflammatory biomarkers in bipolar depression: Results from a sham-controlled study	19
White matter microstructural abnormalities in primary insomnia: A systematic review of diffusion tensor imaging studies	19
The shared molecular mechanisms underlying aging of the brain, major depressive disorder, and Alzheimer's disease: The role of circadian rhythm disturbances	19
Artificial intelligence-driven phenotyping of zebrafish psychoactive drug responses	19

Neural network dynamics underlying gamma synchronization deficits in schizophrenia	19
Associations between sleep disturbance, inflammatory markers and depressive symptoms: Mediation analyses in a large NHANES community sample	18
Effect of depression and suicidal behavior on neuropeptide Y (NPY) and its receptors in the adult human brain: A postmortem study	18
Role of cannabinoids in alcohol-induced neuroinflammation	18
The hippocampus in stress susceptibility and resilience: Reviewing molecular and functional markers	18
Neuroinflammatory and behavioral susceptibility profile of mice exposed to social stress towards cocaine effects	18
Synergistic effects of HIV and marijuana use on functional brain network organization	18
Blood concentrations of neopterin and biopterin in subjects with depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis	18
Neuropathic pain increases spontaneous and noxious-evoked activity of locus coeruleus neurons	17
Cocaine-seeking behaviour is differentially expressed in male and female mice exposed to maternal separation and is associated with alterations in AMPA receptors subunits in the medial prefrontal cort	17
The safety and efficacy of metformin in fragile X syndrome: An open-label study	17
Niacin mitigates blood–brain barrier tight junctional proteins dysregulation and cerebral inflammation in ketamine rat model of psychosis: Role of GPR109A receptor	17
Acute stress and alcohol exposure during adolescence result in an anxious phenotype in adulthood: Role of altered glutamate/endocannabinoid transmission mechanisms	17
A narrative review of highly processed food addiction across the lifespan	17
Peripheral oxytocin concentrations in psychiatric disorders – A systematic review and methanalysis: Further evidence	17
An updated overview on the relationship between human gut microbiome dysbiosis and psychiatric and psychological disorders	17
The effects of cognitive behavioral therapy on the whole brain structural connectome in unmedicated patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder	17
Frequency-specific alteration of functional connectivity density in bipolar disorder depression	17
THC and CBD produce divergent effects on perception and panic behaviours via distinct cortical molecular pathways	16
CB1 allosteric modulators and their therapeutic potential in CNS disorders	16
Believing is achieving - On the role of treatment expectation in neurofeedback applications	16
Prenatal methadone exposure impairs adolescent cognition and GABAergic neurodevelopment in a novel rat model of maternal methadone treatment	16
Alcohol use and interoception – A narrative review	16
Markers of elevated oxidative stress in oligodendrocytes captured from the brainstem and occipital cortex in major depressive disorder and suicide	16
Advances in novel molecular targets for antidepressants	16
Hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis function in female adolescent nonsuicidal self-injury and its association with comorbid borderline personality disorder and depression	16
Functional stability predicts depressive and cognitive improvement in major depressive disorder: A longitudinal functional MRI study	16
Alterations of default mode and cingulo-opercular salience network and frontostriatal circuit: A candidate endophenotype of obsessive-compulsive disorder	16
Possible use of fermented foods in rehabilitation of anorexia nervosa: the gut microbiota as a modulator	16
Depressive symptoms are negatively associated with hair N-arachidonoylethanolamine (anandamide) levels: A cross-lagged panel analysis of four annual assessment waves examining hair endocannabinoids an	16
Cerebro-cerebellar white matter connectivity in bipolar disorder and associated polarity subphenotypes	15
Disrupted fronto-parietal network and default-mode network gamma interactions distinguishing suicidal ideation and suicide attempt in depression	15
Chronic central modulation of LPA/LPA receptors-signaling pathway in the mouse brain regulates cognition, emotion, and hippocampal neurogenesis	15
Chronic heroin use disorder and the brain: Current evidence and future implications	15
COVID-19, ferrosenescence and neurodegeneration, a mini-review	15
Melatonin for sleep disorders in people with autism: Systematic review and meta-analysis	15
Executive function in obesity and anorexia nervosa: Opposite ends of a spectrum of disordered feeding behaviour?	15
Association of altered thyroid hormones and neurometabolism to cognitive dysfunction in unmedicated bipolar II depression	15
Oxytocin effects on the cognition of women with postpartum depression: A randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial	15
Overlapping common genetic architecture between major depressive disorders and anxiety and stress-related disorders	15
Anti-stress effects of the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist liraglutide in zebrafish	15
Cerebral blood flow in schizophrenia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of MRI-based studies	15
Reduced interpersonal neural synchronization in right inferior frontal gyrus during social interaction in participants with clinical high risk of psychosis: An fNIRS-based hyperscanning study	15
Cannabidiol prevents disruptions in sensorimotor gating induced by psychotomimetic drugs that last for 24-h with probable involvement of epigenetic changes in the ventral striatum	15
Impairment of spatial memory and dorsal hippocampal synaptic plasticity in adulthood due to adolescent morphine exposure	15
Neurotensin 1 receptor in the prelimbic cortex regulates anxiety-like behavior in rats	15
Melatonin reduces radiation-induced ferroptosis in hippocampal neurons by activating the PKM2/NRF2/GPX4 signaling pathway	15
Feeding status alters exploratory and anxiety-like behaviors in zebrafish larvae exposed to quinpirole	15
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of cocaine-induced psychosis in cocaine users	15
Behavioral and neurochemical profile of MK-801 adult zebrafish model: Forebrain β2-adrenoceptors contribute to social withdrawal and anxiety-like behavior	15
A narrative review of reward sensitivity, rash impulsivity, and food addiction in adolescents	15
Efficacy and tolerability of Brain Stimulation interventions in Borderline Personality Disorder: state of the art and future perspectives – A systematic review	15
Progress in sensorimotor neuroscience of schizophrenia spectrum disorders: Lessons learned and future directions	15
The unbalanced behavioral activation and inhibition system sensitivity in internet gaming disorder: Evidence from resting-state Granger causal connectivity analysis	15
Acute effects of ketamine and esketamine on cognition in healthy subjects: A meta-analysis	15
Endocannabinoid modulation of dopamine release during reward seeking, interval timing, and avoidance	14
Possible oxytocin-related biomarkers in anxiety and mood disorders	14
The interplay between gut microbiota and autism spectrum disorders: A focus on immunological pathways	14
Opioid-sparing effects of cannabinoids: Myth or reality?	14
Reconfiguration of αmplitude driven dominant coupling modes (DoCM) mediated by α-band in adolescents with schizophrenia spectrum disorders	14
Neuropeptide Y Y2 and Y5 receptors as potential targets for neuroprotective and antidepressant therapies: Evidence from preclinical studies	14
Which came first: Cannabis use or deficits in impulse control?	14
Reduced emission of alarm 22-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations during fear conditioning in rats lacking the serotonin transporter	14
Benefits of animal models to understand the pathophysiology of depressive disorders	14
Topological features of limbic dysfunction in chronicity of tinnitus with intact hearing: New hypothesis for ‘noise-cancellation’ mechanism	14
A review of effort-based decision-making in eating and weight disorders	14
CB1 receptor antagonist AM4113 reverts the effects of cannabidiol on cue and stress-induced reinstatement of cocaine-seeking behaviour in mice	14
Anomalous neurovascular coupling in patients with generalized anxiety disorder evaluated by combining cerebral blood flow and functional connectivity strength	14
Brain responses in aggression-prone individuals: A systematic review and meta-analysis of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies of anger- and aggression-eliciting tasks	14
Influence and interaction of genetic, cognitive, neuroendocrine and personalistic markers to antidepressant response in Chinese patients with major depression	14
The interaction of ASAH1 and NGF gene involving in neurotrophin signaling pathway contributes to schizophrenia susceptibility and psychopathology	14
A low-dose combination of ketamine and guanosine counteracts corticosterone-induced depressive-like behavior and hippocampal synaptic impairments via mTORC1 signaling	14
Activation and deactivation steps in the tryptophan breakdown pathway in major depressive disorder: A link to the monocyte inflammatory state of patients	14
An alternative approach to future diagnostic standards for major depressive disorder	14