Researcher profile
Flavio Kapczinski
Professor Flavio Kapczinski is a leading scientist in the area of bipolar disorder. In 2013 he was appointed as a member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences and won the Mogens Schou Award for the work developed in research and education in Psychiatry. His work has shed light in the biological underpinnings of the decline in cognition and physical health that takes place among patients with bipolar disorder. He has contributed to development and clinical use of the concept of staging in bipolar disorder. In 2016 was included in Thomson Reuters list of "most influential minds".
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Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológicoauthorship · BRHospital de Clínicasauthorship · UYHospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegreauthorship · BRInstituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia Translacional em MedicinaauthorshipMcMaster Universityauthorship · CAUniversidade Federal do Rio Grandeauthorship · BRUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sulauthorship · BR
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Genetics of cannabis use in opioid use disorder: A genome-wide association and polygenic risk score study2023 · PubMed Central Open AccessMaintained anxiolytic effects of cannabidiol after treatment discontinuation in healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.2022 · Europe PMCAssociation between vaping and health outcomes in patients with opioid use disorder: a systematic review protocol.2021 · PubMed Central Open AccessEfficacy and Safety of Cannabidiol Plus Standard Care vs Standard Care Alone for the Treatment of Emotional Exhaustion and Burnout Among Frontline Health Care Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Randomized Clinical Trial.2021 · Europe PMCGenetic basis of cannabis use: a systematic review.2021 · PubMed Central Open Access
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