Javier Ballesteros

Summary

Country: Spain

Publications

  1. ncbi Orphan comparisons and indirect meta-analysis: a case study on antidepressant efficacy in dysthymia comparing tricyclic antidepressants, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, and monoamine oxidase inhibitors by using general linear models
    Javier Ballesteros
    Dpto de Neurociencias, Psicología Médica y Psiquiatría, Universidad del Pais Vasco, UPV EHU, Facultad de Medicina y Odontologia, Leioa, Spain
    J Clin Psychopharmacol 25:127-31. 2005
  2. ncbi Tardive dyskinesia associated with higher mortality in psychiatric patients: results of a meta-analysis of seven independent studies
    J Ballesteros
    Department of Neuroscience, University of the Basque Country, Leioa, Vizcaya, Spain
    J Clin Psychopharmacol 20:188-94. 2000
  3. ncbi Brief interventions for hazardous drinkers delivered in primary care are equally effective in men and women
    Javier Ballesteros
    Universidad del Pais Vasco, Dpto Neurociencias, Leioa, Spain
    Addiction 99:103-8. 2004
  4. ncbi Effectiveness of pindolol plus serotonin uptake inhibitors in depression: a meta-analysis of early and late outcomes from randomised controlled trials
    Javier Ballesteros
    Department of Pharmacology, University of the Basque Country, Leioa, Spain
    J Affect Disord 79:137-47. 2004
  5. ncbi Efficacy of brief interventions for hazardous drinkers in primary care: systematic review and meta-analyses
    Javier Ballesteros
    Universidad del Pais Vasco, Facultad de Medicina, Departamento de Neurociencias, Psicología Médica y Psiquiatría, Leioa, Spain
    Alcohol Clin Exp Res 28:608-18. 2004
  6. ncbi Cognitive performance and smoking in first-episode psychosis: the self-medication hypothesis
    Rafael Segarra
    Department of Psychiatry, Cruces Hospital, Osakidetza Basque Health System, Vizcaya, Spain
    Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 261:241-50. 2011
  7. ncbi Specific binding of [3H]Ro 19-6327 (lazabemide) to monoamine oxidase B is increased in frontal cortex of suicide victims after controlling for age at death
    Javier Ballesteros
    University of the Basque Country, Department of Neuroscience, Barrio Sarriena s n, 48940 Leioa, Spain
    Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 18:55-61. 2008

Collaborators

  • Arantzazu Zabala
  • Rafael Segarra
  • Natalia Ojeda
  • Jose Ignacio Eguiluz
  • Miguel Gutierrez
  • Edorta Elizagarate
  • Pedro Sanchez

Detail Information

Publications7

  1. ncbi Orphan comparisons and indirect meta-analysis: a case study on antidepressant efficacy in dysthymia comparing tricyclic antidepressants, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, and monoamine oxidase inhibitors by using general linear models
    Javier Ballesteros
    Dpto de Neurociencias, Psicología Médica y Psiquiatría, Universidad del Pais Vasco, UPV EHU, Facultad de Medicina y Odontologia, Leioa, Spain
    J Clin Psychopharmacol 25:127-31. 2005
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  2. ncbi Tardive dyskinesia associated with higher mortality in psychiatric patients: results of a meta-analysis of seven independent studies
    J Ballesteros
    Department of Neuroscience, University of the Basque Country, Leioa, Vizcaya, Spain
    J Clin Psychopharmacol 20:188-94. 2000
    ..It remains to be elucidated whether it is a risk factor on its own or just a surrogate for any unknown organic liability...
  3. ncbi Brief interventions for hazardous drinkers delivered in primary care are equally effective in men and women
    Javier Ballesteros
    Universidad del Pais Vasco, Dpto Neurociencias, Leioa, Spain
    Addiction 99:103-8. 2004
    ..Despite the accumulated evidence on the efficacy of brief interventions in hazardous drinkers some ambiguity remains regarding their differential effectiveness by gender...
  4. ncbi Effectiveness of pindolol plus serotonin uptake inhibitors in depression: a meta-analysis of early and late outcomes from randomised controlled trials
    Javier Ballesteros
    Department of Pharmacology, University of the Basque Country, Leioa, Spain
    J Affect Disord 79:137-47. 2004
    ..This study aims to review the efficacy and tolerability of pindolol plus SSRIs in depressive illness...
  5. ncbi Efficacy of brief interventions for hazardous drinkers in primary care: systematic review and meta-analyses
    Javier Ballesteros
    Universidad del Pais Vasco, Facultad de Medicina, Departamento de Neurociencias, Psicología Médica y Psiquiatría, Leioa, Spain
    Alcohol Clin Exp Res 28:608-18. 2004
    ....
  6. ncbi Cognitive performance and smoking in first-episode psychosis: the self-medication hypothesis
    Rafael Segarra
    Department of Psychiatry, Cruces Hospital, Osakidetza Basque Health System, Vizcaya, Spain
    Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 261:241-50. 2011
    ..Smoking might improve attention and working memory to a similarly modest extent as atypical antipsychotics and could reflect an effort to ameliorate these cognitive dysfunctions previous to treatment instauration...
  7. ncbi Specific binding of [3H]Ro 19-6327 (lazabemide) to monoamine oxidase B is increased in frontal cortex of suicide victims after controlling for age at death
    Javier Ballesteros
    University of the Basque Country, Department of Neuroscience, Barrio Sarriena s n, 48940 Leioa, Spain
    Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 18:55-61. 2008
    ..01) as main explanatory variables for the variability of MAO-B density. Suicide victims had >30% more binding sites for lazabemide than controls. Contrary to previous reports, MAO-B density seems to increase in suicide victims...