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Email

mario.alvarezjimenez@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
NHMRC Career Development Fellow
Centre for Youth Mental Health (Orygen)
Education
PhD
Universidad de Cantabria
Masters (Research)
Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
Post Graduate Diploma
Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
Universidad de Salamanca
ORCID

0000-0002-3535-9086

Prof Mario Alvarez-Jimenez

NHMRC Career Development Fellow
Centre for Youth Mental Health (Orygen)

303 Scholarly works
38 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Two decades of progress in schizophrenia: Evolution, current insights, and future directions.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.sjpmh.2026.06.003
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Sustained engagement with a digital youth mental health platform: A mixed-methods study
    DOI: 10.1016/j.invent.2025.100899
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: Predictors of Relapsing, Recurrent, and Chronic Depression in Young People
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2025.03.019
  • 2023

    Research grants (other domestic)

    VR Social Cognition Therapy in Early Psychosis: Effectiveness and Implementation
  • 2021

    Journal article

    Trauma-focused cognitive–behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) for interpersonal trauma in transitional-aged youth.
    DOI: 10.1037/tra0001016
  • 2020

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Australian Early Psychosis Collaborative Consortium Clinical Registry (Cr) & Clinical Trial & Translation Network (Cttn)
  • 2018

    Research Grant

    Preventing Relapse of Major Depressive Disorder in Youth: RCT of a Novel Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Online Social Therapy
Mario Alvarez-Jimenez

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2012
CR Roper Fellow
2012
International Early Psychosis Association (IEPA) Young Investigator Award International Early Psychosis Association (IEPA)

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Exploring caregiver experiences with the altitudes digital mental health program: A thematic analysis
    DOI: 10.1177/20552076261458047
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Can a digital intervention ‘Momentum’ improve social functioning and transdiagnostic symptoms for Australian youth at ultrahigh risk for psychosis? Protocol for a superiority randomised controlled trial comparing treatment as usual with and without Momentum
    DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-102132
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Motivating the Motivators: Clinician Motivation and Communication Style for Physical Health Intervention With Young People Experiencing First-Episode Psychosis
    DOI: 10.1111/eip.70117
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Functional Coupling and Longitudinal Outcome Prediction in First-Episode Psychosis
    DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsgos.2025.100589
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Insights from fifteen years of real-world development, testing and implementation of youth digital mental health interventions
    DOI: 10.1016/j.invent.2025.100849
  • 2025

    Journal article

    User Character Strengths and Engagement Prediction on a Digital Mental Health Platform for Young People: Longitudinal Observational Study
    DOI: 10.2196/73793
  • 2025

    Conference Proceedings

    556. Longitudinal cortical thickness changes in first episode psychosis: a triple-blind randomised placebo-controlled mri study
    DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyaf052.150

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2025

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    YOUTHreach - Bridging Gaps in Mental Health Support: A Comprehensive European Strategy

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