Leonardo Fontenelle

Professor, Psychology, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health leo.fontenelle@monash.edu

Core expertise

OCD, anxiety and related disorders
Biological psychiatry

Biography

Leonardo's expertise lies in the area of obsessive-compulsive, anxiety and related disorders, and biological psychiatry. His findings have established the Brian, Mind and Society research hub's Rio de Janeiro team as one of the leading OCD research groups in Brazil, and globally.

articles

Old habits die hard

Pandemic-induced stress can result in the return of unhealthy behaviours, but there are ways to minimise the effects.

Medicine and health