- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Stress and Burnout Research
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Restraint-Related Deaths
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Sodium Intake and Health
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Poisoning and overdose treatments
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Health and Well-being Studies
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari
2015-2024
Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca
2021-2024
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
2022-2024
Foothills Medical Centre
2024
Hospital Universitari de Vic
2022
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental
2015
Abstract Context Non-technical skills such as leadership, communication, or situation awareness should lead to effective teamwork in a crisis. This study aimed analyse the role of these emotional response health professionals COVID-19 pandemic. Methods Before outbreak, 48 doctors and nurses participated simulation-based training program based on teaching non-technical through simulation. In May 2020, this group from referral hospital was invited participate survey exploring stress, anxiety,...
Hypertension is a common chronic medical condition. Treatment not satisfactory in significant proportion of patients with primary hypertension, despite the concurrent use three or more medications different mechanisms action. Such treatment-resistant hypertension clinical challenge associated poor prognosis and needs further investigation. The efficacy lifestyle changes has been established yet resistant educational efforts appear clinically irrelevant who must achieve behavioral without...
Healthcare professionals are in the front line of care for patients with COVID-19, presenting greater risk contagion and emotional distress. The aim study is to describe results a psychological intervention protocol professionals; 47 workers from Vall d'Hebron University Hospital who requested support were included during first month half crisis. Before after checklist clinical symptoms, Clinical Anxiety Scale Global Impression administered. Professionals consulted mostly women, nursing...
Suicide has become a first-order public health concern, especially following the negative impact of COVID-19 on mental general population. Few studies have analysed effects early psychotherapeutic interventions subjects who attempted suicide, and even fewer focused those hospitalized in non-psychiatric units after Medically Serious Attempt (MSSA). The main aim this study is to describe protocol designed evaluate effectiveness individual psychological treatment for patients an MSSA. secondary...
Introduction: The coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) and its consequences have placed our societies healthcare systems under pressure. Also, a major impact on the individual societal experience of death, dying, bereavement has been observed. Factors such as social distancing, unexpected death or not being able to say goodbye, which might predict Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD), are taking place. Moreover, hospitals become habitual place for End Life (EOL) situations but in usual conditions...
<title>Abstract</title> Background Suicide has become a first-order public health concern after the negative impact of COVID-19 on general population’s mental health. Several studies have analyzed trends in suicide attempts (SA) before and onset pandemic, but few focus pandemic medically serious (MSSA). Methods Participants were 396 hospitalized individuals ≥ 16 years old who made MSSA identified retrospectively through review e-medical records between 2018 2022 ("pre-COVID-19" “COVID”...
Medically serious suicide attempts (MSSA) represent a subgroup of clinically heterogeneous suicidal behaviours very close to deaths by suicide. A simple definition an MSSA is attempt with life-threatening consequences, regardless the severity attempter's mental disorder. Few studies have specifically analysed heterogeneity MSSA. Therefore, aim this study describe profile individuals who made highly severe and compare those admitted Intensive Care Units (ICU) - including Burn Units- other...
Abstract Background: Suicide has become a first-order public health concern, especially following the negative impact of COVID-19 on mental general population. Few studies have analyzed effects early psychotherapeutic interventions subjects who attempted suicide, and even fewer focused those hospitalized in non-psychiatric units after medically serious suicide attempt (MSSA). The main aim this study is to describe protocol designed evaluate effectiveness individual psychological treatment...
Abstract Context Non-technical skills such as leadership, communication, or situation awareness should lead to effective teamwork in a crisis. This study aimed analyse the role of these emotional response health professionals COVID-19 pandemic. Methods Before outbreak, 48 doctors and nurses participated simulation-based training program based on teaching non-technical through simulation. In May 2020, this group from referral hospital was invited participate survey exploring stress, anxiety,...
Substance-dependent patients(SDP) have more personality disorders(PD) than general population; and they present frequent severe levels of depression anxiety. To study cluster C disorders in SDP. We included a clinical sample 822(621 males) SDP according to the DSM-IV-TR criteria seeking treatment Outpatient Drug Clinic Vall d'Hebron Barcelona, Spain. The assessment process consisted three interview sessions conducted by trained psychiatrists psychologists using SCID I II, BDI, STAI-R/S....
Abstract Context Non-technical skills such as leadership, communication, or situation awareness should lead to effective teamwork in a crisis. This study aimed analyse the role of these emotional response health professionals COVID-19 pandemic. Methods Before outbreak, 48 doctors and nurses participated simulation-based training program based on teaching non-technical through simulation. In May 2020, this group from referral hospital was invited participate survey exploring stress, anxiety,...
Abstract Context Non-technical skills such as leadership, communication or situation awareness should lead to effective teamwork in a crisis situation. The aim of the study was analyse role these on emotional response health professionals COVID-19 pandemic. Methods Before outbreak, 48 doctors and nurses participated simulation-based training program based teaching non-technical through simulation. In May 2020, this group from referral hospital were invited participate survey exploring...
Abstract Resistant hypertension renders patients refractory to pharmacological treatment and is closely associated with excess weight high cardiovascular risk. obesity-associated share highly interrelated interacting pathogenic mechanisms exacerbated by adiposity that propagate end organ damage including chronic kidney disease disease. Perhaps it time contemplate in the overall management of hypertension, invasive procedures focused on loss. Lifestyle interventions improved results from...
Abstract Background: Young doctors have made up a substantial part of healthcare forces during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The aim this study was to determine rate and level psychological distress among young COVID-19 outbreak. Methods: This cross-sectional cohort study, dedicated doctors, at or below age 40, conducted in 62 countries as an online survey between September – November 2020. Survey questions covered following areas: 1. demographics 2. work environment...