A5054441395- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Psychology Research and Bibliometrics
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Psychological Treatments and Disorders
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Patient Safety and Medication Errors
- Healthcare Quality and Management
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
Institut d'Assistència Sanitària
2017-2025
Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Girona
2017-2025
University of Girona
2019
Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia
2018
Background Aims were to assess the efficacy of metacognitive training (MCT) in people with a recent onset psychosis terms symptoms as primary outcome and variables secondary outcome. Method A multicenter, randomized, controlled clinical trial was performed. total 126 patients randomized an MCT or psycho-educational intervention cognitive-behavioral elements. The sample composed psychosis, recruited from nine public centers Spain. treatment consisted eight weekly sessions for both groups....
Aims. There is a need of more quantitative standardised data to compare local Mental Health Systems (MHSs) across international jurisdictions. Problems related terminological variability and commensurability in the evaluation services hamper like-with-like comparisons hinder development work this area. This study was aimed provide standard assessment comparison MHS selected areas Europe, contributing better understanding allocation resources at level lessen scarcity service Europe. part...
The measures adopted to control the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in several countries included mobility and social restrictions that produced an immediate impact on lifestyle their inhabitants. We assessed association between consequences these depressive symptomatology using a population-based sample 692 individuals aged 18 or over from ongoing study province Girona (Catalonia, Spain). Participants responded telephone-based survey questions related confinement Patient Health Questionnaire-9...
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) prevalence rates are around 5-10% of school-aged children. We test whether medication use for ADHD decreases the likelihood risky behaviour (sexual behaviour, alcohol, tobacco, and drug consumption) injuries amongst children aged 6-18. a large administrative dataset whole population Catalan in Spain who were born between 1998 2012. apply scale that contains alternative definitions so over-diagnosis is also identified estimate count data model...
Identifying and evaluating best practices in the social health care systems of Catalonia have been a challenge last years. It implies defining what integrated models are, these look like, understand their dynamics, needs, commonalities contexts. Different strategic initiatives coexisted Catalan policy agenda. More recently, referent professionals promoted to further happens at local regional level. In this context, commissioned research project was launched 2022 with goal mapping assessing...
Jumping to conclusions (JTC) bias is a hallmark cognitive in psychosis that involves hasty decision-making with limited evidence. Previous research has shown links between JTC and neurocognitive (NC), social (SC), metacognitive (MC), clinical (CV) variables, but sex-based differences these relationships remain understudied. This multicenter cross-sectional study included 121 first-episode (FEP) patients from nine Spanish mental health centers. Participants underwent comprehensive assessments...
Mental health services (MHS) have gone through vast changes during the last decades, shifting from hospital to community-based care. Developing optimal balance and use of resources requires standard comparisons mental care systems across countries. This study aimed compare structure, personnel resource allocation, productivity MHS in two benchmark districts a Nordic welfare state southern European, family-centered country. The is part REFINEMENT (Research on Financing Systems’ Effect Quality...
Abstract Background To examine whether Borderline Intellectual Functioning (BIF) and Adverse Childhood Experiences independently predict adult psychiatric morbidity. Methods We performed a secondary analysis of longitudinal data derived from the 1970 British Birth Cohort Study to BIF mental distress as measured by Malaise Inventory. Factor was used derive proxy measure IQ cognitive testing at age 10 or 5. Variables that could be indicators exposure were identified grouped into health related...
The study aimed to assess gender differences in the efficacy of metacognitive training (MCT) people with first-episode psychosis terms symptoms and cognitive insight as a primary outcome other social cognition measures secondary outcome.A multicenter, controlled, randomized clinical trial was performed including 122 patients psychosis. A total 8 weekly group sessions MCT or psychoeducational intervention were performed. Patients assessed at baseline, posttreatment, follow-up. Symptoms...
Metacognitive training (MCT) has demonstrated its efficacy in psychosis. However, the effect of each MCT session not been studied. The aim study was to assess changes cognitive insight after MCT: (a) between baseline, post-treatment, and follow-up; (b) controlled for intellectual quotient (IQ) educational level. A total 65 patients with first-episode psychosis were included group from nine centers Spain. Patients assessed at 6 months follow-up, as well Beck Cognitive Insight Scale (BCIS)....
Deficits in social cognition and metacognition impact the course of psychosis. Sex differences could explain heterogeneity 174 (58 females) patients with first-episode psychosis completed a clinical, neuropsychological, cognitive, metacognitive assessment. Subsequent latent profile analysis split by sex yielded two clusters common to both sexes (a Homogeneous group, 53% 79.3%, an Indecisive 18.3% 8.6% males females, respectively), specific male characterized presenting jumping conclusions...
Jumping to conclusions (JTC) and impaired social cognition (SC) affect the decoding, processing, use of information by people with psychosis. However, relationship between them had not been deeply explored within psychosis in general, first-episode (FEP) particular. Our aim was study JTC SC a sample FEP. We conducted cross-sectional 121 patients FEP, measures assess (easy, hard, salient probability tasks) (emotional recognition, attributional style, theory mind). performed Student's t-test...
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is young children's most common mental health disorder. We aim to provide causal estimates of the differential costs for non-adult population with ADHD. used longitudinal administrative data covering over five years and different healthcare providers (general practitioners, hospitalisations emergency departments, visits centres-day-care or hospitals) 1,101,215 individuals in Catalonia (Spain). also include consumption pharmaceuticals cognitive...
Subjects with first-episode psychosis experience substantial deficits in social cognition and metacognition. Although previous studies have investigated the role of profiles individuals metacognition chronic schizophrenia, profiling subjects both domains remains to be investigated. We used latent profile analysis derive abilities 174 persons using Beck's Cognitive Insight Scale, Faces Test, Hinting Task, Internal, Personal Situational Attributions Questionnaire, Beads Task. Participants...
This article describes the adoption of Individual Placement and Support (IPS) supported employment between 2013 2017 in Catalonia (Spain) context high unemployment a predominance traditional preemployment training approaches. It reports experience implementing IPS to promote competitive job placement people with mental disorders.The Avedis Donabedian Research Institute (FAD) designed, trained, implemented, evaluated project. We used longitudinal, mixed-methods approach.The demonstration...
Background: Research has shown that suicide is a highly present phenomenon among the drug dependent population. Moreover, individuals with substance use disorder (SUD) high psychopathological comorbidity. This study aimed to describe which clinical syndromes are linked presence of risk suicide. Methods: The was based on consecutive non-probabilistic convenience sample 196 patients who attended Public Addiction Center in Girona (Spain). Sociodemographic data, as well and related...