A5042295567- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
- Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Tryptophan and brain disorders
- Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Circadian rhythm and melatonin
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Coordination Chemistry and Organometallics
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Family Support in Illness
- Multi-Criteria Decision Making
- Treatment of Major Depression
- Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
Universitat de Barcelona
2020-2024
Consorci Institut D'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer
2020-2024
Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
2019-2024
Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica
2024
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental
2020-2024
Departament de Salut
2022-2024
Instituto de Salud Carlos III
2023
Neuroscience Institute
2020
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
2019
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
2019
Background Healthcare professionals are a reliable and impactful source of information on vaccination for parents children. Objectives We aimed to describe the knowledge, attitudes beliefs primary care involved in administration childhood vaccines Barcelona have about vaccination. Methods In 2016/17, surveys were administered person every public centre (PCC) with paediatrics department (n = 41). Paediatricians paediatric nurses responded questions disease susceptibility, severity, vaccine...
Abstract Objective Seasonal pattern (SP) is a bipolar disorder (BD) specifier that indicates tendency towards affective relapses during specific moments of the year. SP affects 15%–25% BD patients. In past, was applied only to depressive while, in DSM‐5, may be both and (hypo)manic episodes. We examined association between different clinical correlates according its current definition cohort patients with type I (BDI) II (BDII). Methods Patients were recruited from specialized unit assessed...
This study was aimed at identifying differences in the prodromal symptoms and their duration, risk factors markers of vulnerability patients presenting a first episode mania (FEM) or psychosis (FEP) with onset late adolescence adulthood order to guide tailored treatment strategies.Patients FEM FEP underwent clinical assessment. Prodromes were evaluated Bipolar Prodrome Symptom Scale-Retrospective (BPSS-R). Chi-squared tests conducted assess specific symptoms, between groups. Significant...
Obstetric complications (OCs) may contribute to the heterogeneity that characterizes psychiatric illness, particularly phenotypic presentation of first episode psychoses (FEP). Our aim was examine relationship between OCs and socio-demographic, clinical, functioning neuropsychological characteristics in affective non-affective FEP. We performed a cross-sectional,study where we recruited participants with FEP 2011 2021, retrospectively assessed using Lewis-Murray scale. were used as...
The COVID-19 pandemic had a great impact on mental health both in the general population and individuals with preexisting disorders. Lockdown, social restrictions, changes daily habits limited access to services led consultations services. This study aimed determine changing trends psychiatric admissions by inclusion of adult patients admitted Emergency Department (ED) Hospital Clínic Barcelona between 2019 2021. Acute admissions, issues diagnoses were compared years, seasons considering...
First-episode psychosis (FEP) patients show structural brain abnormalities at the first episode. Whether cortical changes that follow a FEP are progressive and whether age onset modulates these remains unclear. This is multicenter MRI study in deeply phenotyped sample of 74 with wide range (15-35 years) 64 neurotypical healthy controls (HC). All participants underwent two scans 2-year follow-up interval. We computed longitudinal percentage change (PC) for thickness (CT), surface area (CSA)...
Affective temperaments show potential for aggressive behavior (AB) preventive strategies in bipolar disorder (BD). We aim to define intra-diagnostic subgroups of patients with BD based on homogeneous behaviors related AB. Subsequently, assess whether affective temperament dimensions may contribute the presence and severity AB.Patients were recruited. AB was evaluated through modified overt aggression scale (MOAS); assessed TEMPS-A. A cluster analysis conducted TEMPS-A MOAS scores. Stepwise...
Lamotrigine (LTG) is an anticonvulsant drug used for the prevention of depressive episodes in bipolar disorder (BD) that might induce manic some cases. A 38-year-old man, stabilized with asenapine due to a brief psychotic episode, presented symptoms and LTG was titrated up 200 mg/day 6 weeks. One week later he diagnosed first episode [Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS = 31)] type I BD (BD-I). withdrawn treated lithium lurasidone. The remitted 1 week. 45-year-old woman persistent received 25...
Introduction In Spain and other European countries, patients coming to the emergency room (ER) are usually classified as “organic” or “psychiatric” on arrival, but this may be complicated when psychiatric history is present focus can misplaced (Leeman. IJPM 1975;6(4):544-40; Alam et al. Psychiatr. Clin. North Am. 2017;40(3):425–33). Objectives To describe three cases seen in (PER) which triage errors occurred review whether it widespread for with organic pathology need of medical care...
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by a wide variety of symptoms, including frequent neurological and psychiatric symptomatology. Psychiatric symptoms encountered in SLE are frequent, between 37 95% patients present them, can appear at any point the course disease may include almost type disorder. We case 32-year-old woman who presented debut with catatonic without previous history, representing diagnostic therapeutic challenge given that diagnosis was...