Laura Masferrer

ORCID: 0000-0003-1567-5951
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Research Areas
  • Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
  • Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
  • Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
  • Traffic and Road Safety
  • Health and Lifestyle Studies
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Stress and Burnout Research
  • Noise Effects and Management
  • Higher Education and Sustainability
  • Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
  • Urban Transport and Accessibility
  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Higher Education Teaching and Evaluation
  • Educational Outcomes and Influences

University of Girona
2010-2025

Institut d'Assistència Sanitària
2015-2021

Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Girona
2018-2021

Understanding smoking behaviors in vulnerable groups is essential for effective cessation services. This study characterizes tobacco consumption and identifies factors associated with nicotine dependence motivation to quit among individuals entering alcohol cannabis treatment programs. A multi-center cross-sectional was conducted ten centers Barcelona province. Participants' sociodemographics use were assessed, including cigarette (Fagerström test). Self-efficacy measured on a 0-10 Likert...

10.1080/02791072.2025.2479102 article EN Journal of Psychoactive Drugs 2025-03-26

Background: There are no studies to date which have examined complicated grief (CG) symptomatology in substance use disorder (SUD) populations specifically. This study aimed determine if the presence of symptoms CG is more frequent among drug dependent patients than a control group and identify variables could be associated with CG.Method: Sociodemographic variables, bereavement related characteristics, perceived social support were sample 196 bereaved SUD (78.1% men). The was formed by 100...

10.1080/16066359.2017.1285912 article EN Addiction Research & Theory 2017-02-13

Background : Previous research has identified a link between the loss of significant person, grief complications, and substance abuse. People with use disorder (SUD) are more vulnerable to complicated grieving symptoms following loss. From sociocognitive theories, model coping stress assumes that is one responses used cope traumatic life events. The main objective this study identify strategies people SUD analyze their relationship (CG). Methods A sample 196 bereaved drug-dependent patients...

10.3389/fpsyg.2020.624065 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Psychology 2021-01-15

Background: Research has shown that suicide is a phenomenon highly present among the drug dependent population. Different studies have demonstrated an upraised level of comorbidity between personality disorders (PD) and substance use (SUD). This study aimed to describe which PDs are more frequent those patients with risk suicide. Methods: The was based on consecutive non-probabilistic convenience sample 196 bereaved attended in Public Addiction Center Girona (Spain). Sociodemographic data,...

10.3390/ijerph14030316 article EN International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2017-03-20

Background: Drug-dependent people are one of the most vulnerable populations to death by suicide. This study aims explore occurrence and related factors for risk suicide in a sample 196 bereaved substance-dependent patients.

10.3109/14659891.2014.998733 article EN Journal of Substance Use 2015-01-06

Background. The presence of personality disorders is greatly prevalent among substance users. Personality could increase vulnerability to complicated grief symptoms. Bereavement commonly overlooked We used network analysis estimate the structure relations between patterns and symptoms a bereaved using population. Methods. Complicated were assessed in sample 196 use graphical LASSO compute regularized partial correlation revealing associations different Results. In involving nodes for...

10.3389/fpsyg.2020.566785 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Psychology 2020-10-30

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...

10.3390/ijerph15102279 article EN International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2018-10-17

Abstract Background Approximately 80% of people with a substance use disorder (SUD) are smokers. Starting SUD treatment offers the opportunity to also quit smoking. The ACT-ATAC project aims identify predictors associated smoking cessation among persons treated for alcohol and/or cannabis in Barcelona. This manuscript reports its methodology and experience carrying it out during COVID-19 pandemic. Methods Mixed methods three substudies. Substudy 1 (S1) comprises heterogeneous discussion...

10.1186/s13722-022-00348-9 article EN cc-by Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2022-11-30
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