- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Folate and B Vitamins Research
- Treatment of Major Depression
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Child Welfare and Adoption
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Pharmaceutical studies and practices
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
- Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
- Psychology of Development and Education
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Drug-Induced Ocular Toxicity
- Homelessness and Social Issues
Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
2018-2025
Universitat de Barcelona
2018-2025
King's College London
2021-2023
Consorci Institut D'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer
2020
Abstract Folate and vitamin B 12 are associated with neurodevelopment neurotransmitter synthesis insufficiencies of these nutrients could be linked to psychiatric disorders in children adolescents. To assess serum levels folate child adolescent inpatients examine possible links between different disorders. Child admitted a general hospital during 3-year period were included for analysis. measured when the subjects admitted. Psychiatric diagnoses made following DSM-5 criteria grouped into...
An increasing number of transgender minors are seeking help during the development their gender identity and transitioning. Understanding characteristics impact transitioning on mental health would be in protocols to offer a better assistance this population. The aim study was examine socio-demographic clinical data related identity, persistence who were seen at Gender Identity Unit (GID) Catalonia, Spain. All underage applicants requested specialized GID from 1999 until 2016 retrospectively...
Although second generation long-acting injectable antipsychotics (SG-LAIAs) have been approved and are widely used in adults, there is limited evidence for the use of formulations children adolescents. Thus, we systematically describe off-label SG-LAIAs clinical practice adolescent inpatients.All individuals admitted to our Children Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatry Unit receiving treatment with between January 2013 June 2016 were reviewed. A retrospective analysis medical records was...
Rutter and colleagues' seminal observation that extended early life exposure to extreme institutional deprivation can result in what he termed quasi-autism (QA), informed both our understanding of the effects adversity on development nature autism. Here we provide first detailed analysis adult outcomes group institutionally deprived-then-adopted children identified as displaying QA.Twenty-six adoptees with QA childhood (Childhood QA+) were compared 75 who experienced (>6 months) but no QA-),...
Abstract Youth in foster care (FC) are at increased risk of poor psychosocial outcomes. The aim this study was to assess psychopathology and mental health service use among youth living FC who require psychiatric hospitalisation. All individuals admitted our Children Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatry Unit between 2014 2017 were systematically reviewed. control group defined as all with their immediate family hospitalised unit throughout 2016. We identified 89 patients placed 247 controls....
Climate change poses significant challenges to global mental health, with potential consequences including increased rates of suicide and health disorders. Early Career Psychiatrists (ECPs) play a crucial role in addressing these challenges. The Psychiatry Alliance, group psychiatrists dedicated improving amidst climate change, recognizes the importance cultivating climate-aware ECPs. Training ECPs become confident clinicians enables them effectively treat patients experiencing anxiety,...
Introducción y objetivo: la formación basada en técnicas de simulación o role-play se ha utilizado diferentes especialidades médicas para el entrenamiento habilidades clínicas. Para fomentar residentes, grupo trabajo Formación Continuada Asociación Científicos Salud Mental del Niño Adolescente - Fundación Alicia Koplowitz diseñó un proyecto educativo con talleres basados clínica residentes. El objetivo este estudio es describir los formativos impartidos grado satisfacción participantes....
Introducción: A pesar de que diferentes déficits nutricionales como el ácido fólico se han asociado a la esquizofrenia y otros trastornos psiquiátricos, sabe poco sobre los posibles vitamina B12 en niños adolescentes con psiquiátricos. Objetivo: Describir valores hospitalizados por un trastorno psiquiátrico comparar las diferencias existentes según diagnóstico. Método: Se revisaron forma retrospectiva historias clínicas pacientes ingresados durante 2015 Servicio Psiquiatría Psicología del...
Abstract Background A dysregulation in one-carbon metabolism, involving folate, vitamin B12 and homocysteine (Hcys) could be implicated the physiopathology of schizophrenia (for a review, Frankenburg, 2007). Higher Hcys levels have been associated with disease compared to healthy controls adults as well children adolescents (Levere et al, 2014). Up our knowledge, there are no studies at risk for other psychosis (Psychosis Risk Syndrome, PRS) testing metabolism parameters. Only few groups...