Gemma Nieva Rifa I am a PhD psychologist at the Mental Health Service and a VHIR researcher. My interests are drug addiction and mental health, particularly tobacco use disorder, and the psychology of change behaviour in general. I enjoy helping patients to care for themselves, training professionals and research. In addition, I actively participate in the Smoke Free Hospital Committee. Institutions of which they are part Research technician Psychiatry, Mental Health and Addictions Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca Psychologist Psychiatrics General Hospital LinkedIn Twitter Orcid Email Gemma Nieva Rifa LinkedIn Twitter Orcid Email Institutions of which they are part Research technician Psychiatry, Mental Health and Addictions Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca Psychologist Psychiatrics General Hospital I am a PhD psychologist at the Mental Health Service and a VHIR researcher. My interests are drug addiction and mental health, particularly tobacco use disorder, and the psychology of change behaviour in general. I enjoy helping patients to care for themselves, training professionals and research. In addition, I actively participate in the Smoke Free Hospital Committee.
I started my career at the Vall d'Hebron Hospital in 2006 as a psychologist carrying out specialized intervention in smoking cessation in individual and group format, I have specialized in smoking cessation in patients with psychiatric disorders (including other addictions). My PhD was on Tobacco and Mental Health. I have a master's degree in Smoking Cessation Specialist (PIUFET, 2022). I am an associate professor of Psychology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, professor of several university master's degrees and lecturer in face-to-face and online related courses. I am part of the board committee of the Catalan Society for the Prevention and Treatment of Smoking, member of the Tobacco and Mental Health Group coordinated by the Catalan Network of Smoke-Free Hospitals, member of the Tobacco Group of the CAS Coordinator of Catalonia, and the Vulnerability Group promoted by the Public Health Agency of Catalonia. I am also the author of several national and international publications. I have participated as a researcher in several projects and clinical trials. I have also collaborated in the publication of several clinical guides.
Projects Active Comparator-controlled, Clinical Trial to Study the Efficacy and Safety of the INtegral Cognitive REMediation program (INCREM) in patients with Depression. IP: Amanda Rodríguez Urrutia Collaborators: Natalia Calvo Piñero, Montserrat Corrales De la Cruz, Gemma Nieva Rifa, Julia Vendrell Serres, Sara García González Funding agency: Fundació La Marató de TV3 Funding: 60872.31 Reference: 202227-30-31-32-33 Duration: 30/04/2023 - 30/04/2026 ESTUDIO DE SEGUIMIENTO DEL TRASTORNO LIMITE DE PERSONALIDAD: REEVALUACION CLINICA Y DE NEUROIMAGEN A LOS 6 AÑOS DEL DIAGNÓSTICO EN LA ADOLESCENCIA IP: Marc Ferrer Vinardell Collaborators: Natalia Calvo Piñero, Gemma Nieva Rifa, Gemma Español Martín, Alexandre Rue Jimenez, Mar Baz Montero, Gara Arteaga Henriquez Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 62920 Reference: PI22/01131 Duration: 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2025 Grup consolidat IP: José Antonio Ramos Quiroga Collaborators: Pilar Lusilla Palacios, Natalia Calvo Piñero, Amanda Rodríguez Urrutia, Montserrat Corrales De la Cruz, Judit Cabana Dominguez, Marc Ferrer Vinardell, Gemma Nieva Rifa, Mª Dolores Braquehais Conesa, Lara Grau Lopez, Constanza Daigre Blanco, Marta Ribases Haro, Laura Gisbert Gustemps, Vanesa Richarte Fernández, Mireia Forner Puntonet, Christian Fadeuilhe Grau, Francisco Collazos Sanchez, Silvia Alemany Sierra, Silvia Amoretti Guadall, Gara Arteaga Henriquez, Natalia Llonga Tejedor, Maria Soler Artigas, Jorge Lugo Marin Funding agency: Agència Gestió Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca Funding: 60000 Reference: 2021 SGR 00840 Duration: 01/01/2022 - 30/06/2025
