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Psychiatry, Mental Health and Addictions

The Psychiatry, Mental Health and Addictions Research Group at the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute is a multidisciplinary team that over the past 13 years has focused its scientific activity on the research (both nationally and internationally) of clinical, therapeutic and etiopathogenic aspects of:

  • Neurodevelopmental Disorders (especially Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome).
  • Personality Disorders (especially Borderline Personality Disorder).
  • Addictive behaviours (especially Dual Pathology and Smoking).
  • Transcultural Psychiatry.
  • Interconsultation and Liaison Psychiatry.
  • Resistant Major Depressive Disorder.
  • Perinatal psychiatry.
  • Child sexual abuse and maltreatment.

At international level, it participates and/or coordinates several European projects of great repercussion in the area of mental health. At national level, it is part of the CIBERSAM (Centre for Biomedical Research in Mental Health Network) together with other leading groups, conducting research of excellence.

Team

Jorge Lugo Marin

Jorge Lugo Marin

Research technician
Psychiatry, Mental Health and Addictions
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José Antonio Navarro Sanchís

José Antonio Navarro Sanchís

Psychiatry, Mental Health and Addictions
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José Antonio Ramos Quiroga

José Antonio Ramos Quiroga

Head of group
Psychiatry, Mental Health and Addictions
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Lara Grau Lopez

Lara Grau Lopez

Psychiatry, Mental Health and Addictions
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Laura Gisbert  Gustemps

Laura Gisbert Gustemps

Main researcher
Psychiatry, Mental Health and Addictions
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Mar Baz Montero

Mar Baz Montero

Predoctoral researcher
Psychiatry, Mental Health and Addictions
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Jorge Lugo Marin

Jorge Lugo Marin

Research technician
Psychiatry, Mental Health and Addictions
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José Antonio Navarro Sanchís

José Antonio Navarro Sanchís

Psychiatry, Mental Health and Addictions
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José Antonio Ramos Quiroga

José Antonio Ramos Quiroga

Head of group
Psychiatry, Mental Health and Addictions
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Lara Grau Lopez

Lara Grau Lopez

Psychiatry, Mental Health and Addictions
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Laura Gisbert  Gustemps

Laura Gisbert Gustemps

Main researcher
Psychiatry, Mental Health and Addictions
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Mar Baz Montero

Mar Baz Montero

Predoctoral researcher
Psychiatry, Mental Health and Addictions
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Projects

Modelos predictivos basados en datos genéticos, transcriptómicos y de micro ARN para el estudio del TDAH: un enfoque multiómico.

IP: Maria Soler Artigas
Collaborators: Montserrat Corrales De la Cruz, José Antonio Ramos Quiroga, Christian Fadeuilhe Grau, Natalia Llonga Tejedor
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 159720
Reference: PI22/00464
Duration: 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2025

Beques Sara Borrell

IP: Marta Ribases Haro
Collaborators: Silvia Amoretti Guadall
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 80598
Reference: CD20/00177
Duration: 11/01/2021 - 10/01/2024

Development, dIagnostic and prevention of gender-related Somatic and mental COmorbitiEs in IRritable bowel syndrome In Europe (DISCOvERIE)

IP: Fco Javier Santos Vicente
Collaborators: Beatriz Lobo Alvarez, Silvia Muñoz Caller, Carmen Alonso Cotoner, Natalia Rodriguez Santas, Ana Maria Gonzalez Castro, Development, dIagnostic and prevention of gender-related Somatic and mental COmorbitiEs in IRritable bowel syndrome In Europe (D, Marc Pigrau Pastor, Adoración Nieto Ruiz, Alejandro Henao Paez, Consuelo Cammarota , José Alegre Martin, Jesus Castro Marrero, Marta Ribases Haro, Natalia Llonga Tejedor, Amanda Rodríguez Urrutia
Funding agency: EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Funding: 1148684.84
Reference: DISCOVERIE_H2020-SC1-BHC2019
Duration: 01/01/2020 - 31/05/2025

Vafidemstat: Eficacia eN el tratamiento Contra la Esquizofrenia y otras patologías Relacionadas (VENCER)

IP: José Antonio Ramos Quiroga
Collaborators: -
Funding agency: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación-MICINN
Funding: 332601
Reference: RTC2019-007126-1
Duration: 01/01/2021 - 31/03/2024

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News

A large-scale study involving Vall d’Hebron confirms the genetic relatedness among 14 different psychiatric disorders and groups them into five new families, paving the way for new treatments targeting their shared underlying genetic causes

Funding has been obtained for 43 projects under the calls for Health R&D&I Projects, Health Technology Development, and Independent Clinical Research

The study, conducted with more than 1,400 people with addictive disorders, delves into the biological mechanisms that connect mental health, life trajectory and educational opportunities.