About the VHIR
Here at the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) we promote biomedical research, innovation and teaching. Over 1,800 people are seeking to understand diseases today so the treatment can be improved tomorrow.
Research
We are working to understand diseases, to find out how they operate and to create better treatments for patients. Get to know about our groups and their lines of research.
People
People are the centre of the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR). This is why we are bound by the principles of freedom of research, gender equality and professional attitudes that HRS4R promotes.
Clinical trials
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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:
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.
PMID: 34610515 Journal: JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS Year: 2022 Reference: J Affect Disord. 2022 Jan 1;296:208-215. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.09.066. Epub 2021 Sep 25. Impact factor: 4.839 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Martinez-Aran, Anabel; Vieta, Eduard; Sole, Brisa; Varo, Cristina; Torrent, Carla; Jimenez, Esther; Bonnin, Caterina Del Mar; Clougher, Derek; Verdolini, Norma; Amoretti, Silvia et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.09.066
PMID: 35690959 Journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY Year: 2022 Reference: Int J Epidemiol. 2022 Jun 12. pii: 6606119. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyac128. Impact factor: 7.196 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Soler Artigas, Maria, Sanchez-Mora, Cristina, Rovira, Paula, Vilar-Ribo, Laura, Ramos-Quiroga, Josep Antoni, Ribases, Marta et al. DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyac128
PMID: 35678455 Journal: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE Year: 2022 Reference: Psychol Med. 2022 Jun 9:1-14. doi: 10.1017/S0033291722001544. Impact factor: 7.723 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Toll, Alba, Bernardo, Miquel, Mas, Sergi, Cuesta, Manuel J, Segura, Alex G, Mezquida, Gisela, Martinez-Pinteno, Albert, Gasso, Patricia, Rodriguez, Natalia, Moreno-Izco, Lucia et al. DOI: 10.1017/S0033291722001544
PMID: 35643976 Journal: ACTAS ESPANOLAS DE PSIQUIATRIA Year: 2022 Reference: Actas Esp Psiquiatr. 2022 May;50(3):167-168. Epub 2022 May 1. Impact factor: 1.196 Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Natalia, Calvo, Eudald, Castell-Panisello, Zaira, Nieto-Fernandez, Josep-Antoni, Ramos-Quiroga, Marc, Ferrer et al. DOI:
PMID: 38620807 Journal: Year: 2021 Reference: Eur J Trauma Dissociation. 2021 May;5(2):100193. doi: 10.1016/j.ejtd.2020.100193. Epub 2020 Dec 30. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Feron, Guillaume; Frankova, Iryna; Gargot, Thomas; Kisand, Helena; Miguel, Ana; Serene, Birame; Soron, Tanjir Rashid; Soto-Angona, Oscar; Tanyeri, Selin; Valdes-Florido, Maria Jose et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.ejtd.2020.100193
PMID: 33346015 Journal: PROGRESS IN NEURO-PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY Year: 2021 Reference: Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2021 Apr 20;107:110226. doi: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2020.110226. Epub 2020 Dec 18. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Arolt, Volker; Arteaga-Henriquez, Gara; Berghmans, Raf; Burger, Bianka; Drexhage, Hemmo A; Grosse, Laura; Moll, Natalie; Muller, Norbert; Op de Beeck, Gommaar; Schuetze, Gregor et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2020.110226
PMID: 35698951 Journal: ARCHIVOS DE BRONCONEUMOLOGIA Year: 2021 Reference: Arch Bronconeumol. 2021 Jul;57(7):457-463. doi: 10.1016/j.arbr.2020.03.031. Impact factor: 4.872 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Gomez-Mariano, Gema, Lara, Beatriz, Matamala, Nerea, Casas, Francisco, Blanco, Ignacio, Hernandez-Perez, Jose M feminine, Castillo, Silvia, Michel, Francisco Javier, Herrero, Ines, Torres-Duran, Maria et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.arbr.2020.03.031
PMID: 34181548 Journal: IEEE-ACM Transactions on Computational Biology and Year: 2021 Reference: IEEE/ACM Trans Comput Biol Bioinform. 2021 Jun 28;PP. doi: 10.1109/TCBB.2021.3092812. Impact factor: 3.71 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Arenas, Concepcion, Irigoien, Itziar, Cormand, Bru, Sanchez-Mora, Cristina, Soler, Maria, Ramos-Quiroga, Josep-Antoni et al. DOI: 10.1109/TCBB.2021.3092812
The doctoral training program of excellence led by the UAB TOUCH MSCA-COFUND, focused on the field of mental health, opens its second call until March 31.
Irritability in ADHD and BDP is an understudied symptom that has a major impact on patients' quality of life and may even increase the risk of suicide.
These results reinforce the need for more individualized attention to address educational needs from an early stage.