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.
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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.
IP: Silvia Amoretti Guadall Collaborators: Miguel Angel Sandonis Vicente, Gemma Parramon Puig, Javimar Suarez Jesus Funding agency: Fundació La Marató de TV3 Funding: 50049.25 Reference: 202234-32 Duration: 19/05/2023 - 18/05/2026
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
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
IP: Judit Cabana Dominguez Collaborators: Judit Álvarez González Funding agency: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación-MICINN Funding: 236350 Reference: RYC2021-031324-I Duration: 01/03/2023 - 01/12/2027
PMID: 37027026 Journal: EUROPEAN CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY Year: 2023 Reference: Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2023 Apr 7. doi: 10.1007/s00787-023-02196-7. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Amoretti, Silvia; Ayora, Miriam; Baeza, Inmaculada; Balanza-Martinez, Vicent; Bernardo, Miquel; Bioque, Miquel; Butjosa, Anna; Casanovas, Francesc; Castro-Fornieles, Josefina; Contreras, Fernando et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00787-023-02196-7
PMID: 37447866 Journal: SENSORS Year: 2023 Reference: Sensors (Basel). 2023 Jun 29;23(13):6017. doi: 10.3390/s23136017. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Bailon, Raquel; Buron, Mathias Due; Comi, Giancarlo; Costa, Gloria Dalla; Cummins, Nicholas; Dobson, Richard J B; Garcia, Esther; Guerrero, Ana Isabel; Hotopf, Matthew; Kontaxis, Spyridon et al. DOI: 10.3390/s23136017
PMID: 37511057 Journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES Year: 2023 Reference: Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Jul 11;24(14):11297. doi: 10.3390/ijms241411297. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Alvaro, Tomas; Arenas, Meritxell; Bosch, Ramon; de la Cruz-Merino, Luis; Galera, Juana; Gallardo, Noelia; Garcia-Fontgivell, Joan; Korzynska, Anna; Lejeune, Marylene; Lopez, Carlos et al. DOI: 10.3390/ijms241411297
PMID: 37548020 Journal: Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology Year: 2023 Reference: J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol. 2023 Dec;44(1):2241631. doi: 10.1080/0167482X.2023.2241631. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Brik, Maia; Carreras, Elena; Dip, Maria Emilia; Hernandez-Fleury, Alina; Maiz, Nerea; Parramon-Puig, Gemma; Ramos-Quiroga, Josep Antoni; Sandonis, Miguel; Temprado, Joaquin et al. DOI: 10.1080/0167482X.2023.2241631
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: 34238926 Journal: Translational Psychiatry Year: 2021 Reference: Transl Psychiatry. 2021 Jul 8;11(1):382. doi: 10.1038/s41398-021-01504-6. Impact factor: 6.222 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Richarte, Vanesa, Sanchez-Mora, Cristina, Corrales, Montserrat, Fadeuilhe, Christian, Vilar-Ribo, Laura, Arribas, Lorena, Garcia, Estela, Rosales-Ortiz, Silvia Karina, Arias-Vasquez, Alejandro, Soler-Artigas, Maria et al. DOI: 10.1038/s41398-021-01504-6
PMID: 34234734 Journal: Frontiers in Neurology Year: 2021 Reference: Front Neurol. 2021 Jun 21;12:675520. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2021.675520. eCollection 2021. Impact factor: 4.003 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Saposnik, Gustavo, Bueno-Gil, Guillermo, Sempere, Angel P, Rodriguez-Antiguedad, Alfredo, Del Rio, Beatriz, Baz, Mar, Terzaghi, Maria, Ballesteros, Javier, Maurino, Jorge et al. DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.675520
PMID: 34212338 Journal: Clinical & Translational Oncology Year: 2021 Reference: Clin Transl Oncol. 2021 Dec;23(12):2460-2473. doi: 10.1007/s12094-021-02654-1. Epub 2021 Jul 1. Impact factor: 3.405 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Ruano, D, Rubio, P, Verges, R, Valverde, C, Gallego, S, Bernabeu, D, Hindi, N, Mata, C, Marquez, C, Orcajo, J et al. DOI: 10.1007/s12094-021-02654-1
PMID: 34188796 Journal: Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology Year: 2021 Reference: Ther Adv Psychopharmacol. 2021 Jun 16;11:20451253211022187. doi: 10.1177/20451253211022187. eCollection 2021. Impact factor: 5 Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Vendrell-Serres, Julia, Soto-Angona, Oscar, Rodriguez-Urrutia, Amanda, Ramos-Quiroga, Josep A, Arteaga-Henriquez, Gara et al. DOI: 10.1177/20451253211022187
PMID: 32561708 Journal: Translational Psychiatry Year: 2020 Reference: Transl Psychiatry. 2020 Jun 19;10(1):199. doi: 10.1038/s41398-020-0860-4. Impact factor: 5.28 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Corrales, Montserrat, Fadeuilhe, Christian, Vilar-Ribo, Laura, Arribas, Lorena, Shireby, Gemma, Hannon, Eilis, Mill, Jonathan, Casas, Miquel, Ramos-Quiroga, Josep Antoni, Soler Artigas, Maria et al. DOI: 10.1038/s41398-020-0860-4
PMID: 32561156 Journal: Revista de Psiquiatria y Salud Mental Year: 2020 Reference: Rev Psiquiatr Salud Ment. 2020 Jun 16. pii: S1888-9891(20)30038-0. doi: 10.1016/j.rpsm.2020.04.013. Impact factor: 2.63 Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Palma-Alvarez, Raul Felipe, Barta, Csaba, Carpentier, Pieter Jan, Carruthers, Susan, Crunelle, Cleo L, Demetrovics, Zsolt, Dom, Geert, Faraone, Stephen V, Franck, Johan, Johnson, Brian et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.rpsm.2020.04.013
PMID: 32528389 Journal: Frontiers in Psychology Year: 2020 Reference: Front Psychol. 2020 May 26;11:1080. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01080. eCollection 2020. Impact factor: 2.067 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Segu, Marta, Vico, Cristina, Gomez-Barros, Nuria, Ramos-Quiroga, Josep Antoni, Domenec, Eva, Ristol, Francesc, Vidal, Laura, Vidal, Raquel et al. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01080
PMID: 32279069 Journal: NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY Year: 2020 Reference: Neuropsychopharmacology. 2020 Sep;45(10):1617-1626. doi: 10.1038/s41386-020-0664-5. Epub 2020 Apr 12. Impact factor: 6.751 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Hutz, Mara, Demontis, Ditte, Sanchez-Mora, Cristina, Zayats, Tetyana, Klein, Marieke, Mota, Nina Roth, Weber, Heike, Garcia-Martinez, Iris, Pagerols, Mireia, Vilar, Laura et al. DOI: 10.1038/s41386-020-0664-5
PMID: 31214056 Journal: Frontiers in Psychiatry Year: 2019 Reference: Front Psychiatry. 2019 May 31;10:343. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00343. eCollection 2019. Impact factor: 3.161 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Palma-Alvarez, Raul F, Rodriguez-Cintas, Laia, Abad, Alfonso C, Sorribes, Marta, Ros-Cucurull, Elena, Robles-Martinez, Maria, Grau-Lopez, Lara, Aguilar, Lourdes, Roncero, Carlos et al. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00343
PMID: 31128488 Journal: PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH Year: 2019 Reference: Psychiatry Res. 2019 Jun;276:283-289. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2019.05.026. Epub 2019 May 16. Impact factor: 2.208 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Daigre, Constanza, Perea-Ortueta, Marta, Berenguer, Marta, Esculies, Oriol, Sorribes-Puertas, Marta, Palma-Alvarez, Raul, Martinez-Luna, Nieves, Ramos-Quiroga, Josep Antoni, Grau-Lopez, Lara et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2019.05.026
PMID: 31110354 Journal: NATURE GENETICS Year: 2019 Reference: Nat Genet. 2019 Jun;51(6):1067. doi: 10.1038/s41588-019-0438-3. Impact factor: 25.455 Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Silverman, Edwin K, Marten, Jonathan, Enroth, Stefan, Kerr, Shona M, Surakka, Ida, Vitart, Veronique, Lehtimaki, Terho, Allen, Richard J, Bakke, Per S, Beaty, Terri H et al. DOI: 10.1038/s41588-019-0438-3
PMID: 31100609 Journal: EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY Year: 2019 Reference: Eur Psychiatry. 2019 Aug;60:20-27. doi: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2019.04.008. Epub 2019 May 14. Impact factor: 3.941 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Rivera, Margarita, Porras-Segovia, Alejandro, Rovira, Paula, Molina, Esther, Gutierrez, Blanca, Cervilla, Jorge et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2019.04.008
PMID: 29715653 Journal: DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE Year: 2018 Reference: Drug Alcohol Depend. 2018 Jun 1;187:358-362. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.03.013. Epub 2018 Apr 16. Impact factor: 3.322 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Pineda-Cirera, Laura, Cabana-Dominguez, Judit, Roncero, Carlos, Cozar, Monica, Grau-Lopez, Lara, Abad, Alfonso C, Martinez-Luna, Nieves, Robles-Martinez, Maria, Sanchez-Mora, Cristina, Ramos-Quiroga, Josep Antoni et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.03.013
PMID: 28951146 Journal: PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH Year: 2018 Reference: Psychiatry Res. 2018 Apr;262:440-445. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2017.09.021. Epub 2017 Sep 11. Impact factor: 2.223 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Rodriguez-Cintas, Laia, Daigre, Constanza, Braquehais, Maria Dolores, Palma-Alvarez, Raul Felipe, Grau-Lopez, Lara, Ros-Cucurull, Elena, Rodriguez-Martos, Lola, Roncero, Carlos, Abad, Alfonso Carlos et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2017.09.021
PMID: 28760090 Journal: Journal of Attention Disorders Year: 2018 Reference: J Atten Disord. 2018 Apr;22(6):581-590. doi: 10.1177/1087054717719534. Epub 2017 Jul 31. Impact factor: 3.668 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Gisbert, Laura, Richarte, Vanesa, Corrales, Montserrat, Ibanez, Pol, Bosch, Rosa, Casas, Miquel, Ramos-Quiroga, Josep Antoni et al. DOI: 10.1177/1087054717719534
PMID: 29516462 Journal: REVISTA DE NEUROLOGIA Year: 2018 Reference: Rev Neurol. 2018 Mar 1;66(S01):S109-S114. Impact factor: 0.601 Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Ibanez, P, Sanchez-Mora, C, Ribases, M, Ramos-Quiroga, J A, Calvo, E, Fadeuilhe, C, Bellina, M, Corrales, M, Richarte, V, Rosales, K et al. DOI:
PMID: 28786018 Journal: QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH Year: 2017 Reference: Qual Life Res. 2017 Dec;26(12):3201-3209. doi: 10.1007/s11136-017-1668-4. Epub 2017 Aug 7. Impact factor: 2.344 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Ros-Cucurull, Elena, Daigre, Constanza, Grau-Lopez, Lara, Rodriguez-Cintas, Laia, Bones-Rocha, Katia, Roncero, Carlos, Esculies, Oriol, Sorribes-Puertas, Marta et al. DOI: 10.1007/s11136-017-1668-4
PMID: 28710364 Journal: Scientific Reports Year: 2017 Reference: Sci Rep. 2017 Jul 14;7(1):5407. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-05514-7. Impact factor: 4.259 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Garcia-Martinez, Iris, Sanchez-Mora, Cristina, Soler Artigas, Maria, Rovira, Paula, Pagerols, Mireia, Corrales, Montse, Calvo-Sanchez, Eva, Richarte, Vanesa, Bustamante, Mariona, Sunyer, Jordi et al. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-05514-7
PMID: 28566263 Journal: JMIR research protocols Year: 2017 Reference: JMIR Res Protoc. 2017 May 31;6(5):e105. doi: 10.2196/resprot.6973. Impact factor: 0 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Castellano-Tejedor, Carmina, Moreno, Jordi, Ciudin, Andrea, Parramon, Gemma, Lusilla-Palacios, Pilar et al. DOI: 10.2196/resprot.6973
PMID: 28212507 Journal: EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY Year: 2017 Reference: Eur Psychiatry. 2017 May;42:63-69. doi: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.11.006. Epub 2016 Dec 1. Impact factor: 3.123 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Grau-Lopez, L, Palma-Alvarez, R F, Rodriguez-Cintas, L, Ros-Cucurull, E, Esojo, A, Daigre, C, Roncero, C et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.11.006
PMID: 25592977 Journal: PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH Year: 2015 Reference: Psychiatry Res. 2015 Feb 28;225(3):309-14. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2014.12.019. Epub 2014 Dec 20. Impact factor: 2.467 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Corominas-Roso, Margarida, Roncero, Carlos, Daigre, Constanza, Grau-Lopez, Lara, Ros-Cucurull, Elena, Rodriguez-Cintas, Laia, Sanchez-Mora, Cristina, Lopez, Maria Victoria, Ribases, Marta, Casas, Miguel et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2014.12.019
PMID: 24629712 Journal: PSYCHIAT RES Year: 2014 Reference: Psychiatry Res. 2014 May 30;216(3):398-403. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2014.01.026. Epub 2014 Jan 28. Impact factor: 2.682 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Daigre, Constanza, Grau-Lopez, Lara, Martinez-Luna, Nieves, Eiroa-Orosa, Francisco Jose, Barral, Carmen, Torrens, Marta, Casas, Miguel, Comin, Marina, Roncero, Carlos et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2014.01.026
PMID: 24480289 Journal: MED CLIN-BARCELONA Year: 2014 Reference: Med Clin (Barc). 2014 May 6;142(9):393-6. doi: 10.1016/j.medcli.2013.09.044. Epub 2014 Jan 28. Impact factor: 1.252 Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Costa-Requena, Gema, Cantarell Aixendri, M Carmen, Rodriguez Urrutia, Amanda, Seron Micas, Daniel et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.medcli.2013.09.044
PMID: 22583136 Journal: Scandinavian journal of caring sciences Year: 2013 Reference: Scand J Caring Sci. 2013 Mar;27(1):77-83. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2012.01003.x. Epub 2012 May 14. Impact factor: Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: , , et al. DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2012.01003.x
PMID: 23200696 Journal: GENERAL HOSPITAL PSYCHIATRY Year: 2013 Reference: Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2013 Jan;35(1):93-9. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2012.09.010. Epub 2012 Nov 29. Impact factor: 2.977 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Qureshi, Adil, Collazos, Francisco, Sobradiel, Natalia, Eiroa-Orosa, Francisco Jose, Febrel, Mercedes, Revollo-Escudero, Hilda Wara, Andres, Eva, Del Mar Ramos, Maria, Roca, Miquel, Casas, Miguel et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2012.09.010
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.
On World Clinical Trials Day, we highlight some of the studies we have participated in that confirm the efficacy of new drugs, allowing their approval by regulatory agencies.
