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
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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: 35066012 Journal: JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS Year: 2022 Reference: J Affect Disord. 2022 Apr 1;302:83-93. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.01.077. Epub 2022 Jan 20. Impact factor: 4.839 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Ribases, Marta, Cuesta, Manuel J, Bernardo, Miguel, Ramos-Quiroga, J Antoni, Mane, Anna, Serra, Maria, Amoretti, Silvia, Verdolini, Norma, Varo, Cristina, Mezquida, Gisela et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.01.077
PMID: 35038702 Journal: EUROPEAN ADDICTION RESEARCH Year: 2022 Reference: Eur Addict Res. 2022;28(4):243-254. doi: 10.1159/000521425. Epub 2022 Jan 17. Impact factor: 3.015 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Grau-Lopez, Lara, Daigre, Constanza, Palma-Alvarez, Raul Felipe, Sorribes-Puertas, Marta, Serrano-Perez, Pedro, Quesada-Franco, Marta, Segura, Lidia, Coronado, Marta, Ramos-Quiroga, Josep Antoni, Colom, Joan et al. DOI: 10.1159/000521425
PMID: 34040548 Journal: Frontiers in Psychiatry Year: 2021 Reference: Front Psychiatry. 2021 May 3;12:608973. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.608973. eCollection 2021. Impact factor: 4.157 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Montes, Maria Jose, Rios, Giuliana, Bosch, Rosa, Citoler, Barbara, Closa, Helena, Corrales, Montserrat, Daigre, Constanza, Delgado, Mercedes, Dip, Maria Emilia, Estelrich, Neus et al. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.608973
PMID: 34032928 Journal: ACTA DIABETOLOGICA Year: 2021 Reference: Acta Diabetol. 2021 Oct;58(10):1403-1412. doi: 10.1007/s00592-021-01735-5. Epub 2021 May 25. Impact factor: 4.28 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Planas, Alejandra, Simo-Servat, Olga, Baneras, Jordi, Sanchez, Monica, Garcia, Esther, Ortiz, Angel M, Ruiz-Meana, Marisol, Hernandez, Cristina, Ferreira-Gonzalez, Ignacio, Simo, Rafael et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00592-021-01735-5
PMID: 33244849 Journal: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART B-NEUROPSYCHIATRIC GENETICS Year: 2021 Reference: Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet. 2021 Apr;186(3):140-150. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32827. Epub 2020 Nov 27. Impact factor: 3.568 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Vilar-Ribo, Laura, Rovira, Paula, Richarte, Vanesa, Corrales, Montserrat, Fadeuilhe, Christian, Arribas, Lorena, Casas, Miquel, Ramos-Quiroga, Josep Antoni, Ribases, Marta, Soler Artigas, Maria et al. DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32827
PMID: 34002096 Journal: NATURE GENETICS Year: 2021 Reference: Nat Genet. 2021 Jun;53(6):817-829. doi: 10.1038/s41588-021-00857-4. Epub 2021 May 17. Impact factor: 38.33 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Borte, Sigrid, Mullins, Niamh, Forstner, Andreas J, O'Connell, Kevin S, Coombes, Brandon, Coleman, Jonathan R I, Qiao, Zhen, Als, Thomas D, Bigdeli, Tim B, Kubo, Michiaki et al. DOI: 10.1038/s41588-021-00857-4
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.
