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
Our work is not just basic or translational; we are leaders in clinical research. Enter and find about the clinical trials we are conducting and why we are a world reference in this field.
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Our aim is to make the research carried out at the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) a driving force for transformation. How? By identifying new channels and solutions for the promotion of people's health and well-being.
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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: 33991890 Journal: SLEEP MEDICINE Year: 2021 Reference: Sleep Med. 2021 Jul;83:106-114. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2021.04.022. Epub 2021 Apr 22. Impact factor: 3.492 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Gisbert Gustemps, Laura, Lugo Marin, Jorge, Setien Ramos, Imanol, Ibanez Jimenez, Pol, Romero Santo-Tomas, Odile, Jurado Luque, Maria Jose, Ballester Navarro, Pura, Esteve Cruella, Antoni, Diez Villoria, Emiliano, Canal Bedia, Ricardo et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2021.04.022
PMID: 33978231 Journal: REVISTA DE NEUROLOGIA Year: 2021 Reference: Rev Neurol. 2021 May 16;72(10):368-370. doi: 10.33588/rn.7210.2021082. Impact factor: 0.87 Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Pereira-Pinto, A, Palma-Alvarez, R F, Ortega-Hernandez, G, Grau-Lopez, L, Ramos-Quiroga, J A et al. DOI: 10.33588/rn.7210.2021082
PMID: 33973055 Journal: CHILDS NERVOUS SYSTEM Year: 2021 Reference: Childs Nerv Syst. 2021 Sep;37(9):2799-2806. doi: 10.1007/s00381-021-05201-z. Epub 2021 May 10. Impact factor: 1.475 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Maruccia, Federica, Gomariz, Laura, Rosas, Katiuska, Durduran, Turgut, Paredes-Carmona, Fernando, Sahuquillo, Juan, Poca, Maria A et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00381-021-05201-z
PMID: 33897505 Journal: Frontiers in Psychiatry Year: 2021 Reference: Front Psychiatry. 2021 Apr 9;12:659063. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.659063. eCollection 2021. Impact factor: 4.157 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Grau-Lopez, Lara, Roncero, Carlos, Palma-Alvarez, Raul F, Ros-Cucurull, Elena, Daigre, Constanza, Perea-Ortueta, Marta, Serrano-Perez, Pedro, Martinez-Luna, Nieves, Salas-Martinez, Anna, Robles-Martinez, Maria et al. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.659063
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.
