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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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: 33589642 Journal: Nature Communications Year: 2021 Reference: Nat Commun. 2021 Feb 15;12(1):1166. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-21566-w. Impact factor: 14.919 Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Havdahl, Alexandra, Neale, Benjamin M, Franke, Barbara, Faraone, Stephen V, Borglum, Anders D, Andreassen, Ole A, Arranz, Maria Jesus, Banaschewski, Tobias, Bau, Claiton, Bellgrove, Mark et al. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21566-w
PMID: 33495110 Journal: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY Year: 2021 Reference: Eur Neuropsychopharmacol. 2021 Mar;44:1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2021.01.002. Epub 2021 Jan 23. Impact factor: 4.6 Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Pujol-Gualdo, Natalia, Ramos-Quiroga, Josep Antoni, Ribases, Marta, Soler Artigas, Maria, Sanchez-Mora, Cristina et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2021.01.002
PMID: 33456050 Journal: MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY Year: 2021 Reference: Mol Psychiatry. 2021 Jun;26(6):2101-2110. doi: 10.1038/s41380-020-01002-z. Epub 2021 Jan 17. Impact factor: 15.992 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Rovira, Paula, Andreassen, Ole, Buitelaar, Jan K, Ching, Christopher R K, Franke, Barbara, Hoogman, Martine, Jahanshad, Neda, McDonald, Carrie, Schmaal, Lianne, Sisodiya, Sanjay M et al. DOI: 10.1038/s41380-020-01002-z
PMID: 33436129 Journal: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE Year: 2021 Reference: Psychol Med. 2021 Jan 13:1-11. doi: 10.1017/S0033291720005115. Impact factor: 7.723 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Bosch, Rosa, Pagerols, Mireia, Rivas, Cristina, Sixto, Laura, Bricolle, Laura, Espanol-Martin, Gemma, Prat, Raquel, Ramos-Quiroga, Josep A, Casas, Miquel et al. DOI: 10.1017/S0033291720005115
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.
