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.
Progress
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.
Core facilities
We offer specialist support for researchers, internal and external alike, ranging from specific services to preparing complete projects. All this, from a perspective of quality and speed of response.
News
We offer you a gateway for staying up to date on everything going on at the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), from the latest news to future solidarity activities and initiatives that we are organising.
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: José Antonio Ramos Quiroga Collaborators: - Funding agency: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación-MICINN Funding: 332601 Reference: RTC2019-007126-1 Duration: 01/01/2021 - 31/03/2024
IP: Marta Ribases Haro Collaborators: Montserrat Corrales De la Cruz, Vanesa Richarte Fernández, Christian Fadeuilhe Grau, Valeria Macias Chimborazo Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 190877.5 Reference: PI20/00041 Duration: 01/01/2021 - 30/06/2025
IP: José Antonio Ramos Quiroga Collaborators: Carolina Ramos Sayalero, Raquel Ibarz Lopez, Marta Ribases Haro, Pol Ibañez Jimenez Funding agency: EUROPEAN COMMISSION Funding: 499986.25 Reference: TIMESPAN_H2020-SC1-BHC2020 Duration: 01/04/2021 - 31/03/2026
IP: Maria Soler Artigas Collaborators: Laura Gisbert Gustemps, Vanesa Richarte Fernández, Christian Fadeuilhe Grau Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 123420 Reference: PI19/01224 Duration: 05/10/2020 - 30/06/2024
PMID: 35737563 Journal: Personality disorders Year: 2023 Reference: Personal Disord. 2023 May;14(3):355-359. doi: 10.1037/per0000592. Epub 2022 Jun 23. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Aluja, Anton; Calvo, Natalia; Ferrer, Marc; Garcia, Luis F; Garriz, Miguel; Gutierrez, Fernando; Peri, Josep M; Ruiz Rodriguez, Jose; Sorrel, Miguel A; Sureda, Barbara et al. DOI: 10.1037/per0000592
PMID: 37089424 Journal: Frontiers in Physiology Year: 2023 Reference: Front Physiol. 2023 Apr 6;14:1145818. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1145818. eCollection 2023. 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; Folarin, Amos A; Garcia, Esther; Guerrero, Ana Isabel; Hotopf, Matthew et al. DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1145818
PMID: 37085903 Journal: Journal of Translational Medicine Year: 2023 Reference: J Transl Med. 2023 Apr 21;21(1):272. doi: 10.1186/s12967-023-04107-5. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Alemany, Silvia; Alonso-Cotoner, Carmen; Cabana-Dominguez, Judit; Fakhreddine, Dana; Gonzalez-Castro, Ana Maria; Llonga, Natalia; Lobo, Beatriz; Palacio, Judit; Ramos-Quiroga, Josep Antoni; Ribases, Marta et al. DOI: 10.1186/s12967-023-04107-5
PMID: 37816460 Journal: The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice Year: 2023 Reference: J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2023 Oct 8:S2213-2198(23)01124-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2023.09.044. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Ballabriga-Cordoba, Thais; Camanes, Laura; Cantillo, Miguel; Cardona, Victoria; Castrillo, Eduardo; Daigre, Constanza; Dolle-Bierke, Sabine; Ensina, Luis Felipe; Francuzik, Wojciech; Grau-Lopez, Lara et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2023.09.044
PMID: 35235998 Journal: Kardiologia Polska Year: 2022 Reference: Kardiol Pol. 2022;80(4):485-488. doi: 10.33963/KP.a2022.0065. Epub 2022 Mar 2. Impact factor: 3.108 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Baneras, Jordi, Kwasiborski, Przemyslaw, Velagapudi, Poonam, Ijioma, Nkechinyere, Trepa, Maria, Fekadu, Chala, Vandenbriele, Christophe, Stratinaki, Maria, Tun, Han Naung, Garaygordobil, Diego Araiza et al. DOI: 10.33963/KP.a2022.0065
PMID: 34928563 Journal: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY Year: 2022 Reference: J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2022 Jan-Feb 01;42(1):75-80. doi: 10.1097/JCP.0000000000001483. Impact factor: 3.153 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Garriga, Marina, Mallorqui, Andrea, Bernad, Sonia, Ruiz-Cortes, Victoria, Oliveira, Cristina, Amoretti, Silvia, Mezquida, Gisela, Bioque, Miquel, Molina, Oriol, Gomez-Ramiro, Marta et al. DOI: 10.1097/JCP.0000000000001483
PMID: 35170748 Journal: ACTA PSYCHIATRICA SCANDINAVICA Year: 2022 Reference: Acta Psychiatr Scand. 2022 Jul;146(1):36-50. doi: 10.1111/acps.13415. Epub 2022 Feb 25. Impact factor: 6.392 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Salagre, Estela, Aedo, Alberto, Salgado-Pineda, Pilar, Montoro Salvatierra, Irene, Sanchez Gistau, Vanessa, Pomarol-Clotet, Edith, Ramos-Quiroga, Josep Antoni, Carvalho, Andre F, Garcia-Rizo, Clemente, Undurraga, Juan et al. DOI: 10.1111/acps.13415
PMID: 34998087 Journal: PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH Year: 2022 Reference: Psychiatry Res. 2022 Feb;308:114349. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.114349. Epub 2021 Dec 20. Impact factor: 3.222 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Fadeuilhe, C, Daigre, C, Grau-Lopez, L, Richarte, V, Palma-Alvarez, R F, Corrales, M, Saez, B, Baz, M, Ramos-Quiroga, J A et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.114349
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
PMID: 33831461 Journal: NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS Year: 2021 Reference: Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2021 Jul;126:529-541. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.03.034. Epub 2021 Apr 5. Impact factor: 8.989 Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Anmella, Gerard, Fico, Giovanna, Lotfaliany, Mojtaba, Hidalgo-Mazzei, Diego, Soto-Angona, Oscar, Gimenez, Anna, Amoretti, Silavia, Murru, Andrea, Radua, Joaquim, Solanes, Aleix et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.03.034
PMID: 30859017 Journal: Journal of Latina-o Psychology Year: 2019 Reference: J Lat Psychol. 2019 Feb;7(1):59-75. doi: 10.1037/lat0000101. Epub 2018 Jul 12. Impact factor: 1.811 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Collazos, Francisco, Markle, Sheri Lapatin, Chavez, Ligia, Brugal, Maria Teresa, Aroca, Paloma, Wang, Ye, Hussain, Isra, Alegria, Margarita et al. DOI: 10.1037/lat0000101
PMID: 30849401 Journal: NEUROPHARMACOLOGY Year: 2019 Reference: Neuropharmacology. 2019 Sep 15;156:107557. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2019.02.039. Epub 2019 Mar 6. Impact factor: 4.367 Publication type: Editorail in international publication Authors: Mortimer, Niall, Ganster, Tatjana, O'Leary, Aet, Popp, Sandy, Freudenberg, Florian, Reif, Andreas, Artigas, Maria Soler, Ribases, Marta, Ramos-Quiroga, Josep Antoni, Lesch, Klaus-Peter et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2019.02.039
PMID: 30804560 Journal: NATURE GENETICS Year: 2019 Reference: Nat Genet. 2019 Mar;51(3):481-493. doi: 10.1038/s41588-018-0321-7. Epub 2019 Feb 25. Impact factor: 25.455 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Wilson, James F, Zhou, Jian, Hui, Jennie, Karrasch, Stefan, Imboden, Medea, Harris, Sarah E, Marten, Jonathan, Enroth, Stefan, Kerr, Shona M, Surakka, Ida et al. DOI: 10.1038/s41588-018-0321-7
PMID: 30646205 Journal: JAMA Network Open Year: 2019 Reference: JAMA Netw Open. 2019 Jan 4;2(1):e186927. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.6927. Impact factor: 0 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Shrout, Patrick E, Alegria, Margarita, Falgas-Bague, Irene, Collazos, Francisco, Carmona Camacho, Rodrigo, Lapatin Markle, Sheri, Wang, Ye, Baca-Garcia, Enrique, Le Cook, Benjamin, Chavez, Ligia M et al. DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.6927
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.
