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: 38044223 Journal: Schizophrenia Research Year: 2023 Reference: Schizophr Res. 2023 Dec 2:S0920-9964(23)00423-1. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2023.11.011. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Aguilar, Eduardo J; Amoretti, Silvia; Bernardo, Miquel; Berrocoso, Esther; Cuesta, Manuel J; Escarti, Maria J; Garcia-Marti, Gracian; Gonzalez-Pinto, Ana; Ibanez, Angela; Janssen, Joost et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2023.11.011
PMID: 38086222 Journal: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY Year: 2023 Reference: Eur Neuropsychopharmacol. 2023 Dec 11;79:32-37. doi: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2023.10.004. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Alfonso, Miqueu; Amoretti, Silvia; Anmella, Gerard; Arranz, Belen; Bernardo, Miquel; Dal Santo, Francesco; Garcia-Portilla, Maria Paz; Gonzalez-Blanco, Leticia; Hernandez, Carla; Marin Alcaraz, Lorena et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2023.10.004
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 TOUCH MSCA-COFUND doctoral training programme, led by UAB and focusing on the field of mental health, has opened its first call for applications, offering 13 doctoral positions.
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