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• Mental health therapeutics: efficacy and resist- ance to treatment; validation of diagnostic and assessment scales; systematic reviews; neu- ropsychology; neurophysiology; neuroimaging.
New research lines:
• Adjuvant use of Ayahuasca in teh treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder; biological and genetic studies of inflammatory processes in ma- jor depression; third generation therapies for the treatment of schizophrenia (metacognition).
Most relevant scientific articles
PuIGdeMont d., Portella M.J., Pérez-eGea r., Molet J., false: Cannabis users show increased susceptibility to
Research Groups
GIronell a., de dIeGo-adelIno J. et al. A randomized dou- ble-blind crossover trial of deep brain stimulation of the sub- callosal cingulate gyrus in patients with treatment-resistant depression: A pilot study of relapse prevention. Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience. 2015;40(4):224-231.
Fullana M.a., harrIson B.J., sorIano-Mas c., VerVlIet B., cardoner n., aVIla-Parcet a. et al. Neural signatures of human fear conditioning: an updated and extended me- ta-analysis of fMRI studies. Molecular Psychiatry. 2015.
rIBa J., Valle M., saMPedro F., rodríGuez-PuJadas a., Martínez-horta s., kulIseVsky J. et al. Telling true from
Highlights
• First randomized clinical trial published of DBS for treatment-resistant major depression. The re- sults suggest that ECP is effective.
• Epigenetic and neuroimaging study in patients with borderline personality disorder. The results showed that childhood traumas affect methyla- tion of certain genes related to the disorder.
• Clinical trial on the effects of mindfulness for the treatment of borderline personality disorder. Mindfulness decreases borderline characteristic symptoms and impulsivity compared to interper- sonal effectiveness skills training.
false memories. Molecular Psychiatry. 2015;20(6):772-777.
leon-caBallero J., PacchIarottI I., Murru a., ValentI M., coloM F., Benach B. et al. Bipolar disorder and antibodies against the N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor: A gate to the involvement of autoimmunity in the pathophysiology of bipolar illness. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews. 2015;55:403-412.
contreras-rodríGuez o., PuJol J., Batalla I., harrIson B.J., sorIano-Mas c., deus J. et al. Functional connectiv- ity bias in the prefrontal cortex of psychopaths. Biological Psychiatry. 2015;78(9):647-655.
• Collaborative European project for the implemen- tation of ICT in the prevention and treatment of schizophrenia.
• Development of a new technique for the temporal determination of cortisol in hair, as a biomarker of stress and depression. The results are part of a doctoral thesis.
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