Mental Health and Addictions

The Mental Health and Addictions Research Group of the IDIBGI is made up of a team of multidisciplinary professionals from the Mental Health and Addictions Network of the Healthcare Institute de Girona, recognized for the “development of a model of community care in mental health and addictions that has closed the psychiatric hospital” (Premi Experiències. Jornada 25 Anys al Servei del Sistema Nacional de Salut de Catalunya: Mirem cap al Futur, 2016).

Main lines of research

The main lines of research are clinical, although we have three lines that are transversal and that relate to clinical research

Clinical:
1. Psychosis: neurobiology, brain imaging, psychological treatment, online cognitive rehabilitation and the impact of functionalism.
2. Clinical trials with pharmaceutical treatments: depression, psychosis.
3. The impact of cognitive function in mental disorders.
4. Comorbidities of mental disorders: cardiovascular risk factors.
5. Addictions: identification of the risk factors of poor prognosis, carrying out interventions.
6. Suicidal behaviour: epidemiology, diagnosis, genetic aspects and treatment.

Assessment of Mental Health programmes and support in decision making for those responsible for planning care in mental health.
ICT: How to incorporate e-health technologies (IC Technologies applied to health), remote assistance and m-health (use of mobile technology) in mental health.
Patient safety, systematizing the identification of events or circumstances that may have given rise to, or have indeed given rise to unnecessary harm to a patient, and suggesting improvements.

Strategic objectives

To carry out research enabling increased knowledge of mental disorders, improving their treatment and recovery, personal empowerment and the quality of care of people with mental health problems.
To promote participation in research from professionals from the Mental Health and Addictions Network, increasing the critical mass of full time researchers.
To establish alliances to carry out joint research projects with other research groups from the IDIBGI.
To encourage participation from researchers from the research group in multicentre projects, allowing alliances with other research centres to be strengthened.

Publications

Mental Health and Addictions

Roche D, Mora T, Cid J

Identifying non-adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder individuals using a stacked machine learning algorithm using administrative data population registers in a universal healthcare system.

Jcpp Advances, 2024, 4 dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12193

Mental Health and Addictions

Sastre-Buades A, Caro-Cañizares I, Ochoa S, Lorente-Rovira E, Barajas A, Gutiérrez-Zotes A, Sánchez-Alonso S, López-Carrilero R, Grasa E, Pousa E, Pélaez T, Cid J, González-Higueras F, Ruiz-Delgado I, Baca-Garcia E, Spanish Metacognition Study Group, Barrigon ML

Relationship between cognition and suicidal behavior in recent-onset psychosis.

SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH, 2023, 252, 172-180 dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2022.12.042

Mental Health and Addictions

Mora T, Puig-Junoy J, Jacobs R, Cid J

Differential costs for the non-adult ADHD population in Catalonia.

Health Economics Review, 2023, 13, 24-24 dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13561-023-00437-8

Mental Health and Addictions

Moreno-Küstner B, Fábrega-Ruz J, Gonzalez-Caballero JL, Reyes-Martin S, Ochoa S, Romero-Lopez-Alberca C, Cid J, Vila-Badia R, Frigola-Capell E, Salvador-Carulla L

Patient-reported impact of symptoms in schizophrenia scale (PRISS): Development and validation

ACTA PSYCHIATRICA SCANDINAVICA, 2022, 145, 640-655 dx.doi.org/10.1111/acps.13417

Mental Health and Addictions

Ferrer-Quintero M, Fernández D, López-Carrilero R, Birulés I, Barajas A, Lorente-Rovira E, Luengo A, Díaz-Cutraro L, Verdaguer M, García-Mieres H, Gutiérrez-Zotes A, Grasa E, Pousa E, Huerta-Ramos E, Pélaez T, Barrigón ML, Gómez-Benito J, González-Higueras F, Ruiz-Delgado I, Cid J, Moritz S, Sevilla-Llewellyn-Jones J, Spanish Metacognition Group, Ochoa S

Males and females with first episode psychosis present distinct profiles of social cognition and metacognition

EUROPEAN ARCHIVES OF PSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE, 2022, 272, 1169-1181 dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00406-022-01438-0

Mental Health and Addictions

Pousa E, Brébion G, López-Carrilero R, Ruiz AI, Grasa E, Barajas A, Peláez T, Alfonso-Gutiérrrez-Zotes, Lorente E, Barrigón ML, Ruiz-Delgado I, González-Higueras F, Cid J, Pérez-Solà V, Spanish Metacognition Study Group, Insight Barcelona Work Group, Ochoa S

Clinical insight in first-episode psychosis: Clinical, neurocognitive and metacognitive predictors

SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH, 2022, 248, 158-167 dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2022.08.007

Mental Health and Addictions

Ferrer-Quintero M, Fernández D, López-Carrilero R, Díaz-Cutraro L, Verdaguer-Rodríguez M, García-Mieres H, Huerta-Ramos E, Gómez-Benito J, Peláez T, Birulés I, Barajas A, Pousa E, Barrigón M, Gutiérrez-Zotes A, Grasa E, Ruiz-Delgado I, Lorente-Rovira E, Cid J, On Behalf Of The Spanish Metacognition Study Group, Ochoa S

Heterogeneity in Response to MCT and Psychoeducation: A Feasibility Study Using Latent Class Mixed Models in First-Episode Psychosis

Healthcare, 2022, 10 dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10112155

Mental Health and Addictions

Mendoza-García S, García-Mieres H, Lopez-Carrilero R, Sevilla-Lewellyn-Jones J, Birulés I, Barajas A, Lorente-Rovira E, Gutiérrez-Zotes A, Grasa E, Pousa E, Pelaéz T, Barrigón ML, González-Higueras F, Ruiz-Delgado I, Cid J, Montserrat R, Martin-Iñigo L, Moreno-Kustner B, Vila-Bbadía R, Díaz-Cutraro L, Verdaguer-Rodríguez M, Ferrer-Quintero M, Punsoda-Puche P, Barrau-Sastre P, Moritz S, Ochoa S

Influence of Maternal and Paternal History of Mental Health in Clinical, Social Cognition and Metacognitive Variables in People with First-Episode Psychosis

Journal of Personalized Medicine, 2022, 12 dx.doi.org/10.3390/jpm12101732

Mental Health and Addictions

Ruiz-Delgado I, Moreno-Küstner B, García-Medina M, Barrigón ML, Gonzalez-Higueras F, López-Carrilero R, Barrios-Mellado I, Barajas A, Pousa E, Lorente-Rovira E, Grasa E, Cid J, Barrau-Sastre P, Moritz S, Ochoa S, Spanish Metacognition Group

Is Metacognitive Training effective for improving neurocognitive function in patients with a recent onset of psychosis?

PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH, 2022, 318, 114941-114941 dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114941

Mental Health and Addictions

Frigola-Capell E, Morgan R, Nogué A, Thelen I, Font J, Gonzalvo B, Oliveras P, Bacardí E, Malla MD, Gimeno A, Pla A, Serrano D, Palomer E, Trafach G, Sagredo JLI, De Castro M, Gibernau M, Serrallonga R, Roger M, Cid J

Towards a classification framework for patient safety incidents and adverse events for a mental health community-based model of service provision.

Revista De Psiquiatria Y Salud Mental, 2022, 15, 211-212 dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rpsmen.2022.09.010

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Competitive projects

Mental Health and Addictions

Optimise and predict antidepressant efficacy for patient with major depressive disorders using multi-omics analysis and AI-predictive tool

Codi oficial: 101095436 Start date:01/12/2022 Data fi: 31/05/2027 Investigador/a principal: EVA FRIGOLA CAPELL Organisme finançador: EUROPEAN COMISSION

Mental Health and Addictions

Ajuts per donar suport a les activitats dels grups de recerca de Catalunya (SGR-Cat 2021) - Salut, Gènere i Envelliment

Codi oficial: 0053MJSDK Start date:01/01/2022 Data fi: 30/06/2025 Investigador/a principal: DOMÈNECH SERRANO SARBOSA Organisme finançador: AGENCIA DE GESTIO D'AJUTS UNIV. I RECER.

Job offers

Identifying non-adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder individuals using a stacked machine learning algorithm using administrative data population registers in a universal healthcare system.

Relationship between cognition and suicidal behavior in recent-onset psychosis.

Differential costs for the non-adult ADHD population in Catalonia.

Patient-reported impact of symptoms in schizophrenia scale (PRISS): Development and validation

Males and females with first episode psychosis present distinct profiles of social cognition and metacognition

Clinical insight in first-episode psychosis: Clinical, neurocognitive and metacognitive predictors

Heterogeneity in Response to MCT and Psychoeducation: A Feasibility Study Using Latent Class Mixed Models in First-Episode Psychosis

Influence of Maternal and Paternal History of Mental Health in Clinical, Social Cognition and Metacognitive Variables in People with First-Episode Psychosis

Is Metacognitive Training effective for improving neurocognitive function in patients with a recent onset of psychosis?

Towards a classification framework for patient safety incidents and adverse events for a mental health community-based model of service provision.

Team

Group leader - R4

Established researchers - R3

Postdoctorals researchers – R2

Predoctorals researchers – R1

Collaborators

Research technicians

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