Schizophrenia
This programme focuses on schizophrenia and related disorders, including clinical care, research and teaching. The research is centred on the study of first-episodes, early onset, resistant and chronic schizophrenia. The main lines include neuroimaging, genetics, neurobiology and molecular psychiatry, neuropsychology, psychometric evaluation, psychopharmacology, psychoeducation and physical health
Principal Investigators
Miquel Bernardo
Full Professor
Technologies & Methods
- Functional and structural neuroimaging techniques.
- Genetic and molecular biological techniques.
- Psychometric evaluation.
Research Team
Miquel Bioque
Medical Assistant Professor
Rosa Catalan
Medical Assistant Professor
Clemente Carlos Garcia
Medical Assistant Professor
Gisela Mezquida
Medical Assistant Professor
Eduardo Parellada
Medical Assistant Professor
Rafael Penades
Medical Assistant Professor
Maria Mercedes Torra
Medical Assistant Professor
Silvia Amoretti
Postdoctoral
Active Projects
Deep brain stimulation for patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia: a multicentre prospective study
Fundació La Marató de TV3. 202206-30. Miquel Bernardo.
Marcadores glutamatérgicos y respuesta antipsicótica inicial en pacientes con primer episodio psicótico (PEP) y en un modelo animal de esquizofrenia.
Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades. PI21/00552. Eduardo Parellada.
Biomarcadores de pérdida sináptica, daño neuronal e inflamación en líquido cefalorraquídeo y sangre periférica en pacientes con un primer episodio psicótico
Instituto de Salud Carlos III. PI20/01066. Miquel Bernardo.
PROJECTE PUZZLE
Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica. DN040743. Eduardo Parellada.
Testing the accelerated aging hypothesis in schizophrenia: an epigenetic clock analysis in chronic and elderly patients: the ENCLOSE-Age Study (EpigeNetic CLOck in SchizophrEnia – in Aged adults)
Fundació La Marató de TV3. 358/U/2022. Barbara Segura.
The retinal structure as a potential biomarker in schizophrenia spectrum disorders
Fundació La Marató de TV3. 202205-10. Miquel Bernardo.
El efecto de los eventos perinatales en los primeros episodios psicóticos
Instituto de Salud Carlos III. PI20/00661. Clemente Carlos.
Grup Esquizofrènia Clínic (GEC)
Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca (AGAUR). 2021 SGR 01120. Eduardo Parellada.
Selected publications
Amador-Campos, J. A., Peró-Cebollero, M., Feliu-Torruella, M., Pérez-González, A., Cañete-Massé, C., Jarne-Esparcia, A. J., Triadó-Ivern, X., & Guàrdia-Olmos, J. (2023). Mentoring and Research Self-Efficacy of Doctoral Students: A Psychometric Approach. Education Sciences, 13(4), 358. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci13040358
Barrios, M., Aza, A., Chimelis-Santiago, J. R., Gómez-Benito, J., & Guilera, G. (2023). A Mixed Methods Approach for Studying Relevant Areas of Functioning in Schizophrenia. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 22. https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069231194961
Bartolomé-Valenzuela, M., Pereda, N., & Guilera, G. (2023). Prevalencia de experiencias adversas y victimización en personas adultas con trastorno mental grave en Barcelona. Gaceta Sanitaria, 37, 102314. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaceta.2023.102314
Bertomeu, P., Pereda, N., & Guilera, G. (2023). Electronic victimization experiences in Spanish adolescents from the general population and risk contexts. Behavioral Psychology/Psicología Conductual, 30(3), 563–578. https://doi.org/10.51668/bp.8323307n
Blanca, M. J., Arnau, J., García-Castro, F. J., Alarcón, R., & Bono, R. (2023). Repeated measures ANOVA and adjusted F-tests when sphericity is violated: which procedure is best? Frontiers in Psychology, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1192453
Bono, R., Alarcón, R., Arnau, J., García-Castro, F. J., & Blanca, M. J. (2023). Robustness of Generalized Linear Mixed Models for Split-Plot Designs with Binary Data. Anales de Psicología, 39(2), 332–343. https://doi.org/10.6018/analesps.527421
Guilera, G., Barrios, M., Carmona, V., & Gómez-Benito, J. (2023). Symptoms and functioning: a content analysis of the PANSS under the ICF framework. Journal of Mental Health, 32(4), 744–751. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2023.2182427
Guilera, G., López-Martínez, M. D., Barrios, M., Hidalgo, M. D., Steel, P., & Gómez-Benito, J. (2024). Spanish validation of the pure procrastination scale: dimensional structure, internal consistency, temporal stability, gender invariance, and relationships with personality and satisfaction with life. Frontiers in Psychology, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1268855
López-Fernández, G., Barrios, M., & Gómez-Benito, J. (2023). Breastfeeding and maternal attachment: The moderating roles of maternal stress and child behavior. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 69, e80–e87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2022.12.011
López‐Fernández, G., Gómez‐Benito, J., Kramer, L., & Barrios, M. (2023). Spanish validation of the Parental Expectations and Perceptions of Children’s Sibling Relationships Questionnaire. Family Relations, 72(3), 1220–1236. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12699
Maldonado-Murciano, L., Pontes, H. M., Barrios, M., Gómez-Benito, J., & Guilera, G. (2023). Psychometric Validation of the Spanish Gaming Disorder Test (GDT): Item Response Theory and Measurement Invariance Analysis. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 21(3), 1973–1991. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-021-00704-x
Marcó-García, S., Guilera, G., Ferrer-Quintero, M., Ochoa, S., Escuder-Romeva, G., Martínez-Mondejar, A., Montalbán-Roca, V., del Cacho, N., Rubio-Abadal, E., Escanilla-Casal, A., Martínez-Zambrano, F., Balsells-Mejía, S., & Huerta-Ramos, E. (2023). The RECAPACITA project: Description of the clinical, neuropsychological and functional profile of a sample of people with severe mental disorder and legal capacity modification in Spain. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 88, 101874. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2023.101874