Chronic consumption of cannabis and cocaine can cause psychotic disorders
According to the latest data from the Ministry of Health, alcohol and tobacco are still the most common drugs taken legally in Spain, followed by t...
Service News from Psychiatry and Psychology
People with schizophrenia who take part in clinical trials may not be representative of the population with this disorder
A new international study, in which Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS researchers took part, shows that people with schizophrenia who are not eligible for cl...
Dr. Alba Roca: “Patients in the Perinatal Mental Health Unit experience a triple stigma: that of mental health, that of mental health in a woman, and that of mental health in a mother”
Interview with Dr. Alba Roca, psychiatrist in the Perinatal Mental Health Unit. We speak to her about the invisibilization of different mental diso...
Sexual assaults treated at the Hospital Cliníc’s A&E Department return to pre-pandemic levels
Once again, the institutional commitment of the Clinic to the recovery of the health of women victims of sexual violence is reaffirmed.
Marketed in Spain the first medication derived from cannabis to treat refractory epilepsy
From September 2021, Cannabidiol (CBD) will be marketed in Spain as the first medication used to treat refractory epilepsy, which does not respond...
Dr. Lluïsa Garcia Esteve: “Sexual violence causes short-, medium- and long-term illness”
Interview with Dr. Lluïsa Garcia Esteve, psychiatrist and president of the Commission on Domestic and Gender-Based Violence
European Depression Day: Treatment-resistant depression gains 44,000 new sufferers every year in Spain
A study by CIBERSAM with the participation of Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS found that treatment-resistant depression has a mean incidence in Spain of 0....
Dr Albert Lladó: “We need to acknowledge the work caregivers carry out”
An interview with Dr Albert Lladó, neurologist at the Alzheimer's and other Cognitive Disorders Unit. Dr Lladó treats dementias, including Alzheime...
The Hospital Clínic starts a pioneering project for the screening and micro-elimination of viral hepatitis in patients with severe mental illness
Dr. Zoe Mariño was awarded a grant in the III Gilead Grant Applications devoted to projects focusing on Micro-elimination in Hepatitis C
Dr. Eduard Vieta: After the lockdown, patients with mental health problems came to us with more serious conditions and later”
Interview with Dr. Eduard Vieta, Head of the Psychiatry and Psychology Service