The research conducted in the Bipolar and Depressive Disorders Unit is carried out through the August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), in the area of Clinical and Experimental Neurosciences. More specifically in the following research group:
The research is also carried out through the following entities:
Institute of Neurosciences (University of Barcelona).
Biomedical Research Networking Centre for Mental Health (CIBERSAM), in group G25 of the Bipolar Disorder Programme.
Generalitat Research Group (2021 SGR 01358).
TECSAM Network: Innovation in mental health (Secretariat of Universities and Research of the Department of Enterprise and Knowledge of the Generalitat de Catalunya).
ENBREC (European Network of Bipolar Research Expert Centres).
ConLiGen International Consortium (http://www.conligen.org/).
NIGMA International Consortium.
The Bipolar and Depressive Disorders Unit of the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona has led and participated in at least a hundred national and international studies on affective disorders, allowing us to discover relevant aspects of the course and prognosis of these diseases (clinical, biological and neurocognitive). In 2005, it was recognized as a consolidated research group by AGAUR.
The main lines of research of the Bipolar and Depressive Disorders Unit at the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona are:
Development, evaluation and application of digital technologies in the field of mental health.
Epidemiology and disability associated with bipolar and unipolar disorders.
Precision psychiatry: endophenotypes, genetics and biomarkers of affective disorders.
Clinical trials and innovation in psychopharmacology of bipolar and depressive disorders.
Observational studies in affective disorders.
Innovative psychological interventions for bipolar disorder.
Neurocognition and neuroimaging of bipolar and unipolar disorders.
First affective and psychological episodes.
Suicide prevention.
Bipolar and depressive disorders resistant to treatment.
Bipolar disorders in later life.
Clinical research
Discover the active clinical trials and projects of this unit.
