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I am interested in severe early-onset mental disorders, with a particular focus on bonding and supporting children and families, as well as early detection to improve prognosis and understand the initial stages of the disorder.
Expert in
Psychotic disorder with onset in childhood and adolescence, high-risk mental states and severe mental disorder in children and adolescents
Languages
Catalan, Spanish, English
Doctor specialising in Psychiatry. Since 2011, I have been working in the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit at SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital. Since 2015, I have been part of the Child and Adolescent Psychotic Disorders Unit and the Acute Hospitalisation Unit, where I am also responsible for teaching. I am tutor for residents specialising in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Affiliated with the PhD programme in Psychiatry and Psychology at the Universitat de Barcelona, writing a doctoral thesis on high-risk mental states.
Training
- Specialist degree in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, obtained through the extraordinary access route, with official recognition of previous professional experience in this field, 2023.
- Specialist in Psychiatry, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, 2007-2011.
- Bachelor's Degree in Medicine and Surgery, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2000-2006.
Scientific activity
- Collaborating researcher in two FIS competitively funded projects focusing on high-risk mental states.
- Collaborating researcher in a European clinical trial on high-risk mental states.
Teaching
- Teaching psychopathology of severe mental disorders for MIR (psychiatry speciality), Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu.
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