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Research area: Mental Health
Research group: GRAPISAM (Primary Care and Mental health
Research Group)
This research group is made up of professionals and researchers from primary health care in south
metropolitan Barcelona and the Parc Sanitari Joan de Deu and it participates in the mental health area
of the ISCIII-accredited redIAPP network.
Its main focus is research related to mental pathologies in primary health care, and it participates in
projects related to epidemiology (determination of prevalence, incapacity and needs of patients with
mental disorders in primary health care), the analysis of the effectiveness of treatment (evaluation of
the effectiveness of anti-depressants and the description of the patterns of treatment in primary health
care), and finally the evaluation of the suitability of these treatments and the improvement of the
quality of life of patients with mental disorders.
Lines: Most beneficial treatments (reduction of symptoms, improvement of quality of life). Prevalence of mental disorders
in primary health care. Evaluation of the economic costs of mental illness in different areas.
Group leader
Peñarrubia María, Mª Teresa
Researchers
Blanco García, M. Elena
Fernández Sánchez, Ana
Fernández Vergel, Rita
Jiménez Cot, Mònica
Luciano Devis, Juan Vicente
Pinto-Meza, Alejandra
Rubio Valera, Maria
Serrano Blanco, Antoni
Torres Rodriguez, Annabell Cristina
Verduras Rubio, Mª del Camino
Research Projects
PI: Serrano Blanco, Antoni. Coste-efectividad de una intervención no farmacológica vs farmacológica (Fluoxetina, Escitalopram
o Venlafaxina) en depresión mayor en Atención Primaria Epañola. (Estudio INFAP). Funding: Instituto de Salud
Carlos III. Duration: 2012 - 2014
PI: Serrano Blanco, Antoni. A Computational Distributed System to Support the Treatment of Patients with Major Depression.
Funding: European Commission. Duration: 2011 - 2013
PI: Garcia Campayo, Javier. Eficacia y coste-efectividad de un programa de psicoterapia asistida por ordenador en el tratamiento
de la depresión mayor en atención primaria: estudio controlado randomizado. Funding: Instituto de Salud Carlos III.
Duration: 2011 - 2013
PI: Salvador Carulla, Luis. Prevención primaria de la depresión mediante una intervención basada en el nivel y perfil de riesgo
en Atención Primaria: Ensayo aleatorio controlado de conglomerados. El estudio PREDICT-CCRT. Funding: Instituto de
Salud Carlos III. Duration: 2010 - 2012
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