Montserrat Dolz Abadia
Research group
Research line:
Mental health of a young child
Dr. Dolz graduated in Medicine and Surgery in 1995 from the University of Barcelona and obtained the title of Specialist in Psychiatry in 2000 and the diploma of advanced studies from the University of Barcelona in 2003.
She is currently the head of the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service at Hospital Sant Joan de Déu in Barcelona and a researcher in the CIBERSAM G11 group: Etiopathogenesis of severe mental disorders, of which she leads the line of research on child and adolescent mental health. She has focused his research career on the last 20 years in the area of psychosis.
She collaborated with the NEDES group in a multicenter study entitled "Needs of people with schizophrenia living in the community" (PI 97/1275) and later with the GENIPE group in the study of patients with a first psychotic episode (PI05 / 1114), projects that have publications in high-impact journals.
In 2000 she spent time at King's College of London with Prof. R. Murray, and later in 2009 at the Center for the Assessment and Prevention of Prodromal States at the University of California (Los Angeles OSA), a pioneering center in the detection of patients at risk of psychosis, with Professor T Cannon.
In 2011, together with Dr. Baeza (H. Clínic de Barcelona, G04 CIBERSAM), started the CAPRIS project, a Spain pioneer study of children and young people at risk of developing psychosis, funded by various ISCIII grants, being IP of PI11 grants / 02684, PI15 / 00509, PI21 / 00090 and with the help of the Alicia Koplowitz Foundation (2015-2018). As Country Coordinator, she is currently leading the collaboration with the Medical Center University of Utrecht in the clinical trial "Placebo-Controlled trial in Ultra-high Risk for Psychosis with Omega 3 fatty acids in Europe".
Since 2013 she has been collaborating as a consultant in child and adolescent mental health in the Master Plan for Mental Health and Addictions of the Generalitat de Catalunya and is the coordinator of the field of child and adolescent mental health in the Advisory Council. of Mental Health of the Department of Health of Catalonia.
Last Publications
- Rosa Bosch Munsó, Pagerols M, Raquel Prat Farras, Español-Martín G, Cristina Rivas Pérez, Dolz M, Haro JM, Ramos-Quiroga JA, Ribasés M and Miguel Casas Brugué Changes in the Mental Health of Children and Adolescents during the COVID-19 Lockdown: Associated Factors and Life Conditions INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH . 19(7): .
- Vila-Badia R, del Cacho N, Butjosa Molines A, Serra-Arumí C, Esteban Santjusto M, Abella M, Cuevas-Esteban J, Morelló G, Pardo M, Muñoz Samons D, Group PROFEP and Usall J Prevalence and types of childhood trauma in first episode psychosis patients. Relation with clinical onset variables. JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH . 146: 102-108.
- Diago M, Vila-Badia R, Serra-Arumí C, Butjosa Molines A, del Cacho N, Marina Esteban Sanjusto, Colomer-Salvans A, Sánchez L, Dolz M, Muñoz Samons D, Profep G and Usall J Emotional abuse and perceived stress: The most relevant factors in suicide behavior in first-episode psychosis patients. PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH . 315: 114699-114699.
Projects
- Project name:
- Estudio multicéntrico longitudinal sobre marcadores de predicción de la transición a psicosis en niños y adolescentes con riesgo de psicosis: el papel del estrés intrauterino
- Leader
- Montserrat Dolz Abadia
- Funding entities:
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII)
- Code
- PI21/00090
- Starting - finishing date:
- 2022 - 2024
- Project name:
- PCP00214_Convenio Colaboración FSJD - FAK
- Leader
- Montserrat Dolz Abadia
- Funding entities:
- Fundación Alicia Koplowitz
- Code
- PCP00214
- Starting - finishing date:
- 2017 - 2018
- Project name:
- PCP00199_Convenio Colaboración FSJD - FAK
- Leader
- Montserrat Dolz Abadia
- Funding entities:
- Fundación Alicia Koplowitz
- Code
- PCP00199
- Starting - finishing date:
- 2017 - 2017
News
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Study reveals that a high percentage of children and adolescents with early onset psychosis suffer from clinical depression
A study carried out by researchers from the Institut Sant Joan de Déu and the Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu reveals that a high percentage of children and adolescents with early onset psychosis suffer from clinical depression. The article has been published in the scientific journal European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.