A research in which the Department of Psychobiology and Methodology of the UAB collaborates has studied the challenges of motherhood and mental disorders. It reveals that, although mothers with gambling...
A study conducted with the collaboration of the Department of Psychobiology and Methodology of the UAB has analyzed the complex interactions of gambling disorder (GD) with criminal behavior. It reveals that between 23% and 89% of GD...
Pathological gambling, a behavioural addiction, is often associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). A study in dual pathology by the Pathological Gambling Unit of the Bellvitge University Hospital and the UAB has...
A research team from the UAB and IDIBELL warns that the DSM-5 severity classification may not adequately reflect the severity of eating disorders from a neurocognitive perspective. Based on a study of 161 patients,...
A review of the scientific literature finds results suggesting that suicide prevention interventions using telephone contact appear to be feasible and effective in reducing suicidal ideation...
A research from the Institut de Neurociències (INc-UAB), conducted with a drug capable of modifying the memory of fear, shows for the first time that the neural processes and behaviours related to the formation of memory can be opposite between male...
A team of scientists at Artis International, a North American research institute dedicated to the analysis of violent conflicts, involving researchers from
Dr Carla Sharp is Professor of Psychology at the University of Houston and conducts research into Borderline Personality Disorder in children and adolescents. She has conducted several pioneering studies in this field and has published over 200 publications in journals, articles and books. In 2016 she was the recipient of the...
Substance abuse, compulsive gambling and obesity show to have a very similar cognitive profile when it comes to the decision making process. This process drives individuals to choose determinate actions, over others, after...
World Mental Health Day is held annually on the 10th of October, to raise awareness and inform on mental health issues and win support. At the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, the group of researchers that make up the CORE-Mental Health network are...
