Publications by authors named "L Da Ros"

Article Synopsis
  • The ECT Working Group of the Catalan Society of Psychiatry conducted a survey in 2022 across 20 public hospitals in Catalonia to examine variations in electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) practices.
  • The survey included 50 questions covering organization, technique, therapeutic strategies, and resource management, identifying major depression as the primary reason for ECT in 80% of centers.
  • Key findings highlighted consistent ECT application rates, a growing complexity in procedures emphasizing quality and safety, and the need for improvements in resource management and team training.
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The study aimed to analyse the relationship between the dimensions of the triarchic model of psychopathy (meanness, boldness and disinhibition) and the phenomenological characteristics of Autobiographical Memory (AM) in a sample of university students, examining potential gender differences. Participants ( = 260; 55.4% women; aged 18-25) performed an AM task, followed by the Autobiographical Memory Characteristics Questionnaire and the Triarchic Psychopathy Measure.

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Atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition has notably increased since the industrial revolution, doubling N inputs to terrestrial ecosystems. This could mitigate N limitations in forests, potentially enhancing productivity and carbon sequestration. However, excessive N can lead to forest N saturation, causing issues like soil acidification, nutrient imbalances, biodiversity loss, increased tree mortality and a potential net greenhouse gas emission.

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Sleep is essential for cognitive development and brain maturation during early childhood. Studies focused on preschool populations using objective measures of sleep are still scarce. The objective of this study was to examine the associations between objective measures of sleep duration and quality with executive functioning in a 133 non-clinical sample of Spanish participants (M = 60.

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