Publications by authors named "Maria Isabel Carrion"
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.
Clinical and cognitive outcomes in first-episode psychosis: focus on the interplay between cannabis use and genetic variability in endocannabinoid receptors.
Front Psychol
August 2024
Introduction: Research data show the impact of the endocannabinoid system on psychosis through its neurotransmission homeostatic functions. However, the effect of the endocannabinoid system genetic variability on the relationship between cannabis use and psychosis has been unexplored, even less in first-episode patients. Here, through a case-only design, we investigated the effect of cannabis use and the genetic variability of endocannabinoid receptors on clinical and cognitive outcomes in first-episode psychosis (FEP) patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe role of both cannabis use and genetic background has been shown in the risk for psychosis. However, the effect of the interplay between cannabis and variability at the endocannabinoid receptor genes on the neurobiological underpinnings of psychosis remains inconclusive. Through a case-only design, including patients with a first-episode of psychosis (n = 40) classified as cannabis users (50%) and non-users (50%), we aimed to evaluate the interaction between cannabis use and common genetic variants at the endocannabinoid receptor genes on brain activity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFVitamin D deficiency has been linked with schizophrenia. We aimed to determine whether patients with a first episode of psychosis (FEP) had lower vitamin D levels compared with controls considering their final diagnosis. We conducted a cross-sectional study determining 25-hydroxyvitamin D blood levels.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Midline brain abnormalities might increase susceptibility to both first-episode and chronic mental disorder. Evidence of cavum vergae (CV) abnormality in mental disorders is scarce.
Methods: The presence of CV was assessed by a researcher blind to clinical information in a cross-disorder sample of 639 patients with mood and psychotic disorders and in 223 healthy controls.