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Salut-Mental-i-AP

Mental health and primary care research group

The Mental Health and Primary Care Research Group of IDIAP Jordi Gol has a consolidated line of work for more than 15 years in the field of mental health and primary care. It is formed by family doctors, nurses and other professionals interested in research and professional development in the area of mental health and primary care.

The scientific objective of the group is broad and includes the study of epidemiology, clinical and therapeutic aspects and care innovation in the area of mental health in primary care.

Specific lines of current research: physical health of TMS patients and coordination between PC and mental health for their clinical approach; study of multimorbidity and its relationship with mental health; prevention of mental disorders in the infant-juvenile population; impact of the pandemic on the mental health of health professionals and patients.

Group projects

  • Perspectiva de las dones que pateixen COVID persistent. Estudi fenomenològic. ICS - Institut Català de la Salut. 2022-2025. IP: Jaume Martín Royo.

  • Impacte d'una intervenció educativa en professionals sanitaris per millorar el cribratge de VIH en Atenció Primària. ICS - Institut Català de la Salut. 2022-2025. IP: Maria Isabel Fernández San Martin.

  • Grado de conocimiento y opinión sobre su medicación en pacientes con prescripción de benzodiacepinas. ICS - Institut Català de la Salut. 2022-2025. IP: Maria Isabel Fernández San Martin.

  • Examinant el potencial de les eines digitals per a l'avaluació de riscos en malalties mentals greus: una revisió de l'abast. ICS - Institut Català de la Salut. 2025-2027. IP: María Rodríguez Barragán.

  • Distribució geografia de la prevalença i incidència de patologies mentals a Catalunya i relació amb l'índex MEDEA de privació. ICS - Institut Català de la Salut. 2024-2025. IP: María Rodríguez Barragán.

  • Avaluació de l'impacte d'un programa formatiu d'expertesa en Salut Comunitària per a residents de Medicina i Infermeria Familiar i Comunitària. ICS - Institut Català de la Salut. 2024-2025. IP: Maria Isabel Fernández San Martin.

  • Avaluació de la utilitat i factibilitat d'una intervenció psicoeducativa per prevenir l'impacte psicològic negatiu de la pandèmia COVID19 en professionals sanitaris d'atenció primària. (SLT021/21/000028). Generalitat Catalunya. 2022-2025. IP: Enric Aragonès Benaiges.

  • Adaptation and validation of a screening tool for early detection of people with high risk of developing psychosis in Primary Care. (AC24/00086). Instituto de Salud Carlos III; Uppsala Universitet. 2025-2027. IP: María Rodríguez Barragán.

  • Salut Mental i Atenció Primària. ICS - Institut Català de la Salut. 2023IP: María Rodríguez Barragán.

  • Bienestar en Salud Mental/ Prevención del riesgo de suicidio. ICS - Institut Català de la Salut. 2023IP: Antonia Raya Tena.

Group publications

  • Ortega F, Bilbeny de Fortuny B, Albuixech García R, Raya Tena A, Barceló Prats J, Djurdjevic M. Integrating community health into primary care: two case studies from Barcelona's Raval neighborhood. Front. Public Health. 2025;131564009-1564009. PMID:40396164.

  • Aragonès E, Lozano Sánchez A, López Jiménez T, Bennett M, Evangelidou S, Francisco E et al. Incidence trends and clinical management of self-harm in adolescents and young adults in catalonia: primary care cohort study (2013-2022). Eur. Child Adolesc. Psych. 2025;35(2):437-448. PMID:40884581.

  • Amado Rodríguez ID, Casanas R, Juan Parra J, Roldan Merino JF, Lalucat Jo L, Fernandez Martín MI. Impact of Mental Health Literacy on Improving Quality of Life Among Adolescents in Barcelona. Children-Basel. 2025;12(2):PMID:40003337.

  • Alayo I, Pujol O, Alonso J, Ferrer M, Amigo F, Diest A et al. Identifying most important predictors for suicidal thoughts and behaviours among healthcare workers active during the Spain COVID-19 pandemic: a machine-learning approach. Epidemiol. Psychiatr. Sci. 2025;34PMID:40340775.

  • Pistillo A, Giuliodori A, Palomar Cros A, Gallo E, Aragonés E, Ballester J et al. High temperature and mental health in 3.3 million adults living in Barcelona metropolitan area: a 12-year time series analysis of primary care data. Environ. Int. 2025;203109748-109748. PMID:40886399.

  • Tena AR, San Martín M, Sánchez AM, Mena JP. Employment situation of nurses specialising in Family and Community Care trained in the Multiprofessional Teaching Unit of Barcelona City. Aten. Prim. 2025;57(7):103216-103216. PMID:39874675.

  • Campabadal Prats C, Aragonès E, Romeu M, Salom Garrigues C, Bejarano F, Luján FM et al. Effectiveness of a structured pharmaceutical review of pharmacotherapeutic plans to reduce drug-related problems in nursing homes: a study protocol of a pragmatic quasi-experimental trial. Front. Pharmacol. 2025;161522650-1522650. PMID:40717969.

  • Schillok H, Gensichen J, Panagioti M, Gunn J, Junker L, Lukaschek K et al. Effective Components of Collaborative Care for Depression in Primary Care: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis. JAMA Psychiatry. 2025;82(9):868-876. PMID:40136273.

  • Agüera Ortiz L, Aragonés E, Buch Vicente B, Mendive JM, Peña M, Vieta E. Cognitive symptoms in schizophrenia: an analysis of awareness, assessment, and management practices among psychiatrists and primary care physicians. Front. Psychiatry. 2025;161567410-1567410. PMID:40405881.

  • Minana Castellanos M, Fernández Martín MI, Rodríguez Barragán M, Marques M, Sisó A, Basora J et al. Burnout among Catalan general practitioners. A repeated cross-sectional study, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Eur. J. Gen. Pract. 2025;31(1):2485073-2485073. PMID:40208687.

  • Bennett M, López Jiménez T, Lozano Sánchez A, Aragonès E, Jacques Aviñó C. Factors associated with anxiety and depression in adolescents and young adults in catalonia from 2008 to 2022: an intersectional analysis. Gac. Sanit. 2025;39.

  • Cervenka S, Arfuch VM, Cars T, van Amelsvoort T, Vingerhoets C, Baeza I et al. ePreventPsych: Digital Strategies for Prevention of Psychosis and Its Consequences. Early Interv. Psychiatry. 2025;19.

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