EM25: GIRESMO (Research Group for the Reduction of Stigma in Mental Health)

Research group aimed at developing strategies to reduce stigma towards people with mental health problems. Its preferred fields of action are: the adolescent population in the school environment, undergraduate students in health disciplines (medicine, psychology, nursing) and the professionals who work within the health system. An additional area of interest is the validation of instruments for the objectification of stigma in Spanish.

• Development of strategies to reduce stigma towards people with mental illness in the school context: the “Lo Hablamos” program:
  • The objective of this line of research is to develop action programs in the school context, aimed at reducing prejudices and discriminatory attitudes towards people with emotional problems. The performances are carried out with the pre-adolescent population (14-16 years old) since it is the critical moment where adult stereotypes begin to crystallize.
    • - Work carried out within this line of research:
      • Piloting of the “Lo Hablamos” program with 315 students. Article submitted for publication.
      • Efficacy study of the “Lo Hablamos” program (419 students). Work in data analysis phase.
    • - Future lines of action:
      • Differential efficacy study of the standard versus extended “Lo Hablamos” program. To be carried out in the 2018-19 school year.

• Development of strategies to reduce stigma towards people with mental illness in medical students project INDIGO READ (The Effectiveness of Responding to Experienced and Anticipated Discrimination (READ) training for medical students”):
  • The INDIGO-READ project is a multicentre study coordinated by Professor Grahan Thornicroff of King's College London.
    • - Work carried out within this line of research:
      • Effectiveness of the application of the INIDIGO-READ program to reduce stigma towards people with mental illness in medical students (original study). Study completed in data analysis phase.
      • Effectiveness of the application of the INIDIGO-READ program to reduce stigma towards people with mental illness in psychology students (extended study). Study completed in data analysis phase.
      • Effectiveness of the application of the INIDIGO-READ program to reduce stigma towards people with mental illness in nursing students (extended study). Study completed in data analysis phase.
    • - Future lines of action:
      • Application of the INDIGO program to reduce stigma towards people with mental illness among Primary Care health professionals.

• Design and validation of instruments for the objectification of stigma towards people with mental illness in the adolescent population:
  • In this line, the objective is to be able to delimit a body of evaluation instruments, validated and adapted to the characteristics of this population that allow the objective evaluation of stigmatizing attitudes towards people with emotional problems.
    • - Studies completed:
      • Validation and adaptation of the Peer Mental Health Stigmatization Scale (PMHSS-24). Work completed in the writing phase of the article.
    • - Future lines of action:
      • Validation and adaptation of the Adolescent Attitude Towards Serious Mental Illness (ATSM-21).

Mental illness Stigma Discrimination

• Principal Investigators:
  • Jesús de La Higuera Romero (PI).
  • Cristina Senín Calderón (Co-PI).
• Investigators:
  • Eulalio Valmisa Gómez de Lara.
  • María Zurita Carrasco.
  • María del Mar Espinosa Nogales.
  • Lucia Pérez Portas.
  • Lourdes Acuña Domínguez.
  • Paula Fuica Pereg.
  • Andrea Candelas Muñoz.
  • María del Carmen García García.
• Predoctoral Researchers:
  • Eloísa Martínez Fernández-Repeto.
  • Salvador Moreno Albert.
  • Humberto José Nava Cruz.
  • Alejandro Guzmán Platero.

1. Sierra, I., Senín-Calderón, C., Roncero, M., Perpiñá, C. (2021). The role of negative affect in emotional processing of food-related images in eating disorder and obesity. Frontiers in Psychology. 12:723732. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.723732. Quality Indications: JCR: 2.99 (Q2).
2. Rodríguez-Testal, J.F., Senín-Calderón, C. y Moreno, R. (2021). Hallucinations and delusions as low-quality attributions: influencing factors and proposal for their analysis. Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.533795 Quality Indications: JCR: 2.99 (Q2).
3. Fonseca-Pedrero, E. et al….. Senín-Calderón, C. (2021). Tratamientos Psicológicos Empíricamente Apoyados Para la Infancia y Adolescencia: Estado de la Cuestión. Psicothema, 33(3), 386-398. doi: 10.7334/psicothema2021.56. Quality Indications: JCR: 3.89 (Q1).
4. Perona-Garcelán, S*., Rodenas-Perea, G. Velasco-Barbancho, E., Senín-Calderón, C. Rodríguez-Testal, J.F., Moreno-Buzón, R., Ruíz-Veguilla, M., Crespo-Facorro, B. (2021). Spanish validation of the Detachment and Compartmentalization Inventory (DCI) in a community and clinical sample. A new instrument for measuring dissociation. Aceptado para su publicación en la Revista de Psiquiatría y Salud Mental, DOI: 10.1016/j.rpsm.2020.12.004. Impact index JCR: 3.32 Q2.

1. Authors: Mayoral,F;Berrozpe,A;De la Higuera,J;Martinez-Jambrina,J; Luna,J;Torres,F. Title: Eficacia de un programa de intervención familiar en la prevención de hospitalización en pacientes equizofrenicos. Un estudio controlado, aleatorizado y multicéntrico en España. Year, volume, first and last pages:2015,3,83-91. Impact factor: 1.650. Quartile/Decile: Q2.

1. Authors: Tibaldi G; Salvador-Carulla L; Garcia-Gutierrez, JC Title: From treatment adherence to advanced shared decision making: new professional strategies and attitudes in mental health care. Journal: Curr Clin Pharmacol. Year, volume, first and last pages: 2011,6,91-99. Impact factor: 1.254. Quartile/Decile: Q3.
2. Authors: Martínez-Leal R; Salvador-Carulla L; Gutiérrez-Colosía Mr; Nadal M; Novell-Alsina R; Martorell A; González-Gordón Rg; Mérida-Gutiérrez Mr; Ángel S; Milagrosa-Tejonero L; Rodríguez A; García-Gutiérrez Jc; Pérez-Vicente A; García-Ibáñez J; Aguilera-Inés F. Title: La salud en personas con discapacidad intelectual en España. Studio europeo POMONA-II. Journal: Rev Neurol. Year, volume, first and last pages: 2011,53,406-414. Impact factor: 1.218. Quartile/Decile: Q3.
3. Authors: Martínez-Leal R; Salvador-Carulla L; Gutiérrez-Colosía Mr; Nadal M; Novell-Alsina R; Martorell A; González-Gordón Rg; Mérida-Gutiérrez Mr; Ángel S; Milagrosa-Tejonero L; Rodríguez A; García-Gutiérrez Jc; Pérez-Vicente A; García-Ibáñez J; Aguilera-Inés F. Title: La salud en personas con discapacidad intelectual en España. Studio europeo POMONA-II. Journal: Rev Neurol. Year, volume, first and last pages: 2011,53,406-414. Impact factor: 1.218. Quartile/Decile: Q3.
4. Authors: Salvador-Carulla L; Garcia-Gutierrez, JC Title: The WHO construct of health-related functioning (HrF) and its implications for health policy. Journal: BMC Public Health. Year, volume, first and last pages: 2011,11,1-9. Impact factor: 2.264. Quartile/Decile: Q2.

1. Authors: Salvador-Carulla L; Salinas-Pérez Ja; Martín M; Grané Ms; Gibert K; Roca M; Bulbena A; Gclin-Sep Group (…Garcia-Gutiérrez; …). Title: A preliminary taxonomy and a standard knowledge base for mental-health system indicators in Spain. Journal: Int J Ment Health Syst. Year, volume, first and last pages: 2010,1,4-29. Impact factor: 1.811. Quartile/Decile: Q2.
2. Authors: Alonso F; Walsh Co; Salvador-Carulla L; Evital Group (…Garcia-Gutiérrez; …). Title: Methodology for the development of a taxonomy and toolkit to evaluate health-related habits and lifestyle (eVITAL). Journal: BMC Res Notes. Year, volume, first and last pages:2010,24,3-83, Impact factor: 1.52. Quartile/Decile: Q3.

1. Authors: Bas Sarmiento P; Almenara Barrios J; Salvador Carulla; Salinas Perez Ja; Fernandez Gutierrez M; Garcia-Gutierrez Jc; Abellan Hervas Mj; Casas Gil Mj. Title: Epidemiología de Gestión de la Morbilidad Psiquiátrica atendida en los hospitales españoles. Journal: Anales de Psiquiatria. Year, volume, first and last pages:2009,25,1-9. Impact factor: 0.570. Quartile/Decile: Q4.
2. Authors: Salvador-Carulla L; Garcia-Gutierrez; Jc Title: Healthcare in intellectual disabilities: Europe outside the UK. Journal: Psychiatry. Year, volume, first and last pages:2009,8,452-455. Impact factor: 3.565. Quartile/Decile: Q1.
3. Authors: Salvador-Carulla L; Solans J; Duaigues M; Balot J; Garcia-Gutierrez Jc. Title: The role of ethical Banks in health care policy and financing in Spain. Journal: Journal Health Care Finance. Year, volume, first and last pages:2009,36,83-89. Impact factor: 0.328. Quartile/Decile: Q4.

1. Authors: Garrido Cumbrera M; Almenara J; Lopez-Lara E; Peralta-Saez Jl; Garcia-Gutierrez Jc; Salvador-Carulla L. Title: Development and spatial representation of synthetic indexes of outpatient mental health care in Andalusia (Spain). Journal: Epidemiol Psichiatr Soc. Year, volume, first and last pages:2008,17,192-200. Impact factor: 2.9. Quartile/Decile: Q1.