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• Work has also been continued with research on the efficacy of various pharmacological and psychological treatments .
• Research has been conducted on the relationship of autistic spectrum disorders with other types of disorders, such as schizophrenia spectrum disorders or Rett Syndrome .
LINE 5: STUDY IN THE SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF THE PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS AND OTHER TREATMENTS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS.
• Work has been continued in the study of the efficacy and safety of antipsychotic treatments as a result of the participation of several groups in our programme in European projects .
• The study of new non-antipsychotic drugs such as fluoxetine was incorporated into this line this year .
• Work has been initiated in the study of the efficacy of other non-pharmacological treatments in several psychiatric disorders that begin during childhood .
LINE 6: DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF SPECIFIC EVALUATION INSTRUMENTS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS AND OF THE NEUROIMAGING TECHNIQUE.
• Validation of some measurement instruments were concluded in 2014 . • Work has been initiated in the validation into Spanish of a scale assessing the impact of obsessive-
compulsive disorder symptoms in children and adolescents .
LINE 7: STUDY OF IMMUNOLOGICAL IMPAIRMENTS IN VARIOUS PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS CHILD AND ADOLESCENT.
• Work has been continued with the studies that were started in previous years assessing the relationship between autoimmune impairments and psychopathology in children and adolescents
• New international collaboration projects have been initiated, all of which are linked to Tourette’s Syndrome and Tics .
LINE 8: STUDY OF THE BEHAVIOURAL DISORDERS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS.
• Two European studies have been initiated in which research is done on different subtypes of behavioural disorders according to the presence of impulsivity or psychopathic features .
Identification of the Coordinator and Affiliated Groups:
Coordinator: Dra. Josefina Castro Fornieles (Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, G04) Affiliated Groups: • Universidad de Valencia . Facultad de Medicina, G24 (Rafael Tabares Seisdedos) • Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, G07 (Manuel Desco Menéndez) • Universidad de Barcelona . Facultad de Biología, G08 (Lourdes Fañanás Saura)
• Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, G01 (Celso Arango López) • Hospital Clínico y Provincial de Barcelona, G04 (Dra . Josefina Castro Fornieles) .
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