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Mental Disorders of the CIBERSAM.
• Demonstration of how functional rehabilitation improves the autonomy and general functions of patients with bipolar disorder in the long term.
• International collaborative study in which genetic variants associated with the response to treatment with lithium in bipolar disorder are found.
• Preparation and publication of several international clinical guides on treatment for bipolar disorder.
• Preparation and publication of an international consensus document for evaluation and handling of agitation in psychiatry.
• Participation in the publication of results of the 2015 edition of the Global Burden of Disease Study in such prestigious journals as The Lancet.
• Preparation of a guide/consensus with the European Psychiatric Association (EPA) - Working Group on Mental Health Consequences of Economic Crises of the EPA Council of National Psychiatric Associations. EPA guidance on mental health and economic crises in Europe”.
• Continuation of the project on “Comorbidity between Cancer and Central Nervous System Disorders. This is a collaborative meta-analysis in 5 countries (Spain, Canada, Australia, United Kingdom and the United States).
• Effectiveness and safety of tobacco withdrawal by means of transdermal nicotine patches and varenicline in patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
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