• openAccess   A genome-wide association study of attention function in a population-based sample of children 

      Alemany, Silvia; Vilor-Tejedor, Natalia; Bustamante, Mariona; Pujol, Jesús; Macià, Dídac; Martínez Vilavella, Gerard; Fenoll, Raquel; Alvárez-Pedrerol, Mar; Forns, Joan; Julvez, Jordi; Suades-González, Elisabet; Llop, Sabrina; Rebagliato, Marisa; Sunyer Deu, Jordi Public Library of Science (2016)
      Background Attention function filters and selects behaviorally relevant information. This capacity is impaired in some psychiatric disorders and has been proposed as an endophenotype for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity ...
    • openAccess   Childhood abuse in the etiological continuum underlying psychosis from first-episode psychosis to psychotic experiences 

      Alemany, Silvia; Ayesa-Arriola, R.; Arias, Barbara; Fatjó-Vilas, Mar; Ibáñez, Manuel I; Ortet, Generós; Crespo-Facorro, B.; Fañanás Saura, Lourdes Elsevier (2015)
      Goal The present study aimed to examine the prevalence of child abuse across the continuum of psychosis. Patients and methods The sample consisted of 198 individuals divided in three groups: (1) 48 FEP patients, ...
    • openAccess   Childhood abuse, the BDNF-Val66Met polymorphism and adult psychotic-like experiences 

      Alemany, Silvia; Arias, Barbara; Aguilera, Mari; Villa Martín, Elena; Moya-Higueras, Jorge; Ibáñez, Manuel I; Vossen, Helen; Gastó, Cristóbal; Ortet, Generós; Fañanás Saura, Lourdes The Royal College of Psychiatrists (2011)
      Individuals exposed to childhood abuse are more likely to report positive psychotic-like experiences. Met carriers reported more positive psychotic-like experiences when exposed to childhood abuse than did individuals ...
    • openAccess   Childhood trauma and the rs1360780 SNP of FKBP5 gene in psychosis: a replication in two general population samples 

      Alemany, Silvia; Moya, Jorge; Ibáñez, Manuel I; Villa Martín, Elena; Mezquita, Laura; Ortet, Generós; Gastó, Cristóbal; Fañanás Saura, Lourdes; Arias, Barbara Cambridge University Press (2016)
      FKBP5 gene interacts with childhood trauma in the risk for several stress-related psychiatric disorders including subclinical psychosis. The present study examined whether variation at the rs1360780 SNP of FKBP5 gene ...
    • openAccess   Psychosis-inducing effects of cannabis are related to both childhood abuse and COMT genotypes 

      Alemany, Silvia; Arias, Barbara; Fatjó-Vilas, Mar; Villa Martín, Elena; Moya-Higueras, Jorge; Ibáñez, Manuel I; Ortet, Generós; Gastó, Cristóbal; Fañanás Saura, Lourdes Wiley (2014-01)
      OBJECTIVE: To test whether the association between childhood abuse, cannabis use and psychotic experiences (PEs) was moderated by the COMT (catechol-O-methyltransferase) gene. METHOD: Psychotic experiences (PEs), ...