Guàrdia-Olmos Joan

Publications (2)2.52 Total impact

• Article: Effects of selective serotonin reuptake and dual serotonergic-noradrenergic reuptake treatments on attention and executive functions in patients with major depressive disorder.

  Ixchel Herrera-Guzmán, Jorge E Herrera-Abarca, Esteve Gudayol-Ferré, Daniel Herrera-Guzmán, Lizbeth Gómez-Carbajal, Miriam Peña-Olvira, Erwin Villuendas-González, Guàrdia-Olmos Joan
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  ABSTRACT: Several reports suggest that antidepressants may improve cognitive functioning in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). The present work aims to study the effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and serotonergic-noradrenergic reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) treatments on the performance of working memory, attention and executive functions in patients with MDD. A total of 73 subjects meeting the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders version IV (DSM-IV) criteria for MDD, and 37 control subjects were assessed with the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale and a neuropsychological battery. The subjects were medicated with escitalopram (n=36) or duloxetine (n=37) for 24 weeks. At the end of the trial, the subjects were assessed again with the same tests. The depressed subjects showed alterations in attention and cognitive functions when compared to the control group. The administration of both treatments improved working memory, as well as attention and all the executive functions, but the cognitive functions of depressed patients do not improve enough to reach the levels of performance of the control subjects. Our results suggest that both SSRI and SNRI treatments presented the same efficacy in improving attention and the remaining executive functions.
  Psychiatry Research 04/2010; 177(3):323-9. · 2.52 Impact Factor
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  Article: Producción científica de la psicología forense en españa: Un estudio bibliométrico.

  Arch Mila, Pereda Noemí, Jarne-Esparcia Adolfo, Andrés Ana, Guàrdia-Olmos Joan
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  ABSTRACT: The aim of the present study is to assess the scientific productivity in the area of forensic psychology in Spain. A total of 350 articles were gathered through a bibliographic search conducted in the main indexed databases, as well as in other specialized publications. Results showed a growing profile regarding productivity in this area. Author’s productivity fitted Lotka’s law and collaboration analysis showed that most of the documents included in this study are one-authored articles. However, co-authored articles signed by small groups of authors were also typical in this area. The analysis of journal’s productivity showed the existence of a small group of very productive journals: Anuario de Psicología Jurídica and Psicopatología Clínical Legal y Forense. The present study describes, by means of the main bibliometric indicators, the scientific productivity in the area of forensic psychology, from its beginnings in Spain up to the present moment.
  Revista Iberoamericana de Psicología y Salud. 01/2010;