Miguel Ruiz-veguilla

• Consultant at Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío

Despite the accepted link between childhood abuse and positive psychotic symptoms, findings between other adversities, such as neglect, and the remaining dimensions in people with psychosis have been inconsistent, with evidence not yet reviewed quantitatively. The aim of this study was to systematically examine quantitatively the association betwee...

Introduction: Suicide is one of the leading causes of avoidable death. Gathering national data on suicidal behavior incidence is crucial to develop evidence-based public policies. The study has two primary objectives: 1) to determine the incidence of suicide attempts in Spain and related risk factors, and 2) to analyze the efficacy of secondary pre...

Background The aims of this study were to evaluate the short-term impact of 2019-nCoV outbreak on the mental/psychological state of Spaniard health care workers (HCWs) and to explore the influencing factors, including organizational factors. Methods : A web-based survey (Google forms questionnaire) spread via professional and scientific associatio...

Several authors have reported high rates of suicidal behaviour in acute and transient psychotic disorders (ATPD). However, the literature in this area remains scarce. We wanted to find out whether there are predictors of suicidal behaviour in ATPD. Of 1,032 psychosis admissions examined over a five-year period, ATPD was confirmed in 39 patients acc...

The startle response is composed by a set of reflex behaviors intended to prepare the organism to face a potentially relevant stimulus. This response can be modulated by several factors as, for example, repeated presentations of the stimulus (startle habituation), or by previous presentation of a weak stimulus (Prepulse Inhibition [PPI]). Both phen...

Background/Objective: The heterogeneous clinical presentations of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) pose a significant challenge for sample characterization. Therefore the main goal of DSM-5 must be to identify subgroups of ASD, including comorbidity disorders and severity. The main goal of this study is to explore the psychiatric co...