Neus Barrantes Vidal Among the Top 1000 Researchers in Spain

We are proud to share that Dr. Neus Barrantes Vidal, principal investigator of our research team and member of the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology at the UAB, has been included among the top 1000 researchers in Spain, according to the most recent Ranking of Women Researchers in Spain compiled by the Institute of […]

Psychological Language in Everyday Life: Does It Help or Complicate Relationships?

In a recent article published in La Vanguardia, Dr. Neus Vidal Barrantes, reflects on how the widespread use of psychological language in everyday contexts may be complicating interpersonal relationships. The piece explores how terms such as trauma, toxicity, or anxiety—originally clinical in nature—are increasingly used in popular discourse, often disconnected from their technical meanings. Alongside […]

Two New Publications in Schizophrenia Bulletin

We’re excited to share that two of our papers have been published in the Schizophrenia Bulletin Special Issue ‘Neuroscience of Schizotypy’! In these studies, we applied—for the first time—the Differential Susceptibility hypothesis to better understand the psychosis phenotype. 🔍 Paper 1 In this study, we examined how childhood adversity interacts with individual differences in environmental […]

Team Highlights from the 2025 SIRS Conference in Chicago

The 2025 Schizophrenia International Research Society (SIRS) Conference in Chicago was an inspiring and enriching gathering of researchers from around the world, and we’re proud to share that our team was actively involved the event. 🌍 Dr. Neus Barrantes Vidal, principal investigator of our group, participated as a discussant in the workshop “Bridging Perspectives: Insights […]