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Anabel Martínez-Arán

Anabel Martínez-Arán

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Psychology
Spain
2026

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Psychology

D-Index
87
Citations
25885
World Ranking
1097
National Ranking
3

Medicine

D-Index
87
Citations
25968
World Ranking
13719
National Ranking
194

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in Spain Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Psychology in Spain Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Psychology in Spain Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Psychology in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Anabel Martínez-Arán is affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain and has a significant research presence in the fields of medicine and psychology. Their academic work primarily focuses on psychiatry and mental health, with considerable contributions to clinical psychology and related subfields such as speech and hearing, experimental and cognitive psychology, and public health topics.

The main topics explored in Martínez-Arán's research include:

  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
  • Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Mental Health Research Topics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Martínez-Arán include:

  • Eduard Vieta
  • Brisa Solé
  • Carla Torrent
  • Laura Montejo
  • Sílvia Amoretti

Their research has been published extensively in several scientific journals, with frequent appearances in:

  • European Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Neuroscience Applied
  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
  • European Psychiatry

Among Martínez-Arán's recent papers are:

  • "Resilience and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic" (2021), Journal of Affective Disorders
  • "Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown in Spain: comparison between community controls and patients with a psychiatric disorder. Preliminary results from the BRIS-MHC STUDY." (2020), Journal of Affective Disorders
  • "Cognition in older adults with bipolar disorder: An ISBD task force systematic review and meta-analysis based on a comprehensive neuropsychological assessment" (2022), Bipolar Disorders
  • "Randomised controlled cognition trials in remitted patients with mood disorders published between 2015 and 2021: A systematic review by the International Society for Bipolar Disorders Targeting Cognition Task Force" (2022), Bipolar Disorders
  • "Vickybot, a Chatbot for Anxiety-Depressive Symptoms and Work-Related Burnout in Primary Care and Health Care Professionals: Development, Feasibility, and Potential Effectiveness Studies" (2023), Journal of Medical Internet Research

Best Publications

  • Cognitive function across manic or hypomanic, depressed, and euthymic states in bipolar disorder.

    Anabel Martínez-Arán;Eduard Vieta;María Reinares;Francesc Colom

  • A Randomized Trial on the Efficacy of Group Psychoeducation in the Prophylaxis of Recurrences in Bipolar Patients Whose Disease Is in Remission

    Francesco Colom;Eduard Vieta;Anabel Martínez-Arán;María Reinares

  • Validity and reliability of the Functioning Assessment Short Test (FAST) in bipolar disorder.

    Adriane Ribeiro Rosa;Jose Sanchez-Moreno;Anabel Martínez-Aran;Manel Salamero

  • The International Society for bipolar Disorders (ISBD) task force report on antidepressant use in bipolar disorders

    Isabella Pacchiarotti;David J. Bond;Ross J. Baldessarini;Willem A. Nolen

  • Cognitive impairment in euthymic bipolar patients: implications for clinical and functional outcome.

    A Martínez-Arán;E Vieta;F Colom;C Torrent

  • Functional outcome in bipolar disorder: the role of clinical and cognitive factors

    A Martinez-Aran;E Vieta;C Torrent;J Sanchez-Moreno

  • Neuropsychological testing of cognitive impairment in euthymic bipolar disorder: an individual patient data meta-analysis

    C. Bourne;C. Bourne;Ö. Aydemir;V. Balanzá-Martínez;E. Bora

  • Functioning and Disability in Bipolar Disorder: An Extensive Review

    J. Sanchez-Moreno;A. Martinez-Aran;R. Tabarés-Seisdedos;C. Torrent

  • Group psychoeducation for stabilised bipolar disorders: 5-year outcome of a randomised clinical trial

    F. Colom;E. Vieta;J. Sánchez-Moreno;R. Palomino-Otiniano

  • Clinical factors associated with treatment noncompliance in euthymic bipolar patients.

    Francesc Colom;Eduard Vieta;Anabel Martinez-Aran;Maria Reinares

  • Clinical and neurocognitive predictors of functional outcome in bipolar euthymic patients: A long-term, follow-up study

    C.M. Bonnín;A. Martínez-Arán;C. Torrent;I. Pacchiarotti

  • Versión española de una escala de evaluación de la manía: validez y fiabilidad de la Escala de Young

    Francesc Colom;Eduard Vieta;Anabel Martínez-Arán;Margarida Garcia-Garcia

  • Efficacy of Functional Remediation in Bipolar Disorder: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Study

    Carla Torrent;Caterina del Mar Bonnin;Anabel Martínez-Arán;Jesús Valle

  • Neurocognitive and clinical predictors of functional outcome in patients with schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder at one-year follow-up.

    Rafael Tabarés-Seisdedos;Rafael Tabarés-Seisdedos;Vicente Balanzá-Martínez;Vicente Balanzá-Martínez;José Sánchez-Moreno;José Sánchez-Moreno;Anabel Martinez-Aran;Anabel Martinez-Aran

  • Cognitive impairment in bipolar II disorder

    Carla Torrent;Anabel Martínez-Arán;Claire Daban;Jose Sánchez-Moreno

  • Psychoeducation efficacy in bipolar disorders: beyond compliance enhancement.

    Francesc Colom;Eduard Vieta;María Reinares;Anabel Martínez-Arán

  • Cognitive dysfunctions in bipolar disorder: evidence of neuropsychological disturbances.

    Anabel Martínez-Arán;Eduard Vieta;Francesc Colom;María Reinares

  • The International Society for Bipolar Disorders-Battery for Assessment of Neurocognition (ISBD-BANC).

    Lakshmi N Yatham;Ivan J Torres;Gin S Malhi;Sophia Frangou

  • A Randomized Trial Comparing Paroxetine and Venlafaxine in the Treatment of Bipolar Depressed Patients Taking Mood Stabilizers

    Eduard Vieta;Anabel Martinez-Arán;José Manuel Goikolea;Carla Torrent

  • Specificity of cognitive deficits in bipolar disorder versus schizophrenia. A systematic review.

    Claire Daban;Anabel Martinez-Aran;Carla Torrent;Rafael Tabarés-Seisdedos

  • A Randomized Trial on the Efficacy of Group Psychoeducation in the Prophylaxis of Recurrences in Bipolar Patients Whose Disease Is in Remission

    F Colom;E Vieta;A Martínez-arán

Frequent Co-Authors

Eduard Vieta
Eduard Vieta University of Barcelona
Carla Torrent
Carla Torrent University of Barcelona
María Reinares
María Reinares University of Barcelona
Brisa Solé
Brisa Solé Consorci Institut D'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer
Caterina del Mar Bonnin
Caterina del Mar Bonnin University of Barcelona
Rafael Tabarés-Seisdedos
Rafael Tabarés-Seisdedos University of Valencia
José Sánchez-Moreno
José Sánchez-Moreno University of Barcelona
Francesc Colom
Francesc Colom Clínic Barcelona
Antonio Benabarre
Antonio Benabarre University of Barcelona
Jose Manuel Goikolea
Jose Manuel Goikolea University of Barcelona

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