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Overview

Marta Torrens is affiliated with the Autonomous University of Barcelona in Spain. Their research spans a broad scope within medical science, particularly focusing on the treatment and outcomes of substance abuse and related disorders. Their scholarly output includes numerous publications in medicine and its subfields such as epidemiology, clinical psychology, public health, psychiatry, and neuroscience.

Their main fields of study emphasize medicine, with specific attention to the following subfields:

  • Epidemiology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

Their research topics cover a range of areas related to substance use and mental health, including:

  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Psychedelics and Drug Studies
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Schizophrenia Research and Treatment

Marta Torrens has published extensively in various journals, with frequent contributions to:

  • Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • Adicciones
  • Libro Comunicaciones
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • European Neuropsychopharmacology

Their most recent papers include:

  • "Therapeutic Use of LSD in Psychiatry: A Systematic Review of Randomized-Controlled Clinical Trials," 2020, Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • "A Gender Perspective of Addictive Disorders," 2021, Current Addiction Reports
  • "Oral Administration of Cannabis and Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) Preparations: A Systematic Review," 2020, Medicina
  • "Personality Disorders in the ICD-11: Spanish Validation of the PiCD and the SASPD in a Mixed Community and Clinical Sample," 2020, Assessment
  • "Effects of cannabis exposure in the prenatal and adolescent periods: Preclinical and clinical studies in both sexes," 2020, Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Francina Fonseca
  • Magí Farré
  • Joan Ignasi Mestre-Pintó
  • Clara Pérez-Mañá
  • Esther Papaseit

Best Publications

  • Structural and Functional Imaging Studies in Chronic Cannabis Users: A Systematic Review of Adolescent and Adult Findings

    Albert Batalla;Sagnik Bhattacharyya;Murat Yucel;Paolo Fusar-Poli

  • Mephedrone (4-methylmethcathinone; 'meow meow'): chemical, pharmacological and clinical issues.

    Fabrizio Schifano;Fabrizio Schifano;Antonio Albanese;Suzanne Fergus;Jackie L. Stair

  • Efficacy of antidepressants in substance use disorders with and without comorbid depression A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Marta Torrens;Francina Fonseca;Gerard Mateu;Magí Farré

  • Diagnosing comorbid psychiatric disorders in substance abusers: validity of the Spanish versions of the Psychiatric Research Interview for Substance and Mental Disorders and the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV.

    Marta Torrens;Domènec Serrano;Mònica Astals;Gustavo Pérez-Domínguez

  • Responding to global stimulant use: challenges and opportunities.

    Michael Farrell;Natasha K Martin;Natasha K Martin;Emily Stockings;Annick Bórquez;Annick Bórquez

  • Retention rate and illicit opioid use during methadone maintenance interventions: a meta-analysis

    Magı́ Farré;Anna Mas;Marta Torrens;Vı́ctor Moreno

  • 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (Ecstasy) and Alcohol Interactions in Humans: Psychomotor Performance, Subjective Effects, and Pharmacokinetics

    Cándido Hernández-López;Magı́ Farré;Pere N. Roset;Esther Menoyo

  • Identifying emerging trends in recreational drug use; outcomes from the Psychonaut Web Mapping Project.

    Paolo Deluca;Zoe Davey;Ornella Corazza;Lucia Di Furia

  • Staff regard towards working with substance users: a European multi-centre study

    Gail Gilchrist;Jacek Moskalewicz;Silvia Slezakova;Lubomir Okruhlica

  • Is there a recreational misuse potential for pregabalin? Analysis of anecdotal online reports in comparison with related gabapentin and clonazepam data.

    Fabrizio Schifano;Stefano D’Offizi;Michele Piccione;Ornella Corazza

  • Psychiatric comorbidity in illicit drug users: Substance-induced versus independent disorders

    Marta Torrens;Gail Gilchrist;Antonia Domingo-Salvany

  • Repeated doses administration of MDMA in humans: pharmacological effects and pharmacokinetics.

    M. Farré;R. de la Torre;B. Ó Mathúna;P. N. Roset

  • Human Pharmacology of Mephedrone in Comparison with MDMA

    Esther Papaseit;Clara Pérez-Mañá;Julián Andrés Mateus;Mitona Pujadas

  • Phenomenon of new drugs on the Internet: the case of ketamine derivative methoxetamine.

    Ornella Corazza;Ornella Corazza;Fabrizio Schifano;Pierluigi Simonato;Suzanne Fergus

  • Psychometric properties of the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) questionnaire in a Spanish psychiatric population

    F Gutiérrez;M Torrens;T Boget;R Martín-Santos

  • Characteristics of Heroin Addicts Entering Methadone Maintenance Treatment: Quality of Life and Gender

    Elisabet Puigdollers;Antònia Domingo-Salvany;M Teresa Brugal;Marta Torrens

  • Promoting innovation and excellence to face the rapid diffusion of novel psychoactive substances in the EU: the outcomes of the ReDNet project.

    Ornella Corazza;Ornella Corazza;Sulaf Assi;Pierluigi Simonato;John Corkery

  • Therapeutic Use of LSD in Psychiatry: A Systematic Review of Randomized-Controlled Clinical Trials.

    Juan José Fuentes;Francina Fonseca;Matilde Elices;Magí Farré

  • USE OF THE NOTTINGHAM HEALTH PROFILE FOR MEASURING HEALTH STATUS OF PATIENTS IN METHADONE MAINTENANCE TREATMENT

    Marta Torrens;Luis San;Alba Martinez;Claudio Castillo

  • Psychiatric comorbidity in young heroin users.

    M.C. Rodríguez-Llera;Antònia Domingo-Salvany;M.T. Brugal;T.C. Silva

  • A Gender Perspective of Addictive Disorders.

    Francina Fonseca;María Robles-Martínez;Judit Tirado-Muñoz;María Alías-Ferri

  • 1301 – Structural and functional imaging studies in chronic cannabis users: a systematic review of adolescent and adult findings

    A. Batalla;S. Bhattachayyria;M. Yucel;P. Fusar-Poli

Frequent Co-Authors

Rocío Martín-Santos
Rocío Martín-Santos University of Barcelona
Carlos Roncero
Carlos Roncero University of Salamanca
Icro Maremmani
Icro Maremmani University of Pisa
Gabriel Rubio
Gabriel Rubio Complutense University of Madrid
Carles Soriano-Mas
Carles Soriano-Mas University of Barcelona
Sagnik Bhattacharyya
Sagnik Bhattacharyya King's College London
Zsolt Demetrovics
Zsolt Demetrovics Flinders University
Kim P. C. Kuypers
Kim P. C. Kuypers Maastricht University
Joseph D. Terwilliger
Joseph D. Terwilliger Columbia University

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