Rubén Alvarado, co-director

Czepiel D, McCormack C, da Silva ATC, Seblova D, Moro MF, Restrepo-Henao A, Martínez AM, Afolabi O, Alnasser L, Alvarado R, Asaoka H, Ayinde O, Balalian A, Ballester D, Barathie JAL, Basagoitia A, Basic D, Burrone MS, Carta MG, Durand-Arias S, Eskin M, Fernández-Jiménez E, Frey MIF, Gureje O, Isahakyan A, Jaldo R, Karam EG, Khattech D, Lindert J, Martínez-Alés G, Mascayano F, Mediavilla R, Narvaez Gonzalez JA, Nasser-Karam A, Nishi D, Olaopa O, Ouali U, Puac-Polanco V, Ramírez DE, Ramírez J, Rivera-Segarra E, Rutten BPF, Santaella-Tenorio J, Sapag JC, Šeblová J, Soto MTS, Tavares-Cavalcanti M, Valeri L, Sijbrandij M, Susser ES, Hoek HW, van der Ven E. Inequality on the frontline: A multi-country study on gender differences in mental health among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Glob Ment Health (Camb). 2024 Mar 4;11:e34. doi: 10.1017/gmh.2024.18. PMID: 38572248; PMCID: PMC10988139.

Toro-Devia O, Alvarado R, Jeria M, Razzouk D, Salvador-Carulla L. Exploratory analysis on payment mechanisms to Community Mental Health Centers in Chile using mixed grounded theory. Medwave. 2024 Jun 4;24(5):e2920. English, Spanish. doi: 10.5867/medwave.2024.05.2920. PMID: 38833661.

Agrest M, Leiderman EA, Ardila-Gómez S, Rodante D, Encina-Zúñiga E, Vidal-Zamora I, Prieto F, Geffner N, Gabriel R, Alvarado-Muñoz R, Reavley N. Guías de primeros auxilios en salud mental para Argentina y Chile: un reporte del estudio de adaptación de las guías australianas [Mental Health First Aid Guidelines for Argentina and Chile: Report on the study to adapt the Australian guidelines]. Vertex. 2024 Jul 10;35(164, abr.-jun.):6-18. Spanish. doi: 10.53680/vertex.v35i164.542. PMID: 39024490.

Agrest M, Tapia-Muñoz T, Encina-Zúñiga E, Vidal-Zamora I, Ardila-Gómez S, Alvarado R, Leiderman EA, Reavley N. Development of mental health first-aid guidelines for a person after a potentially traumatic event: A Delphi expert consensus study in Argentina and Chile. BMC Psychiatry. 2024 Apr 17;24(1):291. doi: 10.1186/s12888-024-05631-4. PMID: 38632577; PMCID: PMC11025165.

Agrest M, Tapia-Munoz T, Encina-Zúñiga E, Vidal-Zamora I, Geffner N, Ardila-Gómez S, Alvarado R, Leiderman EA, Reavley N. Development of mental health first-aid guidelines for psychosis: a Delphi expert consensus study in Argentina and Chile. BMC Psychiatry. 2024 Feb 9;24(1):113. doi: 10.1186/s12888-024-05501-z. PMID: 38336694; PMCID: PMC10858466.

Asaoka H, Watanabe K, Miyamoto Y, Restrepo-Henao A, van der Ven E, Moro MF, Alnasser LA, Ayinde O, Balalian AA, Basagoitia A, Durand-Arias S, Eskin M, Fernández-Jiménez E, Ines FFM, Giménez L, Hoek HW, Jaldo RE, Lindert J, Maldonado H, Martínez-Alés G, Mediavilla R, McCormack C, Narvaez J, Ouali U, Barrera-Perez A, Calgua-Guerra E, Ramírez J, Rodríguez AM, Seblova D, da Silva ATC, Valeri L, Gureje O, Ballester D, Carta MG, Isahakyan A, Jamoussi A, Seblova J, Solis-Soto MT, Alvarado R, Susser E, Mascayano F, Nishi D; HEROES group. Association of depressive symptoms with incidence and mortality rates of COVID-19 over 2 years among healthcare workers in 20 countries: multi-country serial cross-sectional study. BMC Med. 2024 Sep 12;22(1):386. doi: 10.1186/s12916-024-03585-8. PMID: 39267052; PMCID: PMC11395223.

Castro S, Pastene C, Vásquez N, Galleguillos P, Salas M, Alvarado R. Factors associated with suicide risk and attempts in healthcare students: A cross-sectional study. Medwave. 2024 Jun 25;24(5):e2756. English, Spanish. doi: 10.5867/medwave.2024.05.2756. PMID: 38917390.

Muñoz-Ortega S, Santamaría-Guayaquil D, Pluas-Borja J, Alvarado-Villa G, Sandoval V, Alvarado R, Cherrez-Ojeda I, Faytong-Haro M. Mental Health in Healthcare Workers Post-COVID-19: A Latin American Review and Insights into Personalized Management Strategies. J Pers Med. 2024 Jun 25;14(7):680. doi: 10.3390/jpm14070680. PMID: 39063934; PMCID: PMC11278025.

Ramírez J, Lermanda V, Aguirre A, Villarroel S, Burrone MS, Carrera V, Castañeda F, Alvarado R, Bedregal P. The caregiving work experience of healthcare workers in Chile during the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on mental health: A qualitative study based on the international initiative HEROES. Medwave. 2024 Aug 30;24(7):e2952. English, Spanish. doi: 10.5867/medwave.2024.07.2952. PMID: 39213474.

Riva N, Grandi D, Cruzat B, Alvarado R. Validation of questionnaires for the measurement of health variables: Fundamental concepts. Medwave. 2024 Jan 23;24(1). English, Spanish. doi: 10.5867/medwave.2024.01.2746. PMID: 38261794.

Yang LH, Bass JK, Le PD, Singh R, Gurung D, Velasco PR, Grivel MM, Susser E, Cleland CM, Alvarado R, Kohrt BA, Bhana A. A case study of the development of a valid and pragmatic implementation science measure: the Barriers and Facilitators in Implementation of Task-Sharing Mental Health interventions (BeFITS-MH) measure. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Nov 6;24(1):1352. doi: 10.1186/s12913-024-11783-6. PMID: 39501275; PMCID: PMC11539761.

Le PT, Agrest M, Kankan T, Dev S, Mascayano F, Dahl C, Mitkiewicz F, Schilling S, Conover S, Fernandez AR, Burrone MS, Lumerman J, Jorquera MJ, Fader K, Cavalcanti MT, Alvarado R, Yang LH, Susser ES. Critical Time Intervention ‐ Task‐Shifting for Individuals with Psychosis in Latin America: A Multi‐stakeholder Qualitative Analysis of Implementation Barriers and Facilitators. Global Implementation Research and Applications 2023. En: https://doi.org/10.1007/s43477-023-00090-7

Aboaja A, Blackwood D, Alvarado R, Grant L. The mental wellbeing of female prisoners in Chile. BMC Research Notes 2023; 16:78. En: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-023-06342-x

Castro-Torres M, Vargas-Piérola P, Pinto CF, Alvarado R. Multiple sequential mediation model of teh effect of Social Capital Investment on Academic Stress. International Journal of Educational Research Open 2023: 100259. En: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedro.2023.100259

Sepúlveda-Queipul C, Soto-Brandt G, Castillo-carniglia A, Toro-Devia O, Rivera Espinoza D, Alvarado R. Impacto negativo de  la pandemia COVID-19 en las de atenciones ambulatorias de salud mental de la Región de Coquimbo, Chile. Revista de Salud Pública (Argentina) 2023; 29 (1): 1-8. En: https://doi.org/10.31052/1853.1180.v29.n1

Toro-Devia O, Solis-Araya C, Soto-Brandt G, Sepúlveda-Queipul C, Pino P, Loyola F, Irarrazaval M, Thornicroft G, Hanlon Ch, Alvarado R. Adverse sequelae of COVID -19 pandemic on mental health services in Chile. Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública 2023; 47: e87. En: https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2023.87

Durand-Arias S, Carmona-Huerta J, Aldana-López A, Náfate-López O, Orozco R, Cordoba G, Alvarado R, Borges G. Resilience and risk factors associated to depressive symptoms in Mexican healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Salud Pública de México 2023; 65(1): 54-62. En: https://doi.org/10.21149/14157

Mascayano F, Van der Ven E, Moro MF, Schilling S, Alarcón S, Al Barathie J,….., Alvarado R & Susser, E. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of healthcare workers: study protocol for the COVID-19 HEalth caRe wOrkErS (HEROES) study. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 2022; 57(3): 633-645. En: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-021-02211-9

Moro MF, Calamandrei G, Poli R, Di Mattei V, Perra A, Kurotschka PK, Restrepo A, Romano F, La Torre G, Preti E, Mascayano F, Picardi A, Chiarotti F, Rapisarda V, Urban A, Alvarado R, Susser E and Carta MG. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Healthcare Workers in Italy: Analyzing the Role of Individual and Workplace-Level Factors in the Reopening Phase After Lockdown. Frontiers in Psychiatry 2022; 13:867080. En: doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.867080

Castro-Torres ME, Vargas-Piérola PM, Pinto CF, Alvarado R. Serial Mediation Model of Social Capital Effects over Academic Stress in University Students. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education 2022; 12:1644–1656. En: https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe12110115

Sapag J, Traub C, Velasco P, Arratia T, Alvarado R, Aracena M, Poblete F, Villaroel L, Bravo P, Álvarez C, Jofré A, Vargas N, Bobilli S, Bustamante I, Khenti A, Corrigan P. Reducing stigma toward mental illness and substance use issues in primary health care in Chile: Protocol of a cluster controlled trial study. Frontiers in Psychiatry 2022, 13. En: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1083042

Gonzalez Mendez MJ, Ma L, Alvarado R, Ramirez J, Xu K-P, Xu H-F, Zhang S-K, Bangura MS, Yang Y, Yu Y-Q, Zhang X, Wang W, Gu X, Li L, Salah DS, Qiao Y. A Multi-Center Study on the Negative Psychological Impact and Associated Factors in Chinese Healthcare Workers 1 Year After the COVID-19 Initial Outbreak. Int J Public Health 2022; 67:1604979. En: https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2022.1604979

Mascayano F, Alvarado R, Andrews, H. F., Baumgartner, J. N., Burrone, M. S., Cintra, J.  & Susser, E. A Recovery-Oriented Intervention for People with Psychosis: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Psychiatric Services in Advance 2022. En: https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000843

Correia da Silva AT, Mascayano F, Valeri L, de Medeiros Jr ME, Souza MP, Ballester D, Tavares M, Martínez-Alés G, Moro MF, van der Ven E, Alvarado R, Susser, E. COVID-19 Pandemic Factors and Depressive Symptoms Among Primary Care Workers in São Paulo, Brazil, October and November 2020. American Journal of Public Health 2022; 112(5): 786-794. En: https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.306723

Parra Videla C, Sapag JC, Klabunde R, Velasco P, Anríquez S, Aracena M, Mascayano F, Bravo P, Sena B, Jofré A, Bobbili S, Corrigan P, Bustamante I, Poblete F, Alvarado R. Cross-cultural adaptation of four instruments to measure stigma towards people with mental illness and substance use problems among primary care professionals in Chile. Transcultural Psychiatry 2022; 0(0). En: https://doi.org/10.1177/13634615221100377

Agrest M, Tapia-Muñoz T, Encina E, Wright J, Ardila-Gómez S, Alvarado R, Leiderman EA, Reavley N. Development of mental health first aid guidelines for problem drinking: a Delphi expert consensus study in Argentina and Chile. BMC Psychiatry 2022; 22, 113. En: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-03749-x

Rivera-Segarra E, Mascayano F, Alnasser L, van der Ven E, Martínez-Alés G, Durand-Arias S, Moro MF, Karam E, Hernández-Torres R, Alarcón S, Ramos-Pibernus A, Alvarado R, Susser, E. Global mental health research and practice: a decolonial approach. The Lancet Psychiatry 2022; 9(7): 595-600. En: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(22)00043-8

Le PD, Choe K, Burrone MS, Bello I, Velasco P, Arratia T, Tal D,Mascayano F, Jorquera MJ, Schilling S, Ramírez J, Arancibia D, Fader K, Conover S, Susser E, Dixon L, Alvarado R, Yang LH and Cabassa LJ. Initial adaptation of the OnTrack coordinated specialty care model in Chile: An application of the Dynamic Adaptation Process. Frontier in Health Services 2022. 2:958743. En: https://doi.org/10.3389/frhs.2022.958743

Paniagua-Avila A, Ramírez DE, Barrera-Pérez A, Calgua E, Castro C, Peralta-García A, Mascayano F, Susser E, Alvarado R, Puac-Polanco V. Mental Health of Guatemalan Health Care Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Baseline Findings from the HEROES Cohort Study”. American Journal of Public Health 2022 (August 1); 112 (S6): S602-S614. En: https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306648

Mascayano F, Bello I, Andrews H, Arancibia D, Arratia T, Burrone MS, Conover S, Fader K, Jorquera MJ, Gomez M, Malverde S, Martínez-Alés G, Ramírez J, Reginatto G, Restrepo-Henao A, Rosencheck RA, Schilling S, Smith TE, Soto-Brand G, Tapia E, Tapia T, Velaszo P, Wall MM, Yang LH, Cabassa LJ, Susser E, Dixon L, Alvarado R. OnTrack Chile for people with early psychosis: a study protocol for a Hybrid Type 1 trial. Trials 2022, 23(1), 1-17. En: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06661-7

Libro: “Experiencias en ciberpsicología: hacia una nueva era de la psicología”. Editores: Bertha Ramos del Río, Juan José Martí Noguera

Editorial Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Ciudad de México, México. 2022. Capítulo: Burrone MS, Solís-Soto MT, Luchesse M, Arratia T, Alvarado R. Alfabetización digital de TICs en personas con trastornos mentales severos. Pp: 101-112.”

Libro “Salud Mental Colectiva. Diálogos, saberes y encrucijadas”.  Editores: Carlos Madariaga. Ana María Oyarce, Ángel Martínez-Hernáez, Eduardo Menéndez. Editorial Contrakorriente, Chile 2021. Capítulo 9: Alvarado R, Tapia E, Schilling S. Trabajando con ‘expertos por experiencia’: una propuesta para la accion en salud mental comunitaria con perspectiva intercultural. Pp 331 – 350.”

Minoletti A, Soto-Brandt G, Toro O, Irarrázaval M, Zanga R, Alvarado R. Schizophrenia Treatment Coverage Provided by the Public and Private Health Systems of Chile. Psychiatric Services 2021; 72: 478 – 481. En: https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000018

Leyton F, Olhaberry M, Morán J, de la Cerda J, León MJ, Sieverson C, Alfaro A, Hernández C, Alvarado R, Steele H. Video Intervention Therapy for primary caregivers in a child psychiatry unit: a randomized feasibility trial. Trials 2021; 22: 754. En: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05668-w

Mascayano F, Alvarado R, Martínez-Viciana C, Irarrázaval M, Durand-Arias S, Freytes M, Montenegro C, Susser E, Bruni A. 30 years from the Caracas Declaration: the situation of psychiatric hospitals in Latin America and the Caribbean prior, during and after the COVID‑19 pandemic. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 2021; 56: 1325 – 1327. En: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-021-02100-1

Carmona-Huerta J, Durand-Arias S, Rodríguez A, Guarner-Catalá S, Cardona Muller D, Madrigal de León E, Alvarado R. Community mental health care in Mexico: a regional perspective from a mid-income country. International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2021; 15: 7. En: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13033-020-00429-9

Alvarado R, Ramírez J, Lanio Í, Cortés M, Aguirre A, Bedregal P, Allel K, Tapia-Muñoz T, Burrone MS, Cuadra-Malinarich G, Goycolea R, Mascayano F, Sapag J, Schilling S, Soto G, Traub C, Villarroel S, Alarcón S. El impacto de la pandemia de COVID-19 en la salud mental de los trabajadores de la salud en Chile: datos iniciales de The Health Care Workers Study. Revista Médica de Chile 2021; 149: 1205 – 1214. En: http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/s0034-98872021000801205

Schilling S, Carreño A, Tapia E, Mascayano F, Pitronello, Santander F, Jorquera MJ, Burrone MS, Alvarado R. Experts by Experience: Qualitative Evaluation of Adolescent Participation in the Development of a Technological Intervention to Prevent Youth Suicide in Chile. Frontiers in Psychiatry 2021; 11:522057. En: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.522057

Dev S, Kankan T, Blasco D, Le PT, Agrest M, Dishy G, Mascayano F, Schilling S, Jorquera MJ, Dahl C, Cavalcanti M, Price L, Conover S, Yang LH, Alvarado R, Susser E. Implementation of a pilot community-based psychosocial intervention for patients with psychoses in Chile and Brazil: a comparative analysis of users’ perspectives. Global Mental Health 2021; 8, e15, 1–9. En: https://doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2021.10

Mediavilla R, Fernández-Jiménez E, Martínez-Alés G, Moreno-Küstner B, Martínez-Morata I, Jaramillo F, Morales-Sánchez I, Minué S, Torres-Cantero A, Alvarado R. Ayuso-Mateos JL, Mascayano F, Susser E, Bravo-Ortiz MF,& The COVID-19 Health Care Workers (C19-HCW) Working Group. Role of access to personal protective equipment, treatment prioritization decisions, and changes in job functions on health workers’ mental health outcomes during the initial outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Affective Disorders 2021; 295: 405-409. En: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2021.08.059

Gajardo J, Alvarado R, Slachevsky A, Gitlin LN. Self-stigma in people living with dementia in Chile: a qualitative exploratory study. Aging & Mental Health 2021. En: https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2021.1998351

Le PT, Agrest M, Mascayano F, Dev S, Kankan T, Dishy G, Tapia-Muñoz T, Tapia E, Toso-Salman J, Pratt Ch, Alves-Nishioka S, Schilling S, Jorquera MJ, Castro-Valdez J, Geffner N, Price LN, Conover S, Valencia E, Yang LH, Alvarado R, Susser E. Understanding Users’ Perspectives of Psychosocial Mechanisms Underpinning Peer Support Work in Chile. Community Mental Health Journal 2021.  En: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-021-00800-1

Agrest M, Alves-Nishioka S, Le PT, Dishy G, Kankan T, Dev S, Mascayano F, Dahl C, Vera N, Abadi D, Whitley R, Cavalcanti M, Valencia E, Alvarado R, Yang LH, Susser E. Utility of a multidimensional recovery framework in understanding lived experiences of Chilean and Brazilian mental health services users. Revista Iberoamericana de Psicología 2021; 14(2): 107 – 117. En: https://doi.org/10.33881/2027-1786.rip.14212

26. Leyton, F., Olhaberry, M., Morán, J, de la Cerda C, León MJ, Sieverson C, Alfaro A, Hernández C, Alvarado R, Steele H. Video Intervention Therapy for primary caregivers in a child psychiatry unit: a randomized feasibility trial. Trials 2021; 22, 754. En: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05668-w

Mascayano F, Toso-Salman J, Chak Sunny Y, Dev S, Tapia T, Thornicroft G, Cabassa LJ, Khenti A, Sapag J, Bobbili SJ, Alvarado R, Yang L, Susser E. Including culture in programs to reduce stigma toward people with mental disorders in low- and middle-income countries. Transcultural Psychiatry 2020; 57(1): 140 – 150.

Martín J, Tapia T, Ensignis A, da Silva M, Tapia E, Moncada S, Alvarado R. Estrategia de intervención participativa para reducir riesgos psicosociales en el lugar de trabajo. Revista de Salud Pública 2020; 24 (3): 59 – 71.

Jorquera MJ, Madariaga C, Burrone MS, Tapia E, Colantonio LD, Alvarado R. Estudio descriptivo de mortalidad en sobrevivientes de tortura y prisión política en el período de la dictadura militar en Chile, 1973-1990. Revista Medica de Chile 2020; 148: 1773 – 1780.

Karmann J, Tapia E, Alvarado R, Fournier L. The neighbourhood, an intermediary in teenager engagement with mental health services: a Chilean case-study. Cities & Health 2020. En: https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2020.1761239

Burrone MS, Alvarado R, Colantonio LE, Enders JE, Abeldaño RA, Valencia E, Susser E, Fernandez R. Prevalence of mental disorders among adults seeking care in primary healthcare centers in Cordoba, Argentina. Frontiers in Psychiatry 2020. 11; 232.   En: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00232

Libro “Rethinking Psychopathology: Creatives convergences”.  Editores: Ivana S Marková, Eric Chen Editorial Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020.

Chapter 15: Alvarado R, Valdivia L. The Origins of Psychiatric Epidemiology in Chile in the Twentieth Century, As a Tool of Community Action: An Historical Analysis. Pp 153 – 162.”

“Libro “Estigma y Discriminación en Salud. Escenarios y contextos de investigación internacional”. Editores: Jazmín Mora Rios, Guillermina Natera

Editorial Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México 2020.  o   Capítulo 10: Sapag J, Velasco P, Jofré A, Alvarado R. Reducción del stigma hacia las personas con consume problemátioco de sustancias psicoactivas en Chile: oportunidades y desafíos para el desarrollo de intervenciones. Pp 309 – 332.”

Agrest M, Le P, Yang L, Mascayano F, Alves-Nishioka S, Dev S, Kankan T, Tapia Th, Sawyer S, Toso J, Dishy G, Jorquera MJ, Schilling S, Pratt Ch, Price L, Valencia E, Conover S, Alvarado R, Susser E. Implementing a community-based task-shifting psychosocial intervention for individuals with psychosis in Chile: Perspectives from users. International Journal of Social Psychiatry 2019; 65 (1): 38 – 45.

Mascayano F, Alvarado R, et al. Implementing the protocol of a pilot randomized controlled trial for the recovery-oriented intervention to people with psychoses in two Latin American cities. Cadernos de Saúde Pública 2019; 35(4):e00108018. doi: 10.1590/0102-311X00108018.

Leyton F, Olhaberry M, Alvarado R, Rojas G, Dueñas LA, Downing G, Steele H. Video feedback intervention to enhance parental reflective functioning in primary caregivers of inpatient psychiatric children: protocol for a randomized feasibility trial. Trials 2019; 20: 268 – 277.

Solis-Soto MT, Burrone MS, Reginatto G, Sapaj JC, Alvarado R. Stigma towards people with mental disorders: perceptions of devaluation and discrimination in a sample of Chilean workers. Salud Mental 2019; 42(5): 207 – 215.

Sapag JC, Klabunde R, Villarroel L, Velasco PR, Alvarez C, Parra C, Bobbili SJ, Mascayano F, Bustamante I, Alvarado R, Corrigan P. Validation of the Opening Minds Scale and patterns of stigma in Chilean primary health care. PLoS ONE 2019. 14(9): e0221825. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0221825

Levis B, McMillan D, Sun Y, He C, Rice DB, Krishnan A, Wu Y, Azar M, Sanchez TA, Chiovitti MJ, Bhandari PM, Neupane D, Saadat N, Riehm KE, Imran M, Boruff JT, Cuijpers P, Gilbody S, Ioannidis JPA, Kloda LA, Patten SB, Shrier I, Ziegelstein RC, Comeau L, Mitchell ND, Tonelli M, Vigod SN, Aceti F, Alvarado R, Alvarado-Esquivel C, Bakare MO, Barnes J, Beck CT, Bindt C, Boyce PM, Bunevicius A, Couto TC, Chaudron LH, Correa H, de Figueiredo FP, Eapen V, Fernandes M, Figueiredo BFC, Fisher JRW, Garcia-Esteve L, Giardinelli L, Helle N, Howard LM, Khalifa DS, Kusminskas L, Kohlhoff J, Kozinszky Z, Lelli L, Leonardou AA, Lewis BA, Maes M, Meuti V, Nakić Radoš S, Navarro García P, Nishi D, Robertson-Blackmore E, Rochat TJ, Rowe HJ, Siu BWM, Skalkidou A, Stein A, Stewart RC, Su KP, Sundström-Poromaa I, Tadinac M, Tandon SD, Tendais I, Thiagayson P, Töreki A, Torres-Giménez A, Tran TD, Trevillion K, Turner K, Vega-Dienstmaier JM, Wynter K, Yonkers KA, Benedetti A, Thombs BD. Comparison of major depression diagnostic classification probability using the SCID, CIDI and MINI diagnostic interviews among women in pregnancy or postpartum: An individual participant data meta-analysis. Int J Methods Psychiatr Res 2019; 28: e1803. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/mpr.1803.

Mascayano F, Schilling S, Tapia E, Santander F, Burrone MS, Yang LH, Alvarado R. Using Information and Communication Technologies to Prevent Suicide Among Secondary School Students in Two Regions of Chile: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Frontiers in Psychiatry 2018. 9:236. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00236.

Sepúlveda R, Zitko P, Ramírez J, Markkula N, Alvarado R. Primary care consultation liaison and the rate of psychiatric hospitalizations: a countrywide study in Chile. Rev Panamericana de Salud Publica 2018;42:e138.  https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2018.138

Minoletti A, Alvarado R, Vitriol V, Sierralta P, Bass C, Calvo J. Efecto de acciones de equipos de Atención Primaria de Salud para proteger la Salud Mental despues de desastres naturales. Saúde Colectiva 2018. DOI: 10.1590/1414-462X201800030005.

 

 

Validation of a Pragmatic Implementation Measure for Task Sharing in Mental Health Services. Proyecto R01 MH122851, financiado por el National Institute of Mental Health (USA). En desarrollo entre 2020 y 2024. PI Lawrence Yang.

Transferencia de innovación social: inclusión y turismo. Proyecto financiado por el Fondo de Innovación para la Competitividad (FIC). Gobierno Regional (GORE) O´Higgins, año 2023. En desarrollo entre los años 2023 y 2026. Rubén Alvarado Co-Investigador.

“Transferencia de “innovación social en el sector turístico”: Modelo de inclusión  Proyecto financiado por el Fondo de Innovación para la Competitividad (FIC). Gobierno Regional (GORE) O´Higgins, año 2019.     Realizado entre los años 2019 y 2021. Co-Investigador.”

Acceso a la Información de Salud Mental en la Población General. Licitación del Ministerio de Salud IDI 757-69-LE20. Ejecutado por la Universidad de O’Higgins. Rubén Alvarado Director Alterno.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of workers in health services: The COVID-19 HEalth caRe wOrkErS (HEROES)

“Stigma toward mental illness among primary care professionals in Chile. Proyecto Concurso FONDECYT 2016 (1160099). En desarrollo (años 2017 a 2019). Co-Investigador.”

Socio-labor inclusion and stigma among young adults with autism spectrum disorders Fondecyt de iniciación María Soledad Burrone, UOH (2020) (ID 11201028) En desarrollo (años 2020 y 2023). Asesor.

Riesgo psicosocial y presentismo: un estudio de cohorte en población chilena. Proyecto Concurso SUSESO 2019 (P200-INNO208) Rubén Alvarado. Investigador Principal.

Reducing Stigma toward Mental Illness and Substance Use Issues in Primary Health Care in Chile: A Cluster Randomized Control Trial. Proyecto Concurso FONDECYT 2019 (1201504). En desarrollo (años 2020 a 2024). Co-Investigador.

OnTrackChile for First Episode Psychosis. Proyecto R01 MH115502, financiado por el National Institute of Mental Health (USA). Rubén Alvarado Investigador Principal (Contact PI).

Mental Health Care: Adverse Sequelae of COVID-19 (MASC Study). Proyecto colaborativo sin financiamiento, dirigido por el Prof. Graham Thornicroft (Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London), desarrollado en 11 países del mundo. Rubén Alvarado. Investigador Principal en Chile.

“La salud mental como factor de riesgo para los accidentes del trabajo y el ausentismo laboral: un estudio de cohorte, Fase 2.           Proyecto Concurso SUSESO 2018 (P200-INNO189)      Realizado entre los años 2019 y 2020.             Investigador Principal.”

“La salud mental como factor de riesgo para los accidentes del trabajo y el ausentismo laboral: un estudio de cohorte. Proyecto Concurso SUSESO 2016 (P200-INNO189) (código Mutual: MUSEG-189-2016). Realizado entre los años 2017 y 2018. Investigador Principal.”

“La Implicancias del estigma en el proceso de reintegración laboral de trabajadores con problemas de salud mental en Chile: un análisis de sus manifestaciones y puntos prioritarios de intervención  Proyecto Concurso SUSESO 2018 (P200-INNO221) Realizado entre los años 2019 y 2021.Co-Investigador.”

Impacto de la violencia laboral en la incidencia de problemas de salud mental: un diseño mixto para identificar vías de acción efectivas. Concurso SUSESO 2024. IP Rubén Alvarado

Estigma público de depresión en Chile: una aproximación multivariada y culturalmente pertinente. Fondecyt Regular.(IP Natalia Salinas)

“Desarrollo y evaluación de un modelo de intervención basado en tecnologías de la información y de la comunicación (TICs) para reducir el riesgo de suicidio adolescente en establecimientos educacionales de la RM y la VI Región. Proyecto Concurso FONDEF IDea 2016 (ID 16I10060).            Realizado entre los años 2017 y 2019. Investigador Principal.”

“Desarrollo y evaluación de un modelo de intervención basado en tecnologías de la información y de la comunicación (TICs) para reducir el riesgo de suicidio adolescente en establecimientos educacionales de la RM y la VI Región.  (Segunda Etapa).  Proyecto Concurso FONDEF IDeA Segunda etapa (2019) (ID 16I10060).    En desarrollo (años 2020 y 2022). Investigador Principal.”