Specific Programs for Diagnosis and Treatment

Memory Clinic

The Memory Clinic offers a comprehensive evaluation of the causes and origin of a patients’ memory loss in order to provide an individual diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and rehabilitation program.

Normal Ageing Clinic

Due to an increase in life expectancy, it is crucial that we keep our brain in good shape after turning 50 years of age. To do this we need to maintain a varied and healthy diet, take regular physical exercise and have regular cognitive stimulation to preserve mental agility.

Memory, attention and concentration disorders are frequent and the consequences on the patients and their families’ life quality are extremely significant. Cognitive stimulation and training provide strategies that optimise functioning, through the compensation and recovery of lost abilities. The mission of this clinic is to enhance and extend life quality, through (a) investigation, (b) teaching the community how to deal naturally with the process of ageing and (c) optimising each person’s resources. The services comprise: a) training in memory techniques, b) workshops on education on natural ageing, c) workshops on prevention and optimisation of resources of the elderly, and d) psychiatric and psychological support for the elderly.

Cognitive and Language Rehabilitation post Brain Injury (TBI and Stroke)

Patients post TBI may experience certain difficulties in: attention, memory, problem-solving and, language. Such difficulties may be detected by the people who are in contact with the patient but not by the patient themselves. The main objective of the treatment is that they become aware of their difficulties and are able to compensate for them with the help of appropriate strategies, thus enhancing their life quality. After a stroke, some patients may have cognitive, behavioural and speech difficulties. It is important to create a customised communicative space in which the patient can develop the appropriate resources and abilities.

Attention deficit with and without hyperactivity disorder in Adults (ADHD) Clinic

ADHD is a disorder that comprises: lack of attention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. At the Institute a systematic and thorough evaluation allows for the identification and diagnosis of the deficit as well as related disorders. After the evaluation, a treatment tailored to meet the needs of the patient is designed, combining the best therapeutic resources, oriented to achieve the best results in the shortest period of time.

Affective Disorders Clinic

If changes in mood or character are not treated adequately, they cause a great amount of suffering, both emotionally and financially within the person’s family unit. Illnesses include bipolar disorders and depression. Our objective is to achieve an early detection of the illness and to provide a customized treatment.

Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) and Anxiety Disorder Clinic

Obsessive and anxiety disorders are very frequent. More than 15% of the population suffers from one or more of these conditions. They occur at any age and affect people belonging to all social, cultural and economic backgrounds. Some of the symptoms of anxiety disorders and OCD are: excessive worry, nervousness, panic, anxiety, sleep difficulty, different clinical features of clinical phobic conditions and isolation. In most of the cases, it is very easy to establish a diagnosis and give an appropriate treatment. Many patients and families consequently lead a normal life.

Schizophrenia and related disorders Clinic

From a cognitive point of view, the study of schizophrenia has arrived at a conclusion that the illness presents subtle alterations in the processing of information. Early detection is fundamental so as to plan efficient, customised treatment.

Frontal Dysfunction Clinic

A wide range of neurological and psychiatric illnesses produce decision-making, planning, attention, emotion, control of inhibitions and work memory deficits. In this clinic, a highly trained, specialised, multidisciplinary team of professionals evaluate cognitive and behavioral disorders secondary to frontal dysfunction so as to provide an adequate pharmacological and non pharmacological treatment.

General Neurology Clinic

The clinic provides diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of neurological illnesses.

Parkinson’s disease and Movements Disorders Clinic

The clinic offers diagnosis and treatment to patients who suffer from Parkinson’s disease and other abnormal movements. The clinic also undertakes clinical research to develop more effective therapies.

Cognitive Psychotherapy

Cognitive therapy is used to treat a wide range of problems, such as (a) ADHD in adults ,b) anxiety and depression problems related to neurological disorders, c) primary anxiety or mood disorders, and d) other problems of psychiatric origin that require methodical psychological support.

Support and Education to Family and Caregivers

Stress and depression generated when taking care of a patient with cognitive and memory impairment must be considered by healthcare professionals. The objective is to provide the necessary tools to deal with the situation.

Vocational Orientation Group

Patients with brain injury may have specific difficulties which require the help and expertise of specialists so as to achieve work and academic relocation.

Control of impulsivity Group

The group is devoted to patients with problems in the area of behaviour, thinking and emotion control. The aim of the group is that patients achieve the necessary specific skills to handle their problem appropriately.

Problem-solving Group

The group is devoted to patients with mild to moderate deficits in their executive functions (i.e., planning, impulsivity and decision-making). The aim of the group is to help the patient learn to cope and handle their problems.

Occupational Therapy for Persons with Cognitive Impairment Group

This group facilitate and develop compensation strategies to overcome difficulties in daily living caused by the patient’s illness.