About the project
The Mental Disease Bank (BEM) promotes the collection of biological samples from people suffering from or at risk of severe mental disorders (e.g.: schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder) and of healthy people as controls.
Principal researcher
Rosa Catalán
Dra. Rosa Catalán, head of the Psychiatry Department of Hospital Clínic, Barcelona
Collection points
- Hospital Clínic, Barcelona
Collaborating Institutions
- CIBERSAM
Available samples
| PROJECT | PHENOTYPE | TYPE | NUMBER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mental Diseases Bank | Patients with schizophrenia | DNA/plasma | 300 |
| Lymphocytes | 300 | ||
| Serum | 300 | ||
| Family members at risk of schizophrenia | DNA/plasma | 200 | |
| Lymphocytes | 200 | ||
| Serum | 200 | ||
| Patients with depression | DNA/plasma | 300 | |
| Lymphocytes | 300 | ||
| Serum | 300 | ||
| Family members at risk of depression | DNA/plasma | 200 | |
| Lymphocytes | 200 | ||
| Serum | 200 | ||
| Patients with bipolar disorder | DNA/plasma | 250 | |
| Lymphocytes | 250 | ||
| Serum | 250 | ||
| Family members at risk of bipolar disorder | DNA/plasma | 200 | |
| Lymphocytes | 200 | ||
| Serum | 200 |
