Supervised PhD Students

I have supervised or co-supervised 4 PhD students, and currently I supervise another 5 PhD students. All of my PhD students are post-doctoral researchers or assistant professors at the university.

'Influence of professional care on maternal mental health in cases of gestational death'

PhD Student: Clara García Terol.

Gestational and neonatal deaths remain prevalent, with often unrecognized impacts on maternal mental health. Healthcare professionals' disregard for the situation may worsen psychological outcomes. This thesis examines consequences of inadequate care, demonstrates effectiveness of multidisciplinary interventions, and explores barriers to quality care for affected families.

'Co-design and usability testing of an mHealth intervention to prevent paternal perinatal mental disorders'.

PhD Student: Carlos Roberto Cruz Cabrera.

This thesis aims to develop a mobile health intervention to prevent perinatal mood disorders in men. The intervention is being designed by working hand-to-hand with stakeholders related to primary healthcare services and the perinatal period: Midwives, Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Nurses, Fathers and fathers-to-be. 

'Evaluation of the implementation of an online psychoeducational intervention for the prevention of perinatal depression in Primary Health Care Services'.

PhD Student: Paula de Juan Iglesias.


'Postpartum depression: effectiveness of preventive interventions and evaluation in women from the Roma community.'

PhD Student: Carmen Martín-Gómez; Date: 29/09/2020

This Doctoral Thesis aimed to contribute to the improvement of perinatal mental health, supporting the optimization of two fundamental pillars: the prevention of postpartum depression and its evaluation, the latter focusing on women of the ROMA community as a population at risk. 

Full Doctoral Thesis 

'Effectiveness of lifestyles multiple behavior change interventions for the prevention of depression'

PhD Student: Irene Gómez-Gómez; Date: 30/09/2020

One way to prevent depression could be through promoting healthy lifestyles. This Doctoral Thesis aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the EIRA lifestyle multiple behaviour change intervention for the prevention of depression in primary care. 

Full Doctoral Thesis 

Research Conference of the 'Research Network on Preventive Activities and Health Promotion in Primary Care' (redIAPP)

Irene presented preliminary results of her Doctoral Thesis at Research Conference of the 'Research Network on Preventive Activities and Health Promotion in Primary Care' (April 3, 2019)

'Cardiac rehabilitation women non-adherence'

PhD Student: Davinia Maria Resurreción; Date: 28/09/2018

The main objective of this thesis, presented as a compendium of publications, was to provide insight into the problem of non-adherenceto cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs in women. 

Full Doctoral Thesis 

'Development and validation of a risk algorithm to predict anxiety episodes in primary care'

PhD student:  Patricia Moreno-Peral. Defense date: 07/01/2013.

Co-researcher in charge of the Institute of Biomedical Research of Malaga (IBIMA) and Researcher of the Network of Preventive Activities and Health Promotion (redIAPP). I am a senior researcher Miguel Servet (CP19 / 00056) at IBIMA, and a university professor at the University of Malaga and the National University of Distance Education (UNED). 

Publications of Patricia Moreno-Peral 

Dra. Patricia Moreno Peral is a senior researcher at the IBIMA granted as Miguel Servet researcher, and an university teacher in University of MalagaUniversity (Spain). Her field of interest is the prediction and prevention of anxiety and depression. She has published in high impact factor journals such as: JAMA Psychiatry, Annals Internal Medicine, Clinical Psychology Review or BMC Medicine.

Publications of Patricia Moreno-Peral