j.Diaz-Atienza

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND: Bachelor of Medicine, University of Granada. Doctor of Medicine (Neuroscience) (University of Granada – Institute of Neuroscience – Dr. Olóriz). Master's in Psychobiology and Cognitive Neuroscience (Autonomous University of Barcelona). Master's in Bioethics – Specialization in Genetics (Catholic University of Murcia). University Specialist in Nutrition and Dietetics (University of Cádiz). Diploma in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (Faculty of Medicine – Saint Antoine Hospital – Paris). Postgraduate Diploma in Methodology and Epidemiology (Andalusian School of Public Health – University of Granada). Specialist in Psychiatry (University of Paris VI). Specialist in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (University of Paris VI). PROFESSIONAL AND RESEARCHER. Coordinator of the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit from its creation in 1989 until 2004. Awarded a grant in 1993 by the FIS (Health Research Fund) for a project on Spectral Frequency Analysis (EEG – quantitative) and Evoked Potentials. This research was conducted in the 90s, primarily with children with ADHD and OCD. The Neuropsychology Laboratory was created for this purpose, and I was its director. I was also responsible for the Eating Disorders Program at the Almería Mental Health Area until its closure in 2005. Several studies on self-concept and personality were conducted in patients with anorexia nervosa. Currently, my work focuses primarily on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Behavioral Problems, and Developmental Disorders (language, dyslexia, and other specific developmental disorders). This activity is validated in the Parent Questionnaire, the Psychoeducational Questionnaire for Teachers, the Continuum Performance Test, a version of the Stroop test, Dichotic Listening, etc. My research interest focuses primarily on the assessment of executive functions.