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social cognition, schizophrenia, virtual reality
Spain

Biography

Patricia Fernández-Sotos is a Physician in the specialty of Psychiatry at the Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete since May 2019.

Previously, she was a Resident Intern at the Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre (May 2015 to May 2019).

In January 2021, she defended his thesis work obtaining an OUTSTANDING CUM LAUDE qualification on the subject of "New technologies for the assessment and treatment of social cognition deficits in patients with schizophrenia" under the direction of Dr. Roberto Rodríguez Jiménez ( Doctor in Psychiatry from the Autonomous University of Madrid, Head of the Hospitalization Unit of the Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Professor of Psychiatry at the Complutense University of Madrid and Researcher at CIBERSAM (www.cibersam.es) and at the Hospital 12 Research Institute October) and Professor Antonio Fernández Caballero (Doctor in Physical Sciences, Professor of the University of Languages ​​and Computer Systems of the University of Castilla-La Mancha).

She is a researcher in the Cognition and Psychosis group of the Research Institute i + 12-Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, as well as in the clinical group linked to the Center for Biomedical Research in Mental Health Network (CIBERSAM).

She is part of the research team of the project Environment and Genes in Schizophrenia - Research Groups of the Community of Madrid (AGES-CM), funded by the Community of Madrid (R&D Grants in Biomedicine S2010 / BMD-2422 AGES) and Funds Structural of the European Union. He is also part of the multidisciplinary research team in the national projects: "Intelligent environments controlled by physiological, perceptual and behavioral responses to emotional experiences (DPI2016-80894-R)" and "Human-avatar symbiosis in cognitive cyber therapies: Proof of concept for hallucinations hearing (TIN2015-72931-EXP) ”.

She is the author of an article related to the treatment of auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia through virtual reality, published in the Frontiers in Neuroinformatics magazine, indexed in the ISI / JCR in Q1 (year 2017).

She is the author of an article related to the access and use of the internet and technological devices in patients with early stage schizophrenia, indexed in the ISI / JCR in Q1 / D1 (year 2018).

She is the author of an article related to the acceptance and use of a tool for evaluating deficits in social cognition, by therapists, indexed in the ISI / JCR in Q1 (year 2019).

In 2020, she has published an article indexed in the ISI / JCR in Q1 (year 2020) on the design and validation of a tool for facial recognition of emotions, based on virtual humans, in a healthy population.

She, in turn, is the author of a work in the magazine Schizophrenia Bulletin (indexed in the ISI / JCR in Q1 / D1), called: “Theory of mind in individuals with first-episode of schizophrenia and childhood trauma”.

In the last year she has included a series of publications that are referenced below:
- Social cognition and neurocognition using the Matrics consensus cognitive battery in patients with first-episode schizophrenia: relationship with insight. Rodriguez-Jimenez, R., Caballero-Gonzalez, M. Torio, I., Sánchez-Morla, EM, Rentero Martin, D., Dompablo, M., Garcia Lopez, A., Fernández-Sotos P., Fernandez Cancer, P., Garcia Lopez, A., & Fares-Otero, N. (2020). European Psychiatry, 63, S558-S559. Q1

- Validation of dynamic virtual faces for facial affect recognition. Fernández-Sotos P., García, A. S., Vicente-Querol, M. A., Lahera, G., Rodriguez-Jimenez, R. & Fernández-Caballero, A. (2021). PLoS One (accepted). Q2
Psychosocial remediation in depressive disorders: a systematic review. Monferrer, M., Ricarte, J. J., Montes, M. J., Fernández-Caballero, A. & Fernández-Sotos P. (2020). Journal of Affective Disorders. Q1

- Facial Affect Recognition by Patients with Schizophrenia Using Human Avatars. Muros, NI., García, A.S., Forner, C., López-Arcas, P., Lahera, G., Rodríguez-Jiménez, R; Nieto R, K; Latorre, J.J .; Fernández-Caballero, A. & Fernández-Sotos P. (2021). Journal of Clinical Medicine. Q1

She is the author of 4 articles indexed in the ISI / JCR in Q2. The first article related to the subject of Ambient Intelligence, published in the Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems (2015). The second and third articles are reviews on pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions aimed at improving social cognition (years 2018 and 2019, respectively). The fourth is an original article on EEG spectral analysis of a low-cost wireless brain-computer interface for capturing symptoms of auditory verbal hallucinations in patients with schizophrenia, published in Schizophrenia Research.

She has published 6 more articles, 4 of them, indexed in the ISI / JCR in Q3-Q4. One of her works is a systematic review on virtual reality-based psychosocial interventions in schizophrenia.

Activities

Employment (2)

Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete: Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, ES

2019-05-15 to present | Facultativo Especialista de Área (Psychiatry and Mental Health)
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Patricia Fernández-Sotos

Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre: Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, ES

2015-01-05 to 2019-01-05 | Médico Interno Residente (Psychiatry and Mental Health)
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Education and qualifications (2)

Universidad Complutense de Madrid: Madrid, Madrid, ES

2017-09-01 to 2021-02-26 | Doctorado en Ciencias Médico-Quirúrgicas (Medicina)
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Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha - Campus de Albacete: Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, ES

2008-01-09 to 2014-07-11 | Graduated in Medicine
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Works (21)

Co-design of avatars to embody auditory hallucinations of patients with schizophrenia: A study on patients’ feeling of satisfaction and psychiatrists’ intention to adopt the technology

Virtual Reality
2021 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85109670584

Part of ISSN: 14349957 13594338
Contributors: García, A.S.; Fernández-Sotos, P.; Vicente-Querol, M.A.; Sánchez-Reolid, R.; Rodriguez-Jimenez, R.; Fernández-Caballero, A.
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Facial affect recognition by patients with schizophrenia using human avatars

Journal of Clinical Medicine
2021 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85111614847

Part of ISSN: 20770383
Contributors: Muros, N.I.; García, A.S.; Forner, C.; López-Arcas, P.; Lahera, G.; Rodriguez-Jimenez, R.; Nieto, K.N.; Latorre, J.M.; Fernández-Caballero, A.; Fernández-Sotos, P.
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How Interpersonal Distance Between Avatar and Human Influences Facial Affect Recognition in Immersive Virtual Reality

Frontiers in Psychology
2021 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85111567540

Part of ISSN: 16641078
Contributors: del Aguila, J.; González-Gualda, L.M.; Játiva, M.A.; Fernández-Sotos, P.; Fernández-Caballero, A.; García, A.S.
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Psychosocial remediation in depressive disorders: A systematic review

Journal of Affective Disorders
2021 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85105592906

Part of ISSN: 15732517 01650327
Contributors: Monferrer, M.; Ricarte, J.J.; Montes, M.J.; Fernández-Caballero, A.; Fernández-Sotos, P.
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Validation of dynamic virtual faces for facial affect recognition

PLoS ONE
2021 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85100377311

Part of ISSN: 19326203
Contributors: Fernández-Sotos, P.; García, A.S.; Vicente-Querol, M.A.; Lahera, G.; Rodriguez-Jimenez, R.; Fernández-Caballero, A.
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Acceptance and use of a multi-modal avatar-based tool for remediation of social cognition deficits

Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing
2020 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85070333694

Part of ISSN: 18685145 18685137
Contributors: García, A.S.; Fernández-Sotos, P.; Fernández-Caballero, A.; Navarro, E.; Latorre, J.M.; Rodriguez-Jimenez, R.; González, P.
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Cytomegalovirus colitis in an immunocompetent elderly patient,Colitis por citomegalovirus en paciente anciano inmunocompetente

Revista Espanola de Geriatria y Gerontologia
2020 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85069047793

Part of ISSN: 15781747 0211139X
Contributors: García-Tercero, E.; Alonso-Seco, M.; Pedro-Monfort, C.; Fernández-Sotos, P.; Cobos-Antoranz, B.; Rosado-Artalejo, C.; Martín-Correa, E.
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Design of reliable virtual human facial expressions and validation by healthy people

Integrated Computer-Aided Engineering
2020 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85085247402

Part of ISSN: 18758835 10692509
Contributors: García, A.S.; Fernández-Sotos, P.; Vicente-Querol, M.A.; Lahera, G.; Rodriguez-Jimenez, R.; Fernández-Caballero, A.
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Electroencephalographic spectral analysis from a wireless low-cost brain-computer interface for symptom capture of auditory verbal hallucinations in schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Research
2020 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85083328607

Part of ISSN: 15732509 09209964
Contributors: Fernández-Sotos, P.; García-Martínez, B.; Ricarte, J.J.; Latorre, J.M.; Sánchez-Morla, E.M.; Fernández-Caballero, A.; Rodriguez-Jimenez, R.
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Late onset obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD): A case report,Trastorno obsesivo-compulsivo (TOC) de inicio tardío: A propósito de un caso

Actas Espanolas de Psiquiatria
2020 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85083479435

Part of ISSN: 11399287
Contributors: Lozano-Vicari, L.; Fernández-Sotos, P.; Lozoya-Moreno, S.; Del Yerro-Álvarez, M.J.
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Mixed etiology catatonia

Actas espanolas de psiquiatria
2020 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85090821234

Part of ISSN: 15782735
Contributors: Fernández-Sotos, P.; López-Álvarez, J.; López Arcas-Calleja, P.; García-Tercero, R.M.; Del Yerro-Álvarez, M.J.
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Virtual reality for psychosocial remediation in schizophrenia: a systematic review

European Journal of Psychiatry
2020 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85077681132

Part of ISSN: 02136163
Contributors: Fernández-Sotos, P.; Fernández-Caballero, A.; Rodriguez-Jimenez, R.
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Catatonia of multifactorial origin: A case report,Catatonía de origen multifactorial: a propósito de un caso

Psiquiatria Biologica
2019 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85063038555

Part of ISSN: 15788962 11345934
Contributors: Fernández-Sotos, P.; López Arcas-Calleja, P.; García-Tercero, E.; García-Tercero, R.M.; Lozano-Vicario, L.; del Yerro-Álvarez, M.J.
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Development and Validation of Basic Virtual Human Facial Emotion Expressions

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
2019 | Book
EID:

2-s2.0-85065873919

Part of ISSN: 16113349 03029743
Contributors: Vicente-Querol, M.Á.; García, A.S.; Fernández-Sotos, P.; Rodriguez-Jimenez, R.; Fernández-Caballero, A.
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Digital technology for internet access by patients with early-stage schizophrenia in Spain: Multicenter research study

Journal of Medical Internet Research
2019 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85064320976

Part of ISSN: 14388871
Contributors: Fernández-Sotos, P.; Fernández-Caballero, A.; González, P.; Aparicio, A.I.; Martínez-Gras, I.; Torio, I.; Dompablo, M.; García-Fernández, L.; Santos, J.L.; Rodriguez-Jimenez, R.
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Posterior reversible leukoencephalopathy syndrome in a patient with Parkinson’s disease and initial psychiatric symptoms: A complex clinical presentation,Síndrome de leucoencefalopatía posterior reversible en un paciente con enfermedad de Parkinson y sintomatología inicial psiquiátrica: Una presentación clínica compleja

Revista de Neurologia
2019 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85065772619

Part of ISSN: 02100010
Contributors: Fernández-Sotos, P.; López-Arcas Calleja, P.; Lozano-Vicario, L.; García-Tercero, E.; Jesús Del Yerro-Álvarez, M.; López-álvarez, J.
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Pharmacological interventions in social cognition deficits: A systematic mapping review

Psychiatry Research
2018 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85053754190

Part of ISSN: 18727123 01651781
Contributors: Fernández-Sotos, P.; Navarro, E.; Torio, I.; Dompablo, M.; Fernández-Caballero, A.; Rodriguez-Jimenez, R.
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Social cognition remediation interventions: A systematic mapping review

PLoS ONE
2018 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85068905394

Part of ISSN: 19326203
Contributors: Fernández-Sotos, P.; Torio, I.; Fernández-Caballero, A.; Navarro, E.; González, P.; Dompablo, M.; Rodriguez-Jimenez, R.
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Human-avatar symbiosis for the treatment of auditory verbal hallucinations in schizophrenia through virtual/augmented reality and brain-computer interfaces

Frontiers in Neuroinformatics
2017 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85036510993

Part of ISSN: 16625196
Contributors: Fernández-Caballero, A.; Navarro, E.; Fernández-Sotos, P.; González, P.; Ricarte, J.J.; Latorre, J.M.; Rodriguez-Jimenez, R.
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Human-avatar symbiosis in cognitive cybertherapies: Proof of concept for auditory verbal hallucinations

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
2017 | Book
EID:

2-s2.0-85031413671

Part of ISSN: 16113349 03029743
Contributors: Fernández-Caballero, A.; Fernández-Sotos, P.; Navarro, E.; González, P.; Ricarte, J.J.; Ros, L.; Latorre, J.M.; Rodríguez-Jiménez, R.
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IDK and ICARO to develop multi-agent systems in support of Ambient Intelligence

Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems
2015 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84920080725

Part of ISSN: 18758967 10641246
Contributors: Gascueña, J.M.; Navarro, E.; Fernández-Sotos, P.; Fernández-Caballero, A.; Pavón, J.
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