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| IDENTIFICATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION |
| Last name: | Torres |
First name: | Ivan J |
| Address: | Riverview Hospital
BC Mental Health and Addictions Services
106 Administration Building
2601 Lougheed Highway
Coquitlam (British Columbia)
V3C 4J2 |
Fax: | (604) 524--7145 |
| BC academic affiliation: | Simon Fraser University |
| Department: | Psychology |
| E-mail address: |
itorres@bcmhs.bc.ca |
BC research location(s): |
Simon Fraser University |
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MSFHR Research Unit(s): |
Centre for Complex Disorders |
| Status: | Researcher |
| Last update: |
16/08/2010
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| TRAINING AND CREDENTIALS |
| Diploma / Credentials |
Specialty |
Year |
Institution |
| Registered Psychologist |
Neuropsychology |
2003 |
College of Psychologists of British Columbia |
| Postdoctorate |
Schizophrenia Research in Neuropsychology, Neuroimaging |
1995 |
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics |
| Doctorate (PhD) |
Clinical Psychology, Neuropsychology Specialty |
1993 |
University of Memphis |
| Bachelor's |
Major Psychology, Minor Biology |
1986 |
University of Virginia |
| Last update: |
13/11/2007
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| AREAS OF EXPERTISE |
| Area of research: |
Health sciences |
| Disciplines trained in: |
Psychology |
| Research disciplines: |
Psychology
Psychiatry |
| Research topics: |
Cognition (Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction)
Executive Functions (Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction)
Schizophrenia (Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction)
Mood Disorders (Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction)
Learning and Memory (Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction) |
| Fields of application: |
Biomedical Aspects of Human Health
Pathogenesis and Treatment of Diseases |
| Last update: |
16/08/2010
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| TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS |
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| Last update: |
16/08/2010
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| RESEARCH ACTIVITIES - Description used by investigators to specify their area of expertise. |
| Key words: |
neuropsychology, cognition, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, psychosocial functioning, memory, neurocognition, neuroimaging, executive function, psychopathology |
| Research interests: |
Research interests involve neuropsychological functioning in severe mental illness and other neurological disorders, and neuroimaging. |
| Last update: |
16/08/2010
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| RECENT AND REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS |
| Authors |
| Title (article or book chapter) |
| Year |
Volume |
Number |
Pages |
Journal or book |
Editors |
City and publishing house |
| Torres IJ, Boudreau VG, Yatham LN |
| "Neuropsychological Functioning in Euthymic Bipolar Disorder: A Quantitative Review" |
| 2007 |
vol. 116 |
No. 434 |
pp. 17-26 |
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica |
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| Van snellenberg JX, Torres IJ, Thornton AE |
| "Functional Neuroimaging of Working Memory in Schizophrenia: Task Performance as a Moderating Variable" |
| 2006 |
vol. 20 |
No. 5 |
pp. 497-510 |
Neuropsychology |
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| Torres IJ, O'Leary DS, Andreasen NC |
| "Symptoms and Interference from Memory in Schizophrenia: Evaluation of Frith's Model of Willed Action" |
| 2004 |
vol. 69 |
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pp. 35-43 |
Schizophrenia Research |
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| Last update: |
16/08/2010
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| LANGUAGE COMPETENCIES |
| Understand: |
English, Spanish |
| Read: |
English, French, Spanish |
| Write: |
English |
| Speak: |
English, Spanish |
| Last update: |
16/08/2010
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