While some believe that we need new psychotropics to deal with the current pandemic of affective disorders, some others, like me truly believe that we need to improve the psychiatric diagnoses, through the use of more accurate biomarkers.

PhD in Psychological Medicine (2011-2016)
Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neurosciences,
King’s College of London
Thesis: “Assessment of HPA axis in atypical and non-atypical major depressive disorder, bipolar depression, and chronic fatigue syndrome subjects using hair and fingernails cortisol analysis”
Supervisors: Professors Allan Young, Anthony Cleare and Andrew Papadopoulos

MSc Psychiatric Research (2011-2012)
Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neurosciences,
King’s College of London
Thesis: “Hair Cortisol Analyses in Psychiatric Illness”
Supervisors: Professors Andrew Papadopoulos and Anthony Cleare
King’s College of London

Teaching

Research Project: Dr. Rafael Torres.
Department of Psychiatry. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Teaching Assistant
2003

Research Project: Dr. Jaime Santander-Toro.
Department of Psychiatry. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Teaching Assistant
2003

Psychiatry Course. Undergraduate School of Medicine
Universidad de Chile. Teaching Assistant
2004 to 2006

Workshop: Drugs misuse and healthy lifestyles for students.
Community psychiatry service, University of Chile,
Postgraduate School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry
2007 to 2011

MSc Basic Mental Health. Postgraduate school
Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neurosciences. King’s college London
Teaching Assistant.
2013-Ongoing

Affective Disorders Unit. Postgraduate school
Universidad de Chile. Assistant Professor
2015-ongoing

MSc in Psychology and Neuroscience of Mental Health 
Lecturer of the neurobiology of the stress response in affective disorders
Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neurosciences. King’s college London
2016

MSc in Psychology and Neuroscience of Mental Health 
Lecturer of Differential diagnosis of anxiety disorders
Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neurosciences. King’s college London
2017

Awards and Distinctions

Highest-ranked student. Promotion 1981-1994

President of the Scientific Association of Medical Students
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
(ACEMUC) by its Acronym in Spanish, 2001

National Guest Speaker at Psychiatric Congress: Medical Comorbidity in Bipolar Patients hospitalized in the Hospital Clinical of the Universidad de Chile. Andres Herane speaker of the 61st Chilean Congress of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery, La Serena, Chile, 2006

Grant to participate as young investigator in 16th European Congress of Psychiatry. Oral presentation: SPECT comparison of functional cerebral alterations between monopolar depression and comorbid alcohol dependence. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0924933808006639
Nice, France 2008.

Grant to participate as young investigator in the Latin-American Congress,
http://www.sonepsyn.cl/index.php?id=2286
Margarita, Venezuela, 2008

Grant to participate as young investigator in American Psychiatry Association APA,
http://www.sonepsyn.cl/pdf/informe_asistencia_american.pdf
San Francisco, United States, 2009

Award: Bicentennial Becas Chile Scholarship from the Chilean government's Medical Research Council equivalent to support four years of study in the UK, 2009

International Guest Speaker at Psychiatric Congress: Comparison of Functional Alterations on SPECTS of Patients with Depression and with Alcohol Comorbidity. Andres Herane Speaker of Mind and Body Integration. San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2010

National Guest Speaker at Seminar: ¿Es cortisol en pelo: un bio-marcador de estrés, ánimo y ansiedad? Andres Herane speaker of University Psychiatric Clinic Seminars, Universidad de Chile Santiago, Chile, 2012

International Guest Speaker at Psychiatric Congress: Hair cortisol as a biomarker for psychiatric illnesses. Andres Herane speaker of Y-mind Sao Paulo advanced science school, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2013

National Guest Speaker at Seminar: Hair Cortisol: A biomarker for Stress, Mood and Anxiety Disorders? Andres Herane speaker of Chile Global Seminars UCL,
London, UK, 2014

Award: Young Investigator from Psychiatric Research Thrust to participate in International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology ISPNE. Poster presentation: Hair Cortisol: A systematic review in hair cortisol and mental health,
Montreal, Canada, 2014

International Guest Speaker at forum: Managing Stress and Psychosocial Risks at Work: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Interventions Andres Herane speaker of International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIRSM)
London, UK, 2015

Awarded Research Funding
Psychiatrist Research Thrust for the project: Assessment of HPA axis in atypical and non-atypical major depressive disorder, bipolar depression and chronic fatigue syndrome subjects using hair and fingernails cortisol analysis.
Herane A., £5000 (2013-2015)

Sponsor Research Office of University of Chile for the project: Assessment of HPA axis in atypical and non-atypical major depressive disorder, bipolar depression, chronic fatigue syndrome and euthymic bipolar one subjects using hair and fingernails cortisol analysis. Herane A., $ 5000000 CLP (£5299)
Chapters
Risco L., Herane A. Cicladores Rápidos (Rapid-Cyclers), in Correa E, Silva H, Risco L Eds. Trastornos Bipolares (Bipolar Disorders). Link: http://www.mediterraneo.cl/detalle.php?id_libro=719&id_especialidad=59, Editorial Mediterráneo Ltda. Chile, 2006
Risco L., Herane A. Estados Mixtos (Mixed States) in Correa E, Silva H, Risco L Eds. Trastornos Bipolares (Bipolar Disorders). Link: http://www.mediterraneo.cl/detalle.php?id_libro=719&id_especialidad=59, Editorial Mediterráneo Ltda. Chile, 2006
Books
Herane A., Fuentes M., Colom F. Depresión y Trastornos Sexuales (Depression and Sexual Disorders), ISBN (Electronic) 185-187/08021, http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Depresi%C3%B3n_y_trastornos_sexuales.html?id=ZL1dQwAACAAJ&redir_esc=y
Edition Mayo, Publisher Aribau, Barcelona, Spain, 2005.

Publications

Articles in scientific journals:

Herane A, Fuentes M, Solís Jaime. (2004) Prevalence of atypical depression in hospitalized patients of psychiatric clinic of the University of Chile in one year. Revista de Psiquiatría Clínica; 41(2):25-33 (Chilean Journal of Psychiatry) link:
http://bases.bireme.br/cgi-bin/wxislind.exe/iah/online/?IsisScript=iah/iah.xis&src=google&base=LILACS&lang=p&nextAction=lnk&exprSearch=401607&indexSearch=ID

Fuentes M, Herane A, Colom F, Vieta E, Ivanovic-Zuvic F. (2005) Antidepressants and sexual dysfunction. Trastor. Animo; 1(2): 124-132, (Chilean Journal of Psychiatry)http://bases.bireme.br/cgi-bin/wxislind.exe/iah/online/?IsisScript=iah/iah.xis&src=google&base=LILACS&lang=p&nextAction=lnk&exprSearch=503357&indexSearch=ID

Herane A, Ivanovic-Zuvic, Risco L, Correa E (2006) “Epidemiological characteristics of bipolar patients admitted to the psychiatric clinic of the University of Chile.” Trastor. Animo 2006; Vol 2 (2):155-158 (Chilean Journal of Psychiatry) http://www.scribd.com/doc/153044628/Que-como-y-cuanto-de-la-psicoeducacion-del-paciente-bipolar-en-Chile#scribd

Ivanovic-Zuvic F. Fuentes M, Olguin P, Correa E, Risco L, Lolas F, Herane A, Villalba T. “Psychoeducation in bipolar disorder. Tutor role” (2007) Trastor. Animo; 3(2):100-108. (Chilean Journal of Psychiatry) http://bases.bireme.br/cgi
bin/wxislind.exe/iah/online/?IsisScript=iah/iah.xis&src=google&base=LILACS&lang=p&nextAction=lnk&exprSearch=491742&indexSearch=ID

Herane-Vives, A. (2016, February). la burbuja depresiva - Buscar con Google. Revista Qué Pasa. Retrieved from https://www.google.co.uk/#q=la+burbuja+depresiva&*

Conferences and Congress

XVI and XV International Scientific Congress of the Latin-American Federation of Medical Students´ Scientific Associations.
Asunción , Paraguay,2000 and Mérida, México,2001

VIII Symposium Internacional de Psiquiatría Santiago, Chile, 2004 and 2003

2nd Biennial Conference for the International Society of Bipolar Disorders Edinburgh, Scotland, August 2-4. Poster presentation: “Epidemiologic characteristics of bipolar patients admitted to the psychiatric clinic of the University of Chile, 2006

International Conference of the Psychiatric Clinic, 2005: Controversies of Bipolar Disorders Santiago, Chile 2005 and 2006

59° to 65° Congreso Chileno de Neurología, Psiquiatría y NeurocirugíaChilean Congress of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery, 2006 to 2010

4th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Bipolar Disorders. “Psychoeducation in bipolar disorder. Tutor role”. 2010, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2010. http://bases.bireme.br/cgi-bin/wxislind.exe/iah/online/?IsisScript=iah/iah.xis&src=google&base=LILACS&lang=p&nextAction=lnk&exprSearch=491742&indexSearch=ID

International Society for Affective Disorders ISAD Affective Disorders - Mind, Body and Society London, UK , 2012
British Association Psychopharmacology (BAP). Poster presentation: “Hair cortisol in psychiatric illnesses” http://www.bap.org.uk/pdfs/2013_BAP_Abstract_Book.pdf , Harrogate, UK, 2013
International Society for Affective Disorders ISAD.

Poster presentation: Herane. A., Cortisol Secretion Patterns in Hair: The Biomarker of the Future in Mood Disorders? A Systematic Review. http://isadconference.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/ISAD-2014_Poster-Presentations.pdf, Berlin, Germany, 2014
British Association Psychopharmacology (BAP). Poster presentations: Voxel-based meta-analytical comparison of white matter alterations in major depression and bipolar disorder and Hair cortisol a biomarker for mood and anxiety disorders? http://www.bap.org.uk/pdfs/Abstract_Book_2014.pdf Cambridge, UK, 2014
British Association Psychopharmacology (BAP). Poster presentations: Cortisol levels in fingernails and neurocognitive performance in euthymic bipolar I patients and healthy controls Herane A, Papadopoulos A, Chang C-K, Cheung EYW, Halari R, De Angel V, Cleare A, Young AH
https://www.bap.org.uk/pdfs/BAP2015_programme.pdf Bristol,UK,2015

Cortisol levels in atypical and non-atypical depression using hair and saliva specimens
Andres Herane-Vives1,2,3, Valeria De Angel4 , Toby Wise1,2, Chin-kuo Chang1 , Allan H Young1,2, Danilo Arnone1,2, Anthony Cleare1,2 1
Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neurosciences, Kings College London, United Kingdom; 2 Centre for Aff ective Disorders, Kings College London, United Kingdom; 3 Departamento de Psiquiatría, Universidad Católica del Norte, Coquimbo, Chile; 4 Universidad de Chile; [email protected]

Cortisol levels in atypical depression and chronic fatigue syndrome using hair and saliva specimens Andres Herane-Vives1,2,3, Valeria De Angel4 , Trudie Chalder1 , Lilian Soto5 , Kia-Chong Chua1 , Allan H Young1,2, Anthony Cleare1,2 1 Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neurosciences, Kings College London, United Kingdom; 2 Centre for Aff ective Disorders, Kings College London, United Kingdom; 3 Departamento de Psiquiatría, Universidad Católica del Norte, Coquimbo, Chile; 4 Universidad de Chile; 5Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Chile; [email protected]

Cortisol levels in major depressive episode using fingernail specimens Andres Herane-Vives1,2,3, Susanne Fischer1,2, Valeria De Angel4 , Toby Wise1,2, Andrew Papadopoulos1,2, Danilo Arnone1,2, Allan Young1,2, Anthony Cleare1,2 1 Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neurosciences, Kings College London, United Kingdom; 2 Centre for Aff ective Disorders, Kings College London, United Kingdom; 3 Departamento de Psiquiatría, Universidad Católica del Norte, Coquimbo, Chile; 4 Universidad de Chile; [email protected]

Cortisol levels in unipolar and bipolar depression using hair and saliva specimens Andres Herane-Vives1,2,3, Valeria De Angel4 , Toby Wise1,2, Chin-kuo Chang1 , Andrew Papadopoulos1,2, Danilo Arnone1,2, Allan Young1,2, Anthony Cleare1,2 1 Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neurosciences, Kings College London, United Kingdom; 2 Centre for Aff ective Disorders, Kings College London, United Kingdom; 3 Departamento de Psiquiatría, Universidad Católica del Norte, Coquimbo, Chile; 4 Universidad de Chile; [email protected]

Long-term pattern of cortisol secretion in patients with depression, chronic fatigue syndrome and healthy controls Andres Herane-Vives1,2, C-K Chang1 , Andrew Papadopoulos1 , Valeria De Angel3 , Toby Wise1 , C Chua1 , Allan H Young1 , Anthony Cleare1 1 Kings College London, United Kingdom; 2 Departamento de Clínicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile.; 3 Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Chile.; [email protected]
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