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Dr. Covadonga Canga
Specialist in Psychiatry.
Primary focus on Child Psychiatry.
Professional career
Graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Navarra in 2017.
Specialist in General Psychiatry at the Clínica Universidad de Navarra in 2022.
Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Unit, in 2022.
Expert in Pediatric Psycho-oncology from the Instituto Superior de Formación de Apertura Psicológica in 2022.
Currently pursuing a degree in Psychology at UNED since 2021.
RESEARCH AREAS
- Has collaborated and currently collaborates in several clinical trials as principal investigator.
AREAS OF INTEREST
- Diagnosis and treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in childhood and adolescence.
- Evaluation and diagnosis of psychosis spectrum disorders in children and adolescents.
- Comorbid symptoms in children and adolescents with oncological conditions.
Activity
In teaching
- Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Navarra, since 2022.
In research
- Has presented multiple scientific papers at national and international conferences.
- Author of several articles in national and international journals in the field.
- Has contributed to the writing of book chapters in the specialty.
- Reviewer for national and international journals in the specialty.
Scientific Organizations
- Member of the Basque-Navarre Society of Psychiatry (SVNP).
- Member of the Spanish Society of Psychiatry (SEP) and the Spanish Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AEPNYA).
Awards
- Research Grant Award, Basque-Navarre Society of Psychiatry, 2018.
- Third Prize in the online clinical case competition “Experience in Patients with ADHD,” for the case “Stimulant Treatment in Patients with ASD and ADHD: A Bidirectional Relationship,” presented at the 1st National Congress on Child and Adolescent Mental Health (online format), Salamanca (February 2023).