A5077024778- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Aging, Health, and Disability
- Stress and Burnout Research
- Emotional Intelligence and Performance
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Psychology Research and Bibliometrics
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Health and Well-being Studies
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Educational Games and Gamification
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Sex and Gender in Healthcare
- Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Health Policy Implementation Science
Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón
2018-2024
Universidad de Zaragoza
2021-2024
Hospital Comarcal de Inca
2024
Background The present study aims to investigate the effectiveness of Unified Protocol (UP), a transdiagnostic treatment emotional disorders (EDs), when applied in group format public mental health system Spain.Methods 488 participants with primary diagnosis ED were randomized UP or as usual (TAU; individual, disorder-specific cognitive behavioral therapy). Personality, depression and anxiety symptoms, affect, quality life assessed at pre-treatment, 3 months after onset (coinciding end...
Evidence-Based Psychological Treatments for Adults: A Selective Review.Psychological treatments have shown their efficacy, effectiveness, and efficiency in dealing with mental disorders. However, considering the scientific knowledge generated recent years, Spanish context, there are no updating studies about empirically supported psychological treatments. The main goal was to carry out a selective review of disorders adults.Levels evidence degrees recommendation were collected based on...
Evidence-based psychological treatments (EBPT) are an effective and efficient solution for the treatment of emotional disorders (EDs). However, their implementation dissemination not yet widespread. The Unified Protocol Transdiagnostic Treatment EDs (UP), applied in a group format, could be option to implemented specialized public mental health services Spain. sample consisted 533 users centers (77.3% women), with mean age 42.0 years ( <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"...
Neuroticism (N), extraversion (E), and negative/positive affect (NA/PA) are personality/affective characteristics highly related to the etiology maintenance of emotional disorders (EDs). This study aims at exploring moderating role baseline personality/ affectivity profiles in response a transdiagnostic psychological treatment for EDs. Outcomes were N, E, NA, PA, depression, anxiety. These assessed baseline, post-treatment, 3-month follow-up 157 participants with EDs who received Unified...
Healthcare professionals, especially women, have shown increases in anxious-depressive symptoms as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim this pilot study was to evaluate acceptability and preliminary effectiveness Unified Protocol (UP) prevention program provide emotional regulation skills cope with stressful situations. sample consisted 27 nursing professionals (100% women; mean age: 45.67; SD = 7.71) working Spanish public hospital during COVID-19, who were randomized an...
Abstract The limited material and human resources available in the Spanish public mental health system, combined with high prevalence of emotional disorders nowadays, makes it necessary to search for implement other more cost-effective formats. versatility Unified Protocol (UP) transdiagnostic treatment allows its application group format, which could be a solution system. aim present study is investigate cost-effectiveness UP applied format specialized care units compared Treatment as usual...
The current diagnostic systems for mental health disorders are categorical, which, it has been argued, poorly reflect the reality of problems. This is especially relevant in emotional (EDs), due to existing comorbidity between supposedly different disorders. To address this, Brown and Barlow developed a hybrid dimensional−categorical approach EDs that can be evaluated with Multidimensional Emotional Disorder Inventory (MEDI), transdiagnostic self-report questionnaire. study aims adapt...
The categorical approach to diagnosing mental disorders has been criticized for a number of reasons (e.g., high rates comorbidity; larger diagnostic categories and combination). Diverse alternatives have proposed using hybrid or totally dimensional perspective. Despite the evidence supporting use Multidimensional Emotional Disorders Inventory (MEDI) assessing transdiagnostic dimensions dimensional-categorical approach, no data exist on Spanish clinical samples. present study explores...
We analyzed the preference of three psychological intervention formats-individual, group, and online-in a sample 267 patients with primary diagnosis emotional disorder in Spanish public mental health settings.
Emotional Disorders have become the most prevalent mental disorders in world. In relation to their high prevalence, health care from public services faces major challenges. Consequently, finding solutions deliver cost-effective evidence-based treatments has a main goal of today's clinical psychology. Smartphone apps for emerged as potential tool deal with it. However, despite effectiveness and advantages, several studies suggest need involve patients professionals design these first stage...
Abstract Scientific literature has revealed that there are gender differences in aspects related to mental health. These especially evident the higher prevalence of emotional disorders (EDs) women, greater severity some clinical variables and symptoms and, also, response psychological treatment. The Unified Protocol (UP) is a transdiagnostic treatment specially designed address EDs with growing evidence about its cost-effectiveness. aim this study analyze UP applied group format. sample...
The various systems of diagnosis and classification mental disorders underline the need to evaluate interference caused by different in a person's daily life. Maladjustment Inventory (MI) evaluates impairment individual's functioning brief self-applied way, through six items. objective this research was explore psychometric properties MI scores two studies, one with Spanish clinical sample (Study 1) another university students' 2). total made up 928 participants (81.1% women, n = 495...
The lifetime prevalence of emotional disorders in Spain is 4.1% for anxiety and 5.2% depression, increasing among university students. Considering the scarcity screenings with adequate psychometric properties, this study aims to explore validity evidence Overall Anxiety/Depression Severity Impairment Scales (OASIS ODSIS). A total 382 students from general population were assessed on depressive symptoms, as well quality life. one-dimensional structure both OASIS ODSIS explained 87.53% 90.60%...
The personality dimension neuroticism and difficulties in emotional regulation (ER) are two variables closely related to the onset, course, maintenance of disorders (EDs). Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment Emotional Disorders (UP) is a treatment specifically designed address by training adaptive ER skills has been shown be effective reducing ER. However, specific impact these on outcomes not entirely clear. aim present study was explore moderating role regarding evolution...
The Unified Protocol (UP) for the transdiagnostic treatment of emotional disorders (EDs) has demonstrated its efficacy in improving dimensions shared by EDs, but there is insufficient evidence regarding specific symptoms each ED. main objective study was to evaluate UP applied a group format compared with individual Treatment as Usual (TAU), ED symptoms.The sample (n=243) subset participants randomized controlled trial conducted Spanish public health system. Specific assessed from...
Emotional disorders (EDs) have become the most prevalent psychological in general population, which has boosted economic burden associated with their management. Approximately half of individuals do not receive adequate treatment. Consequently, finding solutions to deliver cost-effective treatments for EDs a key goal today's clinical psychology. Blended treatments, combination face-to-face and online interventions, emerged as potential solution previous. The Unified Protocol Transdiagnostic...
El modelo híbrido dimensional-categorial para el diagnóstico de los trastornos emocionales propone la existencia un conjunto dimensiones compartidas asociadas a etiología y mantenimiento diferentes (trastornos ansiedad, del estado ánimo otros relacionados). Inventario Multidimensional Trastornos Emocionales (MEDI) se desarrolló evaluar manera eficiente las propuestas por este (neuroticismo, afecto positivo, deprimido, activación autónoma, ansiedad somática, social, intrusiones cognitivas,...
The study presents the use of Unified Protocol (UP) in a case male diagnosed with major depressive disorder and schizoid personality traits. therapeutic focus UP is to identify maladaptive behaviors emotion regulation train new strategies such as cognitive re-appraisal or emotional exposure exercises.This single-case research study. intervention was carried out twenty 1-hour sessions for 6 months. After treatment completion, follow-ups were conducted at three, six, twelve months.The results...
The high prevalence of emotional disorders leads to a demand for mental care which results in costs and long waiting lists public health settings. Unified Protocol Transdiagnostic Treatment Emotional Disorders (UP) is recent emotion-regulation-based intervention that can be cost-effective solution settings due its transdiagnostic approach the possibility apply it group format. However, acceptability by healthcare professionals (MHCPs) delivering UP format has not been explored.Thirty-three...