- Psychological Treatments and Disorders
- Gambling Behavior and Treatments
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Stress and Burnout Research
- Criminal Justice and Penology
- Psychology Research and Bibliometrics
- Social Sciences and Policies
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Aging, Health, and Disability
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Gender and Feminist Studies
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Social Issues and Policies in Latin America
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcare
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
University of the Basque Country
2014-2024
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental
2010-2022
Biogipuzkoa Health Research Institute
2019-2022
Centre for Biomedical Network Research on Rare Diseases
2015-2022
Hospital Universitario Araba
2012-2021
Osakidetza
2021
Sociedade Brasileira de Psicologia
2010
Asociación Española de Psiquiatría del Niño y el Adolescente
2010
Universidad Publica de Navarra
1998-2006
Departamento de Salud
2002
This study aimed to determine the impact of lifetime physical, psychological, and sexual intimate male partner violence (IPV) on mental health women, after controlling for contribution victimization. The comorbidity depressive symptoms posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) their relation state anxiety suicide were also assessed.Physically/psychologically (n = 75) psychologically abused women 55) compared with nonabused control 52). Information about sociodemographic characteristics,...
The Internet and virtual social networks are new technologies that have had most impact on young people provided many benefits to their users. However, some become obsessed with the Internet, unable control use of it, may put work relationships in jeopardy. This paper addresses issue maladaptive these technologies. abuse related psychosocial variables, such as psychological vulnerability, life stress family support. There specific risk factors for among people. Certain alarm signs appear...
The aim of this paper was to test the comparative effectiveness three therapeutic modalities: a) individual stimulus control and exposure with response prevention; b) group cognitive restructuring; c) a+b in treatment pathological gambling slot machines. An additional waiting-list used evaluate spontaneous evolution non-treated gamblers. sample consisted 64 patients selected according DSM-III-R criteria. A multigroup experimental design repeated measures (pretreatment, posttreatment 1, 3, 6...
The aim of this 1-year follow-up study was to compare functional outcome as well clinical differences between patients with first- and multiple-episode bipolar disorder.Bipolar disorder first (n = 60) multiple episodes 59) were recruited from two hospitals in Spain. Functioning Assessment Short Test (FAST) used assess functioning. Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD) the Young Mania (YMRS) administered mood symptoms.As expected, episode experienced a greater functioning compared (11.26 ±...
This study aimed to determine whether self-esteem and negative affect sequentially mediate the relationship between body dissatisfaction disordered eating. A total of 806 adolescents (61.8% females) completed Drive for Thinness, Bulimia, Body Dissatisfaction subscales Eating Disorder Inventory-2, Anxiety Depression General Health Questionnaire-28, Negative Self-beliefs subscale Belief Questionnaire. Mediational analyses showed that had both direct indirect effects through on It was also...
Abstract Background Social cognition has been associated with functional outcome in patients first episode psychosis (FEP). also neurocognition and cognitive reserve. Although reserve, neurocognitive functioning, social cognition, are related, the direction of their associations is not clear. Therefore, main aim this study was to analyze influence as a mediator between reserve domains on functioning FEP both at baseline 2 years. Methods The sample composed 282 followed up for To whether...
University stage is a risk period for development of mental disorders and major depression disorder (MDD) one the most prevalent disorders. There increasing evidence about influence lifestyle factors on onset maintenance, nevertheless there great heterogeneity between analyzed few longitudinal studies has been carried out. The current study aims to longitudinally assess MDD courses among first-year university students. First-onset persistence trajectories are measured using baseline...
The objective is provide a framework concerning the minimum features of reporting efficacy treatment in problem gambling field. Research to date has not used uniform outcome measures and it is, therefore, difficult compare relative various approaches. Some studies emphasize self-reported behavioural such as frequency intensity whereas others emphasise change with respect criteria diagnose or use composite symptom severity multiple domains involving gambling-related thoughts, urges,...
The aim of this study is to develop a scale predict intimate partner femicide and severe violence. sample consists 1,081 batterer men who were reported the police station. First, most significant differences between violence group ( n = 269) less 812) in sociodemographic variables are determined. Both aggressors victims have higher rate immigration. Second, proposed 20-item derived from larger 58-item scale, where only discriminative items nonsevere taken into account. Psychometric...
The aim of this study was to conduct a complementary current and recent meta-analysis risk factors intimate partner violence literature review. This work confirms that on community-level, low economic development democracy, lack social rights, culture honor masculine – characterized by sexist attitudes tolerance violence- are factors. On contextual individual level, being younger, having income education more than one child, using reciprocally against ones partner, depression, fear alcohol...
Despite the negative influence of cannabis use on development and prognosis first-episode psychosis (FEP), there is little evidence effective specific interventions for cessation in FEP. The aim this study was to compare efficacy a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) (CBT-CC) with treatment as usual (TAU) FEP users. In single-blind, 1-year randomized controlled trial, 65 participants were randomly assigned CBT-CC or TAU. primary outcome reduction severity. group had greater decrease severity...
The aim of this research, which represents an additional and longer follow-up to a previous trial, was evaluate 5-year study combined treatment (pharmacological+psychoeducational cognitive-behavioral therapy) as compared with standard pharmacological in patients refractory bipolar disorder.Forty were randomly assigned either Experimental group-under - or Control group under treatment. Data analyzed by analysis variance (ANOVA), repeated measures at different evaluation time...
ResumenLa reciente publicación del Manual Diagnóstico y Estadístico de los Trastornos Mentales (5ª edición) por la Asociación Americana Psiquiatría ha suscitado un gran debate.Una clasificación efectiva requiere sistema fiable válido cuadros clínicos para facilitar comunicación, elegir tratamientos, señalar etiología, predecir resultados proporcionar una base sólida investigación.El DSM-5 es categorial trastornos mentales, pero estos no siempre encajan adecuadamente dentro límites trastorno...
In the present paper we address issue of intimate partner violence from scientific research data. Two basic kinds are described: coercive and situational (associated with managing everyday problems or how to manage breakup). From this distinction, strategies for differential diagnosis in context Spanish forensic psychological assessment according Organic Law 1/2004 proposed. Expert psychologist's appropriate intervention field would help adjust judicial measure current needs family, avoid...
Objective To assess the accuracy of WMH-ICS online screening scales for evaluating four common mental disorders (Major Depressive Episode[MDE], Mania/Hypomania[M/H], Panic Disorder[PD], Generalized Anxiety Disorder[GAD]) and suicidal thoughts behaviors[STB] used in UNIVERSAL project. Methods Clinical diagnostic reappraisal was carried out on a subsample project, longitudinal survey first year Spanish students (18–24 years old), part WHO World Mental Health-International College Student...
Escala de Gravedad Síntomas Revisada (EGS-R) del Trastorno Estrés Postraumático según el DSM
Objective We report on the prevalence of suicidal thoughts and behaviors in Spanish university students their risk protective factors (distal/proximal; individual/environmental). Methods First‐year completed an online survey including Self‐Injurious Thoughts Behaviors Interview ( SITBI ) items, screening version Columbia‐Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C‐ SSRS along with adversities positive relationships during childhood/adolescence, recent stressful experiences, lifetime mental disorders....