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Leaving A Mark, An Animal-Assisted Intervention Programme for Children Who Have Been Exposed to Gender-Based Violence: A Pilot Study
(MDPI, 2019-10-24)
Gender-based violence is one of the most serious social and health problems faced by women around the world. Importantly, it has a negative impact not only on the woman's physical and mental health, but also on all members ...
Psychological Risk Factors that Predict Social Networking and Internet Addiction in Adolescents
(MDPI, 2020-06-26)
Adolescents’ addictive use of social media and the internet is an increasing concern among parents, teachers, researchers and society. The purpose was to examine the contribution of body self-esteem, personality traits, ...
Examining the Most and Least Changeable Elements of the Social Representation of Giftedness
(MDPI, 2020-07-02)
Giftedness and high abilities have been broadly defined and this fact has led to many problems related to the detection and educational response given to gifted or highly able pupils due to the stereotyped social representations ...
Current psychological therapeutic approaches for gambling disorder with psychiatric comorbidities: a narrative review
(Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz, 2017-11)
Background. Although the presence of a gambling disorder (GD) together with another mental disorder poses special treatment challenges, such as relapses, severe outcomes for patients and families, and increased number of ...
Predictive Models for Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among Spanish University Students: Rationale and Methods of the Universal (University & Mental Health) Project
(Biomed Central, 2016-05-04)
Background: Suicide is a leading cause of death among young people. While suicide prevention is considered a research and intervention priority, longitudinal data is needed to identify risk and protective factors associate ...
Global functioning among middle-aged patients with chronic schizophrenia: the role of medication, working memory and verbal comprehension
(Universidad de Murcia, 2019-05)
The chronic phase of schizophrenia is characterized by illness progression and patients encountering difficulties to return to premorbid level of functioning. The objective of this study was to describe the characteristics ...
Escala de Gravedad de Síntomas Revisada (EGS-R) del Trastorno de Estrés Postraumático según el DSM-5: propiedades psicométricas
(Sociedad Chilena de Psicología Clínica, 2016)
The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptom Severity Scale-Revised is a 21-item structured interview based in DSM-5 criteria and intended to assess the severity of the symptoms of this mental disorder. This paper ...
Cognitive behavioral therapy program for cannabis use cessation in first-episode psychosis patients: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
(Biomed Central, 2016-07-29)
Background: The high rate of cannabis use among patients with first-episode psychosis (FEP), as well as the associated negative impact on illness course and treatment outcomes, underlines the need for effective interventions ...
Prenatal Manganese Exposure and Long-Term Neuropsychological Development at 4 Years of Age in a Population-Based Birth Cohort
(MDPI, 2020-03-04)
Background: Manganese (Mn) is an essential micronutrient for humans, the diet being the main source of exposure. Some epidemiological studies describe a negative association between prenatal Mn and later neuropsychological ...
Prevention of diabetes in overweight/obese children through a family based intervention program including supervised exercise (PREDIKID project): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
(Biomed Central, 2017-08-10)
Background: The global pandemic of obesity has led to an increased risk for prediabetes and type-2 diabetes (T2D). The aims of the current project are: (1) to evaluate the effect of a 22-week family based intervention ...