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View article: The Horyzons project: a randomized controlled trial of a novel online social therapy to maintain treatment effects from specialist first‐episode psychosis services
The Horyzons project: a randomized controlled trial of a novel online social therapy to maintain treatment effects from specialist first‐episode psychosis services Open
This study aimed to determine whether, following two years of specialized support for first-episode psychosis, the addition of a new digital intervention (Horyzons) to treatment as usual (TAU) for 18 months was more effective than 18 month…
View article: HORYZONS trial: protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a moderated online social therapy to maintain treatment effects from first-episode psychosis services
HORYZONS trial: protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a moderated online social therapy to maintain treatment effects from first-episode psychosis services Open
INTRODUCTION: Specialised early intervention services have demonstrated improved outcomes in first-episode psychosis (FEP); however, clinical gains may not be sustained after patients are transferred to regular care. Moreover, many patient…
View article: A proxy measure of clinical insight in psychosis: an electronic health records-based validation study
A proxy measure of clinical insight in psychosis: an electronic health records-based validation study Open
Background Insight assessment in psychosis remains challenging in practice-oriented research. Aims To develop and validate a proxy measure for insight based on information from electronic health records (EHR). For that purpose, we used dat…
View article: Evidence of a transdiagnostic cognitive-factor for the assessment of depression and anxiety disorders in primary care patients
Evidence of a transdiagnostic cognitive-factor for the assessment of depression and anxiety disorders in primary care patients Open
Depression and anxiety disorders are the most prevalent mental disorders in the world. The transdiagnostic approach to the study of these emotional disorders suggests that certain diagnostic categories, such as depression or anxiety disord…
View article: Protocol to evaluate the effectiveness of the implementation of transdiagnostic cognitive behavioural therapy for emotional disorders in primary care and its mechanisms of change: a randomized step-wedge clinical trial (PsicAP-CV)
Protocol to evaluate the effectiveness of the implementation of transdiagnostic cognitive behavioural therapy for emotional disorders in primary care and its mechanisms of change: a randomized step-wedge clinical trial (PsicAP-CV) Open
Introduction Emotional disorders (ED) are highly prevalent worldwide. The PsicAP trial, conducted in Spain, demonstrated the benefits of adding transdiagnostic cognitive behavioural therapy (TD-CBT) to treatment as usual (TAU) for the atte…
View article: Validation and normative data for the BAC app in Spanish-speaking individuals with psychosis and healthy controls
Validation and normative data for the BAC app in Spanish-speaking individuals with psychosis and healthy controls Open
Background Cognitive impairment is central to psychosis and strongly linked to functional outcomes. The Brief Assessment of Cognition (BAC) app is a tablet-based, automated tool for assessing key cognitive domains but has not been validate…
View article: Some Further Considerations: A Critique of Quaternary Prevention in Mental Health
Some Further Considerations: A Critique of Quaternary Prevention in Mental Health Open
Quaternary prevention in mental health is emerging as a critical response to the risks of overdiagnosis and medicalization, aiming to avoid unnecessary interventions that may cause more harm than benefit. This article explores the concept …
View article: Validation of the virtual reality functional capacity assessment tool (VRFCAT) in a Spanish sample of individuals with psychosis and healthy controls
Validation of the virtual reality functional capacity assessment tool (VRFCAT) in a Spanish sample of individuals with psychosis and healthy controls Open
Background The Virtual Reality Functional Capacity Assessment Tool (VRFCAT) is a performance-based measure developed to assess functional capacity through simulations of daily activities. This study examined its psychometric properties in …
View article: Long-term depressive symptoms trajectories following CBT delivered in primary care compared to usual treatment
Long-term depressive symptoms trajectories following CBT delivered in primary care compared to usual treatment Open
Background The course of depression is heterogeneous. The employed treatment is a key element in the impact of the course of depression over the time. However, there is currently a gap of knowledge about the trajectories per treatment and …
View article: A mindfulness-based, cognitive, social, digital relapse-prevention intervention for youth with depression in Australia: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of Rebound
A mindfulness-based, cognitive, social, digital relapse-prevention intervention for youth with depression in Australia: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of Rebound Open
Introduction Major depressive disorder (MDD) causes significant disease burden and functional impairment during adolescence and young adulthood. While most young people recover from their first episode, around two-thirds will experience on…
View article: Patterns of cognitive-emotional change after cognitive-behavioural treatment in emotional disorders: A 12-month longitudinal cluster analysis
Patterns of cognitive-emotional change after cognitive-behavioural treatment in emotional disorders: A 12-month longitudinal cluster analysis Open
Introduction The aim of this study was to use cluster analysis based on the trajectory of five cognitive-emotional processes (worry, rumination, metacognition, cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression) over time to explore differen…
View article: Comparing psychological versus pharmacological treatment in emotional disorders: A network analysis
Comparing psychological versus pharmacological treatment in emotional disorders: A network analysis Open
Transdiagnostic group cognitive behavioural therapy (TD-GCBT) is more effective in improving symptoms and severity of emotional disorders (EDs) than treatment as usual (TAU; usually pharmacological treatment). However, there is little rese…
View article: Long-term depressive symptom trajectories and related baseline characteristics in primary care patients: Analysis of the PsicAP clinical trial
Long-term depressive symptom trajectories and related baseline characteristics in primary care patients: Analysis of the PsicAP clinical trial Open
Background There is heterogeneity in the long-term trajectories of depressive symptoms among patients. To date, there has been little effort to inform the long-term trajectory of symptom change and the factors associated with different tra…
View article: The role of insight, social rank, mindfulness and self‐compassion in depression following first episode psychosis
The role of insight, social rank, mindfulness and self‐compassion in depression following first episode psychosis Open
Gaining awareness of psychosis (i.e., insight) is linked to depression, particularly in the post‐acute phase of psychosis. Informed by social rank theory, we examined whether the insight–depression relationship is explained by reduced soci…
View article: The Cost-Effectiveness of a Novel Online Social Therapy to Maintain Treatment Effects From First-Episode Psychosis Services: Results From the Horyzons Randomized Controlled Trial
The Cost-Effectiveness of a Novel Online Social Therapy to Maintain Treatment Effects From First-Episode Psychosis Services: Results From the Horyzons Randomized Controlled Trial Open
Background Digital interventions have potential applications in promoting long-term recovery and improving outcomes in first-episode psychosis (FEP). This study aimed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of Horyzons, a novel online social th…
View article: Mapping bridges between anxiety, depression, and somatic symptoms in primary care patients: a network perspective
Mapping bridges between anxiety, depression, and somatic symptoms in primary care patients: a network perspective Open
View article: Protocolo transdiagnóstico PsicAP de entrenamiento cognitivo-conductual en grupo para trastornos emocionales
Protocolo transdiagnóstico PsicAP de entrenamiento cognitivo-conductual en grupo para trastornos emocionales Open
Los trastornos de ansiedad y la depresión son altamente prevalentes en la sociedad actual. El ensayo clínico PsicAP demostró que añadir 7 sesiones de entrenamiento cognitivo-conductual en grupo con enfoque transdiagnóstico al tratamiento h…
View article: Cost-effectiveness of transdiagnostic group cognitive behavioural therapy versus group relaxation therapy for emotional disorders in primary care (PsicAP-Costs2): Protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial
Cost-effectiveness of transdiagnostic group cognitive behavioural therapy versus group relaxation therapy for emotional disorders in primary care (PsicAP-Costs2): Protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial Open
Several randomised controlled trials (RCT) have demonstrated the superiority of transdiagnostic group cognitive-behavioural therapy (TD-CBT) to treatment as usual (TAU) for emotional disorders in primary care. To date, however, no RCTs hav…
View article: Symptoms of emotional disorders and sociodemographic factors as moderators of dropout in psychological treatment: A meta-review
Symptoms of emotional disorders and sociodemographic factors as moderators of dropout in psychological treatment: A meta-review Open
View article: Predictors of Full Recovery in Individuals with Emotional Disorders: One-Year Follow-Up Secondary Analysis of the PsicAP Randomized Controlled Trial
Predictors of Full Recovery in Individuals with Emotional Disorders: One-Year Follow-Up Secondary Analysis of the PsicAP Randomized Controlled Trial Open
View article: Cost-effectiveness and cost-utility evaluation of individual vs. group transdiagnostic psychological treatment for emotional disorders in primary care (PsicAP-Costs): a multicentre randomized controlled trial protocol
Cost-effectiveness and cost-utility evaluation of individual vs. group transdiagnostic psychological treatment for emotional disorders in primary care (PsicAP-Costs): a multicentre randomized controlled trial protocol Open
View article: Emotion Regulation as a Moderator of Outcomes of Transdiagnostic Group Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Emotional Disorders
Emotion Regulation as a Moderator of Outcomes of Transdiagnostic Group Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Emotional Disorders Open
View article: Improving Access to Psychological Therapies in Spain: From IAPT to PsicAP
Improving Access to Psychological Therapies in Spain: From IAPT to PsicAP Open
This brief psychological treatment should be implemented in the Spanish public health system, similar to the precedent set by the IAPT initiative.
View article: The mediating role of emotion regulation in transdiagnostic cognitive behavioural therapy for emotional disorders in primary care: Secondary analyses of the PsicAP randomized controlled trial
The mediating role of emotion regulation in transdiagnostic cognitive behavioural therapy for emotional disorders in primary care: Secondary analyses of the PsicAP randomized controlled trial Open
Targeting certain maladaptive emotion regulation strategies (worry, rumination, suppression, negative metacognition) as mediators for treatment with TD-CBT could reduce emotional symptoms and improve well-being. Negative metacognition was …
View article: En la muerte de Aaron T. Beck
En la muerte de Aaron T. Beck Open
View article: Cost-effectiveness and cost-utility evaluation of the individual vs. group transdiagnostic psychological treatment for emotional disorders in Primary Care(PsicAP-Costs) v2
Cost-effectiveness and cost-utility evaluation of the individual vs. group transdiagnostic psychological treatment for emotional disorders in Primary Care(PsicAP-Costs) v2 Open
The aim of this study is to compare, in cost-effectiveness and cost-utility terms, a brief transdiagnostic cognitive-behavioural therapy in two different modes, individual and group, with the treatment usually administered in primary care …
View article: Tratamientos Psicológicos Empíricamente Apoyados Para la Infancia y Adolescencia: Estado de la Cuestión
Tratamientos Psicológicos Empíricamente Apoyados Para la Infancia y Adolescencia: Estado de la Cuestión Open
From this update, psychologists will be able to make informed decisions when implementing those empirically supported treatments to address the problems that occur in childhood and adolescence.
View article: The Horyzons project: a randomized controlled trial of a novel online social therapy to maintain treatment effects from specialist first‐episode psychosis services
The Horyzons project: a randomized controlled trial of a novel online social therapy to maintain treatment effects from specialist first‐episode psychosis services Open
This study aimed to determine whether, following two years of specialized support for first‐episode psychosis, the addition of a new digital intervention (Horyzons) to treatment as usual (TAU) for 18 months was more effective than 18 month…
View article: Tratamientos Psicológicos Empíricamente Apoyados Para Adultos: Una Revisión Selectiva
Tratamientos Psicológicos Empíricamente Apoyados Para Adultos: Una Revisión Selectiva Open
Unlabelled: Evidence-Based Psychological Treatments for Adults: A Selective Review. \nBackground: Psychological treatments have shown their efficacy, effectiveness, and efficiency in dealing with mental disorders. However, co…
View article: Transdiagnostic group cognitive behavioural therapy for emotional disorders in primary care: the results of the PsicAP randomized controlled trial
Transdiagnostic group cognitive behavioural therapy for emotional disorders in primary care: the results of the PsicAP randomized controlled trial Open
Background Emotional disorders are highly prevalent in primary care. We aimed to determine whether a transdiagnostic psychological therapy plus treatment-as-usual (TAU) is more efficacious than TAU alone in primary care adult patients. Met…