Javier Garcia-Campayo

Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet · Psiquiatria

The practice of meditation has grown in popularity around the world in recent decades. However, standard and untailored meditative practices are recommended for all practitioners, regardless of their personality traits or characteristics. No scientific attempts have been made to match specific meditation types with personality. This paper summarize...

Background: The high levels of sustained stress that health professionals often experience pose a significant risk factor for developing mental health problems, such as anxiety, depression, and somatic symptoms that not only affect their well-being but also have major social and organizational consequences. Different interventions, including those...

Adverse life events (ALEs), particularly interpersonal ALEs and those experienced during childhood are associated with adult psychopathology. Altered eating behaviors and body image distortion (BID) have been reported in maltreated children. This study aimed to evaluate the presence of interpersonal ALEs before the age of 13 years in patients with...

The proceedings compile 30 peer-reviewed abstracts and research articles presented at the X International Meeting on Mindfulness. The event brought together experts and practitioners to discuss advancements, applications, and the impact of mindfulness across various fields, including healthcare, education, workplace well-being, and psychosocial int...

Adolescents present high risk of developing mental health problems. Different school-based programs have been designed to prevent and treat the psychological distress that they often experience with disparate results. In this study, we tested the efficacy of a school-based program framed into the “Escuelas Despiertas” initiative that teaches adoles...

Background: Multimorbidity is a highly prevalent phenomenon whose presence causes profound physical, psychological and economic impact. It hinders help-seeking, diagnosis, quality of care and adherence to treatment, and it poses a significant dilemma for present-day health care systems. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of impro...

This study aimed to examine the impact of a pilgrimage on the Way of St. James on psychological distress and subjective well-being, and to compare these outcomes with a control group on non-pilgrimage vacations. Additionally, the study explored psychological process variables that may mediate the pilgrimage's beneficial effects. A nonrandomized pre...

Introduction Health care providers face heightened stress and increased rates of anxiety and depression post-COVID-19. The pandemic, officially declared over in May 2023, continues to impact their wellbeing significantly, with ongoing mental health monitoring and tailored interventions crucial for support. Objectives The aim of this study was to d...

Introduction: Weight regain after bariatric surgery remains a relevant and worrisome topic, requiring greater understanding and involvement in research into new adjuvant treatments. This study aims to compare the preliminary effectiveness and feasibility of the Mindfulness-Based Health Promotion and Attachment-Based Compassion Therapy programs as o...

Background Mindfulness-based programmes (MBPs) have shown beneficial effects on mental health. There is emerging evidence that MBPs may also be associated with marked deviations in the subjective experience of waking consciousness. We aimed to explore whether MBPs can have a causal role in different types of such states. Methods We conducted a pra...

Introduction Brazilian Primary Health Care (PHC) is responsible for all-sanitary actions for a community-based population, including health promotion and mental health care. Mindfulness Based Health Promotion (MBHP) is an intervention that can promote self-care and psychosocial support in PHC. Objective To discuss the effects of mindfulness based...

Current rates of mental illness are worrisome. Mental illness mainly affects females and younger age groups. The use of the internet to deliver mental health care has been growing since 2020 and includes the implementation of novel mental health treatments using virtual reality, augmented reality, and artificial intelligence. A new three dimensiona...

Introduction: The Brazilian Primary Health Care (PHC) on Unified Health System (SUS) is responsible for all-sanitary actions for a community-based population, including health promotion and mental health care. Mindfulness Based Health Promotion (MBHP) is an intervention that can promote self-care and psychosocial support in PHC. Objective: to discu...

The ongoing transition within the Chinese economy assumes a pivotal role in shaping the landscape of the cultural and creative industries (CCI). Renowned for its environmentally sustainable attributes, coupled with high productivity, CCI has garnered considerable attention across diverse societal strata. This study endeavors to delineate the determ...

The timing of trauma exposure is a risk factor for the development of psychopathology in adulthood. We aim to assess the presence of adverse life events (ALEs) before age 13 in patients with eating disorders (ED). Specifically, we examined the relationship between exposure to interpersonal trauma before the age of 13 and body image distortion (BID)...

We addressed construct validity and explored the relationship between self-compassion and compassion for others using the two main current operationalisations of compassion (Neff’s and the Sussex-Oxford Compassion Scales, SOCSs). Relationships with psychological distress and wellbeing, and potential differences in the association between self-compa...

BACKGROUND The high levels of sustained stress that health professionals often experience pose a significant risk factor for developing mental health problems such as anxiety, depression, and somatic symptoms that not only affect their wellbeing but also have major social and organizational consequences. Different interventions, including those bas...

This study examined the relationship between non-attachment, meaning of life, and self-efficacy in 823 Chi-nese college students, using the Non-Attachment Scale (NAS-7), Meaning of Life Questionnaire (MLQ), and General Self-Efficacy Inventory (GSE). Findings showed positive correlations, with non-attachment significantly predicting both meaning of...

Objectives: The main objective of this paper was to examine the cost-utility of Attachment-Based Compassion Therapy (ABCT) compared to Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and treatment-as-usual (TAU) on patients with depressive and/or anxious disorder, or adjustment disorder with depressive and/or anxious symptomatology in terms of effects on...

Mindfulness practices have proven to be effective for improving the mental health of many populations, including university students. However, these practices can be challenging for naive meditators. Virtual reality (VR) can create virtual scenarios that facilitate the practice of mindfulness. This study presents secondary data from a randomized co...

BACKGROUND Depression and type 2 diabetes (T2DM) present a high comorbidity in Primary Care (PC) settings. Internet-delivered psychological interventions are a good alternative for care. OBJECTIVE To analyze the cost-effectiveness (CEA) and cost-utility (CUA) of a web-based psychological intervention to treat depressive symptomatology in people wi...

Background Depressive disorder and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are prevalent in primary care (PC). Pharmacological treatment, despite controversy, is commonly chosen due to resource limitations and difficulties in accessing face-to-face interventions. Depression significantly impacts various aspects of a person’s life, affecting adherence to me...

Background There has been growing clinical awareness in recent years of the long-term physical and psychological consequences of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, known as Long COVID. The prevalence of Long COVID is approximately 10% of those infected by the virus. Long COVID is associated with physical and neuropsychological symptoms, including those related...

The importance of the affection we have towards ourselves and others and shame are the main contents of Module 5. A guide is provided to the following formal practices: “Give Affection to Friends and Neutral People,” “Giving Ourselves Affection,” “Reconciling with Parental Figures,” and “Repairing Shame.” The informal practices included in Module 5...

This chapter includes basic information on conceptualization and evidence of the attachment-based compassion therapy and the structure of the book. Furthermore, the chapter provides recommendations and advice on to how use the manual and how to adapt it to particular teaching contexts (spiritual, clinical, or psychoeducational). It also includes an...

Module 3 provides information on how compassion works, the figure of secure attachment, efficacy of compassion, and self-criticism. This content is implemented through the practices “developing the attachment figure,” “replacing the critical voice with the compassionate voice,” and “letter from the attachment figure.”KeywordsAttachmentCompassionSel...

Module 4 provides readers with information regarding the biological foundations of compassion, attachment patterns, guilt, and the importance of attachment patterns in daily life. The formal practices introduced in the module are “Become Aware of Our Attachment Pattern,” “Capacity to Receive Affection: Friends, Neutral People, and Enemies),” and “R...

This chapter (Module 0) introduces readers to the basics of the model, and the following theoretical components are explained and put into practice: what compassion is, contexts of application, structure of and rationale behind attachment-based compassion therapy, and meditation and compassion (formal and informal practice). It also offers practica...

The final module includes information on the importance of working in three perspectives (past, present, and future), envy, the usefulness of being our own attachment figure, difficulties in relationships, and how to keep up the practice of compassion throughout life. The formal practices provided in Module 7 are as follows: “Working with envy and...

Module 6 focuses on the following topics in order to facilitate understanding of the importance of forgiveness: the concept of forgiveness, phases of forgiveness, utility of forgiveness, basic forms of barriers to generating forgiveness, resources for generating forgiveness, and recapitulation (optional). The formal meditations that enable these th...

Module 2 includes the following theoretical components: a deeper understanding of compassion and mindfulness terms, compassion and related terms, and concerns about compassion. The formal practices included are “connecting with basic affection,” “developing a safe place,” “the compassionate gesture,” and “identify the attachment figure.” Recommende...

Module 1 focuses on how our brain works, the reality of suffering, the difference between primary and secondary suffering, and what compassion is and is not. The formal practices “compassionate breathing and compassionate body scan” and “compassionate coping with difficulties” are implemented and explained in Module 1. The module also explains the...

Introduction Higher education, particularly university, is a challenge for many students that can lead to their mental health being seriously affected. The stress to which they are subject throughout their time at university can lead to anxiety and depression. “Third wave” psychotherapies, including compassion-based therapy, have been used to impro...

The Research Network on Preventive Activities and Health Promotion (redIAPP), a reference network and promoter of primary care research was created in 2003 thanks to the program Thematic Networks for Cooperative Research in Health (RETICS) of the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII). Its creation has meant a radical change in the situation of res...

Objectives The Toronto Mindfulness Scale (TMS) and the State Mindfulness Scale (SMS) are two relevant self-report measures of state mindfulness. The purpose of this study was to examine the internal structure and to offer evidence of the reliability and validity of the Spanish versions of the TMS and SMS. Methods Data from six distinct non-clinica...

Background: Chronic musculoskeletal pain is a major health problem and a common cause of disability in the workplace. Beliefs related to musculoskeletal pain may influence its onset and perpetuation. Consequently, tools designed to identify potentially harmful beliefs are needed. However, the Pain Beliefs Questionnaire (PBQ) is not available for i...

The purpose of the work is to study the role of mindfulness and self-compassion in the mental preparation of federated chess players. A cross-sectional study was carried out on 123 players using a battery of self-administered online questionnaires. Significant relationships were found between the chess strength of chess players and the overidentifi...

Engaged Living (values clarity and committed action) is a main process of psychological flexibility as defined by Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. However, there is scant research focused on its measurement. The Engaged Living Scale (ELS) was in consequence designed. The purpose of this study was to translate the ELS to Spanish and to examine the...

Background Mindfulness-based programmes (MBPs) have shown beneficial mental health effects. There is emerging evidence that MBPs may also be associated with marked deviations in the subjective experience of waking consciousness. We aimed to assess whether MBPs can have a causal role in different types of such states. Methods We conducted a pragmati...

Introduction Psychotherapies delivered via the Internet have been promoted as an alternative for improving access to psychological treatments. A conceptual working alliance model of blended (i.e., traditional face-to-face consultation combined with Internet-delivered psychotherapy) cognitive-behavioral therapy (b-CBT) for depression has been develo...

Background/objective The COVID-19 pandemic and consequent physical distancing has made it difficult to provide care for those with Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD). As a secondary analysis of a clinical trial, the aim of this study was to explore potential mechanisms through which three online-delivered approaches, added to treatment as usual,...

Gambling disorder in youth is an emerging public health problem, with adolescents and young adults constituting a vulnerable age group for the development of gambling-related problems. Although research has been conducted on the risk factors for gambling disorder, very few rigorous studies can be found on the efficacy of preventive interventions in...

Mindfulness-, compassion- and acceptance-based (i.e., “third wave”) psychotherapies are effective for treating chronic pain conditions. Many of these programs require that patients engage with systematic autonomous practice of meditation exercises so they can develop the skills associated with many positive health outcomes. This systematic review a...

Introduction The efficacy of interventions based on mindfulness and compassion has been demonstrated in both clinical and general population, and in different social contexts. These interventions include so-called attentional and constructive meditation practices, respectively. However, there is a third group, known as deconstructive meditation pra...

Aims: To evaluate the effectiveness of eHealth interventions to reduce stress and promote mental health in healthcare professionals, and to compare the efficacy of different types of programs (guided vs. self-guided; 'third-wave' psychotherapies vs. other types). Background: Healthcare workers present high levels of stress, which constitutes a r...

With the popularity and development of the internet, China's consumer-to-consumer (C2C) electronic commerce (EC) system is favored by consumers. Therefore, understanding the relationship among consumers' trust, perceived benefits (PBs), and purchase intentions (PIs) is of great significance for studying this system. This article proposes the hypoth...

Background Chronic medical illnesses significantly and negatively affect the quality of life of individuals who suffer them and represent one of the most important challenges faced by healthcare providers and policy-makers due to its rising prevalence and high rates of comorbidity. Compassion-based interventions delivered over the Internet may be a...

Background: A sizeable proportion of Brazilian Primary Care (PC) providers suffer from common mental disorders, such as anxiety and depression. In an effort to cope with job-related distress, PC workers are likely to implement maladaptive strategies such as experiential avoidance (EA). The Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ-II) is a widely u...

Background: The World Health Organization has formally recognized that healthcare professionals are at risk of developing mental health problems; finding ways to reduce their stress is mandatory to improve both their quality of life and, indirectly, their job performance. In recent years, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, there has...

Objective: The primary aim of this study was to analyse the efficacy of a 'mindful eating' programme for reducing emotional eating in patients with overweight or obesity. Method: A cluster randomized controlled trial (reg. NCT03927534) was conducted with 76 participants with overweight/obesity who were assigned to 'mindful eating' (7 weeks) + tr...

Realizado desde 2014 no Brasil e na Espanha, o Congresso Internacional de Mindfulness (International Meeting on Mindfulness) é uma colaboração entre o Centro Mente Aberta (Centro Brasileiro de Mindfulness e Promoção da Saúde - Mente Aberta) da UNIFESP (Universidade Federal de São Paulo) e o Centro WebMindfulness, da Universidade de Zara-goza (Espan...

Background: To evaluate the neuroretina and retinal vasculature of fibromyalgia (FM) patients and calculate a linear discriminant function (LDF) to improve retinal parameters' contribution to FM diagnosis. Methods: Fifty FM patients and 232 healthy controls underwent retinal evaluation using swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) ang...

There is a growing interest in researching the effects of meditative practices on the mental health of students. However, less enthusiasm has been shown for research into their effects on social and proenvironmental attitudes. The main aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of a training program to promote mindful, empathic, and pro-e...

Fibromyalgia patients often experience anxiety and depressive symptoms; however, validated interventions show only limited efficacy. This pilot study analyzed the effects of a 16-session version of attachment-based compassion therapy (ABCT-16) for improving anxiety and depressive symptomatology, as well as self-compassion and decentering, in 11 fib...

Objective Understanding how different psychotherapies produce their effect can lead to identifying mechanisms of change that could be enhanced to produce better outcomes. This study aims at exploring the potential mediating role of mindfulness and self-compassion facets in the effect of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and attachment-based...

The aim of this study was to compare meditators and non-meditators in terms of their tendency to have peak experiences and their dream lucidity, while examining the associations between these outcomes and some related variables such as non-dual awareness, mindfulness facets and absorption. In this cross-sectional study, 237 participants from genera...

Gambling has become a routine form of entertainment for many young people. The aim of this study was to describe the gambling behavior that university students are developing in Aragon, Spain, and to analyze whether these habits are more common among students of sports science, on the assumption that they are more likely to have a higher exposure t...

Background and objectives This is the first multi-center study intended to document the prevalence, characteristics, and associations of depression in Medicine patients at the time of hospital discharge and their referral to Primary Care (PC). Methods Adult patients randomly selected among consecutive admissions to Medicine wards in 8 hospitals in...

Background: Most programmes developed to reduce aggressive attitudes among teenagers are based on cultivating nonviolence, a construct that has been related to compassion and, more indirectly, mindfulness. This study aims at testing the efficacy of ‘Unlearning’, a mindfulness and compassion-based programme, for reducing aggressive attitudes in adol...

Among mindfulness measures the three constructs acceptance, decentering, and non-attachment are psychometrically closely related, despite their apparent semantic differences. These three facets present robust psychometric features and can be considered core themes in most “third wave” clinical models. The aim of the present study was to explore the...

Lucid dreaming, a specific phenomenon of dream consciousness, refers to the experience being aware that one is dreaming. The primary aim of this research was to validate a Spanish version of the Lucidity and Consciousness in Dreams scale (LuCiD). A secondary aim was to explore whether meditation experience and mindfulness trait were related to LuCi...

Mindfulness training (MT) is considered appropriate for school teachers and enhances well-being. Most research has investigated the efficacy of instructor-led MT. However, little is known about the benefits of using self-taught formats, nor what the key mechanisms of change are that contribute to enhanced teacher well-being. This study compared ins...

Objectives: To study the effectiveness of attachment-based compassion therapy (ABCT) for reducing affective distress in a sample of outpatients with depressive, anxiety or adjustment disorders, and to explore its mechanisms of action. Methods: This randomised controlled trial involved the assessment time points of pre-treatment, post-treatment and...

Purpose: To evaluate the inner retinal layers in fibromyalgia (FM) patients compared to control subjects using posterior pole protocol (PPole) analysis in optical coherence tomography (OCT) and to correlate structural retinal changes with subjective quality of life. Methods: Seventy-four eyes of healthy subjects and 55 eyes of those with FM were...

Congress presentation Results from the Ultreya study -final sample- : The effects of the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela (The Way of Saint James) on mental health and wellbeing

Background: The global health emergency generated by the COVID-19 pandemic is posing an unprecedented challenge to healthcare workers (HCWs), who are facing heavy workloads under psychologically difficult situations. Mental mobile Health (mHealth) interventions are now being widely deployed due to their attractive implementation features (low cost...

Diabetic patients have increased depression rates, diminished quality of life, and higher death rates due to depression comorbidity or diabetes complications. Treatment adherence (TA) and the maintenance of an adequate and competent self-care are crucial factors to reach optimal glycaemic control and stable quality of life in these patients. In thi...

Health professionals are among the most vulnerable to work stress and emotional exhaustion problems. These health professionals include tutors and resident intern specialists, due to the growing demand for the former and the high work overload of the latter. Mindfulness training programs can support these professionals during times of crisis, such...

Mindfulness is a psychological technique based on Eastern meditative practices that was developed in the late 1970s by Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts. Initially, there was a debate over whether it should be considered a scientific technique or labelled as part of the "new wave" practices. Today, mindfulness is omnipresent in modern s...

Objectives To evaluate the efficacy of a mindfulness-based programme (MBP) for reducing stress in university students and its action mechanisms and to explore the capacity of virtual reality (VR) exposure to enhance adherence to the intervention. Methods This randomized controlled trial (RCT) involved assessment time points of baseline, posttreatm...

Objectives: To study the effectiveness of Attachment-Based Compassion Therapy (ABCT) for reducing affective distress in a sample of outpatients with depressive, anxiety or adjustment disorders, and to explore its action mechanisms.Methods: This randomised controlled trial involved assessment time points of pre-treatment, post-treatment, and 6-month...

Objectives. There is burgeoning interest in studying the effectiveness of mindfulness-based and traditional contemplative practices, and brief yet suitably and comprehensive measures of mindfulness are needed to assess related changes. There is preliminary evidence that pilgrimage may share some aspects with contemplative practices. This study exam...

Aim: To evaluate the impact of a psychoeducational, mobile health intervention based on cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness‐based approaches on the mental health of healthcare workers at the frontline against COVID‐19 in Spain. Design: We will carry out a two‐week, individually randomized, parallel group, controlled trial. Participants w...