Javier Prado-AbrilServicio Aragonés de Salud · Mental Health Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet
Javier Prado-Abril
ClinPsyD, PhD
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Introduction
Javier Prado-Abril is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, psychotherapist and researcher for the Spanish National Health System (Servicio Aragonés de Salud). He received his ClinPsyD at the Miguel Servet University Hospital (2014), and completed his PhD on the impact of mental health policies in primary care services at the University of Zaragoza (2016). He is currently working on several topics within the research on psychotherapy process.
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La residencia en psicología clínica es un proceso que pondrá al límite la capacidad de adaptación de los residentes, especialmente si no gozan de la supervisión y el soporte institucional adecuados. Conscientes de esta situación, este trabajo pretende normalizar la complejidad que supone formarse como psicólogo clínico en España, poniendo un énfasi...
Las Redes de Investigación Orientadas por la Práctica surgen como un esfuerzo por propiciar tanto una investigación clínicamente relevante como una práctica clínica informada científicamente. El presente artículo describe el desarrollo de una red de colaboración entre clínicos e investigadores de España y Argentina. Dicha red está conformada por ps...
Emotional Disorders have become the most prevalent mental disorders in the world. In relation to their high prevalence, mental health care from public health services faces major challenges. Consequently, finding solutions to deliver cost-effective evidence-based treatments has become a main goal of today's clinical psychology. Smartphone apps for...
Background
The categorical approach to diagnosing mental disorders has been criticized for a number of reasons (e.g., high rates of comorbidity; larger number of diagnostic categories and combination). Diverse alternatives have been proposed using a hybrid or totally dimensional perspective. Despite the evidence supporting use of the Multidimension...
Background: The heterogeneity of national regulations in clinical psychology and psychological treatment across Europe requires a detailed description of every regulation to start a shared discussion.
Method: We describe the history, legal regulations, a specialized training program, the current status and some future challenges for clinical psych...
El modelo híbrido dimensional-categorial para el diagnóstico de los trastornos emocionales propone la existencia de un conjunto de dimensiones compartidas
asociadas a la etiología y mantenimiento de los diferentes trastornos emocionales (trastornos de ansiedad, del estado de ánimo y otros trastornos relacionados). El Inventario Multidimensional par...
Background: The empirical evidence accumulated on the efficacy, effectiveness, and efficiency of psychotherapeutic treatments in children and adolescents calls for an
update. The main goal of this paper objective was to carry out a selective review of empirically supported psychological treatments for a variety of common psychological disorders and...
En adelante, se argumentará brevemente que las personas con trastornos mentales graves (TMG) deben ser un grupo prioritario en la estrategia de vacunación, dada la evidencia que apunta que padecer un TMG se relaciona con un incremento del riesgo de contagio por SARS-CoV-2, mayor gravedad de la enfermedad COVID-19, mayores tasas de hospitalización,...
People with SMD constitute a population that is at particularly high risk of becoming infected, suffering serious complications from COVID-19, and dying from the disease. Therefore, only issues related to stigma, prejudices, and inequalities with respect to other morbid entities with an equivalent impact on health explain why they did not have prio...
Antecedentes: los tratamientos psicológicos han mostrado su
eficacia, efectividad y eficiencia para el abordaje de los trastornos mentales; no obstante, considerando el conocimiento científico generado en los últimos años, no se dispone de trabajos de actualización en español sobre cuáles son los tratamientos psicológicos con respaldo empírico. El...
Evidence-Based Psychological Treatments for Adults: A Selective Review.
Background: Psychological treatments have shown their effi cacy,
effectiveness, and effi ciency in dealing with mental disorders. However,
considering the scientifi c knowledge generated in recent years, in the
Spanish context, there are no updating studies about empirically su...
Antecedentes: los tratamientos psicológicos han mostrado su efi cacia, efectividad y efi ciencia para el abordaje de los trastornos mentales; no obstante, considerando el conocimiento científi co generado en los últimos años, no se dispone de trabajos de actualización en español sobre cuáles son los tratamientos psicológicos con respaldo empírico....
To build the evidence for a randomized controlled trial, a pilot study was conducted to investigate the feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness of a group-psychotherapy based on Metacognitive Interpersonal Therapy (MIT-G) for patients with personality disorders (PDs). Ten outpatients with PD diagnoses were offered 16 sessions of MIT-G delivere...
La brecha entre investigación y práctica clínica constituye uno de los rasgos distintivos de la psicoterapia. Esta brecha se ha conceptualizado históricamente como un problema de diseminación unidireccional. Sin embargo, existen razones consistentes para considerar que la desarticulación entre ciencia y práctica también responde al modo en que se h...
The gap between research and clinical practice is one of the distinctive features of psychotherapy. This gap has historically been conceptualized as a problem of unidirectional dissemination. However, there are compelling reasons to consider that the disarticulation between science and practice also responds to the way in which scientific knowledge...
El COVID-19 es oficialmente una pandemia. Una enfermedad infecciosa nueva que puede presentar manifestaciones clínicas graves, incluyendo la muerte, presente ya en 124 países (Emanuel et al., 2020). Su causa es el virus SARS-CoV-2 y se originó en diciembre de 2019 en la ciudad china de Wuhan, provincia de Hubei (CDCP, 2020; Li et al., 2020). La pro...
La presente comunicación breve repasa la respuesta de la Psicología Clínica las pasadas 10 semanas, a lo largo del Sistema Nacional de Salud, ante la pandemia COVID-19. Asimismo, esboza algunos retos para la fase post-aguda y el futuro. Se enmarca en un formato de debate Journal Club que fue organizado por la Societat Catalana d'Especialistes en Ps...
El Cuestionario de Evaluación del Estilo Personal del Terapeuta (EPT-C) es un instrumento con más de 20 años de desarrollos teóricos y empíricos a nivel internacional, especialmente en Latinoamérica. El objetivo del estudio consistió en proporcionar evidencia preliminar sobre sus propiedades psicométricas y estructura factorial en una muestra de ps...
Introduction: Routine outcome monitoring or systematic client feedback (SCF) continues to garner empirical support. The Partners for Change Outcome Management System (PCOMS) is one application of SCF with significant research support but no studies have been conducted in Spain. This research describes the effects of PCOMS in routine practice via a...
El propósito principal de este capítulo es presentar un tratamiento psicoterapéutico dirigido a promover la recuperación de los pacientes con psicosis a través del entrenamiento de las habilidades metacognitivas. Con tal objetivo, en primer lugar, se presenta una definición integrada del concepto de metacognición. A continuación, se discuten los ha...
Este capítulo pretende abordar diferentes aspectos que se han visto relevantes en el proceso psicoterapéutico en psicosis desde una visión integradora. El propósito último es ofrecer un marco de análisis que permita a los clínicos acercarse a la formulación clínica de casos desde un modelo transteórico y pragmático, así como analizar algunas formas...
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La Psicología española está de enhorabuena. Tiene entre sus manos el primer compendio científico que aborda un tópico hasta ahora no cubierto por ningún manual español: el tratamiento psicológico de la psicosis. El objetivo de esta obra es contribuir a mejorar la calidad de vida de las personas con...
La Práctica (Clínica) Basada en la Evidencia se define como la integración de la mejor investigación disponible con la pericia clínica y las características, preferencias y cultura del paciente. Del mismo modo, la variable terapeuta empieza a mostrar su influencia decisiva en el resultado de los tratamientos psicológicos. En este trabajo se pone el...
Evidence-based (clinical) practice is the integration of the best available research with clinical expertise in the context of patient characteristics, culture and preferences. Similarly, the therapist factor is beginning to show its decisive influence on the outcome of
psychological treatments. This paper emphasizes the therapist factor in the con...
El trastorno de la personalidad por evitación (TPE) es un problema de salud mental común, heterogéneo y altamente incapacitante. Sin embargo, muy pocos trabajos se han centrado específicamente en su tratamiento y no se dispone de guías clínicas para su abordaje. En consecuencia, el principal objetivo de este trabajo es revisar la literatura disponi...
A pilot study of the effects of metacognition-oriented social skills training (MOSST) on social functioning in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSDs) reported promising results. The main purpose of the current trial was to compare the effectiveness and potential benefits of MOSST vs conventional social skills training (SST). Single-b...
En el campo de la investigación en psicoterapia existe una intensa dialéctica entre el enfoque centrado en los resultados y el enfoque centrado en el proceso psicoterapéutico. La Práctica Basada en la Evidencia integra ambas posturas junto a las características del paciente y la pericia de los clínicos. De este modo, las variables de proceso tienen...
There is a passionate dialectic between outcome-based and process-based psychotherapeutic approaches in the field of psychotherapy research. Evidence-based practice integrates both positions with patient characteristics and clinical expertise. Thus, process factors have had increased visibility over the past decade. This paper examines one of them:...
La pericia y la excelencia en Psicología Clínica están siendo objeto de renovado interés en el panorama internacional. Cómo hacen su trabajo los psicólogos clínicos, respecto a qué tratamientos psicológicos aplican, explica gran parte de la variabilidad de los resultados al finalizar el tratamiento. La evidencia relativa a los efectos de la pericia...
The process of convergence with the European Higher Education Area led to the publication of the White Paper of the title of the Degree in Psychology (ANECA, 2005) in which an extensive analysis was carried out of the situation of the university studies in psychology in Spain and guidelines were produced to adapt the degree to the European requirem...
The presence of social deficits in schizophrenia has been widely described in the literature as well as the negative impact of
these deficits on psychosocial functioning. As a result, social skills training (SST) has emerged as a well-validated intervention
that is recommended in several treatment guidelines for schizophrenia. However, various stud...
The process of convergence with the European Higher Education Area led to the publication of the White Paper of the title of
the Degree in Psychology (ANECA, 2005) in which an extensive analysis was carried out of the situation of the university studies
in psychology in Spain and guidelines were produced to adapt the degree to the European requirem...
The presence of social deficits in schizophrenia has been widely described in the literature as well as the negative impact of these deficits on psychosocial functioning. As a result, social skills training (SST) has emerged as a well-validated intervention that is recommended in several treatment guidelines for schizophrenia. However, various stud...
Background: In preparation for a randomized controlled trial, a pilot study was conducted to investigate the feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness of a psychotherapy group based on metacognitive-oriented social skills training (MOSST).
Methods: Twelve outpatients with schizophrenia were offered 16 group-sessions of MOSST. Effect sizes were...
Durante los últimos años hemos asistido a la regulación del ejercicio sanitario de la Psicología. Nuevas figuras profesionales, como el Psicólogo General Sanitario, precipitan la confusión en competencias respecto a otras profesiones ya existentes en el ámbito, como el Psicólogo especialista en Psicología Clínica. Esta circunstancia ha motivado con...
Burnout is associated with a poor perception of health status, psychosomatic disorders and physical illness. The aim of this study is to construct a comprehensive theoretical proposal for a therapeutic intervention that is sensitive to the different clinical manifestations of this state. In order to do this, the frenetic, under-challenged and worn-...
El objetivo principal de esta tesis doctoral es analizar en profundidad el impacto que puede tener la implementación de una intervención psicoterapéutica asistida por ordenador para la depresión leve y moderada en atención primaria. Para ello se realizan dos estudios cualitativos y se construyen sendas taxonomías de facilitadores y obstáculos de la...
Objective: To compare the structure and explanatory power of the traditional and the subtype burnout definitions on symptoms of distress. Methods: We used a cross-sectional design with a random sample of university employees (n=429), who completed the MBI-GS, BCSQ-12 and HSCL-30. The structure of the scales was assessed using parallel analysis from...
Burnout is associated with a poor perception of health status, psychosomatic disorders and physical illness. The aim of this study is to construct a comprehensive theoretical proposal for a therapeutic intervention that is sensitive to the different clinical manifestations of this state. In order to do this, the frenetic, under-challenged and worn-...
Examination of the significant interpersonal interactions that occur during psychotherapy is essential to understanding the change processes of psychotherapy. These interactions are micromoments that occur between therapist and patient, which yield therapeutic effects. Psychotherapy difficulties can be conceptualized by analyzing the working allian...
Background: One-quarter of the world’s population will suffer from depression symptoms at some point in their lives. Mental health services in developed countries are overburdened. Therefore, cost-effective interventions that provide mental health care solutions such as Web-based psychotherapy programs have been proposed. Objective: The intent of t...
Background: One-quarter of the world’s population will suffer from depression symptoms at some point in their lives. Mental health services in developed countries are overburdened. Therefore, cost-effective interventions that provide mental health care solutions such as Web-based psychotherapy programs have been proposed.
Objective: The intent of t...
Durante los últimos tres años venimos siendo testigos de una serie de cambios legislativos que intentan poner orden sobre el ámbito sanitario de la Psicología, que han culminado con la creación de la profesión de Psicólogo General Sanitario en la Ley General de Salud Pública (Ley 33/2011). Desgraciadamente, esta transición se ha realizado sin un au...
This paper follows the discussion started in previous issues (Carrobles, 2012,
2013; Sánchez Reales, Prado Abril & Aldaz Armendáriz, 2013) following the
creation of the new General Health Psychologist profession. We reflect on
curricular itineraries and professional training in the field of Health Psychology,
considering the narrative that has acco...
This paper follows the discussion started in previous issues (Carrobles, 2012, 2013; Sánchez Reales, Prado Abril & Aldaz Armendáriz, 2013) following the creation of the new General Health Psychologist profession. We reflect on curricular itineraries and professional training in the field of Health Psychology, considering the narrative that has acco...
Burnout occurs when professionals use ineffective coping strategies to try to protect themselves from work-related stress. The dimensions of 'overload', 'lack of development' and 'neglect', belonging to the 'frenetic', 'under-challenged' and 'worn-out' subtypes, respectively, comprise a brief typological definition of burnout. The aim of the presen...
Burnout is the result of prolonged workplace exposure to chronic stress factors and may present itself in one of the following subtypes: "frenetic", "under-challenged" and "worn-out". The aims of the present study were to identify the causes of workplace discomfort that affect employees in large organizations and to determine the predictive power o...
There is a broad consensus that the core of psychopathology implicated in personality disorders (PDs) consists of dysfunctions related to the self and chronic and inflexible interpersonal patterns. The design of treatments for PDs requires a high degree of complexity, the use of different interventions and special attention to the therapeutic allia...
In the previous issue of this journal, Dr. Carrobles reviewed the role and status of the recently created figure of General Health Psychologist, after its recognition in the Ley General de Salud Pública (Ley 33/2011), in the area of psychological health care. This author concludes that the best solution for the integration of this new professional...
In the previous issue of this journal, Dr. Carrobles reviewed the role and status of the recently created figure of General Health Psychologist, after its recognition in the Ley General de Salud Pública (Ley 33/2011), in the area of psychological health care. This author concludes that the best solution for the integration of this new professional...
