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The Research and Communication Committee of the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology highlights the article “Randomized Controlled Trial on the Effects of Metacognitive Training (MCT) in a Sample of Patients With Recent Onset Psychosis: Study of the Impact on the Severity and Dimensions of Delusions, Self-Esteem and Depression”,  published in Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, as the article of the month for May 2026. 

The researcher shared evidence-based intervention strategies aimed at improving care and support for individuals affected by this rare disease and their families.

On 15 June 2026, the Doctoral Committee of the Clinical and Health Psychology Programme organised the round table “Working with Chronic Conditions: Challenges for Psychologists and Researchers”, an academic activity addressed to faculty members and students of the Faculty. 

The study, recognized with the Juan Antonio Micó 2025 Award, demonstrates the effectiveness of the multicomponent FIBROWALK program in reducing fibromyalgia severity and provides evidence supporting accessible and scalable interventions for the management of chronic pain.

The researcher from the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology presented a review of more than two decades of research on neuroimaging and chronic pain, highlighting the potential of brain biomarkers to improve the diagnosis and treatment of fibromyalgia.

The team presents three studies linking weight stigma with mental health problems in adolescents and healthcare professionals.

Dr. Marta Salla, professor and researcher at the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), recently participated in “Nòmada 7: Mental Health and Well-being Special”, an initiative promoted by UAB Media and organized by the UAB Faculty of Communication Sciences.

Professor Dimitra Anastasiadou from the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology participated on May 13 at the 33rd European Congress on Obesity held in Istanbul with an oral presentation on weight stigma in the family context and its impact on adolescent psychological well-being.

Held on May 14 and 15, 2026, at the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Salamanca and organized by SEAEP.

The Article of the Month initiative, promoted by the Research and Communication Committee of the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, has selected as its article of the month the study “The impact of physical multimorbidity on common mental disorders and the role of loneliness and social support: A three-year follow-up study”, published in the Journal of Affective Disorders.