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The Secretariat of Public Health of the Department of Health of the Generalitat of Catalonia has published No Body Left Out of the Game, a new tool developed in the framework of the Child Obesity Prevention and Treatment Program in Catalonia (POICAT) with the objective of promoting a practice of physical and sports activity free of stigma due to weight. Professor David Sánchez-Carracedo, from the Department of Clinical Psychology and Health at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, ​​has collaborated in the revision of the document.

Professor Adrián Pérez Aranda, from the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), participated in the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS) World Conference 2026, held in Lyon, France, where he presented a scientific poster on the relationship between self-esteem, self-compassion, and well-being.

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 thesis defense will take place next, September, 9  2026  at 11:00h in the   Sala de Graus de la facultat de Lletres (B7/052).

The thesis defense will take place next,  july, 22 2026 at 10:30h at the Sala de Graus de la Facultat de Lletres (B7/052) .

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.