An mHealth intervention for the treatment of patients with an eating disorder: A multicenter randomized controlled trial.

Objective: The current multicentre randomized controlled trial assessed the clinical efficacy of a combined mHealth intervention for eating disorders (EDs) based on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).

Method: A total of 106 ED patients from eight different public and private mental health services in Spain were randomly assigned to two parallel groups. Patients of the experimental group (N = 53) received standard face-to-face CBT plus a mobile intervention through an application called "TCApp," which provides self-monitoring and an online chat with the therapist.

Bariatric and metabolic endoscopy in the handling of fatty liver disease. A new emerging approach?

Background: non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most frequent cause of chronic hepatopathy in our environment. However, the benefits of the bariatric endoscopy in this disease are barely documented.

Objectives: to evaluate changes in NAFLD, via non-invasive methods in obese patients who underwent bariatric restrictive endoscopy.

Body dissatisfaction and eating disorder symptomatology: Which factors interfere with sexuality in women with eating disorders?

Body dissatisfaction is a relevant aspect in both eating disorders and sexuality. Using Stice's model, this study aimed to evaluate the relationship between these variables in eating disorder patients compared with healthy controls. Statistically significant correlations between body dissatisfaction and sexuality were found in the whole sample.

A Spanish Validation of the Canadian Adolescent Gambling Inventory (CAGI).

Large-scale epidemiological studies show a significant prevalence of gambling disorder (GD) during adolescence and emerging adulthood, and highlight the need to identify gambling-related behaviors at early ages. However, there are only a handful of screening instruments for this population and many studies measuring youth gambling problems use adult instruments that may not be developmentally appropriate. The aim of this study was to validate a Spanish version of the (CAGI) among late adolescent and young adults and to explore its psychometric properties.

Physical activity in anorexia nervosa: How relevant is it to therapy response?

Objective: Elevated physical activity has been observed in some patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) despite their emaciated condition. However, its effects on treatment outcome remain unclear. This study aimed to examine objectively measured physical activity in this clinical population and how it might be related to a partial hospitalization therapy response, after considering potential confounders.