Publications by authors named "M V Navarro-Haro"

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  • The article discusses a case study of a 31-year-old woman, Paula, who has both Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (EDNOS) and underwent a year-long Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) treatment.
  • DBT is a therapeutic method that helps individuals regulate emotions and includes a mix of behavioral change strategies, validation, and acceptance while addressing eating disorders as a means of emotional regulation.
  • After completing 12 months of DBT, Paula showed significant improvement, no longer meeting the criteria for BPD, and experienced a notable decrease in emotional regulation difficulties and EDNOS symptoms.
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Presurgical anxiety is very common and is often treated with sedatives. Minimizing or avoiding sedation reduces the risk of sedation-related adverse events. Reducing sedation can increase early cognitive recovery and reduce time to discharge after surgery.

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Background: The personality dimension neuroticism and difficulties in emotional regulation (ER) are two variables closely related to the onset, course, and maintenance of emotional disorders (EDs). The Unified Protocol for the Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders (UP) is a treatment specifically designed to address neuroticism by training in adaptive ER skills and has been shown to be effective in reducing difficulties in ER. However, the specific impact of these variables on treatment outcomes is not entirely clear.

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