Publications by authors named "S Jimenez-Murcia"
Background And Aims: Internet gaming disorder (IGD) is a highly engrossing activity with the individual spending up to 10 h per day gaming, this causes issues in accomplishing their tasks and personal goals. Also, to generate in them increased anxiety, impulsivity and lack of social skills, this impacts the good personal development and individual's quality of life. Therefore, it is vital to better understand, in terms of treatment, which factors are associated with therapeutic outcomes (largely to achieve control over the use of video games and the lack of relapses) following a standardized Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) protocol.
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- Gambling disorder is the only recognized behavioral addiction in DSM-5, while Internet gaming disorder is noted for further research; other potential disorders include compulsive sexual behavior, compulsive shopping, and social media issues.
- These disorders are clinically relevant and often coexist with conditions like depression and anxiety, with validated diagnostic tools available but no approved medications for treatment.
- Cognitive-behavioral therapy shows the most promise, highlighting the need for active screening and public health efforts, along with further research into treatment methods that combine various therapeutic approaches.
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- This study compared treatment outcomes in anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN) based on different severity indicators from DSM-5 and ICD-11 among 628 female participants seeking treatment.
- Results indicated significant differences in treatment outcomes for ICD-11 severity groups, particularly showing that participants with 'dangerously low BMI' had worse outcomes than those with 'significantly low BMI'.
- The findings highlight the limitations of relying on a single severity measure and call for more comprehensive assessments and future research to evaluate the effectiveness of these indicators in relation to biological and psychological factors.
Objective: Despite an increase in eating disorder (ED) cases during the COVID-19 pandemic, there are limited longitudinal studies exploring treatment outcomes. The aims of the present study were: (1) to compare the clinical features of patients with EDs whose onset was during the COVID-19 lockdown (pandemic cohort) against patients with EDs whose onset was prior to the pandemic (pre-pandemic cohort) and, (2) to compare therapy responses between the cohorts.
Method: The sample consisted of 115 adult women with an ED.