PERSONALITY DISORDERS

OBJECTIVE

The goal is the improvement of psychological treatments for personality disorders and more specifically for borderline personality disorder and other problems in which there is pervasive emotional dysregulation. The ultimate goal is the dissemination and implementation of evidence-based therapy for these problems to improve the quality of life of affected individuals.

SINCE

2003

RELEVANT MILESTONES AND APPLICATIONS

Dr. Garcia-Palacios is a reference in our country in the treatment of one of the most complex mental disorders, borderline personality disorder. Since 2003, year in which she was trained in dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), one of the treatment programs that has proven to be most effective for this problem, one of her objectives has been the adaptation and implementation of this therapy in Spain and the training of therapists. She is currently the president of the Spanish Association of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy: https://asociacionespanoladedbt.com/ 

PUBLICATIONS, AWARDS AND OTHER RELEVANT ASPECTS TO BE HIGHLIGHTED
  1. Navarro-Haro, M. V., Wessman, I., Botella, C., García-Palacios, A. (2015). The role of emotion regulation strategies and dissociation in non-suicidal self-injury for women with borderline personality disorder and comorbid eating disorder. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 63, 123-130. 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2015.09.001.
  2. Garcia-Palacios, A. y Navarro-Haro, M. V. (2016). Terapia Dialéctica Comportamental. Madrid: Síntesis. ISBN 978-84-9077-402-1
  3. Navarro-Haro, M. V., Hoffman, H. G., Garcia-Palacios, A., Sampaio, M., Alhalabi, W., Hall, K., Linehan, M. (2016). The use of virtual reality to facilitate mindfulness skills training in dialectical behavioral therapy for borderline personality disorder: A case study. Frontiers in Psychology. 7 – 1573. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01573.
  4. Fernandez-Felipe, I., Guillen, V., Marco, H., Diaz-Garcia, A., Botella, C., Jorquera, M., Baños, R. M. Garcia-Palacios, A. (2020). Efficacy of Family Connections, a program for relatives of people with borderline personality disorder, in the Spanish population: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. BMC Psychiatry. 20 – 1, pp. 302. DOI: 10.1186/s12888-020-02708-8
  5. Navarro-Haro, M. V., Guillen, V., Badenes, L., Borao, L., Garcia Palacios, a. (2021). Dialectical Behavior Therapy in the Treatment of Comorbid Borderline Personality Disorder and Eating Disorder in a Naturalistic Setting: A Six-Year Follow-up Study. Cognitive Therapy and Research. 45 – 3, 480 – 493.
  6. Gasol, X., Navarro Haro, M. V., Fernandez Felipe, I., Garcia Palacios, A., Suso Ribera, C., Gasol, M. (2022). Preventing emotional dysregulation: Acceptability and preliminary effectiveness of a DBT skills training program for adolescents in the Spanish school system. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19- 1, 494. 2022. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19010494