Fernando Fernández‐aranda
Biographic Data
| ID | 4782164 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Fernando Fernández‐aranda |
| GIVEN NAMES | Fernando |
| FAMILY NAME | Fernández‐aranda |
| SIGNATURE | ARANDA F F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Instituto de Salud Carlos III |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2968-9898 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 61 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 59 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 61 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
The use of Image and Performance-Enhancing Drugs (Iped) in behavioural addictions
Comprehensive analysis of the relationship between ultra-processed food consumption and food addiction at one-year follow-up in older adults with metabolic syndrome
Gambling disorder and problematic pornography use
Features related to the presence of internet gaming disorder and their impact on the treatment outcomes
Maladaptive Eating Behaviors and Health-Related Quality of Life in Spanish Children
Pornography Use and Associated Factors in Adolescents
Sex differences in problematic pornography use among adolescents
These findings highlight the potential of network analysis in the study of PPU in adolescents and its possible effects, providing information for an in-depth understanding of the differences between the sexes. Furthermore, they highlight the importance of developing gender-sensitive prevention and intervention strategies to address the unique needs and vulnerabilities of males and females
Validation of the Problematic Pornography Consumption Scale
The prevalence of problematic pornography use (PPU) and its potential negative effects have raised concerns, necessitating the availability of accurate assessment tools. This study aimed to validate the Problematic Pornography Consumption Scale (PPCS-6) in a Spanish sample with gambling disorder. The sample consisted of 359 adults (92.2% men, M = 39.5 years, SD = 13.6) seeking treatment for gambling disorder. Other than the PPCS-6, various psycho…
A Longitudinal Examination of the Mediating Role of Body Dissatisfaction in the Relationship Between Pornography Use Frequency and Eating Disturbances
Albeit a positive association between pornography use frequency (PUF) and body dissatisfaction has been identified, studies examining the link between PUF and disordered eating behavior (DEB) have been highly limited in scope (e.g., only focused on men) and have several limitations (e.g., lack of a longitudinal study design and small sample size). The present study aimed to address one of these gaps by examining the longitudinal associations betw…
Rethinking cutoff values for the South Oaks Gambling Screen
Self-compassion, difficulties in emotion regulation and eating psychopathology
Getting even
The study suggests a fundamental dichotomy between chasers and nonchasers among gamblers, irrespective of gambling severity. This distinction could be instrumental in tailoring more effective intervention strategies for gambling disorder treatment
Online Gaming Disorder and Sports Betting Addiction
Worldwide estimates of the prevalence of online gaming disorder (OGD) and online sports betting addiction (OSBA) have become exceedingly high, particularly among young people. The objective of this study was to compare the sociodemographic and clinical profiles of treatment-seeking patients for these mental health disorders. The sample included n = 495 patients ( n = 108 OGD and n = 387 OSBA) recruited from a tertiary care unit specialized in the…
Maladaptive eating behaviors and health-related quality of life in Spanish children
Spanish Validation of the Brief Pornography Screen Within a Clinical Sample of Individuals with Gambling Disorder
Development of gambling disorder after bariatric surgery
The relationship between bariatric surgery and alcohol use disorder (AUD) suggests that there may be a parallel connection between bariatric surgery and gambling disorder (GD), although this has never been researched before. Here, we describe observations suggesting that patients undergoing bariatric surgery may develop gambling disorders after surgery. Obese, older adults, and women may be at particular risk of developing GD because of their hig…
Are there clinical, psychopathological and therapy outcomes correlates associated with self-exclusion from gambling
Plasma concentration of leptin is related to food addiction in gambling disorder
A Network Approach of Gambling Disorder Profile with and Without Related Illegal Acts
Gambling disorder (GD) is a complex mental health condition that can cause many severe psychological, physical, and social impairment. Illegal acts have been recognized in quite a few cases because of the debts related with the gambling activity. This study used network methodology to visualize the relationships among patients seeking treatment for gambling related problems, separately for the patients with and without illegal behaviors. The aim …
Dietary diversity and depression
Objective: To examine the cross-sectional and longitudinal (2-year follow-up) associations between dietary diversity (DD) and depressive symptoms. Design: An energy-adjusted dietary diversity score (DDS) was assessed using a validated FFQ and was categorised into quartiles (Q). The variety in each food group was classified into four categories of diversity (C). Depressive symptoms were assessed with Beck Depression Inventory-II (Beck II) question…
Emotion regulation as a transdiagnostic factor in eating disorders and gambling disorder
Common and differential risk factors behind suicidal behavior in patients with impulsivity-related disorders
Food addiction and lifetime alcohol and illicit drugs use in specific eating disorders
Food addiction in Bulimia Nervosa
The results may impact the development of precise therapies for patients with BN + FA
Motherhood and Treatment Outcome in Female Patients with Compulsive Buying–Shopping Disorder
Motherhood has been proposed as an internal facilitating factor for the recovery of women with mental disorders. However, at the same time, there are significant barriers that may be interfering with the access and adherence to treatment for these women. The present longitudinal study aimed to deepen the sociodemographic and clinical profile of women with children and compulsive buying-shopping disorder (CBSD), and to explore the association betw…
Transgender and anxiety
Background: Anxiety disorders pose serious public health problems. The data available on anxiety disorders in the transgender population is limited by the small numbers, the lack of a matched controlled population and the selection of a nonhomogenous group of transgender people.Aims: The aims of the study were (1) to determine anxiety symptomatology (based on the HADS) in a nontreated transgender population and to compare it to a general populati…
Relationship between eating styles and temperament in an Anorexia Nervosa, Healthy Control, and Morbid Obesity female sample
Low social interactions in eating disorder patients in childhood and adulthood
The objective of this article was to examine lifestyle behaviours in eating disorder (ED) patients and healthy controls. A total of 801 ED patients and 727 healthy controls from five European countries completed the questions related to lifestyle behaviours of the Cross-Cultural Questionnaire (CCQ). For children, the ED sample exhibited more solitary activities (rigorously doing homework [p
Eating behavior style predicts craving and anxiety experienced in food-related virtual environments by patients with eating disorders and healthy controls
Individual and family eating patterns during childhood and early adolescence
Identifying specific cues and contexts related to bingeing behavior for the development of effective virtual environments
Maladaptive eating behaviors and health-related quality of life in Spanish children
Gambling activity in the old-age general population
Old age constitutes a vulnerable stage for developing gambling-related problems. The aims of the study were to identify patterns of gambling habits in elderly participants from the general population, and to assess socio-demographic and clinical variables related to the severity of the gambling behaviours. The sample included N = 361 participants aged in the 50–90 years range. A broad assessment included socio-demographic variables, gambling prof…
Understanding exercise addiction, psychiatric characteristics and use of anabolic androgenic steroids among recreational athletes - An online survey study
BackgroundThe purpose of this paper was to explore maladaptive behaviors among physically active individuals, including exercise dependence and use of anabolic steroids. Both exercise addiction (EA) and use of anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) correlate to high amounts of exercise and EA have been linked to eating disorders and other mental health problems.MethodsAn internet survey was spread through fitness-related social media. Inclusion crite…
A new social-family model for eating disorders
Individual and family eating patterns during childhood and early adolescence
Reliability, Validity, and Classification Accuracy of a Spanish Translation of a Measure of DSM-IV Diagnostic Criteria for Pathological Gambling
Age of Onset in Pathological Gambling
Comparison between Immigrant and Spanish Native-Born Pathological Gambling Patients
The study compared clinical, psychopathological, and personality profiles between immigrants and Spanish native-born pathological gambling patients. A total of 1,601 native-born and 133 immigrant patients attending treatment at a specialized hospital unit were administered a battery of questionnaires during clinical assessment. Outcome measures were compared between both groups and the incremental predictive accuracy of the area of origin was exa…
Low social interactions in eating disorder patients in childhood and adulthood
The objective of this article was to examine lifestyle behaviours in eating disorder (ED) patients and healthy controls. A total of 801 ED patients and 727 healthy controls from five European countries completed the questions related to lifestyle behaviours of the Cross-Cultural Questionnaire (CCQ). For children, the ED sample exhibited more solitary activities (rigorously doing homework [p
Relationship between eating styles and temperament in an Anorexia Nervosa, Healthy Control, and Morbid Obesity female sample
A new social-family model for eating disorders
Identifying specific cues and contexts related to bingeing behavior for the development of effective virtual environments
Transgender and anxiety
Background: Anxiety disorders pose serious public health problems. The data available on anxiety disorders in the transgender population is limited by the small numbers, the lack of a matched controlled population and the selection of a nonhomogenous group of transgender people.Aims: The aims of the study were (1) to determine anxiety symptomatology (based on the HADS) in a nontreated transgender population and to compare it to a general populati…
A Comparison of Treatment-Seeking Behavioral Addiction Patients with and without Parkinson’s Disease
The administration of dopaminergic medication to treat the symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) is associated with addictive behaviors and impulse control disorders. Little is known, however, on how PD patients differ from other patients seeking treatments for behavioral addictions. The aim of this study was to compare the characteristics of behavioral addiction patients with and without PD. N = 2,460 treatment-seeking men diagnosed with a behavi…
Eating behavior style predicts craving and anxiety experienced in food-related virtual environments by patients with eating disorders and healthy controls
Social Difficulties As Risk and Maintaining Factors in Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a serious psychiatric disorder characterized by severe restriction of energy intake and dangerously low body weight. Other domains of functioning are affected, including social functioning. Although difficulties within this domain have started to be acknowledged by the literature, some important gaps remain to be filled. Do social difficulties predate the onset of the illness? What difficulties in particular are relevant …
Gambling and Impulsivity Traits
Gambling disorder (GD) is a psychiatric condition that was recently recategorized as a non-substance-related addiction in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders. Criminal activity is commonly associated with gambling; however, few empirical studies to date have examined sociodemographic and psychological variables in this population. In this study, we explored criminal behavior history in a sample of consecutively recrui…
The Contribution of Sex, Personality Traits, Age of Onset and Disorder Duration to Behavioral Addictions
Background and aims: Increases in the prevalence of behavioral addictions worldwide have led to a growth in the etiological research of the specific contribution of risk/protective factors to these disorders. The objective of this study was to assess the relative role of patients' sex, age of disorder onset and disorder duration on the clinical profile of behavioral addictions. Methods: Our sample included treatment-seeking patients diagnosed wit…
Phenotypes in Gambling Disorder Using Sociodemographic and Clinical Clustering Analysis
Background: Gambling disorder (GD) is a heterogeneous disorder which has clinical manifestations that vary according to variables in each individual. Considering the importance of the application of specific therapeutic interventions, it is essential to obtain clinical classifications based on differentiated phenotypes for patients diagnosed with GD. Objectives: To identify gambling profiles in a large clinical sample of n = 2,570 patients seekin…
Differences in Emotion Regulation Considering Gender, Age, and Gambling Preferences in a Sample of Gambling Disorder Patients
Emotion regulation impairments differ in patients seeking treatment for gambling problems. Early prevention and intervention programs should incorporate the different dimensions of this process, taking into account clinical phenotypes
Response trajectories of gambling severity after cognitive behavioral therapy in young-adult pathological gamblers
The influence of chronological age on cognitive biases and impulsivity levels in male patients with gambling disorder
Gambling Phenotypes in Online Sports Betting
The increasing understanding of latent classes underlying OSB phenotypes is essential in guiding the development of reliable screening tools to identify individuals highly vulnerable to addictive behaviors among Internet gamblers, as well as in planning prevention and treatment initiatives focused on the precise profiles of these patients
Problem Gambling in the Fitness World—A General Population Web Survey
The world of sports has a complex association to problem gambling, and the sparse research examining problem gambling in athletes has suggested an increased prevalence and particularly high male predominance. The present study aimed to study frequency and correlates of problem gambling in populations with moderate to high involvement in fitness or physical exercise. This is a self-selective online survey focusing on addictive behaviors in physica…
Does Money Control Enhance the Effectiveness of CBT for Gambling Disorder
Emotional regulation in eating disorders and gambling disorder
Psychopathogical status and personality correlates of problem gambling severity in sports bettors undergoing treatment for gambling disorder
The neural correlates of delay discounting in obesity and binge eating disorder
Eating disorder in gambling disorder
Psychology (55 works) · Clinical Psychology (48 works) · Psychiatry (47 works) · Medicine (39 works) · Gambling Behavior and Treatments (37 works) · Addiction (35 works) · Eating Disorders and Behaviors (25 works) · Clinical Psychology (24 works) · Gambling disorder (18 works) · Internal Medicine (17 works)