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Eva Penelo is affiliated with the Autonomous University of Barcelona in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on topics related to psychology and medicine, with a strong emphasis on clinical psychology and psychiatry and mental health. Their work frequently explores public health aspects, education, and cognitive neuroscience as well.

The main themes of their research include child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, autism spectrum disorder research, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome, musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum, child nutrition and feeding issues, as well as urban green space and health.

Eva Penelo's recent papers cover a range of subjects relevant to these interests. Notable publications include:

  • Life Conditions during COVID-19 Lockdown and Mental Health in Spanish Adolescents, 2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Transdiagnostic trajectories of irritability and oppositional, depression and anxiety problems from preschool to early adolescence, 2020, Behaviour Research and Therapy
  • Long-term exposure to greenspace and anxiety from preschool and primary school children, 2023, Journal of Environmental Psychology
  • OCTAVA EVALUACIÓN DE TEST EDITADOS EN ESPAÑA: UNA EXPERIENCIA PARTICIPATIVA, 2020, Papeles del Psicólogo - Psychologist Papers
  • Irritability, Defiant and Obsessive-Compulsive Problems Development from Childhood to Adolescence, 2021, Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Their frequent co-authors include Lourdes Ezpeleta, J. Blas Navarro, Núria de la Osa, Esther Trepat, and Jesús Pujol. These collaborative relationships suggest active engagement in multidisciplinary research projects within their fields of study.

Eva Penelo publishes in several selected venues, including:

  • European Journal of Investigation in Health Psychology and Education
  • Journal of Personality Assessment
  • publish.UP (University of Potsdam)
  • Preprints.org
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Their contribution to psychology is reflected in a substantial body of work with 28 publications in psychology and 19 in medicine, emphasizing clinical psychology with 23 publications and psychiatry and mental health with 7. This specialization illustrates their commitment to the intersection of mental health and clinical practice.

Best Publications

  • Video games as a complementary therapy tool in mental disorders: PlayMancer, a European multicentre study

    Fernando Fernández-Aranda;Susana Jiménez-Murcia;Juan J. Santamaría;Katarina Gunnard

  • Lifetime obesity in patients with eating disorders: increasing prevalence, clinical and personality correlates.

    Cynthia Villarejo;Fernando Fernández-Aranda;Fernando Fernández-Aranda;Susana Jiménez-Murcia;Susana Jiménez-Murcia;Eva Peñas-Lledó

  • Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits in a Community Sample of Preschoolers

    Lourdes Ezpeleta;Núria de la Osa;Roser Granero;Eva Penelo

  • Life conditions during COVID-19 lockdown and mental health in Spanish adolescents

    Lourdes Ezpeleta;José Blas Navarro;Núria de la Osa;Esther Trepat

  • Do Men with Eating Disorders Differ from Women in Clinics, Psychopathology and Personality?

    Araceli Núñez-Navarro;Zaida Agüera;Isabel Krug;Susana Jiménez-Murcia;Susana Jiménez-Murcia

  • Applied Prevalence Ratio estimation with different Regression models: An example from a cross-national study on substance use research.

    Albert Espelt;Marc Marí-Dell'Olmo;Eva Penelo;Marina Bosque-Prous

  • Present and lifetime comorbidity of tobacco, alcohol and drug use in eating disorders: a European multicenter study.

    Isabel Krug;Janet Treasure;Janet Treasure;Marija Anderluh;Laura Bellodi

  • Internet-delivered cognitive-behavioural therapy v. conventional guided self-help for bulimia nervosa: long-term evaluation of a randomised controlled trial

    Gudrun Wagner;Eva Penelo;Christian Wanner;Paulina Gwinner

  • Psychometric properties of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire3–4 in 3-year-old preschoolers

    Lourdes Ezpeleta;Roser Granero;Núria de la Osa;Eva Penelo

  • Dimensions of oppositional defiant disorder in 3-year-old preschoolers.

    Lourdes Ezpeleta;Roser Granero;Nuria de la Osa;Eva Penelo

  • Psychometric properties of the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q) and norms for rural and urban adolescent males and females in Mexico.

    Eva Penelo;América Negrete;Mariona Portell;Rosa M. Raich

  • Low social interactions in eating disorder patients in childhood and adulthood: A multi-centre European case control study

    Isabel Krug;Eva Penelo;Fernando Fernandez-Aranda;Marija Anderluh

  • Internet-based cognitive-behavioral therapy for bulimia nervosa: a controlled study.

    Fernando Fernández-Aranda;Araceli Núñez;Cristina Martínez;Isabel Krug

  • Lifetime substance abuse, family history of alcohol abuse/ dependence and novelty seeking in eating disorders: Comparison study of eating disorder subgroups

    Isabel Krug;Andrea Poyastro Pinheiro;Cynthia Bulik;Susana Jiménez-Murcia

  • Sex differences among treatment-seeking adult pathologic gamblers.

    Roser Granero;Eva Penelo;Raquel Martínez-Giménez;Eva Álvarez-Moya

  • Disordered eating prevention programme in schools: a 30-month follow-up.

    Marcela González;Eva Penelo;Teresa Gutiérrez;Rosa M. Raich

  • Disordered eating behaviors and body image in a longitudinal pilot study of adolescent girls: what happens 2 years later?

    Paola Espinoza;Eva Penelo;Rosa M. Raich

  • Is Pathological Gambling Moderated by Age

    Roser Granero;Eva Penelo;Randy Stinchfield;Fernando Fernandez-Aranda;Fernando Fernandez-Aranda

  • Redefining phenotypes in eating disorders based on personality: a latent profile analysis.

    Isabel Krug;Tammy Root;Cynthia Bulik;Roser Granero

  • Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q)

    Eva Penelo;Ana M. Villarroel;Mariona Portell;Rosa M. Raich

Frequent Co-Authors

Fernando Fernández-Aranda
Fernando Fernández-Aranda University of Barcelona
Roser Granero
Roser Granero Autonomous University of Barcelona
Susana Jiménez-Murcia
Susana Jiménez-Murcia University of Barcelona
Isabel Krug
Isabel Krug University of Melbourne
Mónica Gómez-Peña
Mónica Gómez-Peña Bellvitge University Hospital
Janet Treasure
Janet Treasure King's College London
Zaida Agüera
Zaida Agüera University of Barcelona
Andreas Karwautz
Andreas Karwautz Medical University of Vienna
Kate Tchanturia
Kate Tchanturia King's College London
David A. Collier
David A. Collier Eli Lilly (United States)

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