Effectiveness of a transdiagnostic Internet-based protocol for the treatment of emotional disorders in public specialized mental health care

Abstract

The current doctoral thesis has been supported by a PhD grant from the Ministerio de Cultura, Educación y Deporte (Spain) (FPU00576/13) and the Institute of Health Carlos III (ISCiii) CIBERobn is an initiative of ISCIII. The publication of articles in open access journals has been possible thanks to the support of CIBER, CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición-ISCIII CB06/03/0052 and the Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (Plan Nacional I + D + I. PSI2014-54172-R). "It is widely believed that misjudgment produces dysfunction. Certainly, gross miscalculation can create problems. However, optimistic selfappraisals of capability that are not unduly disparate from what is possible can be advantageous, whereas veridical judgments can be self-limiting. When people err in their self-appraisals, they tend to overestimate their capabilities. This is a benefit rather than a cognitive failing to be eradicated. If self-efficacy beliefs always reflected only what people could do routinely, they would rarely fail but would not mount the extra effort needed to surpass their ordinary performances".