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  "abstract": "Background\n\nAnxiety and depression frequently co-occur during adolescence. The Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Adolescents (UP-A) targets shared emotional mechanisms and has shown promise in individual formats. This study adapted the UP-A to a group format and evaluated its feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness in a public outpatient mental health setting in Spain.Methods\n\nThirty-one adolescents (M = 14.03; 87.1% female) participated in a 16-session group intervention, which included 3 group sessions for parents.Results\n\nA total of 80.65% of participants completed the treatment. Adolescents and parents reported high satisfaction and therapeutic alliance. Significant improvements were observed in adolescent-reported emotional symptoms and emotion regulation strategies, along with parent-reported reductions in depressive symptoms. Clinician ratings indicated reduced diagnostic severity and improved functioning.Conclusions\n\nThese findings suggest that the group-based UP-A is feasible, well accepted, and associated with clinical improvement in public mental health care. Further randomized studies are needed to confirm these results. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER (CLINICALTRIALS.GOV): NCT06894368. Date of registration: March 12, 2025 (retrospectively registered).",
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  "affiliations": [
    "Faculty of Psychology, National University of Distance Education (UNED), Calle Juan del Rosal, 10, Madrid, 28040, Spain.",
    "Faculty of Psychology, National University of Distance Education (UNED), Calle Juan del Rosal, 10, Madrid, 28040, Spain. jgarciaescalera@psi.uned.es.",
    "Majadahonda's Mental Health Center, Calle Costa Rica, 1, Madrid, 28221, Spain."
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      "name": "Rosa M Valiente"
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      "name": "Paloma Chorot"
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  "published": "2026-09-16",
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  "title": "Development and preliminary evaluation of a group adaptation of the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in adolescents (UP-A) in a Spanish public mental health center.",
  "title_text": "Development and preliminary evaluation of a group adaptation of the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in adolescents (UP-A) in a Spanish public mental health center.",
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