To assess the construct validity of the endogenous subtype of depression, 2 studies examined the relation of mood regulation skill to the symptoms of endogenous depression versus hopelessness depression in adolescent samples. It was hypothesized that the relationship between mood regulation skill and endogenous depression would be weaker than the relationship between mood regulation skill and hopelessness depression, because endogenous depression may be less influenced by personality variables, such as mood regulation skill. In spite of the high degree of correlation between the symptoms of hopelessness depression and endogenous depression, the relationship between mood regulation skill and hopelessness depression was stronger than the relationship between mood regulation skill and endogenous depression, as predicted. This is consistent with proposed definition of endogenous depression.

Perceived dyscognition or fibrofog has been ranked as one major contributor of distress in fibromyalgia (FM). The Multidimensional Inventory of Subjective Cognitive Impairment (MISCI) was devised as a brief and comprehensive self-report measure of cognitive function in FM. The main objective of the present study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the MISCI.One hundred and twenty patients with FM were included, and dimensionality, reliability, and validity of the MISCI

El Programa Inteligencia Emocional Plena (PINEP; Ramos, Recondo & Enríquez, 2012) ha sido elaborado con la intención de desarrollar  la Inteligencia Emocional haciendo uso de la herramienta Mindfulness.Las emociones perturbadoras son aquellas que nos alejan del momento presente, normalmente los individuos reaccionan frente a estas emociones evitándolas o implicándose excesivamente en las mismas.Mindfulness ayuda a los individuos a tomar contacto con dichas emociones con una actitud abierta, flexible compasiva y sin juicio. Convirtiéndose así, en una herramienta adecuada para la gestión emocional.

One of the objectives of psychological intervention is to help patients manage their emotions effectively by providing them with the necessary skills to accompany their own emotional states. To this regard, there seems to be a current lack of therapeutic resources aimed at helping patients assimilate and regulate emotions. This article proposes the application of a new technique which incorporates mindfulness, building on the premises of the model of psychological flexibility which defines "mindfulness" as a practice which facilitates some of the processes necessary for adequate psychological health, particularly those related to the open and centred styles cited in the model. The technique herein described is termed the Compassionate Emotional Accompaniment Technique (CEAT) and has its roots in the Mindfulness and Emotional Intelligence Program (PINEP). CEAT can be defined as a brief mindfulness-based intervention whose aim is to facilitate conscious emotion management in therapeutic contexts. CEAT shows encouraging signs in the development of the processes of acceptance and contact with the present moment cited within the Psychological Flexibility Model.

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