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Bernardo Peña

Psychologist, Master's Degree in Clinical, Legal and Forensic Psychology.

A psychologist specializing in forensic psychology and clinical psychology. He is a professor with a Master's degree in Forensic Psychology from the Isabel I University. He is the author of several research articles, as well as books on psychology. He works as a disseminator through the writing and editing of articles related to his area of training.

About the author

He has a degree in Psychology from the University of Jaén in 2010, a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Almería (2011) and in Legal and Forensic Psychology from COPAO , Granada (2012).

He has published 8 scientific articles and is the author of the books 'General Psychopathology', 'Neurosciences: etiology of brain damage' and 'Psychological Evaluation'. In addition, he is co-author of the book 'ROA Model: Integration of Object Relations Theory and Attachment Theory'.

Besides that, he has participated in international conferences on clinical and forensic psychology. Since 2010 he has practiced professionally as a clinical and forensic psychologist, writer, trainer and university professor . Currently, he collaborates with various digital media.

Last articles

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