Abstract Patients diagnosed with anorexia nervosa ( n = 30) and bulimia 27), their parents therapists were recruited for this study aimed at examining differences between clinical groups a control group 35) in terms of attachment styles perceptions memories parental rearing. Within the groups, relations among these variables therapeutic bond explored. In addition, parents' daughters' compared. The results showed groups: daughters reported lower levels anxiety compared to those groups;...

Purpose This study aims to analyze the psychological benefits of digital and paper-based cognitive training in users with a lack technological knowledge low level education. Design/methodology/approach In total, 60 individuals (Mage = 78.38; SDage 9.15) attending day center were recruited complete program, 30 them format. They all assessed on skills, depressive symptomatology before after training. Regardless age, education knowledge, participants completed respective program. Findings The...

Os comportamentos autolesivos em adolescentes são de grande relevância, estando associados a doença psiquiátrica e à maior probabilidade suicídio futuro. O nosso objetivo é rever os conceitos atuais, epidemiologia clínica destes comportamentos, assim como sistematizar que investigação qual conceptualização do tema na comunidade científica língua portuguesa. principais resultados apontam para um claro problema saúde pública, sendo estudos encontrados revelam elevadas prevalências amostras...

Introduction: This study aims to assess the impact of psychiatric education on attitudes medical students towards patients.Material and Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted at biggest Portuguese school. The completed an anonymous self-report questionnaire, including sociodemographic data, family history illness, Community Attitudes toward Mentally Ill scale.Results: Of 2 178 students, 398 answered survey, representing 18.2% whole There a significant improvement in all scale...

The study aims to determine the prevalence of self-harm (SH) and related psychosocial factors in a large sample Portuguese adolescents. A total 1,713 pupils, aged 12 20 years, completed an anonymous questionnaire school setting. In all, 7.3% reported at least 1 episode SH: rates were 3 times higher for females than males. Almost half repeated SH, most commonly self-cutting. Anxiety, depression, substance abuse linked particularly SH. trouble with police, exposure SH or suicide others,...

Résumé Les pédiatres sont fréquemment les premiers professionnels à observer relations de soins précoces et leurs impacts dans le développement l’enfant. caregiving , leur formation, qualité questions associées se trouvent amplement inclues cadre l’évaluation pédiatrique. Cet article présente une vision générale la théorie recherche l’attachement qui pourra être utile comme grille lecture des l’organisation relation du bébé avec ses figures parentales. Nous décrirons phases d’attachement,...

No quadro de uma investigação empírica sobre as representações sociais da música, morte e do suicídio na adolescência, apresentamos neste artigo alguns resultados perguntas comuns a dois estudos diferentes, com adolescentes cidade Lisboa. Destacamos, análise resultados, os efeitos das variáveis sexo grupo etário ideação suicídio, demorte, comportamentos risco, auto-mutilação nas tentativas suicídio. Uma vez que se trata fundamentalmente descritiva, abordamos nos nossos comentários finais...

The Power of Food Scale measures appetite for, rather than consumption of, palatable foods - a construct frequently designated as hedonic hunger. purpose this study was to examine the psychometric properties Portuguese version Scale, namely reliability and validity.Data obtained from 1266 adult participants sampled three different populations in Portugal: two nonclinical samples one multi-center sample severely obese candidates for weight-loss surgery.We found that factor structure is...

In patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) several factors combine to cause osteoporosis, and the risk of osteoporosis increases chronicity illness. The authors carried out a follow-up study in who attended Eating Disorders department Hospital de Santa Maria. average period was 7.6 years. Fifteen were included. Patients answered clinical history questions underwent neck femur spine densitometry. most important variable negative correlations bone recovery disease duration. A positive correlation...

Abstract Background Around 25 to 30% of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) do not respond treatment. These have the longest duration disease and worst prognosis. Following years research on this topic, insight has emerged as a potential explanation for therapeutic resistance. Therefore, it become important characterize OCD poor insight. Few studies focused neuropsychological cognitive characteristics these patients. Methods To help fill gap, we divided 57 into two groups, one...

Adolescent self-harm (SH) is a major public health concern, associated with poor outcomes. The use of ineffective coping often referred to in explanatory models adolescent SH.To assess the relationship between SH and strategies large sample school-aged adolescents.A school students (n = 1,713), aged 12 20 years, were examined using an anonymously completed questionnaire. was defined according strict criteria through two-stage procedure. Study participants divided into two groups: no lifetime...

Dada a importância que os comportamentos suicidários assumem nos adolescentes, torna-se pertinente análise dos sentidos associados ao suicídio no campo particular da sua construção social. Várias investigações evidenciam que, o modo como as pessoas constróem explicações para acontecimentos, não só se baseia nas crenças e experiências seus grupos de pertença, determina comportamentos. Neste primeiro artigo, integrado numa investigação mais ampla sobre representações sociais do em analisa-se...

Research has recognized the importance of understanding social representations about functions deliberate self-harm, particularly in context clinical intervention. In addition, parents can play a relevant role rehabilitation adolescents with these behaviors. However, there are few studies that focused on description and comparison functions, families. This article aimed to analyze self-harm from their parents. We developed two sets analyses: first we compared without history parents,...

Com o envelhecimento populacional e impacto decorrente nas famílias, a demência tem vindo adquirir um estatuto de grave problema saúde pública. No quotidiano dos serviços saúde, os aspectos familiares da são motivo frequente apresentação clínica. Contudo, nesses mesmos ou na comunidade, as necessidades das famílias frequentemente subavaliadas não cobertas. Neste trabalho descrevemos intervenções demência, revendo especificamente eficácia efectividade psicoeducação familiar. Procedemos uma...