A5078808651- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Treatment of Major Depression
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
- Tryptophan and brain disorders
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Neurological disorders and treatments
- Health and Well-being Studies
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reactions
- Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
- Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
- Infectious Encephalopathies and Encephalitis
- Film in Education and Therapy
Hospital de Santa Maria
2015-2024
University of Lisbon
2018-2024
Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte
2015-2024
Administração Regional de Saúde de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo
2024
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa
2022
In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 as a pandemic, and Portugal reported its initial cases. this study, we aimed to determine impact of on Portuguese individuals aged over 60 years old.We performed cross-sectional study using data from Survey Health, Ageing Retirement in Europe (SHARE 8: Survey). We selected sample 1080 noninstitutional ≥ years.The consisted 605 (56%) women 475 (44%) men, with mean age 70 ± 9.1 years. total, 80% participants experienced higher...
Burnout negatively affects around 40 % of medical and dentistry students, a group with high levels perfectionism, repetitive negative thinking (RNT) low self-compassion. So far, literature has highlighted the beneficial effects mindfulness self-compassion-based interventions on reducing psychological distress; nevertheless, relationship between self-compassion, RNT burnout not yet been studied in this population prospective study design. The aim was to analyse role self-compassion students...
Abstract Purpose of the Review Several computerized cognitive remediation (CCR) programs have been developed in recent years, although their efficacy First Episode Psychosis (FEP) remains unclear, particularly regarding benefits terms functional improvement. This review article provides a systematic evaluation efficacy, mechanisms, and implementation characteristics CCR FEP critically reflects on role human supervision. Recent Findings Studies indicates that is effective improving...
Objective: The simultaneous use of several licit and illicit psychoactive substances is highly common among patients with mental health disorders. Relatively few studies have investigated the role personality in different patterns multiple substance alcohol dependents. authors aimed to access association clinical, socio-demographic predictors nicotine Method: A sample 178 alcohol-dependent was eligible for this study. profiles 3 groups were compared: 1. dependents without or other (“pure”...
The use of social media is an extremely popular activity, with average time spent two and a half hours daily. number users continues to rise, 4.65 billion around the world in 2022, approximately 58.7% population. A rising studies show that minority these persons will develop behavioral addiction on media. aim this study was understand if specific platform predicts increased addictive potential.A cross-sectional sample 300 (aged 18 years-old or older, 60.33% female), completed online survey...
Background: The development of SexTech (Sexuality + Technology) has profoundly altered the way relationships are experienced, and an accessible example that, which millions users, is dating apps (Tinder, Grindr, Bumble), can locate partners with common interests nearby. Aim: To determine whether use associated higher levels stress, anxiety, or depression to assess main motivations for using in young people. Methods: An online questionnaire addressed university students was designed initial...
About one-third of patients with epilepsy have a refractory form which is associated important economic and psychosocial burden. Most these also suffer from comorbidities. One the most frequent cognitive impairment. Resective surgery or neuromodulation techniques may improve seizure control. Several factors been proposed as potential predictors success regarding frequency. We aimed to study preoperative performance predictor outcome.In this ambispective we studied total intelligence...
Objective: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a major impact globally. While sleep problems have increased during the pandemic, their on specific populations is less well known. objective of this study was to measure COVID-19 and how it correlates with feeling isolation in individuals aged ≥ 50 years.Methods: A cross-sectional conducted using data from Survey Health, Aging, Retirement between June August 2020. multivariate logistic regression model performed analyze...
The therapeutic options for neurobehavioral disorders are still limited, and in many cases, they lack a satisfactory balance between efficacy side effects.This work aims to review current evidence regarding the potential contribution of psychedelics hallucinogens discovery new drugs treating different psychiatric disorders.Ayahuasca/N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT), lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), psilocybin have supporting their use depression, ayahuasca also shown good results...
The aim of this study was to determine the rate and types lifetime psychiatric disorders, as well their predictors, in a sample people with refractory epilepsy. Demographic, neurological, neuropsychological data, from epilepsy, were registered at pre-surgical interview. Linear regression used predictors. One hundred ninety-one participants included. Forty-six percent our had least one previous diagnosis, most frequently depressive (64%), anxiety (10%), substance use (10%) psychotic disorders...
Abstract Purpose of review Schizophrenia is a disorder with an approximate prevalence 1% associated great impairments in daily life functioning and important distress. The pharmacological treatments available thus far address, almost exclusively, the positive symptoms disorder, leaving cognitive negative without effective treatment. Additionally, significant group patients presents treatment-resistant forms schizophrenia drug pipeline has been stagnant. This examines existing evidence on...
The cerebellar cognitive affective syndrome is a neuropsychiatric composed of (anxiety, depression, euphoria, and emotional lability) symptoms (executive, attentional, visuospatial deficits) that was described in the 1990s. We present case 49-year-old woman with history an acute neurological episode at age 28, after which she reported change personality, brief alternating periods hypomania, mixed episodes, impairment had major impact on her personal occupational level functioning. She...