A5046569737- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Medical Coding and Health Information
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Global Health Care Issues
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Healthcare innovation and challenges
- Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research
- Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders
- Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
- Family Support in Illness
- Psychological Treatments and Disorders
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Delphi Technique in Research
- Pain Management and Placebo Effect
Centre for Health Technology and Services Research
2021-2024
Hospital de São João
2021-2024
Universidade do Porto
2023-2024
Administração Regional de Saúde de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo
2022
Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia
2021
Abstract Introduction Healthcare expenditure, a common input used in health systems efficiency analyses is affected by population age structure. However, while structure usually considered to adjust system outputs, expenditure and other inputs are seldom adjusted. We propose methods for adjusting Health Expenditure per Capita (HEpC) on assess the goodness-of-fit, correlation, reliability disagreement of different approaches. Methods performed worldwide (188 countries) cross-sectional study...
Cannabis use has been associated with several psychiatric comorbidities and there appears to be a dose-response relationship between the intensity duration of its risk psychosis. More commonly, acute episodes cannabis induced-psychosis manifest immediately following exposure, are precipitated after large amounts cannabis, resolve abstinence, shorter than those observed primary psychotic disorders. withdrawal symptoms usually when heavy, prolonged consumption this substance is interrupted or...
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This first special issue of the International Journal Psychiatric Trainees (previously named European Trainees) features four articles based on posters presented at 31 st Forum Federation in Zurich. Focusing mental health challenges faced by psychiatric trainees across Europe – including key themes such as burnout, depression, and impact patient suicide this highlights need for systematic support programs, improved awareness utilisation resources, structural changes medical education. By...
<title>Abstract</title> Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) and Lynch Syndrome (LS) are both associated with colorectal cancer, but FAP patients tend to have lower adherence regular endoscopic surveillance, possibly due emotional distress levels. This study aimed compare alexithymia, autistic traits, emotion regulation strategies in LS. In a cross-sectional design, we assessed 20 (10 FAP, 10 LS) using the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ), Emotion Regulation...
By Asilay Seker, Filipa Santos Martins & 8 more. This editorial focuses on the role of International Journal Psychiatric Trainees in supporting academic engagement early career mental health professionals.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic psychiatric characterized by obsessions and compulsions. It affects about 2.5% of people throughout their life usually emerges in infancy/adolescence or early adulthood. Despite high levels suffering disability, comorbidity rates, low treatment response suicidal behavior associated with this was traditionally considered rare phenomenon. However, recent studies recognize significant risk obsessive-compulsive patients. As result, we describe...
The European Journal of Psychiatric Trainee is the official journal Federation Trainees. It a fully open-access peer-reviewed scientific which will prioritize work by psychiatric trainees while also publishing wide range papers on mental health other authors from diverse professional backgrounds. This editorial marks first issue Trainees and outlines its vision, mission articles this includes. hope board that future ones reach network readers with original, informative engaging papers.
Psychiatric and substance use disorders contribute significantly to the burden of years lived with disability in Portugal. Various cultural, social, geographical factors seem this disease burden, including rural-to-urban migration, social isolation, alcohol use, psychiatric care stigma. For reason, mental health policies under National Mental Health Program have been implemented, particularly developing community teams (CMHTs) at national level. As psychiatry trainees, time change...
The process of transition from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services to Adult cannot be defined only as a transfer one service another, but an intentional planned process, meeting the medical, psychosocial educational needs patients. According descriptions various countries, currently lacks careful planning execution, being experienced abrupt by patients multiple people involved in their care. This paper reflects upon practices mental health services, summarising current literature...
There is still a lack of health indicators for monitoring and evaluating planning at the local level. In Portugal, plans (LHP) include prioritized set priorities, which should be monitored evaluated. This study an example low-resource method to identify reuse LHP evaluation already collected other purposes.A modified Delphi consensus was applied, with three rounds email rating questionnaires final meeting, between January 2018 2019. The panel consisted eight members from Planning...
Information on the effectiveness of COVID-19 contact tracing is lacking. We proposed 2 measures for evaluating and applied them in a public health unit northern Portugal.This retrospective cohort study included contacts people with diagnosed July 1-September 15, 2020. examined measures: (1) number needed to quarantine (NNQ), as person-days prevent 1 potential infectious person-day; (2) proportion prevented days by (PPID), divided all days. assessed these sociodemographic characteristics,...
In Portugal, trained physicians undertake the clinical coding process, which serves as basis for hospital reimbursement systems. 2017, classification version used of diagnoses and procedures morbidity changed from International Classification Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) to Tenth Modification/Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-CM/PCS).
Introduction: In Portugal, a reform to implement Long-term mental health care (LTMHC) started in 2017 allowing patients with severe illness receiving psychosocial rehabilitation regain their autonomy and be reintegrated into communities. Aim: To describe the first steps of Portuguese LTMHC implementation assess relationship between LTMHC’s demand (referrals) supply (vacancies occupancy). Methods: We conducted national retrospective observational study analyse referrals, vacancies occupancy...