A5026484835- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Psychology and Mental Health
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Treatment of Major Depression
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
- Tryptophan and brain disorders
- Sleep and related disorders
- Sleep and Wakefulness Research
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
- Youth, Drugs, and Violence
University of Lisbon
2015-2024
Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte
2013-2023
Hospital de Santa Maria
2013-2022
Lusíada University of Lisbon
2014
Hospital San Juan de la Cruz
2007
Hospital de Magalhães Lemos
2003
Hôpital Fernand-Widal
1997
University of Coimbra
1992
Schizophrenia is among the most disabling of mental illnesses and frequently causes impaired functioning. We explore issues definition terminology, relationship between social functioning, cognition, psychopathology considering relevant research findings.The present article describes measures functioning outlines their psychometric properties. It considers usefulness in clinical settings. Treatment aims objectives are explored context cognitive Finally, we identify areas for developing...
Objectives: To examine depression and suicidal behaviour associated factors in a sample of medical students Portugal.Methods: We conducted cross-sectional study design 456 native Portuguese from the 4 th 5 year at University Lisbon.Participants answered self-report survey including questions on demographic clinical variables.Statistical analyses were using chi-square test, with Monte Carlo simulation when appropriate.Results: Depression among was 6.1% (n=28) 3.9% (n=18).Higher scores noted...
The aim of this study was to examine the differences between a sample patients with schizophrenia and healthy controls in terms sleep patterns self-reported quality life (QoL).Thirty-four outpatients (SP), 12 women 22 men 34 subjects (HS), 15 19 men, participated study. Wrist-actigraphy recordings diary were used for sleep-wake cycle assessment. measured using Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), QoL evaluated World Health Organization Life - Abbreviated version (WHOQOL-Bref). Positive...
A specific clinically relevant staging model for schizophrenia has not yet been developed. The aim of the current study was to evaluate factor structure PANSS and develop such a method.Twenty-nine centers from 25 countries contributed 2358 patients aged 37.21 ± 11.87 years with schizophrenia. Analysis covariance, Exploratory Factor Analysis, Discriminant Function inspection resultant plots were performed.Exploratory returned 5 factors explaining 59% variance (positive, negative,...
Apathy is a frequent disturbance in stroke patients. The aim of this case-control study was to elucidate whether apathy: (i) secondary or related hospitalization, (ii) thalamic and striatocapsular lesions, (iii) independent from cognitive impairment depression the acute phase stroke, (iv) associated with clinical demographical variables (v) worse functional outcome at discharge.We assessed sample 94 consecutive patients an (≤4 days) (22 intracerebral haemorrhages, 72 cerebral infarcts),...
<b><i>Introduction:</i></b> Post-stroke apathy is a disturbance of motivation evidenced by low initiative, difficulties in starting, sustaining or finishing any goal-directed activity, self-activation self-initiated behavior and emotional indifference. Apathy common behavioral stroke survivors. We aimed to analyze the relationship between post-stroke at 1 year after (1) acute phase; (2) demographic, pre-stroke predisposing conditions (previous mild cognitive...