- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare
- Youth, Drugs, and Violence
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Psychology and Mental Health
- Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
- Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Education and Digital Technologies
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
Hospital de São João
2024-2025
Universidade Católica de Pelotas
2014-2024
Universidade Federal da Bahia
2022-2023
Universidade Federal de Pelotas
2023
Hospital Ana Nery
2022
To evaluate the association between perceived social support and anxiety disorders in pregnant adolescents.We conducted a cross-sectional study with sample of 871 women aged 10 to 19 years who received prenatal care national public health system urban area Pelotas, state Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil. We assessed using Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview. A self-report questionnaire was used obtain sociodemographic information.The...
The parental bond is characterized by the perception of care and protection received figures throughout human development. During gestational period, intensity in which woman manifests behaviors feelings for fetus was denominated maternal-fetal attachment (MFA). In this perspective, literature indicates that there association between MFA pregnant woman's about established with her parents. This study aimed to evaluate perceived bonds women city Pelotas/RS (Brazil). a cohort 839 during their...
To describe the prevalence of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) during pregnancy in teenage mothers and to assess its association with socio-demographic characteristics, obstetric history psychosocial variables. A cross-sectional study was conducted a sample pregnant teenagers enrolled national public health system urban area Pelotas, southern Brazil. MDD assessed Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview, Abuse Assessment Screen used identify physical abuse within last 12 months...
The scope of this article is to evaluate the relationship between stressor events that occurred last year in family children and adolescents are indicative mental health problems a sample students from two schools city southern Brazil. It involved cross-sectional study with 1,075 enrolled public elementary schools. Strengths Difficulties Questionnaire was used assess emotional behavioral factors child Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS) Holmes Rahe (1967) events. chi-square Poisson...
To evaluate the efficacy of brief psychotherapeutic interventions cognitive behavioral therapy to treat antenatal depression and verify association between motor development infants at 3 18 months age.Pre-post-intervention study nested a randomized clinical trial, both which are extracts from population-based cohort southern Brazilian city. The major depressive episode was measured through Mini Plus, severity symptoms by BDI-II using Bayley-III AIMS. follow-ups occurred during gestational...
Postpartum depression (PPD) affects a high number of women, often the first manifestation mood disorder that will occur later in life, bringing serious consequences for patient and her offspring. Depression today is leading cause disability worldwide. The aim this study was to evaluate effectiveness preventive cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) PPD.
To evaluate the association between abuse of and dependence on different psychoactive substances presence anxiety disorders in a sample young adults from city southern Brazil.Between 2007 2009, we carried out cross-sectional, population-based study individuals aged 18-24 years who lived Pelotas, Brazil. We evaluated using Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview 5.0 (MINI), use with Alcohol, Smoking, Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST 2.0/0MS). used Fisher's exact test for...
Abstract Defense mechanisms (DMs) are strategies used by the individuals to protect ego. Therefore, compulsive behaviors in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can be recognized as DMs. We analyzed how DMs changed a brief cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for OCD. This was quasi-experimental study with 92 OCD patients (aged 18–60 years). Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview confirm diagnosis, and we assessed Style Questionnaire at three time points. Through latent change score...
Background Suicide risk is prominent among the problems affecting populations, mainly due to broad family, psychosocial and economic impact. Most individuals at suicidal have some mental disorder. There considerable evidence that psychiatric disorders are accompanied by activation of neuro-immune neuro-oxidative pathways. The aim study evaluate serum levels oxidative stress biomarkers in women suicide after 18 months postpartum. Methods This a case-control study, nested within cohort study....
Abstract Objectives: this study aimed to explore a set of factors associated with lower maternal-fetal attachment (MFA) in pregnant women. Methods: is cross-sectional corresponding the second wave cohort population-based sample women South Brazil. The scale (MFAS) was used measure MFA. Bivariate analysis performed using t-test and ANOVA. variables that presented p<0.20 were taken for multivariate analysis, through linear regression, order control possible confounding factors. Results:...
Purpose Bread is one of the most consumed foods in world, and its main function to provide nutrients energy for body. Thus, purpose this paper was raise awareness about consumption habits bread consumer preferences region Viseu (centre Portugal), assessing extent which differ based on individual variables.
Abstract Background: The parental bonding is influenced by two dimensions: care and control or protection over the child of both parents. lack during childhood may make individual more susceptible to onset psychiatric disorders when adult. These present pregnancy have a negative impact on health pregnant women children. aim this study was assess association between generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in adolescents perception bonding. Methods: This cross-sectional with 871 under age 19,...
Mood disorders are a consequence of the interaction between environmental and biological factors. The objective this study was to identify associations stressful life events (LEs) mood in community sample young people southern Brazil. It is cross-sectional population-based on 18 24 years age. selection conducted via conglomerates. Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interviews were used evaluate disorders, Social Readjustment Rating Scale assess events. included 1172 people. Of total sample,...