Rita Avelar

ORCID: 0000-0003-4792-7236
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Research Areas
  • Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
  • Genetic and rare skin diseases.
  • Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
  • Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
  • Historical and Scientific Studies
  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Peripheral Artery Disease Management
  • Neurological Complications and Syndromes
  • Diabetes Management and Research
  • Moyamoya disease diagnosis and treatment
  • Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
  • Pharmaceutical studies and practices
  • Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
  • Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
  • Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency
  • Mental Health and Psychiatry
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management

Hospital Felício Rocho
2025

Hospital Beatriz Ângelo
2019-2021

Pedal acceleration time (PAT) is a novel indicator of peripheral arterial disease in the lower limbs. Elevated PAT values are associated with worse limb ischemia. Arterial stiffness indexes another class indicators recently studied patients chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI). The correlation between and has not yet been established. To analyze correlations CLTI. A cross-sectional analysis was conducted CLTI from August to December 2022. measurements were performed using vascular...

10.1590/1677-5449.202300492 article EN cc-by Jornal Vascular Brasileiro 2025-01-01

Abstract This clinical case reports the use of paliperidone palmitate 3‐monthly long‐acting injection during pregnancy without known adverse effects on baby's development.

10.1002/ccr3.3213 article EN Clinical Case Reports 2020-08-11

Regular physical activity -aerobic, strength exercises and yoga -have been shown to improve metabolic syndrome parameters, cognitive deficits, positive negative symptoms, quality of life global functioning 1 .

10.26226/morressier.5d1a036f57558b317a13ffa5 preprint EN 2019-08-13

Skin deep Body dysmorphic disorderObjectives -Report a challenging case of patient with disorder (BDD) and summarize the pathological process present available treatments.Material methods -Clinical vignette non systematic retrospective review literature on this topic Background aims -BDD is relatively common syndrome characterized by obsessive preoccupation some physical characteristic perceived excessively or imagined as defective individual 1 .It included in spectrum obsessive-compulsive...

10.26226/morressier.5d1a037957558b317a14093e preprint EN 2019-08-05

Introduction Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is an endogenous peptide that stimulates insulin secretion and decreases glucagon secretion. The use of GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RA) showed efficacy reducing the weight glucose levels in patients with without type 2 diabetes. This effect was also associated a decreased risk major cardiovascular events. Objectives Our aim to review role GLP-1RA psychiatric at cardio-metabolic due antipsychotics treatment. Methods We reviewed articles published...

10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.2050 article EN cc-by-nc-nd European Psychiatry 2021-04-01

Introduction Tuberculosis is still a challenging disease, infecting around third of the world’s population. As comorbidity with mental disorder common, it relevant to associate them at diagnostic, therapeutic and prognostic level. Objectives We present clinical case describing patient psychosis, further diagnosed tuberculosis during psychiatric treatment. Moreover, we summarized revision state art. Methods Revision art, drawing from PubMed using keywords “mental health”, “psychosis”...

10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.1718 article EN cc-by-nc-nd European Psychiatry 2021-04-01
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