Mireille C. Almeida

ORCID: 0000-0003-1290-0826
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Research Areas
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Consumer Perception and Purchasing Behavior
  • Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Health and Lifestyle Studies
  • Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
  • Diabetes Management and Research
  • Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression

Universidade Federal de São Paulo
2017-2024

Union des Industries Ferroviaires Européennes
2022

Accessible, cost-effective, and scalable mental health interventions are limited, particularly in low- middle-income countries, where disparities between needs services greatest. Microinterventions (ie, brief, stand-alone, or digital approaches) aim to provide immediate reprieve enhancements states offer a novel framework for embedding evidence-based promotion techniques into environments. Body image is global public issue that increases young peoples' risk of developing more severe physical...

10.2196/39934 article EN cc-by JMIR mhealth and uhealth 2023-04-10

To study the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in adolescents with and without type 1 diabetes, factors associated its presence, to test reliability a screening tool for use clinical settings.Eighty-one were enrolled this case-control study, including 36 diabetic participants 45 controls. Clinical sociodemographic data collected symptoms diagnoses obtained from their parents using (Strengths & Difficulties Questionnaire) semi-structured interview (Development Well-Being...

10.1590/1516-4446-2017-2259 article EN cc-by-nc Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry 2018-02-01

Abstract Background Body image concerns are prevalent among Brazilian adolescents and can lead to poor psychological physical health. Yet, there is a scarcity of culturally-appropriate, evidence-based interventions that have been evaluated made widely available. Chatbot technology (i.e., software mimics written or spoken human speech) offers an innovative method increase the scalability mental health for adolescents. The present protocol outlines co-creation evaluation body chatbot via...

10.1186/s12889-021-12129-1 article EN cc-by BMC Public Health 2021-11-20

Abstract Objective This study's main purpose is to evaluate factors associated with eating disorder (ED) symptoms among Brazilian adolescents. Method The sample consisted of 5,213 students, mean age 13.24 ( SD ±0.01), in the eighth grade 93 public schools from three cities. Data were collected through an anonymous self‐report questionnaire, assessing: sociodemographics, use alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs, binge drinking, bullying, and ED symptoms. We used confirmatory factor analysis...

10.1002/eat.23436 article EN International Journal of Eating Disorders 2020-12-17

To detect latent patterns of drug-related problems and their predictors among adolescents.A three-wave randomized controlled trial was conducted 6,391 7th 8th graders (51.02% girls) at 72 public schools in six Brazilian cities to evaluate the #Tamojunto school-based drug prevention program. Patterns use behavior were identified through class analysis, logistic regression analyses used high-risk low-risk groups.Two groups found that best explained problem behaviors: high use/high low use/low...

10.1590/1516-4446-2020-1075 article EN cc-by-nc Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry 2020-11-24

<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Accessible, cost-effective, and scalable mental health interventions are limited, particularly in low- middle-income countries, where disparities between needs services greatest. Microinterventions (ie, brief, stand-alone, or digital approaches) aim to provide immediate reprieve enhancements states offer a novel framework for embedding evidence-based promotion techniques into environments. Body image is global public issue that increases young peoples’ risk of...

10.2196/preprints.39934 preprint EN 2022-06-02

Em todo o mundo, estima-se que 70 milhões de pessoas sejam afetadas por um transtorno alimentar, incluindo anorexia, bulimia, compulsão dentre outras formas transtornos. Tais transtornos trazem diversos prejuízos no dia a do paciente e, infelizmente, apresentam maior taxa mortalidade as doenças psiquiátricas. No 02 junho, mundo volta sua atenção para Dia Mundial Ação dos Transtornos Alimentares, neste ano, tem tema "cuidando quem cuida", já cuidador desempenha importante papel tratamento pacientes.

10.25118/issn.2965-1832.2022.557 article PT cc-by-nc Publicações ABP documentos e vídeos ABP Publications documents and videos 2022-05-31
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