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O Papel do Trauma e Eventos Adversos de Vida na POC na Adolescência: A Propósit...

Introdução: A Perturbação Obsessivo Compulsiva (POC) é uma perturbação neuropsiquiátrica cuja sintomatologia surge frequentemente antes dos 18 anos de idade. Apesar de existirem vários fatores etiológicos envolvidos, a evidência atual salienta a importância dos fatores ambientais na fisiopatologia da POC, nomeadamente o papel dos eventos geradores de stress e do trauma. Objetivos: Com o presente trabalho, os au...

Folic acid, vitamin B12, and psychotic symptoms among young psychiatric inpatients

Introduction: Folic acid and/or vitamin B12 deficiency are known to be associated with neuropsychiatric disorders. However, the association between serum levels of these molecules and psychotic symptoms is not established. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between folic acid and vitamin B12 serum levels and the presence of psychotic symptoms among child and young adult psychiatric inpatie...

Pica and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: is there a link?

Introduction: Pica is the persistent ingestion of non-nutritive substances. It is common during childhood and may be related to nutritional deficits, intellectual disability, stress, and psychosis. However, no causative biological condition is identified in most cases and there is limited evidence to support pharmacological intervention. As several authors describe pica as an impulse control disorder and impuls...

Pica and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: is there a link?

Introduction: Pica is the persistent ingestion of non-nutritive substances. It is common during childhood and may be related to nutritional deficits, intellectual disability, stress, and psychosis. However, no causative biological condition is identified in most cases and there is limited evidence to support pharmacological intervention. As several authors describe pica as an impulse control disorder and impuls...

Impacto do Confinamento em Crianças e Adolescentes

Folic acid, vitamin B12, and psychotic symptoms among young psychiatric inpatients

Introduction: Folic acid and/or vitamin B12 deficiency are known to be associated with neuropsychiatric disorders. However, the association between serum levels of these molecules and psychotic symptoms is not established. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between folic acid and vitamin B12 serum levels and the presence of psychotic symptoms among child and young adult psychiatric inpatie...

The Impact of Confinement on Children and Adolescents

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In the Child’s Best Interest: The Contribution of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Introduction: Child and Adolescent Forensic Psychiatry involves a multidisciplinary assessment at the courts’ requested to assist them in the process of justice delivery.Material and Methods: Retrospective study which included 233 forensic requests to two child and adolescent psychiatrists from Coimbra’s HP-CHUC Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department between 1998 and 2012.Results: Biographic, psychopatholog...