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Genetic variants in the IFNGR2 locus associated with severe chronic Q fever
David, Suzana; Castro, Liliana; Duarte, Elsa Leclerc; Gaspar, Ulisses; da Costa Rodrigues, Maria Rosário; Cueto-Rojo, Maria Vanessa; Mendonça, JoanaQ fever is a highly contagious zoonosis capable of causing large outbreaks of important health and economic consequences. Host genetic factors are believed to influence the development of severe chronic Q fever following the infection by the etiological agent, Coxiella burnetii. Targetted next generation sequencing (NGS) was performed in a case-control genetic association study on 53 confirmed Q fever cases, in...
Genetic variants in the IFNGR2 locus associated with severe chronic Q fever
David, Susana; Castro, Liliana; Duarte, Elsa; Gaspar, Ulisses; Rodrigues, Maria Rosário da Costa; Cueto-Rojo, Maria Vanessa; Mendonça, JoanaQ fever is a highly contagious zoonosis capable of causing large outbreaks of important health and economic consequences. Host genetic factors are believed to influence the development of severe chronic Q fever following the infection by the etiological agent, Coxiella burnetii. Targetted next generation sequencing (NGS) was performed in a case-control genetic association study on 53 confirmed Q fever cases, in...
Mind full of colour: an AR Game to help inpatients with anorexia nervosa
Giesteira, Bruno; Peçaibes, Viviane; Cardoso, Pedro; Castro, Liliana; Assaf, Rodrigo; Simão, Fátima; Araújo, MariaAnorexia Nervosa (AN) is a mental disorder that causes serious damage to one's health and well-being, especially in the young [...].
O Resgate da Coroa: Um livro-jogo para auxiliar na exteriorização de emoções de...
Peçaibes, Viviane; Cardoso, Pedro; Castro, Liliana; Giesteira, Bruno; Quaresma, Isabel; Araújo, MariaAtualmente, constata-se um crescimento no uso de jogos como ferramentas de apoio ao tratamento de diferentes doenças mentais (Eichenberg & Schott, 2017; Calvo & Peters, 2014). Porém, a prevenção e tratamento da anorexia nervosa possui poucos recursos lúdicos que contemplem a complexidade da doença (Cardoso, Peçaibes, Giesteira, & Castro, 2021; Peçaibes, et al., 2021; Peçaibes, Cardoso, & Giesteira, 2019; Peçaib...
Mental Health in Young Adults: The Impact of the COVID‐19 Pandemic
Carneiro, Luísa; Oliveira, Ana Luísa; Cunha, Fernanda; Castro, Liliana; Lima, José; Simões, Catarina; Ribeiro, CristinaIntroduction: When we talk about young adults we tend to consider them as a population in good health. However, in recent times, the transition from adolescence to adulthood has been the focus of attention to implement strategies for health promotion and disease prevention. The aim of this study was to understand the health status of a young adult population attending higher education and, in what way, the pand...
Anticholinergic Plant Misuse and Schizophrenia: Regarding a Case Report
Frias Gonçalves, Pedro; Castro, Liliana; Mota, Jorge; Escudeiro, RaquelAnticholinergic medication abuse is common in patients with schizophrenia. The recreational use of anticholinergic plants for their euphoria inducing and hallucinogenic properties is a rising concern in America and Eastern Europe, but rare in Portugal. Anticholinergic misuse poses a challenge to Psychiatrists treating patients with dual pathology, for its addictive potential. In managing antipsychotic medicatio...
The Invisible Enemy that Stopped the World: The Impact of the COVID‑19 Pandemic...
Freitas, Joana; Marinho, Mariana; Castro, Liliana; Fonseca, Catarina; Osório, MarietaIntroduction: The World The World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic on March 11th 2020. Since then, the containment measures are leading to increasing mental health problems in the general population and worsening of some pre‑existing psychiatric conditions. To our knowledge, there are no studies characterizing the impact of the COVID‑19 pandemic on psychiatric hospitalizations ac...
SCRATCH THAT!—Two case reports of scratch-card gambling disorder
Raposo-Lima, Catarina; Castro, Liliana; Sousa, Nuno; Morgado, PedroGambling disorder is a common, clinically relevant condition that impacts significantly one's life. Given that approved pharmacological interventions are lacking, it is crucial to readily identify these cases to provide available interventions in psychiatric care services. Here, we present two uncommon cases of unique scratch-card gambling disorder, a specific type of pathological gambling that could be increas...