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Eating Disorders: Case Series of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Inpatient ...
Martins, Maria Teresa; Marques, Margarida; Guerra, Ana Teresa; Correia, Joana; Moura, Joana; Barradas, Nádia; Vaz Pinto, SofiaINTRODUCTION: Eating disorders (ED) are a group of diseases with high morbidity and a significant impact on the lives of children and adolescents. These are biopsychosocial entities, involving individual, family and sociocultural factors. It is known that ED are highly comorbid with other psychiatric disorders. Organic complications are common. Our objective was to characterization of hospitalized patients in t...
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Dec...
Martins, Maria Teresa; Matos, AntónioAttention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most frequent pediatric neurodevelopmental disorder, and it can have a significant impact on the functioning of the individual. In the last years, the association between ADHD and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) has been studied – potentially traumatic events that occur before age 18. In this review article, we present results from the most recent lite...
Mental Health Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic on Children with Psyc...
Duarte, Nuno; Martins, Maria Teresa; Silva, David; Brito, Henrique de; Pinto Ferreira, Berta; Pinto, Sofia Vaz; Amaro, RitaIntroduction: The first full lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic in Portugal started in March 2020 and sent home every child, only to return to school in September the same year. Children are thought to cope harder with this pandemic, but little is known about those already struggling with psychiatric conditions. Methods: We interviewed parents of 196 children in psychiatric follow-up in Clínica da Encarna...
Autism Spectrum Disorder in Infancy and Early Childhood: The Model of the Centr...
Martins Halpern, Cristina; Caldeira da Silva, Pedro; Costa, Diana; Nascimento, Maria João; Mesquita Reis, Joana; Martins, Maria TeresaIntroduction: The Centro de Estudos do Bebé e da Criança in Hospital Dona Estefânia has organized a multidisciplinary model for children under three with suspected autism spectrum disorder, thus implementing the recent guidelines established by the Directorate General for Health. The aim of this study is to describe this model and case series.Material and Methods: A retrospective descriptive study of observed c...
The perceived potential of business social networking sites
Cruz-Cunha, Maria Manuela; Varajão, João; Gonçalves, Patrícia; Alvarenga, Cecília; Martins, Aida; Martins, Maria TeresaBusiness social networking is a facilitator of several business activities, such as market studies, communication with clients, and identification of business partners. This paper traduces the results of a study undertaken with the purpose of getting to know how the potential of networking is perceived in the promotion of business by participants of the LinkedIn network, and presents two main contributions: (1)...