As gender-based violence, obstetric violence is a complex phenomenon that represents a matter for debate worldwide. The main objective of this exploratory study is to understand the experiences of obstetric violence during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period of racialised Brazilian women in the Portuguese National Health System. Using a qualitative case study research approach, semi-structured indi...
As gender-based violence, obstetric violence is a complex phenomenon that represents a matter for debate worldwide. The main objective of this exploratory study is to understand the experiences of obstetric violence during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period of racialised Brazilian women in the Portuguese National Health System. Using a qualitative case study research approach, semi-structured indi...
Introduction: Surviving a stroke and caring for a survivor, impacts individuals’ psychological health and quality of life, which may impose substantial costs on healthcare and social systems. This study aims to understand and explore the psychological health, experiences, needs and quality of life of Portuguese stroke survivors and their informal carers. Methods and analysis: This is a mixed-methods, observatio...
Objectives The sparse literature on the efect of a preterm delivery on parents’ quality of life (QoL) yields inconsistent results, restricting their analysis to mothers. The present study aimed to assess the efect of a very preterm delivery on par ents’ gender-specifc perception of QoL, 4 to 6 months after birth. Methods A total of 117 parents of very preterm infants hospitalized at birth in a level III Neonata...
This study intends to analyse the information needs re ported by mothers and fathers of very preterm babies and their perception about the quality, comprehensibility, use fulness and availability of the main sources of information used to fulfil them. Parents (n=211) of very preterm infants hospitalised in all level III NICU in the Northern Health Re gion of Portugal were consecutively and systematically invite...
Background and Objective : School bullying, characterized by recurrent and intentional aggressive behavior, disproportionately affects LGBT children and adolescents, or perceived as such. This case study explores the school bullying experience of a Portuguese LGBT youth, aiming to understand the psychosocial implications of this specific form of bullying, taking into consideration the intrasubjective perspectiv...
As a result of family rejection, harassment and social exclusion, transgender adolescents are prone to suffering from symptoms of depression, anxiety, eating disorders, self-harm and even suicidal ideation. In gender binary and heteronormative social contexts, as in Chile and Portugal, such adolescents may feel pressured to conform to dominant gender normativities, seeking to align their bodies according to the...
This bibliographic essay seeks to explore the experiences of transgender and/or gender non-conforming (TGNC) people on the use of psychotherapy services. We begin by reviewing the state of the art of existing guidelines for psychotherapeutic intervention with this population. Followed by a bibliographic review aimed at accessing narratives of TGNC people about their psychotherapeutic processes, selecting four a...
This article explores the concept of sexual fluidity and its applicability to men’s sexual experiences by approaching the surveillance and control of hegemonic masculinity. We carried out semi-structured interviews with 15 participants aged between 20 and 53 who state having experienced sexual fluidity. The analysis conveys how sexuality is a work in progress while highlighting the intersections of masculinitie...