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The mediating role of posttraumatic stress symptoms on somatization in adolesce...
Pinto, Ricardo J.; Castro, Maria Vieira de; Correia-Santos, Patrícia; Jongenelen, Inês Martins; Maia, Angela; Levendosky, AlytiaClinical Impact Statement This study advances the idea that, with adolescents, when somatization does not seem to have a physical explanation, a history of childhood adversities and trauma, as well as PTSS symptoms, may explain those complaints. Therefore, the assessment of ACEs, trauma, and PTSS may help primary care and hospital physicians to deliver more accurate treatment plans to help these youth.Objective...
The psychometric properties of the adolescent dissociative experiences scale (A...
Correia-Santos, Patricia; Sousa, Barbara; Martinho, Gabriela; Morgado, Diogo; Ford, Julian D.; Pinto, Ricardo J.; Maia, AngelaDissociation is a process that often occurs as a sequela of psychological trauma, and it is interrelated with psychological and behavioral problems. In the at-risk adolescent population, dissociation is often underdiagnosed and undertreated. Having reliable measures to assess this phenomenon can help in identifying adolescents at-risk and improve treatment outcomes. This study assessed the psychometric properti...
Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and dissociation as serial mediators of ...
Correia-Santos, Patricia; Ford, Julian D.; Maia, Angela; Pinto, Ricardo J.Introduction: Poly-victimization (PV) has a greater adverse impact on adolescents' lives than any single victimization type, even when repeatedly experienced. Adolescents who experience PV tend to present with an array of adjustment problems, and research has begun to identify mechanisms linking PV to adjustment problems. Both posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and dissociation are linked to PV and adjustment...
Health behaviors as a mediator of the association between interpersonal relatio...
Dinis, Maria Alzira Pimenta; Sousa, Helder Fernando Pedrosa; Moura, Andreia de; Viterbo, Lilian Monteiro Ferrari; Pinto, Ricardo J.The etiology of diseases is multifactorial, involving genetic, environmental, and lifestyle-related behaviors. Considering the pathway that involves behavioral processes, a huge body of empirical evidence has shown that some healthy behaviors such as non-smoking, any or moderate alcohol consumption, a healthy diet, (e.g., fruit and vegetable intake), and physical activity, decrease the risk of disease and morta...
Alternative models of DSM-5 posttraumatic stress disorder in portuguese adolesc...
Correia-Santos, Patricia; Morgado, Diogo; Maia, Ângela; Levendosky, Alytia; Jongenelen, Ines; Pinto, Ricardo J.The factor structure of DSM-5 posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been extensively debated, with evidence supporting the recently proposed seven-factor hybrid model. However, few studies examining PTSD symptom structure have assessed the implications of these proposed models on diagnostic criteria and PTSD prevalence. In the present study, we examined seven alternative DSM-5 PTSD models within a confirmato...