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We are on the road to somewhere: How deliberate practice can enhance the path o...
Barata, M.; Santos, J. M.; Sousa, D.; Silva, C.; Alface, C.; Coelho, P.The first study aimed to evaluate the impact of deliberate practice (DP) training during the 2 and 3 years of a bilingual clinical existential therapy program. The evaluation focused on its influence on facilitative interpersonal skills (FIS), as perceived by 14 participants and assessed by three independent raters. The second study explored the subjective experiences of 12 participants, with particular emphasi...
Nomophobia, phubbing and social phobia in Portuguese young adults and adults
Maia, B. R.; Sousa, D.Introduction: To our knowledge there is no study exploring the interrelationship between nomophobia, phubbing and social phobia in Portuguese young adults and adults. Objectives: To explore the nomophobia, phubbing and social phobia levels, the interrelationship between these three constructs, in a sample of Portuguese young adults and adults. Methods: 316 subjects, with a mean age of 25.71 years old (SD = 8.23...
Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet, Sodium and Potassium Intake in People at a...
Rodrigues, Joana; Costa, Mariana; Sousa, D.; Costa, A.R.; Lunet, N.; Cruz, V.T.; Padrão, Patrícia<jats:p>Adequate sodium and potassium intake, along with adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet), are key factors for preventing hypertension and cerebrovascular diseases. However, data on the consumption of these nutrients within the MedDiet are scarce. This cross-sectional study aims to assess the association between MedDiet adherence and sodium/potassium intake in the MIND-Matosinhos randomized control...
The psychotherapist’s persuasiveness: Relation to the working alliance and faci...
Sequeira, A.; Sousa, D.; Afonseca, M.; Vaz, A.; Santos, J. M.; Silva, A.The psychotherapist’s persuasiveness has been suggested as a crucial skill for therapeutic success. However, it remains one of the psychotherapist interpersonal skills least studied. This correlational and observational study examined the relationship between the psychotherapist’s persuasiveness and working alliance and the relationship between the psychotherapist’s persuasiveness, and facilitative interpersona...
Impact of cannabidiol on viability of normal and tumorigenic human kidney cells...
Sousa, D.; Amaro, F.; Araújo, A. M.; Carvalho, M.Background: Cannabidiol (CBD), the main non-psychotropic cannabinoid of Cannabis sativa, has several pharmacological actions with therapeutic potential, including antitumor effects [1]; however, its effect on renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is unknown. Considering that recent research suggests that cell culture conditions, particularly the presence of serum in culture medium, may modulate the cannabinoids' antitumor...
Development and validation of the facilitative interpersonal skills scale for c...
Santos, J. M.; Barata, M.; Rathenau, S.; Amaro, I.; Vaz, A.; Sousa, D.; Severino, M.; Teixeira, M.Objective: Psychotherapy studies have revealed that therapist characteristics are responsible for 5% to 9% of outcome variance. The therapist-facilitative interpersonal skills (FIS) have been shown to predict both alliance and outcomes, indicating that higher FIS therapists are more effective than lower FIS therapists. The current study focused on the development and validation of the FIS-client version (FIS-C)...
Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Urinary Sodium Excretion in people at h...
Rodrigues, J.; Barbosa, M.; Sousa, D.; Costa, A.R.; Lunet, N.; Tedim Cruz, V.; Padrão, Patrícia
Adherence to Mediterranean Diet among individuals at high-risk of dementia: bas...
Rodrigues, J.; Sousa, D.; Costa, A.R.; Tedim Cruz, V.; Padrão, Patrícia (on healf of MIND collaborators)
Therapeutic presence, working alliance, and clients’ attitudes toward online th...
Dias, M. J.; Rathenau, S.; Sousa, D.; Santos, J. M.The pandemic forced changes that had to be implemented quickly. One of them was the shift from face-to-face to online psychological counseling. When this change occurred, many clients, psychologists, and psychotherapists were not prepared for it and did not intend to make it. The present study aims to understand clients’ perspectives on the online (a) therapeutic presence and (b) working alliance as well as (c)...
Psychotherapist’s persuasiveness in anxiety: Scale development and relation to ...
Afonseca, M.; Sousa, D.; Vaz, A.; Santos, J. M.; Batista, A.Communicating a persuasive rationale that explains the client’s problems and how psychotherapy can relieve them, has been proposed as a crucial determinant of outcomes that combats the client’s state of distress, promotes positive expectations, and facilitates the working alliance. However, it remains 1 of the least investigated psychotherapist’s facilitative interpersonal skills without a validated measure. Th...