The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic (COVID-19) has an important direct and indirect
impact on both physical and mental health. We aim to describe the impact of an emergency …

Background To promote an effective mental health system, the World Health Organization
recommends the involvement of primary care in prevention and treatment of mild diseases …

Background Despite the significant body of evidence on the efficacy and cost-effectiveness
of internet interventions, the implementation of such programs in Portugal is virtually non …

Background Dementia imposes a high burden of disease worldwide. Recent
epidemiological studies in European community samples are scarce. In Portugal, community …

This publication reviews recent developments in organization and governance of health
system, health financing, health care provision, health reforms and health system …

Abstract Background/Objective: Childhood maltreatment (CM) has been associated with
revictimization and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, this relation is hardly …

The purpose of the present study was to assess the factor structure and reliability of the
Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS-21) in a large Portuguese community sample …

Background: While the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale Second Edition (Y-BOCS-
II) is the gold-standard for measurement of obsessive-compulsive (OC) symptom severity, its …

The prescription of psychotropic drugs has been rising in Europe over the last decade. This
study provides a comprehensive profile of prepandemic consumption patterns of …

Introduction Patients with epilepsy have poor social outcome. Multifactorial factors are
usually involved, but among them, stigma features may have an important role. Genetic …