Objective: (1) To analyze the eating behaviors and body satisfaction of boys and girls and to examine their mothers’ perceptions of these two domains, and (2) To evaluate eating problem predictors using child body mass index (BMI), self-esteem, and body satisfaction as well as maternal BMI, eating problems, and satisfaction with their child’s body. The participants included 111 children (54.1% girls aged betwee...
In the current state of art of drug dependence treatment programs, psychopathological features seem to be associated with negative therapeutic outcome. Drug abuse and especially drug dependence are complex disorders that include cognitive, behavioral and physiologic signs and symptoms. The wide spectrum of symptoms that characterize these disorders are responsible for clinical heterogeneity in terms of clinical...
As perturbações alimentares (anorexia nervosa e bulimia nervosa) são problemas psicopatológicos sérios que afectam principalmente as mulheres jovens. Ambos os quadros clínicos são relativamente comuns e apresentaram uma tendência para o aumento da sua incidência ao longo dos anos 90. O presente artigo revê as principais características das perturbações do comportamento alimentar, seguidamente são apresentados o...
The objective of this ex post facto study was to test the divergent validity (degree of discrimination) of anorexia prototype narrative according to anorectic close confidents (relatives), as well as explore different characteristics of the participants which may be associated with the degree of prototype discrimination. Sixty-four relatives of individuals with anorexia nervosa participated in the study and wer...
Objective: Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified (EDNOS) represent the most common eating disorder diagnosed in specialized treatment settings. The purpose of the current study is to assess the prevalence of EDNOS in a nationwide community sample. Method: Participants were 2028 female students, aged 12 to 23, attending public schools in the 9th to 12th grades in Portugal. Participants completed the Eating Di...
A proliferação de abordagens terapêuticas tem fornecido pouca evidência empírica sobre a eficácia de tais intervenções nos contextos clínicos, para além dos relatos dos clínicos e pacientes. O presente artigo apresenta um projecto de investigação que procura monitorizar os resultados e a gestão em psicoterapia numa unidade de tratamento de toxicodependências — o CAT Oriental do Porto. Este projecto rege-se por ...
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