Mental health determinants, needs and interventions

Mental health determinants, needs and interventions

This Research group includes:

  • Psychiatrists;
  • Family doctors;
  • Other mental health professionals (Mental Health Research Unit, NOVA-MeHRU).

 

The researchers have extensive experience on: 

  • Clinical and psychosocial assessment of psychiatric disorders;
  • Psychiatric epidemiology;
  • Mental health policy/services evaluation research;
  • Ageing;
  • Neuropsychiatric disorders. 
     

Researchers have coordinated or collaborated in several multicentre studies funded by european and national funding agencies. They also have been collaborating with the Portuguese Government (Ministry of Health and General Directorate of Health) in the development and implementation of mental health plans and policies. 

There are also strong connections with international research networks like INTERDEM and there have been close collaborations and the possibilities of strengthening formal partnerships with Hospital do Mar (Luz Saúde), União das Misericórdias Portuguesas and ARIA.

The first main team of this research group is related with clinical evaluation and the second is related with ageing, mental health and dementia.

Our Researchers

Adelinda Araújo Candeias

Ana Escoval

Ana Gama

Ana Lúcia João

Ana Pedro Costa

Ana Rita Simeão

Andreia Dias Rodrigues

António Portelada

Carolina Santos

Catarina Pedro

Celso Silva

Cristina Mendes Santos

David Lopes

Elisabete Alves

Ermelinda Caldeira

Gabriela Almeida

Guida Veiga

Henrique Oliveira

JESUS CORTES

Joana Machorrinho

José Caldas de Almeida

José Marmeleira

Julian Perelman

Lara Guedes de Pinho

Louíse Viecili Hoffmeister

Luis Galhardas

Manuel Gonçalves Pereira

Manuela Silva

Margarida Santos Dias

Maria Carolina Paulino

Maria Chora

Maria Conceição Balsinha

Maria Isabel Pires Rosa da Costa Pinto

Maria José Carvalho Nogueira

Maria João Carapeto

Maria João Marques

Maria Raquel Silva

Maria da Graça Duarte da Silva Santos

PEDRO AGUIAR

Patricia Ribeiro Brito

Raul Cordeiro

Renato Oliveira

Rita Gonçalves

Rita Viegas

Rogério Henriques

Rui C. Campos

Rute Dinis de Sousa

Sofia Azeredo

Sofia Paiva

Sónia Dias

Teresa Reis

Tomás Teodoro

Tânia Gaspar