Publications by authors named "M Cristina Canavarro"
Developing postadoption interventions to prevent parenting stress and promote parents' well-being is urgent. Mindful parenting-based interventions show promise in achieving these goals and are well received by adoptive parents (APs). However, face-to-face interventions face significant barriers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: This pilot randomized controlled trial evaluated the acceptability and preliminary effectiveness of a blended cognitive behavioural intervention-combination of a web-based program and sessions with a psychologist (intervention group)-compared to a guided web-based intervention (active control group) for the treatment of postpartum depression.
Methods: Adult Portuguese women in the postpartum period (up to 12 months) presenting clinically relevant depressive symptoms were considered eligible. Participants were randomly assigned to the intervention group (n = 17) or the control group (n = 17) and completed self-report questionnaires at baseline, post-intervention and at 3-month follow-up.
Introduction: Insomnia is one of the most prevalent, persistent, and distressing conditions associated with cancer, affecting almost half of all cancer survivors. Although cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia is well established as the gold-standard treatment for insomnia, its accessibility is very limited in routine care. We aim to examine the real-world effectiveness and acceptability of a digital cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia for cancer survivors with insomnia symptoms through a randomized controlled trial in Portugal.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: This study aimed to explain adolescent girls' body image shame across a 12- month longitudinal design, and its relationship with early parental memories of warmth and safeness and fear of receiving compassion from others.
Design And Methods: Participants included 231 adolescent girls, who completed self-report measures at three different periods: baseline (W1), 6-month follow-up (W2), and 12-month follow-up (W3). Descriptive and correlational analyses were performed, and differences between participants at the different waves were explored through repeated measures ANOVA.
Factors Associated with Prospective Acceptability and Preferences for Unified Transdiagnostic Cognitive-Behavioral Treatments and Group Therapy in the Portuguese General Population.
Adm Policy Ment Health
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- - Group transdiagnostic cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is seen as a promising way to improve mental health access in Portugal, and understanding why patients may not stick to these treatments is key to making it work.
- - A study involving 243 participants showed that most people were open to and found value in both unified transdiagnostic CBT and group therapy, with overall positive attitudes dominating statistical significance.
- - Factors influencing attitudes included employment status, living environment, marital status, and gender, indicating the need for tailored strategies to enhance knowledge and acceptance of these therapies among different groups in the Portuguese population.