Teacher
Patrícia M. Pascoal

Resume

My career is built on an integrated model of clinical practice and research, each informing the other to advance mental and sexual health. I am a licensed cognitive-behavioural psychotherapist (CBT), supervisor, and sex therapist, who spent a decade working full-time in public mental health services. This deep clinical foundation spurred my commitment to sexual health advocacy and led me to develop a European PhD in Clinical Psychology focused on the psychological factors affecting sexual health—a pivotal moment that formally united my clinical work with academic inquiry. Today, my research aims to make clinical practice more inclusive and evidence-based. I lead projects that investigate transdiagnostic factors and sexual distress, including as Principal Investigator. My work intentionally addresses neglected topics (e.g., positive sexuality outcomes, lay understandings of sexual concepts) and underserved groups (e.g., emerging adults with chronic illness), often within multidisciplinary teams. This commitment is reflected in over 60 international publications, the use of diverse methodologies (from World Café to psychometric studies), and contributions to clinical guidelines (e.g., International Consultation). My clinical research is further grounded in my ongoing part-time practice at the psychiatric department of a public hospital. This integration is also evident in my leadership in clinical service and training. For nine years, I coordinated the clinical sexology service at the University of Lisbon—a community-focused clinic that served as a living laboratory for clinical research and the training of emerging clinicians, some of whom have since entered academia. I continue this work by supervising the sexuality service for young people with neurodevelopmental disorders at "Diferenças." My contributions to the field are recognized through my editorial and leadership positions. I serve as Deputy Editor in Chief of “Sexual Medicine (open access)”, am on the editorial boards of journals like *The Journal of Sex Research*, and have received awards for outstanding peer review. I have also edited books and contributed numerous chapters to national and international publications. My professional leadership includes serving as the former President of the Portuguese Society of Clinical Sexology and as the current Chair of the Education Committee of the International Society of Sexual Medicine. I am a full member of the International Academy of Sex Research, Vice-chair of the EABCT's Special Interest Group on repetitive negative thinking, and an active member of several COST Actions and research networks (ReMO, ENSM, EUROSEX). I regularly serve on scientific committees for international conferences, maintaining an active role in both the academic community and broader society. This translates into participation in diverse community initiatives as an advocate for sexual health, namely in secondary schools, cinema sessions, and TV debates. My academic roles have been a direct extension of this clinical-research identity: Invited Ass. Professor at the Faculty of Medicine in Lisbon and at Universidade Lusófona where I have coordinated several key programmes, including the PhD in Clinical Psychology, the Master's in Clinical and Health Psychology, and the Master's in Sexology. This educational role is deeply intertwined with my commitment to developing the next generation of researchers. I currently supervise 9 PhD theses nationally and internationally, have supervised over 50 Master's theses, and promote an Open Science framework to integrate young researchers into global networks.

Graus

• Licence
  [Psychology, Cognitive Behavioural Clinical Psychology]. Psicologia, ramo de Psicologia Clínica Cognitivo- Comportamental.
• Pós-Graduação
  [Clinical Sexology]. Sexologia Clínica.
• Outros
  [Training in Intervention in Drug Addictions]. Formação em Intervenção em Toxicodependências.
• Outros
  [Behavior Therapy Training]. Formação em Terapia do Comportamento.
• Outros
  [Advanced Methods of Data Analysis in Social Sciences - Structural Equations]. Métodos Avançados de Análise de Dados em Ciências Sociais - Equações Estrututurais.
• Outros
  [Sexuality, Sex Education and Family Planning for Care and Counseling]. Sexualidade, Educação Sexual e Planeamento Familiar para Atendimento e Aconselhamento.
• Outros
  [Pedagogical Formation of Trainers]. Formação Pedagógica de Formadores.
• Master
  [Psychology, area of Clinical Cognitive-Behavioral and Systemic Psychology]. Psicologia, área de Psicologia Clínica Cognitivo-Comportamental e Sistêmica.
• Master
  [Film and Television Studies]. Estudos de Cinema e Televisão.
• Doctor
  [European PhD in Clinical Psychology]. Doutoramento Europeu em Psicologia Clínica.
• Curso de Especialização Tecnológica
  [Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders]. Protocolo Unificado para Tratamento Transdiagnóstico de Transtornos Emocionais.
• Diploma de especialização
  [Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapist]. Psicoterapeuta Cognitivo-Comportamental.
• Diploma de especialização
  [Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy Supervisor]. Supervisora de Psicoterapia Cognitivo-Comportamental.
• Diploma de especialização
  [Specialist in Clinical and Health Psychology]. Especialista em Psicologia Clínica e da Saúde.
• Diploma de especialização
  [Specialist in Clinical and Health Psychology]. Especialista em Psicologia Clíncia e da Saúde.
• Diploma de especialização
  [Advanced Specialty in Psychotherapy]. Especialidade Avançada em Psicoterapia.
• Diploma de especialização
  [Advanced Specialty in Sexuality]. Especialidade Avançada em Sexualidade.
• Diploma de especialização
  [Full-time Professional Internship at the Behavioral Psychotherapy Service]. Estágio Profissional em tempo integral no Serviço de Psicoterapia Comportamental.
• Outros
  [Master Class - The stigma of mental illness: 15 years of research-action in Madrid]. O estigma da doença mental: 15 anos de pesquisa-ação em Madrid.
• Outros
  [Master Class - Using virtual reality in psychotherapy: Where are we and what's next?]. Usando a realidade virtual na psicoterapia: onde estamos e o que vem a seguir?.
• Outros
  [Master Class] The modifiability of psychopathic traits in juvenile offenders: Results of a clinical trial with a compassion-based intervention.
• Outros
  [Master Class] Laboratory investigation in human sexuality: historical aspects, methodologies and translation to the clinical context.
• Outros
  [Master Class - Adventures and Misadventures in the study of interventions in the field of parenting]. Aventuras e Desventuras no estudo das intervenções no domínio da parentalidade.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Moving Beyond Therapy Manuals: An Introduction to Process-Based CBT]. Indo além dos manuais de terapia: uma introdução à TCC baseada em processos.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Affirmative Intervention with LGBTQ People]. Intervenção Afirmativa com Pessoas LGBTQ.
• Outros
  [Workshop - The Compassion Focused Therapy Approach to deal with shame-based difficulties in sexual minorities]. A Abordagem da Terapia Focada na Compaixão para lidar com as dificuldades baseadas na vergonha em minorias sexuais.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Grief: conceptualization and intervention]. Luto: conceituação e intervenção.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Treating Trauma with ACT: revitalizing interrupted lives]. Tratando os Traumas com ACT: revitalizando vidas interrompidas.
• Outros
  [Workshop - SuperSkills for Life: Transdiagnostic treatment protocol for anxiety and depression in children and adolescents]. SuperSkills for Life: Protocolo de tratamento transdiagnóstico para ansiedade e depressão em crianças e adolescentes.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Schema therapy for patients with borderline personality disorder: Modalities, structure and challenges]. Terapia do esquema para pacientes com transtorno de personalidade borderline: modalidades, estrutura e desafios.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Decision Making: Helping Clients Avoid Problematic Choices]. Terapia Cognitivo Comportamental para Tomada de Decisões: Ajudando os Clientes a Evitar Escolhas Problemáticas.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Advances in CBT for Perfectionism]. Avanços em TCC para o Perfeccionismo.
• Outros
  [Career Internship of Higher Health Technician - Behavioral Psychotherapy Service]. Estágio Profissional de Técnico Superior de Saúde - Serviço de Psicoterapia Comportamental.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Contextual Behavioral Strategies for Work with Gender and Sexual Minority Clients]. Estratégias Comportamentais Contextuais para o Trabalho com Clientes de Gênero e Minorias Sexuais.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Setting the Grounds for a Valued Change: The Initial Phase of Treatment in ACT]. Estabelecendo as bases para uma mudança de valor: a fase inicial do tratamento em ACT.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Cognitive Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder in Adults and Adolescents]. Terapia Cognitiva para Transtorno de Ansiedade Social em Adultos e Adolescentes.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Transdiagnostic Experiential CBT for Rumination]. TCC Experiencial Transdiagnóstica para Ruminação.
• Outros
  [Erasmus+ Program] Building Resilience in the Therapeutic Relationship: A third wave approach on CBT, mindfulness and compassion.
• Outros
  [Workshop - The Evidence is There but How is it Done? Internet CBT in Practice]. A evidência está lá, mas como é feito? Internet CBT na prática.
• Outros
  ­[Workshop - Assessment and Treatment of Adolescent Suicidal Behavior]. Avaliação e Tratamento do Comportamento Suicida do Adolescente.
• Outros
  ­[Workshop - Primary Behavioral Health Care: Integration of Mental Health Professionals Into Primary Medical Care]. Atenção Primária à Saúde Comportamental: Integração de Profissionais de Saúde Mental na Atenção Primária à Saúde.
• Outros
  ­[Workshop - A Transtheoretical Model of Psychotherapy Supervision]. Um Modelo Transteórico de Supervisão Psicoterapêutica.
• Outros
  ­[Workshop - Exposure Therapy for Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder]. Terapia de exposição para transtornos de ansiedade e transtorno obsessivo-compulsivo.
• Outros
  ­[Workshop - Psychological Dynamics of Domestic Violence]. Dinâmicas Psicológicas da Violência Doméstica.
• Outros
  ­[Workshop - Writing for and Publishing in English- Language Psychology Journals]. Escrevendo e Publicando em Revistas de Psicologia de Língua Inglesa.
• Outros
  ­[Workshop - The Role of Common Factors in Evidence-Based Psychotherapy]. O Papel dos Fatores Comuns na Psicoterapia Baseada na Evidência.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Evidence-Based Interventions with Families]. Intervenções Baseadas na Evidência com Famílias.
• Outros
  ­[Workshop - Acceptance and Commitment Therapy - An Introduction]. Terapia de Aceitação e Compromisso - Uma Introdução.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Narrative Re-authorship Therapy]. Terapia de Reautoria Narrativa.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Basic Assumptions of Cognitive Behavioral Intervention Techniques]. Pressupostos Básicos das Técnicas de Intervenção Cognitivo Comportamental.
• Outros
  [Workshop - A glass half empty? No, a glass half full! - Strategies to help the child think and act positively]. Um copo meio vazio? Não, um copo meio cheio! - Estratégias para ajudar a criança a pensar e agir positivamente.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Intervention with Children and Families in Situations of Maltreatment]. Intervenção com Crianças e Famílias em Situação de Maus-tratos.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Brief Instruction Manual for Dealing with Disobedient Children]. Breve manual de instruções para lidar com crianças desobedientes.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Intervention with Parents of Children with Special Educational Needs]. Intervenção com Pais de Crianças com Necessidades Educativas Especiais.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Creative Techniques in Promoting Behavior Change: Case Studies]. Técnicas criativas na promoção da mudança de comportamento: estudos de caso.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Virtual Reality Applied to Psychotherapy]. Realidade Virtual Aplicada à Psicoterapia.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Systemic Intervention: 1 + 1 = 3]. Intervenção Sistêmica: 1 + 1 = 3.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Primary Prevention: From Action to Reflection]. Prevenção Primária: Da Ação à Reflexão.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Analytical Psychodrama: individual group psychotherapy]. Psicodrama analítico: psicoterapia de grupo individual.
• Outros
  [Workshop] Bioenergetic Analysis: a Psychotherapeutic approach with expressive contours where the body and ideation play a supportive role.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Morenian Psychodrama]. Psicodrama Moreniano.
• Outros
  [Workshop - If I have a 10 I don't even know what to do? - Intervention with Children and Adolescents with Exam Anxiety]. Se eu tenho um 10 eu não sei nem o que fazer? - Intervenção com Crianças e Adolescentes com Ansiedade de Exame.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Ten Things I Like About My Childhood... Think, Write and Draw and then Act]. Dez coisas que eu gosto na minha infância... pensar, escrever e desenhar e depois agir.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Contributions to the Promotion of Sexual Health with Adolescents]. Contributos para a Promoção da Saúde Sexual com Adolescentes.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Problems of Hyperactivity and Attention Deficit in Childhood]. Problemas de Hiperatividade e Déficit de Atenção na Infância.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Intervention with the Child Victim of Abuse]. Intervenção com a Criança Vítima de Abuso.
• Outros
  [Workshop] Help me to be a child again - some contributions of cognitive-behavioral intervention in promoting a better adaptation of children facing parental separation.
• Pós-Graduação
  [Intervention in Drug Addictions]. Intervenção em Toxicodependências.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Cognitive Therapy for Personality Disorders]. Terapia Cognitiva para Perturbações da Personalidade.
• Pós-Graduação
  [Behavior therapy training]. Formação em Terapia Comportamental.
• Diploma de especialização
  [Sexuality, Sex Education and Family Planning for Youth Care and Counseling]. Sexualidade, Educação Sexual e Planeamento Familiar para Cuidados e Aconselhamento de Jovens.
• Diploma de especialização
  Training course of the Career Internship Coordination Council for Higher Health Technicians - Clinical Psychology.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Research, methodologies, design and organization of a project (in clinical practice)]. Investigação, metodologias, desenho e organização de um projeto (na prática clínica).
• Outros
  [Workshop - Drug Addiction]. Toxicodependência.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Forensic Psychology]. Psicologia Forense.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Psychology of Adolescence]. Psicologia da Adolescência.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Psychology of Aging]. Psicologia do Envelhecimento.
• Diploma de especialização
  [Course on Clinical Training for Psychodrama Director]. Curso de Formação Clínica para Diretor de Psicodrama.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Sociometry]. Sociometria.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Dramatic Games]. Jogos Dramáticos.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Couple and Family Sociodrama]. Sociodrama de casal e família.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Director role training]. Treino para a função de diretor.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Psychopathology and Psychodrama]. Psicopatologia e Psicodrama.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Ethology and Psychodrama]. Etologia e Psicodrama.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Communication Theory and Psychodrama II]. Teoria da Comunicação e Psicodrama II.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Theory and Techniques of Psychodrama I]. Teoria e Técnicas do Psicodrama I.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Experiential Processes in Psychotherapy]. Processos Experienciais em Psicoterapia.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Dramatic Expression Methodologies in Psychotherapy]. Metodologias de Expressão Dramática em Psicoterapia.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Cognitive Narrative Therapy]. Terapia Cognitiva Narrativa.
• Diploma de especialização
  [Training Program for the Career of Health Specialists - Branch of Clinical Psychology]. Programa de Formação para a Carreira de Especialistas em Saúde - Ramo da Psicologia Clínica.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Addictions and the Role of the Psychologist in CAT]. As Dependências e o Papel do Psicólogo no CAT.
• Outros
  [Workshop - The Therapeutic Relationship]. A Relação Terapêutica.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Professional Ethics and Deontology]. Ética Profissional e Deontologia.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Primary Health Care and Psychologist Intervention in the Health Center]. Cuidados de Saúde Primários e a Intervenção do Psicólogo no Centro de Saúde.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Psychodiagnostic Assessment Techniques]. Técnicas de Avaliação Psicodiagnóstica.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Palliative care]. Cuidados Paliativos.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Secondary Health Care and Psychologist Intervention in the maternity team]. Cuidados de saúde secundários e a Intervenção do Psicólogo na equipa da maternidade.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Secondary Health Care and the Intervention of the Psychologist in the IPO Team]. Cuidados Secundários de Saúde e a Intervenção do Psicólogo na Equipa do IPO.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Secondary Health Care and the Intervention of the Psychologist in the Health/Mental Health team]. Cuidados Secundários de Saúde e a Intervenção do Psicólogo na Equipa de Saúde/Saúde Mental.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Life Cycle: The Normal, Assessment, The Pathological and Intervention]. Ciclo de Vida: O Normal, Avaliação, O Patológico e Intervenção.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Primary Prevention Models]. Modelos de Prevenção Primária.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Social Reintegration Models]. Modelos de Reintegração Social.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Models and Techniques of Therapeutic Intervention: Dynamic, Systemic and Group Therapies]. Modelos e Técnicas de Intervenção Terapêutica: Terapias Dinâmicas, Sistêmicas e de Grupo.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Models and Techniques of Therapeutic Intervention: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies]. Modelos e Técnicas de Intervenção Terapêutica: Terapias Cognitivo-Comportamentais.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Eating Disorders]. Distúrbios Alimentares.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Alcoholism and the Role of the Psychologist in the Alcoholology Center]. Alcoolismo e o Papel do Psicólogo no Centro de Alcoolologia.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Crisis Intervention]. Intervenção em Crise.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Clinical Sexology]. Sexologia Clínica.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Neuropsychology - Fundamentals and Neuropsychological Examination]. Neuropsicologia - Fundamentos e Exame Neuropsicológico.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Forensic Psychology]. Psicologia Forense.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Psychopharmacology]. Psicofarmacologia.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Interview Techniques]. Técnicas de Entrevista.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Interdisciplinary and Inter-institutional Articulation]. Articulação Interdisciplinar e Interinstitucional.
• Outros
  [Workshop - Career Prospects]. Perspectivas de Carreira.
• Diploma de especialização
  [Bidirectional Intimate Partner Violence]. Violência Bidirecional pelo Parceiro Íntimo.
• Diploma de especialização
  iBUS- Passengers on the iBUS: An ACT-based videogame to support adherence to medical recommendations in adolescents with cancer.
• Diploma de especialização
  [PTSD - Firefighters]. PTSD - Bombeiros.
• Diploma de especialização
  [Type D Personality Digital Assessment]. Avaliação Digital de Personalidade Tipo D.
• Diploma de especialização
  [Emotion Recognition]. Reconhecimento de Emoções.
• Diploma de especialização
  [Systematic review]. Revisão Sistemática.
• Diploma de especialização
  [Meta-analysis]. Meta análise.
• Diploma de especialização
  [Advanced Methods of Data Analysis in Social Sciences]. Métodos Avançados de Análise de Dados em Ciências Sociais.
• Diploma de especialização
  PLS Path Modeling Course.
• Diploma de especialização
  [Sexuality, Sex Education and Family Planning for Youth Care and Counseling]. Sexualidade, Educação Sexual e Planeamento Familiar para atendimento e Aconselhamento de Jovens.
• Diploma de especialização
  [Course on Applied Statistics for Clinical Research]. Curso de Estatística Aplicada à Investigação Clínica.
• Pós-Graduação
  [Curricular Internships in Psychology Focused on Competence: assumptions and implementation strategies]. Estágios Curriculares em Psicologia Focados na Competência: pressupostos e estratégias de implementação.
• Pós-Graduação
  [Pedagogical Innovation in Higher Education: practices, challenges and evidence]. Inovação Pedagógica no Ensino Superior: práticas, desafios e evidências.
• Pós-Graduação
  [Pedagogical Innovation in Higher Education: contributions from applied research to distance learning]. Inovação Pedagógica no Ensino Superior: contributos da investigação aplicada ao ensino à distância.
• Pós-Graduação
  [Project Curricular Units Methodology]. Metodologia das Unidades Curriculares de Projeto.
• Pós-Graduação
  [Granting of Curricular Units focused on learning objectives]. Conceção de Unidades Curriculares focada nos objectivos de aprendizagem.
• Pós-Graduação
  [Use of moodle and Zoom in the context of distance learning in Higher Education (Quizzes, Polls and other tools)]. Utilização do moodle e Zoom em contexto de ensino à distância no Ensino Superior (Quizzes, Polls e outras ferramentas).
• Doutoramento
  Psicologia
• Curso de Especialização Tecnológica
  Bullying and Harassment in Academic Settings
• Curso de Especialização Tecnológica
  Mental Health in Academia
• Curso de Especialização Tecnológica
  Adopting Queer Lens in Clinical Practice
• Curso de Especialização Tecnológica
  Getting Started on OSF [webinar]
• Curso de Especialização Tecnológica
  Research Integrity as Part of a Wider Research Culture [Webinar]
• Curso de Especialização Tecnológica
  Organisational misconduct in academia and whistle-blowers' mental health [webinar]
• Curso de Especialização Tecnológica
  Mental Health First Aid in Academia [webinar]
• Curso de Especialização Tecnológica
  Understanding the psychology of “Impostor syndrome” in academia. [webinar]
• Curso de Especialização Tecnológica
  Interventions to support belonging in Academia [webinar]
• Curso de Especialização Tecnológica
  Supporting First Generation Academics [webinar]
• Curso de Especialização Tecnológica
  Mental health and mentoring [webinar]
• Curso de Especialização Tecnológica
  [Webinar] Terapia Dialético-Comportamental: Tratamento Gold Standard na Perturbação Borderline da Personalidade

Publicações

Magazine article

• 2004, [Clinical Sexology Hotline]. Linha Telefónica de Apoio em Sexologia Clínica., Psiquiatria Clínica.

Journal article

• 2025-12, Internet-based therapy for social anxiety in adults in Portugal (PORTiSOFIE) and its impact on sexual and relationship satisfaction, Trials
• 2025-11-06, Internet-based therapy for social anxiety in adults in Portugal (PORTiSOFIE) and its impact on sexual and relationship satisfaction: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial, Trials
• 2025-08-06, Sexual distress with partnered face-to-face sexual activity, Frontiers in Psychology
• 2025-08-05, Difficulties in emotion regulation, repetitive negative thinking, and sexual and psychological distress: a two-wave longitudinal mediation study using a transdiagnostic approach, Sexual Medicine
• 2025-08, Sexual distress with partnered face-to-face sexual activity: an exploratory qualitative study with heterosexual cis people who seek and do not seek professional help, Frontiers in Psychology
• 2025-07-15, What is known about Maladaptive Daydreaming?, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy
• 2025-04-07, Exploring the Roles of Body Dissatisfaction, Cognitive Distraction, and Age in Sexual Distress Related to Sexual Function and Sexual Satisfaction in Men: An Extended Understanding Using a Moderated Mediation Model, Healthcare
• 2025-03, Clinicians’ Experiences in Transgender Healthcare: The Impact of Sexology Training on Roles, Challenges, and Solutions, Gender Issues
• 2025-01-06, Uncovering Latent Profiles of ICT Users and Its Relation to Technostress and Mental Health in an Adult Sample: Contributions of a Transdiagnostic Approach, International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction
• 2024-12-30, Psychological and interpersonal dimensions of sexual function and dysfunction: recommendations from the fifth international consultation on sexual medicine (ICSM 2024), Sexual Medicine Reviews
• 2024-11-11, How to Define Sexual Health? A Qualitative Analysis of People’s Perceptions, International Journal of Sexual Health
• 2024-08-26, The Interplay of Worry and Relationship Satisfaction to Understand Sexual Distress: An APIM Study with Heterosexual Couples Using Cross-Sectional Data, Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy
• 2024-07, Understanding sexual distress related to sexual function (SDRSF): A preliminary framework based on a qualitative study with clinical sexologists, International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology
• 2024-06-20, The Need to Look at Transgender and Gender Diverse People’s Health: A Preliminary Descriptive Report on Pain, Sexual Distress, and Health Profile of Five Transmasculine People and One Non-Binary Person with Endometriosis, Healthcare
• 2024-06-12, Sociopolitical Trends and Attitudes Towards Transgender People: A Validation Study of the Transgender Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs (T-KAB) Scale in a Portuguese Sample, Sexuality Research and Social Policy
• 2024-05-20, Grief and Sexual Intimacy, International Journal of Sexual Health
• 2024-03-14, The impact of digital media on sexuality: a descriptive and qualitative study, International Journal of Impotence Research
• 2024-03-13, The role and needs of family doctors in sexual medicine: contributions of a preliminary Portuguese qualitative study for a global action, International Journal of Impotence Research
• 2024-03-01, The Impact of Digital Media on Sexuality: A Descriptive and Qualitative Study , International Journal of Impotence Research
• 2024, A transdiagnostic approach to emotional distress: The effect of perfectionism and the mediating effect of worry, Psychological Reports
• 2023-12-12, A transdiagnostic approach to sexual distress and pleasure: The role of worry, rumination, and emotional regulation, Current Psychology
• 2023-12, Providing office workers with height-adjustable workstation to reduce and interrupt workplace sitting time, Trials
• 2023-11-09, Body Dissatisfaction, Cognitive Distraction, and Sexual Satisfaction in a Sample of LGB+ People: A Mediation Study Framed by Cognitive Psychology Models of Sexual Response, Healthcare
• 2023-10-30, What Sexual Problems Does a Sample of LGB+ People Report Having, and How Do They Define Sexual Pleasure: A Qualitative Study to Inform Clinical Practice, Healthcare
• 2023-10-16, The effect of emotional regulation difficulties on sexual and psychological distress using repetitive negative thinking as a mediator, The Journal of Sexual Medicine
• 2023-09-22, Psychometric properties of the Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Questionnaire in a community sample of the Portuguese population, Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy
• 2023-05-22, Dialectical Core Schemas Mediate the Relationships Between Dissociative Experiences and Symptomatology in a Community Sample, Psychological Reports
• 2023-05-04, Clinical Sexologists’ Perceptions of the Potentials, Downfalls, and Best Practices for Digitally Delivered Therapy: A Lesson from Lockdown Due to COVID-19 in Portugal, Behavioral Sciences
• 2022-12, Commentary on Simon et al, Sexual Medicine
• 2022-10-26, Exploring Intersectional Variations in Sexual Pleasure, Sexual Autonomy, and Important Correlates, Social Sciences
• 2022-02-15, A behavioral approach to sexual function: testing a moderation mediation model with expression of feelings, sexual self-disclosure and gender, Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy
• 2022, Correlates of sexual distress: A systematic review of psychological and interpersonal factors, Plos One
• 2021-12, A Psychosocial Approach to Erectile Dysfunction: Position Statements from the European Society of Sexual Medicine (ESSM), Sexual Medicine
• 2021-08-30, Correction to: Defining Polyamory: A Thematic Analysis of Lay People’s Definitions, Archives of Sexual Behavior
• 2021-05-13, Reducing Sexual and Reproductive Health Inequities Between Natives and Migrants: A Delphi Consensus for Sustainable Cross-Cultural Healthcare Pathways, Frontiers in Public Health
• 2021-05, Defining Polyamory: A Thematic Analysis of Lay People’s Definitions, Archives of Sexual Behavior
• 2021-02-09, The Impact of COVID-19 on Sexual Health: A Preliminary Framework Based on a Qualitative Study With Clinical Sexologists, Default journal
• 2021-02, The Impact of COVID-19 on Sexual Health: A Preliminary Framework Based on a Qualitative Study With Clinical Sexologists, Sexual Medicine
• 2021, Defining polyamory : a thematic analysis of lay people's definitions, Archives of Sexual Behavior
• 2020-10-27, A Transdiagnostic Approach to Sexual Distress and Sexual Pleasure: A Preliminary Mediation Study with Repetitive Negative Thinking, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• 2020-07, Challenges in the Practice of Sexual Medicine in the Time of COVID-19 in Portugal, The Journal of Sexual Medicine
• 2020-06, Sexual Desire Discrepancy: A Position Statement of the European Society for Sexual Medicine, Sexual Medicine
• 2020, Sexual desire discrepancy: Questions and suggestions, Sexual Medicine
• 2019-11-04, Sexuality in Emerging Adults with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: An Exploratory Study Using Thematic Analysis, Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy
• 2019-10-30, The mediating role of sexual self-revelation in the relationship between the expression of feelings and sexual satisfaction in heterosexual adults., Revista Latinoamericana de Psicología
• 2019-09-11, Fertility, Migration and Acculturation (FEMINA): a research protocol for studying intersectional sexual and reproductive health inequalities, Reproductive Health
• 2019-07-03, Commentary: A Position Statement on Sexual Orientation Conversion Therapies by Members of the Board of Directors of the Portuguese Society of Clinical Sexology (SPSC), International Journal of Sexual Health
• 2019-04, Does Pregnancy Play a Role? Association of Body Dissatisfaction, Body Appearance Cognitive Distraction, and Sexual Distress, The Journal of Sexual Medicine
• 2019, O papel mediador da autorrevelação sexual na relação entre a expressão de sentimentos e a satisfação sexual em adultos heterossexuais, Default journal
• 2018-12-27, Facing polyamorous lives: translation and validation of the attitudes towards polyamory scale in a Portuguese sample, Sexual and Relationship Therapy
• 2018-12-16, A thematic analysis of a sample of partnered lesbian, gay, and bisexual people’s concepts of sexual satisfaction, Psychology & Sexuality
• 2018-05-17, Validation and invariance across gender of the Beliefs About Appearance Scale (BAAS) in a community sample of heterosexual adults in a committed relationship, Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
• 2018-01-02, Sexual Beliefs and Sexual Functioning: The Mediating Role of Cognitive Distraction, International Journal of Sexual Health
• 2018, Validation and invariance across gender of the beliefs about appearance scale (BAAS) in a community sample of heterosexual adults in a committed relationship,Estudo de validação e invariância de gênero da escala de crenças acerca da aparência corporal numa amostra da comunidade de adultos heterossexuais num relacionamento comprometido, Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
• 2017-05, The Sexual Pleasure Scale, The Journal of Sexual Medicine
• 2017-05, Impact of Body Appearance Beliefs on Sexual Functioning on Men and Women, The Journal of Sexual Medicine
• 2017-04, Development and Initial Validation of the Beliefs About Sexual Functioning Scale: A Gender Invariant Measure, The Journal of Sexual Medicine
• 2017, Validation of the Portuguese version of the Female Sexual Function Index–6 | Validação da versão portuguesa do Índice de Funcionamento Sexual Feminino – 6, Revista Internacional de Andrologia
• 2017, Editorial Comment on “Profiles of Cyberpornography Use and Sexual Well-Being in Adults”, Journal of Sexual Medicine
• 2017, A Dyadic Approach to Understanding the Link Between Sexual Functioning and Sexual Satisfaction in Heterosexual Couples, Journal of Sex Research
• 2016-09, Initial Validation of the Sexual Pleasure Scale in Clinical and Non-Clinical Samples of Partnered Heterosexual People, The Journal of Sexual Medicine
• 2016-09, Beliefs About Appearance, Cognitive Distraction and Sexual Functioning in Men and Women: A Mediation Model Based on Cognitive Theory, The Journal of Sexual Medicine
• 2016-07, Propriedades psicométricas da versão portuguesa da Nova Escala de Satisfação Sexual – versão curta, Revista Internacional de Andrología
• 2015-04, Validação portuguesa da Nova Escala de Satisfação Sexual, Revista Internacional de Andrología
• 2015-04, Validação portuguesa da Nova Escala de Satisfação Sexual, Revista Internacional de Andrología
• 2015-04, Sexual Satisfaction and Distress in Sexual Functioning in a Sample of the BDSM Community: A Comparison Study Between BDSM and Non-BDSM Contexts, The Journal of Sexual Medicine
• 2015-03, [Evidences of the Global Measure of Relationship Satisfaction (GMREL) in three samples of the Portuguese population] Evidências de validade da Global Measure of Relationship Satisfaction (GMREL) em três amostras da população portuguesa, Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica
• 2015-01, Evidências de validade da Global Measure of Relationship Satisfaction (GMREL) em três amostras da população portuguesa, Psicologia Reflexão e Crítica
• 2015, [Portuguese adaptation of the Sexual Boredom Scale]. Adaptação portuguesa da Escala de Aborrecimento Sexual., Revista Internacional de Andrologia
• 2014-12-18, Predictors of body appearance cognitive distraction during sexual activity in a sample of men with ED, International Journal of Impotence Research
• 2014, [Portuguese validation of the Sexual Sensation Seeking Scale]. Validação portuguesa da Sexual Sensation Seeking Scale., Revista Internacional de Andrologia
• 2013-09-26, What is Sexual Satisfaction? Thematic Analysis of Lay People's Definitions, The Journal of Sex Research
• 2013, Validation process of the global measure of sexual satisfaction in three samples of the portuguese population,Processo de validação da global measure of sexual satisfaction em três amostras da população portuguesa, Psicologia: Reflexao e Critica
• 2013, Processo de validação da Global Measure of Sexual Satisfaction em três amostras da população portuguesa, Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica
• 2013, [Validation process of the Global Measure of Sexual Satisfaction in three samples of the Portuguese population]. Processo de validação da Global Measure of Sexual Satisfaction em três amostras da população portuguesa.
• 2012-11-15, Emotional intimacy is the best predictor of sexual satisfaction of men and women with sexual arousal problems, International Journal of Impotence Research
• 2012-11, Predictors of Body Appearance Cognitive Distraction during Sexual Activity in Men and Women, The Journal of Sexual Medicine
• 2006, [Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention in the Pathological Game]. Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental no Jogo Patológico., Revista de Psiquiatria do Hospital Júlio de Matos.
• 2005, [Classification and Diagnosis of Eating Disorders: Some Reflections]. Classificação e Diagnóstico das Perturbações Alimentares: Algumas Reflexões. , Revista de Psiquiatria do Hospital Júlio de Matos. volume XVIII, nº 2, Maio/Agosto, pp. 87-107.
• 2004, [ICOHP Study (Body Image of the Portuguese Man): male body dissatisfaction and sexuality]. Estudo ICOHP (Imagem Corporal do Homem Português): insatisfação corporal masculina e sexualidade., Andrologia e Saúde Sexual

Thesis / Dissertation

• 2012, PhD, [Contribution of individual and relational variables to the sexual satisfaction of people in a marital relationship with and without sexual problems]. Contributo de variáveis individuais e relacionais para a satisfação sexual de pessoas em relação de conjugalidade com e sem problemas sexuais.
• 2003, Master, [Factors associated with eating disorders in a group of dance students: Comparative study]. Factores associados às perturbações alimentares em grupo de estudantes de dança: Estudo comparativo.

Book

• 2025, Saúde em Equidade, Carla Moleiro; Sandra Roberto; Jaclin Freire; Nuno Ramos; Nuno Pinto; Patrícia Pascoal; Susana Mourão; Violeta Alarcão, ISCTE - Instituto Universit{\'a
• 2023, [Psychological Intervention in Clinical Sexology]. Intervenção Psicológica em Sexologia Clínica., Patricia M. Pascoal, Pactor
• 2023, Cidadania e direitos sexuais de populações imigrantes em Portugal, Alarcão, Violeta; Machado, Fernando Luís; Candeias, Pedro; Ana Virgolino; Osvaldo Santos; Pintassilgo, Sónia; Andreia Costa. Corresponding author: Alarcão, Violeta
• 2001, [Pedagogical Differentiation]. Diferenciação Pedagógica., Escola Superior de Educação João de Deus
• 2001, [Curriculum Management and Flexibility]. Gestão e Flexibilidade Curricular., Escola Superior de Educação João de Deus.

Book chapter

• 2024, Prazer sexual?, Tensões e desigualdades genderizadas, Afrontamento
• 2024, Prazer sexual? Tensões e desigualdades genderizadas, Saúde Sexual e Reprodutiva num Portugal Multicultural: Olhares Pluridisciplinares., Afrontamento
• 2023, O foco peniano e os problemas sexuais, By the Book, Edi{\c c
• 2023, O foco peniano e os problemas sexuais, .): O pénis, instrumento de prazer e órgão de poder, By the Book, Edições Especiais
• 2023, Noções básicas de Terapia Sexual. , Intervenção psicológica em sexologia clínica , Pactor
• 2023, Navigating Dissonant Desires: kink (in)compatibility in romantic relationships., The Power of BDSM: Play, Communities, and Consent in the 21st Century, Oxford University Press
• 2023, Navigating Dissonant Desires, Kink (In)Compatibility in Romantic Relationships, Oxford University Press
• 2023, How Sexual Problems are Managed (by Other Professionals)
• 2020, Sexual Pleasure Scale, The handbook of sexuality-related measures., 4th, Routledge
• 2019, [Sex therapy]. Terapia Sexual., Um Guia Para As Psicoterapias em Portugal., Edições Parsifal
• 2019, [Repression]. Recalcamento., Dicionário de Psicologia., Edições Sílabo.
• 2019, [Psychopharmacology]. Psicofarmacologia., Edições Sílabo.
• 2019, [Online psychological intervention in human sexuality]. Intervenção psicológica online na sexualidade humana., Intervenção em CiberPsicologia., PACTOR
• 2019, [Fetishism]. Fetichismo. , Dicionário de Psicologia., Edições Sílabo.
• 2019, [Female Orgasm Disorder]. Perturbação do Orgasmo Feminino., Dicionário de Psicologia., Edições Sílabo.
• 2019, [Erectile Dysfunction]. Disfunção Erétil., Dicionário de Psicologia., Edições Sílabo.
• 2019, [Ejaculation Disorders]. Perturbações da Ejaculação. , Dicionário de Psicologia., Edições Sílabo.
• 2019, [Androgyny]. Androginia., Dicionário de Psicologia., Edições Sílabo.
• 2019, Sexual pleasure scale, Taylor and Francis
• 2019, Does Length Really Matter? Effects of Number of Pages in the Informed Consent on Reading Behavior: An Eye-Tracking Study, New Technologies to Improve Patient Rehabilitation, Springer International Publishing
• 2019, Beliefs about sexual function scale, Taylor and Francis
• 2019, Beliefs About Sexual Function Scale. In R. R. Milhausen, J. K. Sakaluk, T. D. Fisher, C. M. Davis, & W. L. Yarber (Eds.) Handbook of sexuality-related measures, Routledge
• 2017, [Sex therapy]. Terapia Sexual., The SAGE Encyclopedia of Abnormal and Clinical Psychology., SAGE Publications, Inc.
• 2017, [Directed masturbation]. Masturbação dirigida., The SAGE Encyclopedia of Abnormal and Clinical Psychology ., SAGE Publications, Inc.
• 2015, [Sexual Health in people with an oncological condition]. Saúde sexual na pessoa com doença oncológica., Psico-Oncologia: Temas Fundamentais., Lidel
• 2015, Saúde sexual da pessoa com doença oncológica., Temas Fundamentais em psico-oncologia, Lidel, Edições Técnicas
• 2014, [Sexuality and mass media - Contexts and challenges for specialists in sexuality]. Sexualidade e meios de comunicação social - Contextos e desafios para especialistas em sexualidade., Manual de Medicina Sexual - Visão Multidisciplinar., HSJ, Consultores, Lda.
• 2014, [Psychosexual approach to Male sexual disorders]. Abordagem psicossexual das disfunções sexuais masculinas. , Manual de Medicina Sexual - Visão Multidisciplinar., HSJ, Consultores, Lda.
• 2014, Sexualidade e meios de comunicação social - Contextos e desafios para especialistas em sexualidade, Manual de Medicina Sexual - Visão Multidisciplinar, HSJ, Consultores, Lda
• 2013, [Conceptualization, evaluation and clinical intervention in Paraphilias]. Conceptualização, avaliação e intervenção clínica nas Parafilias., [Sexual Medicine]. Medicina Sexual., Lidel

Conference paper

• [The sexual pleasure scale]. A escala do prazer sexual.
• [Psychometric Study of the Cognitive Distraction (QDC) Questionnaire During Sexual Activity in a Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual (LGB) Sample of the Population]. Estudo Psicometrico Do Questionario Distracção Cognitiva (QDC) Durante A Actividade Sexual Numa Amostra Lesbica, Gay E Bissexual (LGB) Da População., I Congresso Internacional Sexualidade e Educação Sexual Políticas Educativas, Investigação e Práticas
• Psychological predictors of PDE5 inhibitors in vasculogenic erectile dysfunction
• Definitions of sexual satisfaction by LGB partnered people
• 2025, Transdiagnostic Factors Associated with Help- Seeking Related to Sexual Distress
• 2025, Transdiagnostic Factors Associated with Help- Seeking Related to Sexual Distress
• 2024, Feasibility studies on Anthesis: A pilot randomized controlled trial of an internet-based intervention for sexual distress related to sexual function
• 2017, The Sexology Clinic at the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Lisbon
• 2016, The effect of the number of pages on reading depth

Conference abstract

• 2023-10-07, What is Known About Maladaptive Daydreaming? A Scoping Review, EABCT 2023 CONGRESS
• 2023, Sonhar Acordado Mal-adaptativo em estudantes universitários? RCT piloto da intervenção iCBT ¿DaydreamCatcher¿, 2as Conferências Internacionais em Psicologia Clínica e da Saúde da Universidade da Beira Interior
• 2023, Maladaptive Daydreaming Scale (MDS-16): A Portuguese cross-sectional validation study in university students, IV International Congress CINEICC
• 2013, Sexual satisfaction in Portuguese heterosexual individuals: Considering cohabiting and no cohabiting variables, 38th Annual meeting of the International Academy of Sex Research
• 2008, [Body Image and Sexuality in individuals self presented as with or without sexual difficulties]. Imagem Corporal e Sexualidade em indivíduos autoapresentados com ou sem dificuldades sexuais., X Congresso da European Society for Sexual Medicine
• 2007, [Comparison of men and women of the BDSM community in Portugal: An internet based study]. Comparação de homens e mulheres da comunidade BDSM em Portugal: Um estudo baseado na internet., IX Congresso da European Society of Sexual Medicine
• 2007, [Characterization of the BDSM community in Portugal: An internet based study]. Caracterização da comunidade BDSM em Portugal: Um estudo baseado na internet., IX Congresso da European Society for Sexual Medicine
• 2007, [Body image and sexuality: Comparative study]. Imagem corporal e sexualidade: estudo comparativo., IX Congresso da Europen Society for Sexual Medicine
• 2006, [Men's Body Image Satisfaction and Sexuality: A Comparative Study]. Satisfação da imagem corporal masculina e sexualidade: um estudo comparativo., XVII World Congress of Sexology
• 2006, [Body Satisfaction And Sexuality In Overweight Men: Comparative Study]. Satisfação corporal e sexualidade em homens com excesso de peso: estudo comparativo., 8th Congress of the European Federation of Sexology, Praga

Conference poster

• 2025-06-25, Preliminary Partner-Focused Findings from Partnered Community and Clinical Samples in the Project "Transdiagnostic Factors and Sexual Distress: A Preliminary Study with a Clinical Sample", 12º Congresso Bianual da Sociedade Europeia de Relações Familiares
• 2025-05-23, Anthesis LGB+: A randomized controlled trial testing the feasibility of a CBT-transdiagnostic online intervention for sexual distress among LGB+ people: Study Protocol, XX PhD Meeting in Psychology
• 2025-05-23, Anthesis LGB+: A randomized controlled trial testing the feasibility of a CBT-transdiagnostic online intervention for sexual distress among LGB+ people
• 2025-05-20, Transdiagnostic Factors Associated with Help- Seeking Related to Sexual Distress: Qualitative study, 4as Conferências Internacionais em Psicologia Clínica e da Saúde
• 2025-05-20, Transdiagnostic Factors Associated with Help- Seeking Related to Sexual Distress
• 2025, Why do we need to consider relationship outputs in SAD intervention?, 12º Congresso Bianual da Sociedade Europeia de Relações Familiares
• 2025, Preliminary partner-focused findings from partnered community and clinical samples in the project "Transdiagnostic Factors and Sexual Distress
• 2025, Is sexual distress related to sexual function related to specific domains of difficulties with emotion regulation? Preliminary results of an exploratory cross-sectional study with a sample of adults in an exclusive dyadic relationship, 55th European Association for Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapies (EABCT)
• 2024-09-26, Protocol for SIYA-PT: An internet-based CBT intervention to enhance low self-esteem in emerging adults
• 2024-09-26, Protocol for SIYA-PT: An internet-based CBT intervention to enhance low self-esteem in emerging adults [Poster presentation], XIII Congresso Ibero-Americano de Psicologia / 6º Congresso da Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses
• 2024-09-04, Is there a role for early maladaptive schema in sexual distress related to sexual function? Preliminary results of an exploratory study with a cross-sectional sample of adults in an exclusive dyadic relationship , 54th Congress of the European Association for Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapies (EABCT)
• 2024-09-04, "Is there a role for early maladaptive schema in sexual distress related to sexual function?
• 2024-09, Exploring the interplay of difficulties in emotion regulation, repetitive negative thinking, and distress
• 2024-07-22, How do LGB+ people who perceive to have a sexual problem define sexual pleasure: A qualitative study , 50th Annual Conference of the International Academy of Sex Research (IASR), Berlin, Germany
• 2024-07-22, Feasibility studies on Anthesis: A pilot randomized controlled trial of an internet-based intervention for sexual distress related to sexual function, 50th Annual Conference of the International Academy of Sex Research (IASR), Berlin, Germany
• 2024-05-24, What are sexual rights?
• 2024-02-02, Perfis de utilização de novas tecnologias de informação e comunicação e tecnostresse, 15º Congresso Nacional de Psicologia da Saúde
• 2024, “Which clinical conditions do you think could benefit from Internet Interventions?”
• 2024, Sexual Pleasure in heterosexual adults
• 2024, Papel de profissionais a trabalhar em sexologia clínica com pessoas transgénero
• 2024, How do LGB+ people who perceive to have a sexual problem define a sexual pleasure
• 2024, How do LGB+ people who perceive to have a sexual problem define a sexual pleasure
• 2024, Feasibility studies on Anthesis
• 2024, Feasibility studies on Anthesis
• 2023-10, Exploring Worries and Ruminations among CBT Therapists in Europe: Preliminary Results of a Qualitative Study, European Association for Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapies (EABCT), Antalya, Turkey.
• 2023-10, An Invitation to Dialogue about Anthesis: a randomized controlled trial of an Internet-based Intervention for sexual distress, European Association for Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapies (EABCT), Antalya, Turkey.
• 2023-10, Adaptation of Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (IERQ) to European Portuguese , European Association for Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapies
• 2023-10, A pilot randomized controlled trial of an internet-based intervention for sexual distress in LGB+ individuals: Study Protocol , European Association for Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapies (EABCT), Antalya, Turkey.
• 2023-10, A pilot randomized controlled trial of an internet-based intervention for sexual distress in LGB+ individuals
• 2023-09-23, O que são direitos sexuais?
• 2023-09, Fatores relacionados com o distress sexual em pessoas LGB+: uma proposta de scoping review, Encontro Nacional Sociedade Portuguesa de Sexologia Clínica (SPSC), Lisbon, Portugal
• 2023-08-31, DaydreamCatcher: a pilot RCT study of an online psychological intervention for Maladaptive Daydreaming in university students, European Society for Research on Internet Interventions 7th Conference
• 2023-08-31, Clinical Sexologists’ Perceptions of the Potentials, Downfalls, and Best Practices for Digitally Delivered Therapy
• 2023-08-31, Clinical Sexologists¿ Perceptions of the Potentials, Downfalls, and Best Practices for Digitally Delivered Therapy, 7th Conference European Society for Research on Internet Interventions (ESRII), Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
• 2023-08-31, Anthesis program: a randomized controlled trial of an Internet-based intervention for sexual distress, 7th Conference European Society for Research on Internet Interventions (ESRII), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• 2023-08, Efficacy of an Internet-delivered cognitive behavior therapy for social anxiety in Portugal (PORTiSOFIE): What about the impact on relationship satisfaction?, 7th Conference European Society for Research on Internet Interventions (ESRII)
• 2023-08, Efficacy of an Internet-delivered cognitive behavior therapy for social anxiety in Portugal (PORTiSOFIE)
• 2023-07-05, SIYA-PT: An Internet-based CBT intervention to boost low self-esteem, Ciência 2023 - Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal
• 2023-07-05, Estudo piloto RCT de uma intervenção psicológica online para Sonhar Acordado Mal-adaptativo em estudantes universitários, Encontro Ciência 2023 - Encontro com a Ciência e a Tecnologia em Portugal
• 2023-07-05, DaydreamCatcher
• 2023-06-01, Melhores práticas para trabalhar com E-Saúde: Perceções de profissionais de sexologia clínica, 2as Conferências Internacionais em Psicologia Clínica e da Saúde da Universidade da Beira Interior
• 2023-06-01, Melhores práticas para trabalhar com E-Saúde: Perceções de profissionais de sexologia clínica [Apresentação de poster], 2as Conferências Internacionais em Psicologia Clínica e da Saúde da Universidade da Beira Interior
• 2023-06, Exploring the Pros and Cons of E-health: Insights from Clinical Sexologists , Encontro Ciência 2023: ¿Ciência e o Oceano Para Além do Horizonte¿, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal.
• 2023-04-01, Emerging adults' subjective experience of self-esteem: Interviews with a demographically diverse sample, IV Congresso Internacional do CINEICC
• 2023, Sexual distress in LGB+ people
• 2023, Melhores práticas para trabalhar com E-Saúde
• 2023, Melhores práticas para trabalhar com E-Saúde
• 2023, Manão A. A., Carvalho S. A. & Pascoal P. M. (2023, 15-17 Dec) Sexual distress in LGB+ people: A proposal for a scoping review, 24th World Meeting on Sexual Medicine
• 2023, Fatores relacionados com o distress sexual em pessoas LGB+
• 2023, Exploring the Pros and Cons of E-health
• 2023, Exploring the Pros and Cons of E-health
• 2023, Exploring Worries and Ruminations among CBT Therapists in Europe
• 2023, Exploring Worries and Ruminations among CBT Therapists in Europe
• 2023, Emerging adults' subjective experience of self-esteem
• 2023, Anthesis program
• 2023, Anthesis program
• 2023, An Invitation to Dialogue about Anthesis: a randomized controlled trial of an Internet-based Intervention for sexual, the 7th Conference European Society for Research on Internet Interventions (ESRII),
• 2023, An Invitation to Dialogue about Anthesis: a randomized controlled trial of an Internet-based Intervention for sexual distress
• 2022-09-10, Empathy, compassion and attitudes towards transgender individuals: a preliminary analysis in a community sample of portuguese adults, 52nd European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (Barcelona, Spain)
• 2021-09-09, The impact of perfectionism on emotional adjustment: Testing the mediating role of worry AMG, Annual Congress of the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT), Belfast, North Ireland, 2021
• 2021-09-09, The Influence of Intimate Partner on the Association Between Body Image and Sexual Satisfaction: A Review of Current Research, The 25th Congress of the World Association for Sexual Health (WAS).
• 2021-09-08, The Impact of Perfectionism on Emotional Adjustment: Testing the Mediating Role of Worry, Annual Congress of the European Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies.
• 2021-07-26, [Correlates of sexual distress: A systematic review]. Correlatos do sofrimento sexual: Uma revisão sistemática., International Academy of Sex Research (IARS) 47th anual meeting.
• 2019-10-14, Psychological Predictors of PDE5 Inhibitors in Vasculogenic Erectile Dysfunction, 24th Congress of the World Association of Sexual Health.
• 2019-07-19, Association between sexual beliefs and sexual functioning, 9th World Congress of Cogntive and Behavioral Therapies.
• 2019-06-17, Intersectional approach to the sexual and reproductive experiences and expectations of Cape Verdean and Portuguese families
• 2018-09-14, Male body dissatisfaction, sexual distress and satisfaction: a moderated mediation model within a Portuguese context, 4º Congresso Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses
• 2018-09-14, Male body dissatisfaction, sexual distress and satisfaction: a moderated mediation model within a Portuguese context
• 2018-09, [BDSM/Fetishism and Love Relationships]. BDSM/Fetichismo e Relações Amorosas., Congress of the Order of Portuguese Psychologists.
• 2018-09, Validação do Sexual Self-Disclosure Questionnaire (SSDQ), 4º congresso da Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses
• 2018-09, Body dissatisfaction, sexual distress and satisfaction: A model of moderate mediation with a sample of men, 4th Congress of the Portuguese Psychologists Association.
• 2018-07, Sexuality in emerging adults with Type 1 diabetes mellitus: A preliminary study using thematic analysis, 44th IASR Meeting.
• 2018-03, The association of body dissatisfaction with sexual distress in pregnant and non pregnant women: testing a mediation model, 21st World Meeting of the International Society for Sexual Medicine and the 20th Congress of the European Society for Sexual Medicine.
• 2018-03, Sexuality in Multicultural Portugal: a cross-cultural survey of sexual and reproductive health indicators between portuguese, brazilians, cape verdeans, angolans, guineans and sao tomeans living in Portugal., 21st World Meeting of the International Society for Sexual Medicine and the 20th Congress of the European Society for Sexual Medicine.
• 2018-03, Defining Polyamory: A Thematic analysis of lay people's definitions, 21st World Meeting of the International Society for Sexual Medicine and the 20th Congress of the European Society for Sexual Medicine.
• 2016-09, [Translation, Adaptation and Validation of a version of the Sexual Self Disclosure Scale in a sample of the Portuguese population]. Tradução, Adaptação e Validação de uma versão da Sexual Self Disclosure Scale numa amostra da população portuguesa., 3rd Congress of the Order of Portuguese Psychologists.
• 2016-09, [Translation, Adaptation and Validation of a Version of the Sexual Behavior Scale by Stokes & Kaur (2005) in a Sample of the Portuguese Population]. Tradução, Adaptação e Validação de uma Versão da Sexual Behaviour Scale de Stokes & Kaur (2005) numa Amostra da População portuguesa., 3rd Congress of the Order of Portuguese Psychologists.
• 2016-09, [Impact of Body Image on Sexual Satisfaction: a comparative study between a sample of pregnant and non-pregnant women in the Portuguese population]. Impacto da Imagem Corporal na Satisfação Sexual: estudo comparativo entre uma amostra de grávidas e não grávidas na população portuguesa., 3rd Congress of the Order of Portuguese Psychologists.
• 2016-09, [Contribution of Satisfaction with Areas of Marital Life and Sexual Communication to the Functioning and Sexual Satisfaction of People in a Marital Situation]. Contributo da Satisfação com Áreas da Vida Conjugal e Comunicação Sexual para o Funcionamento e Satisfação Sexual de Pessoas em Situação de Conjugalidade., 3rd Congress of the Order of Portuguese Psychologists.
• 2016-09, [Beliefs About Body Image, Cognitive Distraction and Sexual Functioning]. Crenças Acerca da Imagem Corporal, Distração Cognitiva e Funcionamento Sexual., 3rd Congress of the Order of Portuguese Psychologists.
• 2016-03, [Association between Sexual Beliefs and Sexual Functioning: The Role of Relationship Satisfaction]. Associação entre Crenças Sexuais e Funcionamento Sexual: O Papel da Satisfação no Relacionamento., 18th European Society for Sexual Medicine Congress.
• 2015-08, [Psychometric Study of the Beliefs About Appearance Scale (BAAS) in a Portuguese Sample]. Estudo Psicométrico da Escala de Crenças Sobre Aparência (BAAS) numa Amostra Portuguesa., 45th Annual European Association Behavioural Cognitive Therapy Meeting.
• 2014-06, [Lay People's Definition Of Sexual Satisfaction]. Definição dos leigos de satisfação sexual., 40th Annual Meeting of The International Academy Of Sex Research.
• 2014-06, [Impact of Sexual Functioning on Sexual Satisfaction: Dyadic effects on a sample of 107 Heterosexual Couples in an Exclusive Relationship]. Impacto do Funcionamento Sexual na Satisfação Sexual: Efeitos Diádicos numa amostra de 107 Casais Heterossexuais num Relacionamento Exclusivo., 40th Annual Meeting of The International Academy Of Sex Research.
• 2014-01, [Do Body Image Related Dimensions Impact Men's Erectile Function? Preliminary Results from a Community Study]. As dimensões relacionadas à imagem corporal afetam a função erétil dos homens? Resultados preliminares de um estudo comunitário., 16th Congress of the European Society for Sexual Medicine and the 12th Congress of the European Federation of Sexology (EFS).
• 2013-09, [The Mediation Role of Body Appearance Cognitive Distraction on the Effect of Body Dissatisfaction in Sexual Pleasure in a Clinical Sample]. O Papel Mediador da Distração Cognitiva da Aparência Corporal no Efeito da Insatisfação Corporal no Prazer Sexual numa Amostra Clínica., 43rd Annual Congress European Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies.
• 2013-09, [Predictors of Body Appearance Cognitive Distraction During Sexual Activity In a Clinical Sample of Men and Women]. Preditores de Distração Cognitiva da Aparência Corporal Durante a Atividade Sexual numa Amostra Clínica de Homens e Mulheres., 43rd Annual Congress European Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies.
• 2013-09, [A project on the Impact of Body Image Related Variables on the Psychophysiological Indicators of Human Sexual Response]. Um projeto sobre o Impacto das Variáveis Relacionadas à Imagem Corporal nos Indicadores Psicofisiológicos da Resposta Sexual Humana., 43rd Annual Congress European Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies.
• 2013-09, The mediation role of body appearance cognitive distraction on the effect of body dissatisfaction in sexual pleasure in a clinical sample. , Annual Congress of the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies
• 2013-09, Predictors of Body Appearance Cognitive Distraction During Sexual Activity In a Clinical Sample of Men and Women, Annual Congress of the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies
• 2013-06, [Validation of the Sexual Pleasure Scale with a Clinical Sample and a Community Sample]. Validação da Sexual Pleasure Scale junto de uma Amostra Clínica e uma Amostra Comunitária., VIII National Symposium on Research in Psychology.
• 2013-06, [Sexual Satisfaction in Portuguese Heterosexuals: Considering Cohabitation]. Satisfação Sexual em Heterossexuais Portugueses: Considerando a Coabitação., VIII National Symposium on Research in Psychology.
• 2013-06, [Impact of Sexual Communication on Sexual Satisfaction: Study with a Clinical Sample]. Impacto da Comunicação Sexual na Satisfação Sexual: Estudo com uma Amostra Clínica., VIII National Symposium on Research in Psychology.
• 2013-06, [Global Measure of Relationship Satisfaction validation process]. Processo de validação do Global Measure of Relationship Satisfaction., VIII National Symposium on Research in Psychology.
• 2013-03, Impacto da comunicação sexual na satisfação sexual: estudo com uma amostra clínica. , VIII Simpósio Nacional de Investigação em Psicologia
• 2013, [The mediation role of body appearance cognitive distraction on the effect of body dissatisfaction in sexual pleasure in a clinical sample]. O papel da mediação da distração cognitiva da aparência corporal no efeito da insatisfação corporal no prazer sexual numa amostra clínica., 43rd Annual Congress European Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
• 2010-07, [Women's and Men's Definition of Sexual Satisfaction: A qualitative Analysis of 760 On-line Heterossexual Respondents in Cohabitation]. Definição de Satisfação Sexual de Mulheres e Homens: Uma Análise Qualitativa de 760 Entrevistados Heterossexuais Online em Coabitação., 36th Annual Meeting da International Academy of Sex Research.
• 2010-05, [Psychometric properties of the global measure of relationship satisfaction: Studies on two Portuguese samples]. Propriedades Psicométricas da Medida Global de Satisfação no Relacionamento: estudos em duas amostras portuguesas., 10th Congress of the European Federation of Sexology.
• 2010-05, [Psychometric properties of the Global measure of sexual satisfaction in a portuguese sample of Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual people cohabiting in a civil union]. Propriedades psicométricas da medida global de satisfação sexual em uma amostra portuguesa de pessoas lésbicas, gays e bissexuais que coabitam em união civil., 10th Congress of the European Federation of Sexology.
• 2010-02, [Validation of the Body Image Perception Scale (EPIC) in a lesbian, gay and bisexual sample of the population]. Validação da Escala de Percepção da Imagem Corporal (EPIC) numa amostra lésbica, gay e bissexual da população., 8th National Congress of Health Psychology.
• 2010-02, [Psychometric study of the Cognitive Distraction Questionnaire (QDC) during sexual activity in a lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) population sample]. Estudo psicométrico do Questionário Distracção Cognitiva (QDC) durante a actividade sexual numa amostra lésbica, gay e bissexual (LGB) da população, VII National Scientific Research Symposium.
• 2010-02, [Comparative Study between Body Image Dissatisfaction and Relational and Sexual Satisfaction in a Cohabiting Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual sample]. Estudo Comparativo entre a Insatisfação com Imagem Corporal e a Satisfação Relacional e Sexual numa Amostra Lésbica, Gay e Bissexual em Relação de Coabitação., VII National Scientific Research Symposium.
• 2010, Women´S And Men`S Definition Of Sexual Satisfaction: A qualitative analysis of 760 on-line individual respondents in cohabitation, 36th Annual Meeting da International Academy of Sex Research, Praga
• 2010, Psychometric properties of the global measure of relationship satisfaction: studies on two Portuguese samples, 10th Congress of the European Federation of Sexology, Porto.
• 2010, Predicting existence of perception of sexual problems in a sample of Portuguese women, 36th Annual Meeting da International Academy of Sex Research, Praga.
• 2009-07, [Normative and Psychometric data on a Measure of Body Dissatisfaction, the Body Image Perception Scale]. Dados normativos e psicométricos de uma Medida de Insatisfação Corporal, a Escala de Percepção da Imagem Corporal., 11th European Congress of Psychology.
• 2009-07, [Marital Satisfaction and Closeness: A Comparative Web Based Exploratory Study between Portuguese Heterosexual Married and People Living in a Civil Union]. Satisfação Conjugal e Proximidade: Um Estudo Exploratório Comparativo Baseado na Web entre Casados Heterossexuais Portugueses e Pessoas Vivendo em União Civil., 11th European Congress of Psychology.
• 2009-06, [Women's Definition of Sexual Problems: A Qualitative Analysis of 576 On-line Respondents]. A Definição de Problemas Sexuais pelas Mulheres: Uma Análise Qualitativa de 576 Entrevistadas Online., 19th World Congress for Sexual Health.
• 2009-06, [Psychometric Properties of the Global Measure of Sexual Satisfaction: Two Preliminary Studies on two Portuguese Samples]. Propriedades Psicométricas da Medida Global de Satisfação Sexual: Dois Estudos Preliminares em Duas Amostras Portuguesas., 19th World Congress for Sexual Health.
• 2009-03, [Contribution of Early Family Environment and Structure on Adults present Sexual Satisfaction]. Contribuição do ambiente e estrutura familiar precoce na satisfação sexual dos adultos presentes., XII International Congress of the International Family Therapy Association.
• 2009, Women´s definition of sexual problems: a qualitative analysis of 576 on-line respondents, 19th World Congress for Sexual Health, Gotemburgo.
• 2009, Psychometric properties of the global measure of sexual satisfaction: two preliminary studies on two individual samples, 19th World Congress for Sexual Health, Gotemburgo
• 2009, Normative and psychometric data on a measure of body dissatisfaction, the body image perception scale, 11th European Congress of Psychology, Oslo
• 2009, Contribution of early family environment and structure on adults present sexual satisfaction, XII Congresso Internacional da International Family Therapy Association, Portoroz, Eslovenia
• 2008-06, [What are Sexual Difficulties? Definitions through the "written voice" of a sample of 530 Portuguese women speaking at the Feminist Congress]. O que são Dificuldades Sexuais? Definições através da "voz escrita" de uma amostra de 530 mulheres portuguesas comunicação no Congresso Feminista., Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.
• 2007-03, [Initial characterization of the psychodrama group of the behavioral psychotherapy service at the Júlio de Matos hospital]. Caracterização inicial do grupo de psicodrama do serviço de psicoterapia comportamental do hospital Júlio de Matos., II Conference on Clinical Psychology and Mental Health at Júlio de Matos Hospital.
• 2007-03, [Body Dissatisfaction and Cognitive Distraction during Sexual Activity: Comparative Study]. Insatisfação Corporal e Distração Cognitiva durante a Actividade Sexual: Estudo Comparativo., II Conference on Clinical Psychology and Mental Health at Júlio de Matos Hospital.
• 2007, Body image and sexuality in individuals self presented as with and without sexual difficulties, X Congresso da European Society for Sexual Medicine, Lisboa.
• 2006-12, [Structuring and Characterization of the Psychodrama Group of the Behavioral Psychotherapy Service at Hospital Júlio de Matos]. Estruturação e Caracterização do Grupo de Psicodrama do Serviço de Psicoterapia Comportamental do Hospital Júlio de Matos., VIII Portuguese Congress of Psychodrama.
• 2006-12, [Characterization of the BDSM community in Portugal: An internet based study]. Caracterização da comunidade BDSM em Portugal: Um estudo baseado na internet., IX Congress of the Europen Society for Sexual Medicine.
• 2006-12, [Body image and sexuality: Comparative study]. Imagem corporal e sexualidade: estudo comparativo., IX Congress of the European Society for Sexual Medicine.
• 2006, Body image and sexuality: comparative study, IX Congresso da European Society for Sexual Medicine, Viena.
• 2005-07, [Six years of work in a telephone helpline in the field of clinical sexology in Portugal]. Seis anos de trabalho numa linha telefónica de apoio na área da sexologia clínica em Portugal., XVII World Congress of Sexology.
• 2004-06, [Indicators of Eating Disorder in a group of female higher education students]. Indicadores de Perturbação Alimentar em grupo de estudantes do sexo feminino do ensino superior., V National Congress of Health Psychology.
• 2004, [Male Body Image and Sexuality: Reflections on a comparative study between satisfied and dissatisfied young people with their body image]. Imagem Corporal Masculina e Sexualidade: Reflexões a propósito de um estudo comparativo entre jovens satisfeitos e insatisfeitos com a sua imagem corporal., V Congress of Clinical Sexology
• 2003-03, [Three and a half years of work of a telephone helpline in the field of clinical sexology in Portugal]. Três anos e meio de trabalho numa linha telefónica na área da sexologia clínica em Portugal., XVII World Congress of Sexology.
• 2002-11, [S.O.S. Sexual Difficulties: Data Referring to 42 Months of Operation]. S.O.S. Dificuldades Sexuais: Dados Referentes a 42 Meses de Funcionamento., VIII National Congress of Andrology and V Iberian Meeting of Andrology.

Dataset

• [Beliefs About Sexual Functioning Scale]. Crenças sobre a Escala de Funcionamento Sexual.

Other output

• 2025-06-23, Difficulties in emotion regulation repetitive negative thinking and sexual and psychological distress A two wave longitudinal mediation study using a transdiagnostic approach
• 2025, Mapping the evidence on the role of transdiagnostic processes in sexual function problems among LGB+ people: A Scoping Review Protocol
• 2023-09-28, What is known about Maladaptive Daydreaming?, The scoping review protocol
• 2023-09-28, What is known about Maladaptive Daydreaming? The scoping review protocol, Scoping Review (ScR) Protocol published on OpenScienceFramework (in the scope of PhD)
• 2022-01-28, Consensual Non/Monogamies (CNM) and Sexual Justice, new(?) fields for critical action, research and theory