Bárbara Sousa
Biographic Data
| ID | 4875759 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bárbara Sousa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bárbara |
| FAMILY NAME | Sousa |
| SIGNATURE | SOUSA B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidade Federal da Bahia |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3450-4744 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Psychotherapeutic Interventions for Older, Non-Active Military Veterans With PTSD
Military veterans in later adulthood are at increased risk for chronic posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), often characterized by cumulative trauma exposure, high levels of psychiatric and medical comorbidity, and prolonged symptom persistence. Although several evidence-based psychotherapies for PTSD are available, their effectiveness and clinical characteristics when implemented with older, non-active military veterans remain insufficiently sy…
The Impact of Mothers’ Perceptions of Partners’ Emotional Distress on Mother-Infant Bonding
Intervention in suicidal ideation and suicide prevention
Objective: Suicide represents 800.000 annual deaths, worldwide, and three daily deaths in Portugal. Suicide prevention in a clinical context involves intervening in risk factors such as suicidal ideation. However, this prevention is lacking, given that, globally, 40% of individuals who died by suicide visited emergency services in the previous year. Healthcare professionals face anxiety and difficulties managing at-risk cases, which hinders the e…
Suicide thoughts and behaviors among police officers
Police officers face chronic occupational stress, yet reliable estimates of their suicidal behaviors remain scarce. This meta-analysis assessed the pooled prevalence of suicidal ideation, plans, and attempts among police officers across various time frames. A systematic search of five databases (2000-2025) identified 36 eligible studies from 16 countries, encompassing 62,663 officers. Random-effects meta-analysis estimated lifetime prevalence rat…
Resilience in the aftermath of trauma
Clinicians treating children's internalizing mental health or externalizing behavior problems should assess trauma history and trauma-related psychopathology, as well as protective resources that may enhance resilience such as skills for problem solving and social support seeking. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved)
Comportamento sexual e fatores associados em adolescentes da zona rural
OBJETIVO: Descrever o comportamento sexual e identificar fatores associados em adolescentes de comunidades rurais da Bahia. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal, de base populacional e abordagem domiciliar, realizado em 2015, com adolescentes entre 10 e 19 anos. Foram descritos: relação sexual alguma vez na vida e nos últimos 12 meses; idade na primeira relação sexual; uso de preservativo e número de parceiros; orientação sobre gravidez, aids ou outras in…
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Comportamento sexual e fatores associados em adolescentes da zona rural
OBJETIVO: Descrever o comportamento sexual e identificar fatores associados em adolescentes de comunidades rurais da Bahia. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal, de base populacional e abordagem domiciliar, realizado em 2015, com adolescentes entre 10 e 19 anos. Foram descritos: relação sexual alguma vez na vida e nos últimos 12 meses; idade na primeira relação sexual; uso de preservativo e número de parceiros; orientação sobre gravidez, aids ou outras in…
Resilience in the aftermath of trauma
Clinicians treating children's internalizing mental health or externalizing behavior problems should assess trauma history and trauma-related psychopathology, as well as protective resources that may enhance resilience such as skills for problem solving and social support seeking. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved)
The Impact of Mothers’ Perceptions of Partners’ Emotional Distress on Mother-Infant Bonding
Intervention in suicidal ideation and suicide prevention
Objective: Suicide represents 800.000 annual deaths, worldwide, and three daily deaths in Portugal. Suicide prevention in a clinical context involves intervening in risk factors such as suicidal ideation. However, this prevention is lacking, given that, globally, 40% of individuals who died by suicide visited emergency services in the previous year. Healthcare professionals face anxiety and difficulties managing at-risk cases, which hinders the e…
Suicide thoughts and behaviors among police officers
Police officers face chronic occupational stress, yet reliable estimates of their suicidal behaviors remain scarce. This meta-analysis assessed the pooled prevalence of suicidal ideation, plans, and attempts among police officers across various time frames. A systematic search of five databases (2000-2025) identified 36 eligible studies from 16 countries, encompassing 62,663 officers. Random-effects meta-analysis estimated lifetime prevalence rat…
Psychotherapeutic Interventions for Older, Non-Active Military Veterans With PTSD
Military veterans in later adulthood are at increased risk for chronic posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), often characterized by cumulative trauma exposure, high levels of psychiatric and medical comorbidity, and prolonged symptom persistence. Although several evidence-based psychotherapies for PTSD are available, their effectiveness and clinical characteristics when implemented with older, non-active military veterans remain insufficiently sy…
Poison control (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Suicide prevention (3 works) · Human Factors and Ergonomics (2 works) · Injury prevention (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Perception (2 works) · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research (2 works) · Suicidal ideation (2 works) · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (2 works)