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Lia Fernandes
PeerJ Editor & Author
300 Points

Contributions by role

Author 100
Editor 200

Contributions by subject area

Geriatrics
Psychiatry and Psychology
Nursing
Palliative Care
Cognitive Disorders
Global Health
Public Health

Lia Fernandes

PeerJ Editor & Author

Summary

Associate Professor - University of Porto (UP)
UP Researcher, in charge of the Mental Health unit for the Gerontology and Geriatrics PhD Program - Centro Hospitalar São João / Faculty of Medicine, UP
Teaching also General Practice, Nursing, Psychology and Social Education in several Universities
Medical Doctor, Senior Graduate Assistant of Psychiatry in CHSJ and Family Therapist

Portuguese Association of Gerontopsychiatry/APG (President 2010-13); International Psychogeriatric Association/IPA (Board of Directors 2011-14 and Expert Advisory Council since 2014); Dementia Cerebral Aging Group Study/GEECD (Board of Directors 2008-10); Portuguese Society for Geriatrics and Gerontology/SPGG (Scientific Board since 2012); Portuguese Society of Family Therapy/SPTF (National Board 1997-00 and 2000-03); International Family Therapy Association/IFTA (Board of Directors 2009-12 and 2012-15).

Geriatrics Mental Health Psychiatry & Psychology

Editorial Board Member

PeerJ - the Journal of Life & Environmental Sciences

Work details

Associate Professor

Faculty of Medicine of University of Porto, Portugal
Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Mental Health/Faculty of Medicine/University of Porto
Researcher in Ageing, Dementia, BPSD (PortAge JNICT - PMCT/SAN/77/90; EUGERON - BMH11165; UNIFAI - PT 100 Centenarians; IPA President Forum), Delirium (FCT - SFRH/BD/63154/2009 and SFRH/BPD/103306/2014), Frailty and also in Psychosomatics (co-founder Portuguese Society of Psychosomatic/SPP 1995) with chronic respiratory diseases (project Harvard Medical School/FCT - HMSP-IDSIM/SIM/0018/2009) and in Bipolar Disorder (BRIDGE and BRIDGE-MIX Project), with the foundation of Association of Depressive and Bipolar Patients/ADEB (north division). Participation in Clinical Trials (Memantine; Abecarnil/Buspirone; Olanzapine/Haloperidol F1D-MC-HGHD; Agomelatine CL3-20098-070 and CLE-20098-068)

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PeerJ Contributions

  • Articles 1
  • Edited 2
July 30, 2015
Frailty as a predictor of short-term adverse outcomes
Tiago Coelho, Constança Paúl, Robbert J.J. Gobbens, Lia Fernandes
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1121 PubMed 26246968

Academic Editor on

December 21, 2016
The effect of cognitive training on the subjective perception of well-being in older adults
Vladimír Bureš, Pavel Čech, Jaroslava Mikulecká, Daniela Ponce, Kamil Kuca
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2785 PubMed 28028465
July 30, 2015
Suffering and mental health among older people living in nursing homes—a mixed-methods study
Jorunn Drageset, Elin Dysvik, Birgitte Espehaug, Gerd Karin Natvig, Bodil Furnes
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1120 PubMed 26246967