Gestão de Comportamentos Sexuais de Risco em Internamentos de Psiquiatria de Doentes Agudos: Uma Proposta Institucional

Maria João Amaral; Ema Conde; Catarina Klut; Maria João Heitor

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Managing Sexual Risk Behaviors in Acute Psychiatric Inpatient Units: An Institutional Proposal

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Maria João Amaral Departamento de Psiquiatria e Saúde Mental. Serviço de Psiquiatria. Hospital Beatriz Ângelo. Unidade Local de Saúde Loures-Odivelas. Loures. https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8795-2577
Ema Conde Departamento de Psiquiatria e Saúde Mental. Serviço de Psiquiatria. Hospital Beatriz Ângelo. Unidade Local de Saúde Loures-Odivelas. Loures. https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9138-9945
Catarina Klut Departamento de Psiquiatria e Saúde Mental. Serviço de Psiquiatria. Hospital Beatriz Ângelo. Unidade Local de Saúde Loures-Odivelas. Loures. & Faculdade de Medicina. Universidade Católica Portuguesa. Rio de Mouro.
Maria João Heitor Departamento de Psiquiatria e Saúde Mental. Serviço de Psiquiatria. Hospital Beatriz Ângelo. Unidade Local de Saúde Loures-Odivelas. Loures. & Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Saúde. Universidade Católica Portuguesa. Lisboa. & Instituto de Medicina Preventiva e Saúde Pública. Faculdade de Medicina. Universidade de Lisboa. Lisboa.

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Inpatients, Persons with Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Department, Hospital, Sexual Behavior

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Care Quality Commission. Sexual safety on mental health wards. London: Care Quality Commission; 2018.

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2026-09-01

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Amaral MJ, Conde E, Klut C, Heitor MJ. Managing Sexual Risk Behaviors in Acute Psychiatric Inpatient Units: An Institutional Proposal. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2026 Sep. 1 [cited 2026 Sep. 1];39(9):579-80. Available from: https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/24357

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