Resume
Andreia A. Manão is a PhD candidate in Clinical Psychology at the Lusófona University - Lisbon University Centre (LU-LUC). Over the past few years, she has received three awards from international and national associations, including the International Academy of Sex Research and the International Society for Sexual Medicine. Additionally, she has obtained three research fellowships on scientific projects and a PhD scholarship from the Foundation for Science and Technology (Portugal). Manão teaches undergraduate psychology and the transdisciplinary master's program in sexology at LU-LUC. She is also a junior researcher at the HEI-Lab (Human-environment Interaction Lab). Currently, she is training to become a clinical psychologist and clinical sexologist through the Portuguese Society of Clinical Sexology, and has an advanced qualification in working with LGBTQIA+ people. She has authored scientific papers and contributed to a book chapter, employing both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies. Manão is a member of several respected organizations, including the International Academy of Sex Research, the International Society for Sexual Medicine, the Portuguese Association of Behavior Therapy, and the Portuguese Society of Clinical Sexology.
Graus
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Licenciatura[Degree in psychology] Psicologia
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Mestrado[Master's degree in Clinical Psychology, Cognitive-Behavioral Approach] Mestrado em Intervenções Cognitivo-Comportamentais em Psicologia Clínica e da Saúde
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Doutoramento[PhD in Clinical Psychology, Cognitive-Behavioral Orientation] Doutoramento em Psicologia Clínica
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Pós-Graduação[Specialisation in Affirmative Approach to LGBTQ+ people] Especialização Avançada Pós- Universitária em Intervenção Psicossocial Afirmativa com Pessoas LGBTQ+ (138h)
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Diploma de especialização[Specialisation in Clinical Sexology] Curso de especialização em Sexologia Clínica
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Pós-Graduação[Postgraduate studies in Systematic Literature Review and Meta-analysis] Curso de pós-graduação em revisão sistemática e meta-análise
Publicações
Journal article
- 2025-03-24, The role of social safeness and self-reassurance in the relationship between shame related to sexual orientation and depressive symptoms in LGB+ people, Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment
- 2025-03, Clinicians’ Experiences in Transgender Healthcare: The Impact of Sexology Training on Roles, Challenges, and Solutions, Gender Issues
- 2024-11-11, How to Define Sexual Health? A Qualitative Analysis of People’s Perceptions, International Journal of Sexual Health
- 2024-09, The Portuguese version of the societal attitudes towards autism (SATA) scale: Psychometric properties, confirmatory factor analysis and reliability, British Journal of Special Education
- 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
- 2024-05-18, Measuring Shame Related to Sexual Orientation: Validation of Sexual Minority—External and Internal Shame Scale (SM-EISS), Sexuality Research and Social Policy
- 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
- 2023-12-12, A transdiagnostic approach to sexual distress and pleasure: The role of worry, rumination, and emotional regulation, Current Psychology
- 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
- 2023-05-04, 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
- 2022-02-26, The Protective Role of Self-Compassion in the Relationship between Perfectionism and Burnout in Portuguese Medicine and Dentistry Students, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Thesis / Dissertation
- 2022, Master, Social safeness and self-compassion in the relationship between shame and depression in sexual minorities: A moderated-mediation model
Book chapter
- 2024, O foco peniano e os problemas sexuais, Prazer e poder Lisboa (These two authors contributed equally to this work)
Conference poster
- 2025-05-30, The Obsessive Beliefs Questionnaire – short form (OBQ-20): psychometric properties and validation to European Portuguese, XII Simpósio Nacional de Investigação em Psicologia (SNIP)
- 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
- 2025-05-20, Transdiagnostic Factors Associated with Help- Seeking Related to Sexual Distress: Qualitative study, 4as Conferências Internacionais em Psicologia Clínica e da Saúde
- 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)
- 2024-07-22, 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, Papel de profissionais a trabalhar em sexologia clínica com pessoas transgénero - estudo qualitativo, 18º Congresso Nacional, Reunião Ibérica de Andrologia, Medicina Sexual e Reprodução, Lisbon, Portugal
- 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.
- 2023-09, 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, 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
- 2023-06-01, 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, 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, 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),
- 2022-06-04, Worries during the COVID-19 pandemic ¿ which were the most prevalent and disturbing?, Trabalho apresentado em 30th European Congress of Psychiatry, Budapest & online
- 2022-06-04, Validation of the Short Form of the Self-Compassion Scale in a sample of Portuguese Medicine Students, Trabalho apresentado em 30th European Congress of Psychiatry (Virtual), 4-7 June
- 2022-06-04, Relationship between personality, adherence to (mental) health behaviours and psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic, Trabalho apresentado em 30th European Congress of Psychiatry, Budapest & online
- 2022-06-04, From Perceived Vulnerability to Disease to Psychological Distress in times of COVID-19 pandemic, Trabalho apresentado em 30th European Congress of Psychiatry, Budapest & online
- 2022-06-04, Adherence to the Recommendations from the Portuguese General Directorate of Health (GDH) during the COVID-19 pandemic: fear or prosocial behaviour?, 30th European Congress of Psychiatry, Budapest & online
- 2022-06-04, Adherence Scale to the Recommendations for Mental Health during the COVID-19 pandemic from the Portuguese General Directorate of Health (ASH-MH-COVID19) - Development and validation, 30th European Congress of Psychiatry, Budapest & online, 2022
- 2022-06, External and Internal Shame Scale: Adaptation and Validation for Portuguese Sexual Minorities (SM-EISS), 3rd edition of the International Conference on LGBT+ Psychology and Related
- 2022, Stigma towards mental illness in med students: you label me, I label you? , 30th European Congress of Psychiatry (Virtual), 4-7 June
- 2022, Portuguese validation of the Perceived Vulnerability to Disease Questionnaire, 30th European Congress of Psychiatry (Virtual), 4-7 June
- 2021-11-07, As pessoas com história de problema psicológico ou psiquiátrico aderem mais ou menos às Recomendações da DIRECÇÃO GERAL DA SAÚDE (DGS) para minimizar o impacto da COVID-19?, XV Congresso Nacional de Psiquiatria
- 2021-10-19, Maslach Burnout Inventory – Students Survey: Validation For Portuguese Medical Students, 21st WPA World Congress of Psychiatry (Virtual)
