Iris Almeida

Egaz Moniz School of Health and Science · Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde Egas Moniz

Rural arsonists are responsible for a significant part of fires that cause environmental and community damage. Despite its prevalence in several countries, few studies have examined the characteristics and typologies of rural arsonists, contributing to the continuing lack of awareness of rural crime. Therefore, this study identifies the discriminan...

Domestic violence is a worldwide crime recognized as a severe violation of Human Rights, which includes Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). The studies remark that the asymmetries in the social relations between men and women result in domination dynamics. Thus, this study analyzed the relationship between gender and IPV beliefs in the general populat...

Intimate partner violence (IPV) consists of any action that holds the intention to inflict physical, sexual and/or psychological damages to the offending person’s partner. This study aims to identify the psychopathological symptoms in IPV offenders and victims. Our sample consisted of 59 offenders and 63 IPV victims for whom the assessment was requ...

While in some countries, the possession of psychoactive substances leads to prison sentences or execution, other countries, like Portugal, follow an avenue leading to a drug-tolerant culture. However, there is a lack of empirical data on Portuguese populations to measure the drug-use trend. The present study uses multidisciplinary approaches to exp...

The goal of this study is to show the relationship between the 5-factor model of personality and aggression in 54 suspects of domestic violence, between 23 and 68 years old, assessed in the Victims Information and Assistance Office (GIAV) within the Public Prosecutor’s Office. The results show us a positive correlation between neuroticism and physi...

This study aimed to examine the reliability and factor structure of a university sample of Toronto Alexithymia Scale of 20 items (TAS-20). We also intend to examine the relations between descriptives and alexithymia.

The Internet has become an integral part of modern society, transforming the way individuals communicate, work, and access information. While the internet brings numerous benefits, excessive or problematic internet use has led to the emergence of a condition known as Internet addiction. Internet addiction can be described as a condition characteriz...

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a violation of women’s human rights. Attachment is an IPV risk or vulnerability factor, in part because of the role that it plays in interpersonal relationships. An insecure attachment can predispose women victims to psychological maladjustment, which can reflect psychopathology. Likewise, our general society reve...

Women of all ages can be exposed to violence both within and outside of the home, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study is to analyze violence against women (VAW) before and during the first year of the pandemic in Portugal. Crimes perpetrated against female victims from 17 years old and younger to 65 years o...

Background Being a victim support worker (VSW) involves exposure to victims' suffering, pain, and traumatic events, which may trigger the risk of VSWs developing mental health problems. Psychosocial risks (PSR) and work-related stress are considered the most challenging issues in occupational safety and health, considering they impact individuals,...

The COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent restrictions impacted the world in numerous ways. These restrictions resulted in victims of domestic violence spending more time with their abuser, contributing to a rise in requests for help. The contexts for domestic violence include intimate partner violence (IPV), abuse of children/adolescent and victimi...

Purpose This paper aims to characterize the type of support provided to victims of violence against women and domestic violence (VAWDV) during the first lockdown, assessing the training of professionals to use remote support (RS). Design/methodology/approach This cross-sectional study involves a sample of 196 support professionals, mainly women (9...

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the relationship between the five-factor model of personality and its association with aggression in 30 men and eight women who are suspects of domestic violence. The results show a positive correlation between neuroticism and hostility, a negative correlation between openness to experience and overall ag...

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the work developed by the Victims Information and Assistance Office (GIAV), and its role as technical advisor to the Lisbon Public Prosecutor’s Office, specifically about Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) risk assessment. GIAV plays a key role in assisting the Public Prosecutor’s Office as the main response...

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the work developed by Technical Advisor Office (GAT) and its role as technical advisor to the West Lisbon Public Prosecutor’s Office. GAT was established in partnership with Egas Moniz Higher Education School and West Lisbon Public Prosecutor’s Office. GAT plays a crucial role in assisting the Public Pros...

Introduction The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the work developed by the Forensic Psychology Office (GPF) at Forensic Sciences and Psychology Laboratory located at the Egas Moniz Higher Education School. GPF’s main goals are performing forensic psychological assessments, especially violence risk assessments, as well as scientific research...

Introduction The trial process is usually stressful for victims. Testifying in criminal court must cope potentially traumatising effects and implies recalling and evoking a crime. Such act tends to be a revictimization [1–3]. Several studies have shown that re-traumatization of victims in criminal justice process has serious problems [3].The articl...

Introduction Violence against the elderly constitutes an undeniable and serious violation of human rights and affects the physical and psychological integrity of the victim. Is not a new phenomenon, is a worldwide problem that has become more pronounce in contemporary societies because of the ageing of the population. World Health Organization [1]...

Introduction: Attachment theory focuses on the emergence and development of models acquired during child development and on the role that such models play in future interpersonal relationships throughout the life cycle [1 Roberts N, Noller P. The associations between adult attachment and couple violence: The role of communication patterns and relat...

Introduction: Violence against the elderly is a complex multidisciplinary social problem that requires cooperation between institutions and professionals. World Health Organization [1 World Health Organization (WHO). The Toronto declaration on the global prevention of elder abuse. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2002. [Google Scholar]] defines t...

Introduction: The main goal of risk assessment is to prevent and develop management strategies to minimize risk, mainly to understand how and why individuals choose to act violently and to determine what factors may contribute to the individual’s future choice of violence [1–3 Hart SD. Assessing and managing violence risk. InDouglas KS, Webster CD,...

A importância dos estudos com atletas de desportos de combate e artes marciais tem aumentado (Harwood, Lavidor, & Rassovsky, 2017). Alguns autores referem que a prática destes desportos pode reduzir a agressividade (Wargo, Spirrison, Thorne, & Henley, 2007), outros argumentam o oposto (Kurian, Verdi, Caterino, & Kulhavy, 1994). Este estudo visa ana...

A presente investigação pretende averiguar as crenças e a prevalência da violência no namoro, tendo em conta a duração da relação, idade, género e o curso (ciências exatas Vs. humanas). Para tal, 94 jovens universitários responderam à Escala de Crenças sobre Violência Conjugal (E.C.V.C.) e ao Inventário de Violência Conjugal (I.V.C.). Verificámos q...

The purpose of this research is to adapt The Brief version of Spousal Assault Risk Assessment (Kropp, Hart, & Belfrage, 2005) known by B-SAFER or SARA: PV to Portuguese population. The main goal is to introduce a systematic, standardized and practically useful framework for gathering and analyzing information to help the making decisions process ab...

The purpose of this research is to adapt The Brief version of Spousal Assault Risk Assessment (Kropp, Hart, & Belfrage, 2005) known by B-SAFER or SARA: PV to Portuguese population. The main goal is to introduce a systematic, standardized and practically useful framework for gathering and analyzing information to help the making decisions process ab...