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Mário R. Simões

Mário R. Simões

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Psychology

D-Index
35
Citations
4920
World Ranking
9898
National Ranking
20

Overview

Mário R. Simões is affiliated with the University of Coimbra in Portugal and has a research profile centered primarily in the fields of Psychology and Medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields including Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Sociology and Political Science, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

Simões has contributed extensively to research on topics such as Dementia and Cognitive Impairment, Psychopathy and Forensic Psychiatry, Crime Patterns and Interventions, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints, Personality Disorders and Psychopathology, and Behavioral Health and Interventions.

Recent notable publications include the following:

  • COVID-19 in Portugal: exploring the immediate psychological impact on the general population (2020), published in Psychology Health & Medicine
  • The Assessment of Cognitive Reserve: A Systematic Review of the Most Used Quantitative Measurement Methods of Cognitive Reserve for Aging (2022), published in Frontiers in Psychology
  • Effects of restraining measures due to COVID-19: Pre- and post-lockdown cognitive status and mental health (2021), published in Current Psychology
  • Associations between Trace Elements and Cognitive Decline: An Exploratory 5-Year Follow-Up Study of an Elderly Cohort (2020), published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • NeuroAIreh@b: an artificial intelligence-based methodology for personalized and adaptive neurorehabilitation (2024), published in Frontiers in Neurology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Simões include Pedro Pechorro, Matt DeLisi, Octávio Moura, Sandra Freitas, and Mauro Paulino.

Their research contributions are frequently found in journals such as Revista Iberoamericana de Diagnóstico y Evaluación - e Avaliação Psicológica, Frontiers in Psychology, Applied Neuropsychology Adult, Alzheimer's & Dementia, and PsycTESTS Dataset.

Best Publications

  • Estudos psicométricos do instrumento de avaliação da qualidade de vida da Organização Mundial de Saúde (WHOQOL-Bref) para Português de Portugal

    Adriano Vaz Serra;Maria Cristina Canavarro;Mário Simões;Marco Pereira

  • Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): normative study for the Portuguese population

    Sandra Freitas;Mário R Simões;Lara Alves;Isabel Santana

  • Construct Validity of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)

    Sandra Freitas;Mário R. Simões;João Marôco;Lara Alves

  • Event-Related Brain Potentials in the Study of Inhibition: Cognitive Control, Source Localization and Age-Related Modulations

    Luís Pires;José Augusto Simões Gonçalves Leitão;Chiara Guerrini;Mário Manuel Rodrigues Simões

  • Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): validation study for vascular dementia.

    Sandra Freitas;Mário R. Simões;Lara Alves;Margarida Vicente

  • Montreal Cognitive Assessment: Influence of Sociodemographic and Health Variables

    Sandra Freitas;Mário R Simões;Lara Alves;Isabel Santana

  • Validation studies of the Portuguese experimental version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): confirmatory factor analysis

    Diana Duro;Mário R. Simões;Emanuel Ponciano;Isabel Santana

  • Functional evaluation distinguishes MCI patients from healthy elderly people — The ADCS/MCI/ADL scale

    H. Pedrosa;A. de Sá;Manuela Guerreiro;João Maroco

  • Investigações no âmbito da aferição nacional do teste das matrizes progressivas coloridas de Raven (M.P.C.R.)

    Mário Manuel Rodrigues Simões

  • Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): Validation study for Frontotemporal Dementia

    Sandra Freitas;Mário R. Simões;Lara Alves;Diana Duro

  • COVID-19 in Portugal: exploring the immediate psychological impact on the general population.

    Mauro Paulino;Rodrigo Dumas-Diniz;Sofia Brissos;Rute Brites

  • Portuguese version of the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory: Transcultural adaptation and psychometric validation

    Oscar Ribeiro;Constança Paúl;Mário R. Simões;Horácio Firmino

  • Psychometric properties of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): an analysis using the Rasch model.

    Sandra Freitas;Gerardo Prieto;Mário R. Simões;Isabel Santana

  • The Free and Cued Selective Reminding Test Distinguishes Frontotemporal Dementia From Alzheimer's Disease

    Raquel Lemos;Diana Duro;Mário R. Simões;Isabel Santana

  • Differences between Early and Late-Onset Alzheimer's Disease in Neuropsychological Tests.

    Francisca Sá;Paula Pinto;Catarina Cunha;Raquel Lemos

  • Executive functioning in children with developmental dyslexia.

    Octávio Moura;Mário Rodrigues Simões;Marcelino Pereira

  • [Mini-Mental State Examination: Screening and Diagnosis of Cognitive Decline, Using New Normative Data].

    Isabel Santana;Diana Duro;Raquel Lemos;Vanessa Costa

  • Development and Psychometric Properties of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment Instrument (WHOQOL-100) in Portugal

    Maria Cristina Canavarro;Adriano Vaz Serra;Mário R. Simões;Daniel Rijo

  • The Relevance of Sociodemographic and Health Variables on MMSE Normative Data

    Sandra Freitas;Mário Rodrigues Simões;Lara Alves;Isabel Santana

  • Estudos de adaptação do Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) para a população portuguesa

    Sandra Freitas;Mario R Simoes;Cristina Martins;Manuela Vilar Vilar

Frequent Co-Authors

Maria Cristina Canavarro
Maria Cristina Canavarro University of Coimbra
João Maroco
João Maroco ISPA - University Institute of Psychological, Social and Life Sciences
Matt DeLisi
Matt DeLisi Iowa State University
Alexandre Castro-Caldas
Alexandre Castro-Caldas Catholic University of Portugal
Samuel W. Hawes
Samuel W. Hawes Florida International University
Rick H. Hoyle
Rick H. Hoyle Duke University
Annemaree Carroll
Annemaree Carroll University of Queensland
Stephen Houghton
Stephen Houghton University of Western Australia
Michael C. Seto
Michael C. Seto University of Ottawa
João Pedro Oliveira
João Pedro Oliveira Universidade Nova de Lisboa

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