Biography of Dr. Margarida Leão
Specialist in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Medical specialist in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry /psychotherapist (children, adolescents and adults) /family therapy.
Graduated in Medicine from the University of Porto (2007).
Medical internship in child and adolescent psychiatry at the Department of Child Psychiatry and Mental Health at the Pediatric Hospital of Coimbra (2009 – 2015);
Specialist degree in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2015);
Hospital Assistant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Hospital Center of Entre Douro e Vouga – CHEDV (2016);
Assumes the Coordination of the early childhood consultation of CHEDV (since 2020); is a collaborator at the CHEDV autism spectrum disorder consultation (since 2022);
Holds the degree of Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2023);
Hospital Assistant Graduate in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry – CHEDV (2023);
Areas of differentiation:
- Assessment and intervention in neurodevelopmental pathology (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; autism spectrum disorder);
- Psychopathology of childhood and adolescence (anxiety disorders, mood disorders, eating behavior pathology);
- Family Therapy by the Portuguese Society of Family Therapy – North Nucleus;
- Postgraduate degree in psychodynamic psychotherapy from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto;
- Psychoanalyst in training at the Porto Psychoanalysis Institute (candidate member of the Portuguese Psychoanalysis Society).
English (UK)