Bruno Bastos Vieira de Melo

Bruno Vieira de Melo has a BSc in Occupational Therapy by the School of Health, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Portugal; Postgraduate in Sensory Integration for Occupational Therapists by the Higher School of Health of Alcoitão, Lisbon, Portugal; and PhD in Behaviour and Educational Sciences by the University of Vigo, Spain, resulting in an Essay on a New Etiological Theory of the Human Microbiome and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (Summa Cum Laude). Currently working as an Invited Assistant Professor and Occupational Therapist in the Occupational Therapy Department and Healthcare Training Clinic at the School of Health, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Portugal; and as Lecturer in Advanced Training and Formation Center. Researcher at the Center for Rehabilitation Research, in the Psychosocial Rehabilitation Laboratory, affiliated with the School of Health of the Polytechnic of Porto and the Faculty of Psychology and Education Science of the University of Porto. Current investigation is mainly focused in Neurodevelopmental Disorders, ADHD, Human Microbiome and neuroscientific mechanisms of perception and motor and multisensory integration.

Publications

Digital Mental Health Interventions for Children and Youth
Digital Mental Health Interventions for Children and Youth
Alexandra Silva Machado, Bianca Ferreira, Catarina Ye Pereira, Carolina Carrola, Bruno Bastos Vieira de Melo, Carlos Campos. © 2024. 28 pages.
The period from childhood to adolescence is critical for mental health promotion, as it is estimated that, worldwide, approximately 10% to 20% of individuals in this age group...