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PSYCHIATRY AND MENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Mission
Provision of Health Care specialised in psychiatry and mental health for adults, children and young people, from the respective geo-demographic area, improving the quality of life of the patients, promoting the full social integration of individuals with mental health problems, while ensuring the professional development of its employees, as well as research projects and pre- and post-graduate training.
Values
In fulfilling its mission, the Service takes on the following values:
Health and quality of life of patients; Code of ethics and standards of conduct; Quality and innovation; Humanism and enhancement of human potential; Commitment, responsibility
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CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY SERVICE
Mission
The Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Service aims to assess and intervene in the group of children and adolescents (0-18 years) showing psychiatric problems. The disturbance of mental life has very high personal and social costs, leading to great suffering and interfering significantly in quality of life. Thus, our aim is to help promote pisco-affective development, and the prevention and treatment of mental and emotional disorders in an individual and/or family context.
The work performed in child and adolescent mental health is only meaningful if inserted into a multidisciplinary team,
