Miguel Xavier

Docente Professor Catedrático

Investigador Principal

Professor Catedrático de Psiquiatria e Saúde Mental.
Regente da UC de Psiquiatria (5º ano).
Director da Coordenação Nacional das Políticas de Saúde Mental (Ministério da Saúde).
Assistente Graduado Sénior - Departamento de Psiquiatria e Saúde Mental da ULS Lisboa Ocidental.
Temporary Adviser da WHO para a área da organização de serviços.
Interesses científicos nas áreas de epidemiologia psiquiátrica e organização de serviços de saúde mental.

Publicações

Kazdin AE, Pozuelo JR, Harris MG, Stein DJ, Viana MC, Hwang I, Kessler TL, Manoukian SM, Sampson NA, Aguilar-Gaxiola S, Alonso J, Andrade LH, Ayinde OO, Borges G, Bruffaerts R, Bunting B, Cardoso G, Chardoul S, Domenech C, Gureje O, Karam EG, Kovess-Masfety V, Navarro-Mateu F, Nishi D, Posada-Villa J, Rapsey C, Roest AM, Stagnaro JC, Torres Y, Vladescu C, Wciórka J, Wojtyniak B, Zarkov Z, Kessler RC, Vigo DV; World Mental Health Survey collaborators. Patterns and predictors of the transition between minimally adequate treatment and effective treatment coverage for mental disorders: results from the World Mental Health Survey. Int J Ment Health Syst. 2026 Feb 24. doi: 10.1186/s13033-026-00698-w. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41736041.
Pozuelo JR, Vigo DV, Kazdin AE, Harris MG, Stein DJ, Viana MC, Hwang I, Kessler TL, Manoukian SM, Sampson NA, Aguilar-Gaxiola S, Alonso J, Andrade LH, Ayinde OO, Bruffaerts R, Bunting B, Caldas-de-Almeida JM, Chardoul S, de Girolamo G, Domenech C, Gureje O, Karam EG, Kiejna A, Kovess-Masfety V, Medina-Mora ME, Moskalewicz J, Navarro-Mateu F, Nishi D, Piazza M, Posada-Villa J, Scott KM, Ten Have M, Torres Y, Vladescu C, Kessler RC; World Mental Health Survey collaborators. Predictors and barriers to minimally adequate treatment among treated individuals with mental disorders: results from the World Mental Health Surveys. Int J Ment Health Syst. 2025 Dec 18;19(1):34. doi: 10.1186/s13033-025-00686-6. PMID: 41413555; PMCID: PMC12720457.
Stein DJ, Ruscio AM, Altwaijri Y, Chiu WT, Sampson NA, Aguilar-Gaxiola S, Al-Hamzawi A, Alonso J, Chardoul S, Gureje O, Hu C, Karam EG, McGrath JJ, Navarro-Mateu F, Scott KM, Stagnaro JC, Torres Y, Vladescu C, Wciórka J, Xavier M, Kessler RC; World Mental Health Survey collaborators. Obsessive-compulsive disorder in the World Mental Health surveys. BMC Med. 2025 Jul 9;23(1):416. doi: 10.1186/s12916-025-04209-5. PMID: 40629326; PMCID: PMC12239380.
Xavier M (coord.) A reforma da saúde mental em Portugal. Ed. CNPSM, Ministério da Saúde. 2024
Harris MG, Kazdin AE, Munthali RJ, Vigo DV, Stein DJ, Viana MC, Aguilar-Gaxiola S, Al-Hamzawi A, Alonso J, Andrade LH, Bunting B, Chardoul S, Gureje O, Hu C, Hwang I, Karam EG, Navarro-Mateu F, Nishi D, Orozco R, Sampson NA, Scott KM, Vladescu C, Wojtyniak B, Xavier M, Zarkov Z, Kessler RC. Factors associated with satisfaction and perceived helpfulness of mental healthcare: a World Mental Health Surveys report. Int J Ment Health Syst. 2024 Mar 1;18(1):11. doi: 10.1186/s13033-024-00629-7. PMID: 38429785; PMCID: PMC10908125.
Grigaitė U, Azeredo-Lopes S, Cardoso G, Pedrosa B, Aluh DO, Santos-Dias M, Silva M, Xavier M, Caldas-de-Almeida JM. Mental health conditions and utilisation of mental health services by survivors of physical intimate partner violence in Portugal: Results from the WHO world mental health survey. Psychiatry Res. 2024 Apr;334:115801. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2024.115801. Epub 2024 Feb 17. PMID: 38402741.
Bharat C, Glantz MD, Aguilar-Gaxiola S, Alonso J, Bruffaerts R, Bunting B, Caldas-de-Almeida JM, Cardoso G, Chardoul S, de Jonge P, Gureje O, Haro JM, Harris MG, Karam EG, Kawakami N, Kiejna A, Kovess-Masfety V, Lee S, McGrath JJ, Moskalewicz J, Navarro-Mateu F, Rapsey C, Sampson NA, Scott KM, Tachimori H, Ten Have M, Vilagut G, Wojtyniak B, Xavier M, Kessler RC, Degenhardt L. Development and evaluation of a risk algorithm predicting alcohol dependence after early onset of regular alcohol use. Addiction. 2023 May;118(5):954-966. doi: 10.1111/add.16122. Epub 2023 Jan 31. PMID: 36609992; PMCID: PMC10073308.
Maihofer AX, Engchuan W, Huguet G, Klein M, MacDonald JR, Shanta O, Thiruvahindrapuram B, Jean-Louis M, Saci Z, Jacquemont S, Scherer SW, Ketema E, Aiello AE, Amstadter AB, Avdibegović E, Babic D, Baker DG, Bisson JI, Boks MP, Bolger EA, Bryant RA, Bustamante AC, Caldas-de-Almeida JM, Cardoso G, Deckert J, Delahanty DL, Domschke K, Dunlop BW, Dzubur-Kulenovic A, Evans A, Feeny NC, Franz CE, Gautam A, Geuze E, Goci A, Hammamieh R, Jakovljevic M, Jett M, Jones I, Kaufman ML, Kessler RC, King AP, Kremen WS, Lawford BR, Lebois LAM, Lewis C, Liberzon I, Linnstaedt SD, Lugonja B, Luykx JJ, Lyons MJ, Mavissakalian MR, McLaughlin KA, McLean SA, Mehta D, Mellor R, Morris CP, Muhie S, Orcutt HK, Peverill M, Ratanatharathorn A, Risbrough VB, Rizzo A, Roberts AL, Rothbaum AO, Rothbaum BO, Roy-Byrne P, Ruggiero KJ, Rutten BPF, Schijven D, Seng JS, Sheerin CM, Sorenson MA, Teicher MH, Uddin M, Ursano RJ, Vinkers CH, Voisey J, Weber H, Winternitz S, Xavier M, Yang R, McD Young R, Zoellner LA; Psychiatric Genomics Consortium PTSD Working Group; Psychiatric Genomics Consortium CNV Working Group; Salem RM, Shaffer RA, Wu T, Ressler KJ, Stein MB, Koenen KC, Sebat J, Nievergelt CM. Rare copy number variation in posttraumatic stress disorder. Mol Psychiatry. 2022 Dec;27(12):5062-5069. doi: 10.1038/s41380-022-01776-4. Epub 2022 Sep 21. PMID: 36131047; PMCID: PMC9763110.
Aluh DO, Azeredo-Lopes S, Cardoso G, Pedrosa B, Grigaitė U, Dias M, Xavier M, Caldas-de-Almeida JM. Social anxiety disorder and childhood adversities in Portugal: Findings from the WHO world mental health survey initiative. Psychiatry Res. 2022 Sep;315:114734. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114734. Epub 2022 Jul 19. PMID: 35872402.