Sérgio A. Carvalho

ORCID: 0000-0002-8757-8424 · 3 papers in corpus
other 2026
A longitudinal network analysis of pain, psychological processes and psychological and sexual distress in women with endometriosis
British journal of health psychology ·doi:10.1111/bjhp.70071

OBJECTIVES: Previous studies in endometriosis have linked the experience and impact of pain to psychological distress and sexual dysfunction. However, little is known about how these factors interact over time or how underlying cognitive-em…

meta-analysis 2025
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the relationship between emotion regulation, pain, depressive symptoms and quality of life in women with endometriosis
Journal of Psychosomatic Research ·doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2025.112205

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a chronic gynecological condition with a broad spectrum of symptomatology resulting from a complex pathophysiology and biopsychosocial etiology, to which emotion regulation (ER) seems to contribute. This systema…

article 2024
The Need to Look at Transgender and Gender Diverse People's Health: A Preliminary Descriptive Report on Pain, Sexual Distress, and Health Profile of Five Transmasculine People and One Non-Binary Person with Endometriosis
Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) ·doi:10.3390/healthcare12121229

The sexual health of transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people with endometriosis has been overlooked, and important emotional experiences, such as sexual distress and its correlates, have been ignored. This has prevented a more comprehen…