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Research interests
My research interests are in the area of Substance Use Disorders, especially alcohol and marijuana use in adolescents linked to mental health and psychological well-being.
In the same area of research, I am interested in the topic of stigma in substance users and barriers to access health services.
Personal profile
She obtained a Ph.D in Psychology from the Catholic University of Uruguay (UCU) and in Educational Sciences from Ghent University, Belgium, in 2017.
She holds a Master's degree in Psychoanalytic Studies from the University of Essex and a Diploma in Group Psychotherapy from Middlesex University, England.
She has worked in the area of mental health with adolescents, young people and their families for 18 years in therapeutic communities, National Health Service and private sector.
She is currently a Lecturer and researcher (PIAD) at the Department of Psychology (UCU).
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Vivencias de mujeres con consumo problemático de sustancias en Uruguay. Estigma social, internalizado y acceso al sistema de salud
Penas, N. (PI), Fernández Pintos, M. E. (CoI) & Montero, I. (CoI)
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Project: Research
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The role of macro-, meso-, and micro-level factors in work addiction and related health problems
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Project: Research
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Persistencia del encierro institucional de adolescentes como práctica de salud mental en el marco del proceso de desinstitucionalización
Fernández Pintos, M. E. (CoI), Hossain, M. I. (CoI) & Cheroni, A. (PI)
Project: Research
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Prototipo de propuesta lúdica para el abordaje de la prevención en materia de usos de sustancias psicoactivas IMM
Fernández Pintos, M. E. (PI), Carballo Douton, M. (CoI), Cabezas, R. (PI) & Lema, R. (CoI)
Project: Research
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Predictors of domain-specific aspects of subjective well-being among school going adolescents in Uruguay
Fernández, M. E., Van Damme, L., Daset, L. & Vanderplasschen, W., 2020, In: Avances en Psicologia Latinoamericana. 38, 1, p. 85-99 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Perfil de bienestar psicológico subjetivo en adolescentes Uruguayos
Translated title of the contribution :Subjective wellbeing profile of school going adolescents in Uruguay Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access6 Scopus citations -
The moderating role of age and gender differences in the relation between subjective well-being, psychopathology and substance use in uruguayan adolescents
Fernandez, M. E., Van Damme, L., De Pauw, S., Costa-Ball, D., Daset, L. & Vanderplasschen, W., 1 Jul 2018, In: Revista Latinoamericana de Psicopatologia Fundamental. 21, 3, p. 486-510 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Risk and protective factors for alcohol use among school-going adolescents in Montevideo (Uruguay)
Fernandez, M. E., Daset, L., Vanderplasschen, W., Costa Ball, C. D., Van Damme, L. & Vindevogel, S., 2017, In: Drugs and Alcohol Today. 17, 1, p. 12-22 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access4 Scopus citations -
Risk and protective factors associated with alcohol, cigarette, and marijuana use during adolescence
Graves, K. N., Fernandez, M. E., Shelton, T. L., Frabutt, J. M. & Williford, A. P., Aug 2005, In: Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 34, 4, p. 379-387 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access31 Scopus citations