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Alejandra López Porras

Alejandra López Porras

Psychiatry

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  • MED10400 · Physicians and Surgeons College of Costa Rica
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About me

As a liaison psychiatrist I focus on interfacing between physical and mental pathology (mind-body bonding).
I have an emphasis in perinatal psychiatry, this area deals with the management of mental health problems in the preconception, pregnancy, lactation and postpartum period.

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My studies

Psychiatry Specialty. Universidad de Costa Rica - Facultad de Medicina.. February 2011 - February 2013
Doctor of medicine and surgery. Universidad de Ciencias Médicas (UCIMED). January 2004 - December 2009

My courses

Curso de Psiquiatría Perinatal, Instituto Europeo de Salud Mental Perinatal August 2020 - November 2020
Perinatal Mental Health Improvement Course, Hospital Clínic Barcelona March 2019 - May 2019
Perinatal Mental Health Course, Autonomous University of Barcelona January 2018 - June 2018

My internships or trainings

Postgraduate DegreeFormación Anual en Salud Mental Perinatal, Instituto Europeo de Salud Mental Perinatal. Enero 2020 a Diciembre 2020
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I treat these patients:

Adult

I treat these medical conditions:

Anorexia
Anxiety
Asperger
Autism
bipolarity
Bulimia
Dementia
Depression
Disorders and behavioral changes
Hyperkinesia
Hypochondria (health anxiety)
Identity disorder
Insomnia
Medicine dependence
Neurosis
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
Panic attack
Paranoid personality disorder
Personality disorder
Phantom limb syndrome
Phobia
Postpartum depression
Posttraumatic stress
Psychogenic pain
Psychotic behavior
Schizophrenia
Sleep disorders
Suicidal behavior
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I worked on:

Undergraduate Professor - UNIBE School of Medicine. San Jose Costa Rica. 2014 to January 2016
Assistant Physician in Psychiatry - Max Peralta Hospital, Costa Rican Social Security Fund. February 2014 - January 2017 Position
Assistant Physician in Psychiatry- San Juan De Dios Hospital, Costa Rican Social Security Fund since May 2018
Teacher of the undergraduate program in medicine and graduate of Psychiatry. Costa Rica university

I speak these languages:

English
Español

My awards

2018 Orden al Mérito Académico Javeriano

My publications

López- Porras A, Chavarría- Bolaños R, Oviedo G. Dilema terapéutico en el manejo del sindrome de abstinencia alcohólica en la encefalopatía hepática: reporte de un caso. Poster presentado en LVI Congreso Nacional de la Asociación Colombiana de Psiquiatría. Medellín Colombia, Octubre 2017.
López- Porras A. Síndrome de Charles Bonnet: Reporte de Caso y revisión. Revista Neuroeje. Volumen 29(1) Enero-Junio, 2016.
Análisis de manejo clínico interdisciplinario realizado en pacientes con diagnóstico de anorexia nerviosa, atendidos a nivel de consulta externa y hospitalización del Hospital Nacional Psiquiátrico, entre enero del 2008 y abril del 2013. Biblioteca Nacional de Salud y Seguridad Social (BINASSS), 2014.
Expositora: Valoración posterior a abortos involuntarios u óbito en el contexto hospitalario. Simposio Temas actuales en Psiquiatría. Bogotá, Colombia. Junio 2017
Expositora: Más allá en las alucinaciones visuales. III Congreso Costarricense de Psiquiatría, San José, 2016
Expositora: Mitos y dilemas en psicofarmacología del periodo perinatal. LVI Congreso Colombiano de Psiquiatría. Medellín, Colombia. Octubre 2017.
Expositora en XXXII Congreso Centroamericano y del Caribe de Psiquiatría y el V Congreso Nacional e Internacional de Psiquiatría . Marzo 2018
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