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The Youth Fitness International Test (YFIT) battery for monitoring and surveillance among children and adolescents: A modified Delphi consensus project with 169 experts from 50 countries and territories

Ortega, Francisco B; Zhang, Kai; Cadenas-Sanchez, Cristina; Tremblay, Mark S; Jurak, Gregor; Tomkinson, Grant R; Ruiz, Jonatan R; Keller, Katja; Nyström, Christine Delisle; Sacheck, Jennifer M; Pate, Russell; Weston, Kathryn L; Kidokoro, Tetsuhiro; Poon, Eric T; Wachira, Lucy-Joy M; Ssenyonga, Ronald; Gomes, Thayse Natacha Q F; Cristi-Montero, Carlos; Fraser, Brooklyn J; Niessner, Claudia; Onywera, Vincent O; Liu, Yang; Liang, Li-Lin; Prince, Stephanie A; Lubans, David R; Lang, Justin J; {Delphi Fitness Expert Group}; (2025). The Youth Fitness International Test (YFIT) battery for monitoring and surveillance among children and adolescents: A modified Delphi consensus project with 169 experts from 50 countries and territories. Journal of sport and health science, 14, 101012. doi: 10.1016/j.jshs.2024.101012.

Attitudes and perceptions of Portuguese psychiatrists and psychologists on the clinical use of ketamine

Mota, Pedro; Encantado, Jorge; C Carvalho, Laura; Cunha, Catarina; Garcia-Romeu, Albert; W Johnson, Matthew; J Teixeira, Pedro; (2025). Attitudes and perceptions of Portuguese psychiatrists and psychologists on the clinical use of ketamine. Acta medica portuguesa, 38, 297-306. doi: 10.20344/amp.22815.

Health-related behavioral changes following the use of psychedelics in naturalistic settings

Teixeira, Pedro J; Jain, Rakesh; Penn, Andrew D; Cole, Steven P; Jain, Saundra; Moller, Arlen C; Amaro, Helena; Raison, Charles; (2025). Health-related behavioral changes following the use of psychedelics in naturalistic settings. Preventive medicine reports, 56, 103161. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2025.103161.

A scoping review of research in naturalistic studies with psychedelics

Carvalho LC, Encantado J, Kettner H, Timmerman C, Veiga D, Teixeira PJ (2025). A scoping review of research in naturalistic studies with psychedelics. Journal of psychoactive drugs, 1–14. doi: 10.1080/02791072.2025.2520221.

Psychedelics and health behaviour change

Teixeira, P. J., Johnson, M. W., Timmermann, C., Watts, R., Erritzoe, D., Douglass, H., Ketner, H., & Carhart-Harris, R. L. (2021). Psychedelics and health behaviour change. Psychedelics and health behaviour change, 36, doi: 10.1177/02698811211008554.

The H2020 "NoHoW Project": A Position Statement on Behavioural Approaches to Longer-Term Weight Management

Stubbs, R. J., Duarte, C., O'Driscoll, R., Turicchi, J., Kwasnicka, D., Sniehotta, F. F., Marques, M. M., Horgan, G., Larsen, S., Palmeira, A., Santos, I., Teixeira, P. J., Halford, J., Heitmann, B. L., & Force, E. O. M. T. (2021). The H2020 "NoHoW Project": A Position Statement on Behavioural Approaches to Longer-Term Weight Management. The H2020 "NoHoW Project": A Position Statement on Behavioural Approaches to Longer-Term Weight Management, 14, 246–258. doi: 10.1159/000513042.

Effect of exercise training on psychological outcomes in adults with overweight or obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Carraca, E. V, Encantado, J., Battista, F., Beaulieu, K., Blundell, J. E., Busetto, L., van Baak, M., Dicker, D., Ermolao, A., Farpour-Lambert, N., Pramono, A., Woodward, E., Bellicha, A., & Oppert, J. M. (2021). Effect of exercise training on psychological outcomes in adults with overweight or obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Effect of exercise training on psychological outcomes in adults with overweight or obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis, 22, doi: 10.1111/obr.13261.

Effective behavior change techniques to promote physical activity in adults with overweight or obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Carraca, E., Encantado, J., Battista, F., Beaulieu, K., Blundell, J., Busetto, L., van Baak, M., Dicker, D., Ermolao, A., Farpour-Lambert, N., Pramono, A., Woodward, E., Bellicha, A., & Oppert, J. M. (2021). Effective behavior change techniques to promote physical activity in adults with overweight or obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Effective behavior change techniques to promote physical activity in adults with overweight or obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis, 22, doi: 10.1111/obr.13258.

Effect of exercise training on weight loss, body composition changes, and weight maintenance in adults with overweight or obesity: An overview of 12 systematic reviews and 149 studies

Bellicha, A., van Baak, M. A., Battista, F., Beaulieu, K., Blundell, J. E., Busetto, L., Carraca, E. V, Dicker, D., Encantado, J., Ermolao, A., Farpour-Lambert, N., Pramono, A., Woodward, E., & Oppert, J. M. (2021). Effect of exercise training on weight loss, body composition changes, and weight maintenance in adults with overweight or obesity: An overview of 12 systematic reviews and 149 studies. Effect of exercise training on weight loss, body composition changes, and weight maintenance in adults with overweight or obesity: An overview of 12 systematic reviews and 149 studies, 22, doi: 10.1111/obr.13256.

A Theory- and Evidence-Based Digital Intervention Tool for Weight Loss Maintenance (NoHoW Toolkit): Systematic Development and Refinement Study

Marques, M. M., Matos, M., Mattila, E., Encantado, J., Duarte, C., Teixeira, P. J., Stubbs, R. J., Sniehotta, F. F., Ermes, M., Harjumaa, M., Leppänen, J., Välkkynen, P., Silva, M. N., Ferreira, C., Carvalho, S., Palmeira, L., Horgan, G., Heitmann, B. L., Evans, E. H., & Palmeira, A. L. (2021). A Theory- and Evidence-Based Digital Intervention Tool for Weight Loss Maintenance (NoHoW Toolkit): Systematic Development and Refinement Study. A Theory- and Evidence-Based Digital Intervention Tool for Weight Loss Maintenance (NoHoW Toolkit): Systematic Development and Refinement Study, 23, https://www.jmir.org/2021/12/e25305. doi: 10.2196/25305.

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