{"id":7547,"date":"2026-08-11T17:07:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T16:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neuropsiquiatria.pt\/?p=7547"},"modified":"2026-08-11T19:17:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T18:17:42","slug":"estamos-a-cuidar-do-cerebro-tarde-demais","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neuropsiquiatria.pt\/en\/estamos-a-cuidar-do-cerebro-tarde-demais\/","title":{"rendered":"What if we\u2019re looking after our brains too late?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7547\" class=\"elementor elementor-7547\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f5ae2c6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3f5ae2c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d056bb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d056bb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jos\u00e9 Padr\u00e3o Mendes challenges the fragmentation of healthcare and explains why we should <strong>understand <\/strong>before<strong> to medicate<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3fc92b elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"b3fc92b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-87d2c88 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/neuropsiquiatria.pt\/en\/2026\/08\/11\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-calendar\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M12 192h424c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v260c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V204c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12zm436-44v-36c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48h-48V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H160V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v36c0 6.6 5.4 12 12 12h424c6.6 0 12-5.4 12-12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>11 August 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44f1ee19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44f1ee19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7548\" src=\"https:\/\/neuropsiquiatria.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/jose-padrao-mendes-cuidar-do-cerebro.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neuropsiquiatria.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/jose-padrao-mendes-cuidar-do-cerebro.webp 1536w, https:\/\/neuropsiquiatria.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/jose-padrao-mendes-cuidar-do-cerebro-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/neuropsiquiatria.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/jose-padrao-mendes-cuidar-do-cerebro-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/neuropsiquiatria.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/jose-padrao-mendes-cuidar-do-cerebro-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/neuropsiquiatria.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/jose-padrao-mendes-cuidar-do-cerebro-18x12.webp 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/p><h2>Preventing crises: a new approach to brain health<\/h2><p>Some people seek help when their concentration has already started to fail, fatigue has become a constant feature of their lives, or they begin to worry about their memory.<\/p><p>Until then, it\u2019s easy to dismiss these signs as an inevitable part of ageing, work or the pace of life. <strong>But is it reasonable to wait for a crisis to strike before we start looking after our brains?<\/strong><\/p><p>It is this concern that has led the <strong>neurologist<\/strong> e <strong>neuropsychiatrist<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/neuropsiquiatria.pt\/en\/dr-jose-padrao-mendes\/\"><strong>Dr Jos\u00e9 Padr\u00e3o Mendes<\/strong><\/a> suggests, in a cover interview with <strong>Business Voice<\/strong>, a different way of thinking about mental and brain health. The discussion does not offer a single answer. On the contrary, it challenges many of the divisions we have become accustomed to.<\/p><h3>Can the brain be treated in sections?<\/h3><p>For the founder and Clinical Director of NeuroPsyque, a diagnosis or a test, on its own, does not always address what a person and their family really need. In the interview, he explains it as follows:<\/p><blockquote><p><strong><em>\u201cThe biggest challenge has been to show that the brain cannot be treated in isolation. A child with ADHD needs more than just a diagnosis. An adult with memory loss needs more than just a test. A family with a child on the autism spectrum needs more than just answers \u2014 they need guidance, structure and hope.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><p>This passage <strong>raises a wider issue<\/strong>: what changes when neurology, psychiatry, psychology, neuropsychology, nutrition and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/neuropsiquiatria.pt\/en\/centro-de-neuroterapia\/\">neuromodulation technologies<\/a><\/strong> do they cease to function as separate compartments?<\/p><p>Jos\u00e9 Padr\u00e3o Mendes discusses the results he observes at different stages of life, but also the obstacles to a truly integrated approach to medicine.<\/p><h3>Understand before administering medication<\/h3><p>The conversation becomes particularly forthright when it turns to the overuse of medication. The doctor does not reject medication when it is necessary; rather, he questions whether it should be prescribed before a thorough understanding has been established:<\/p><blockquote><p><em><strong>\u201cMany children are given medication before they are given understanding. Many adults are given pills before they are given explanations. Many elderly people are given diagnoses before they are given hope.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote><p>This is where neurofeedback, transcranial magnetic stimulation, tDCS and artificial intelligence come into play. These are tools that can help us observe and intervene with greater precision, but they are no substitute for the clinical relationship. The quote from the interview sums up this balance: <strong>\u201cTechnology is our telescope, but the gaze is human.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><h3>More incentives, less regulation<\/h3><p>There is also a question that is hard to ignore: in a hyper-connected world, are we better informed or more anxious? The answer begins with a brief observation \u2014 <strong>\u201cWe\u2019re more motivated, but less regulated\u201d<\/strong> \u2014 and examines the effects of this rhythm on children, adults and the elderly.<\/p><p>From prevention to cognitive resilience, via stigma and the increasingly blurred line between neurology and psychiatry, the interview offers several insights into a paradigm shift.<\/p><p>At the heart of it all is a simple invitation: <strong>\u201cWe need to make brain care as commonplace as we have made physical care.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><p>This text includes only a few excerpts from the conversation. To read the full interview with Dr Jos\u00e9 Padr\u00e3o Mendes in <strong>Business Voice<\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessvoice.pt\/online\/news\/-precisamos-de-normalizar-o-cuidado-cerebral-como-normalizamos-o-cuidado-fisico-\">Read the full interview here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jos\u00e9 Padr\u00e3o Mendes desafia a fragmenta\u00e7\u00e3o dos cuidados m\u00e9dicos e explica por que devemos compreender antes de medicar. Cuidar antes da crise: uma nova vis\u00e3o da sa\u00fade cerebral H\u00e1 quem procure ajuda quando a aten\u00e7\u00e3o j\u00e1 falha, o cansa\u00e7o se tornou constante ou a mem\u00f3ria come\u00e7a a preocupar. At\u00e9 l\u00e1, \u00e9 f\u00e1cil tratar estes sinais [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7548,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,22],"tags":[45],"class_list":["post-7547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-geral","category-imprensa","tag-novo-layout"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.9 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Cuidar do c\u00e9rebro e da sa\u00fade mental antes da crise exige preven\u00e7\u00e3o, integra\u00e7\u00e3o e compreens\u00e3o. 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