Elisa Kern de Castro, PhD, is professor of Psychology at Egas Moniz School of Health & Science (Portugal) and clinical psychologist. She completed her doctoral degree in Clinical and Health Psychology at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain), and her Master's in Developmental Psychology at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil). Dr. Castro research is focused on understanding the psychological effects of chronic diseases, child-caregiver relationships in children with chronic diseases, self-regulation, and health behavior.