Catarina Leite (MSc) is a Health Psychologist in the University of Minho, Braga, Portugal. She works in psychological support to scleroderma patients and she is a researcher in psychological variables of scleroderma. Her professional interests focus on the needs and concerns related to quality of life of patients with scleroderma. She is president of the Portuguese Association of Patients with Scleroderma (APDE) and member of the Federation of European Scleroderma Associations (FESCA).