Domestic violence and risk of internalizing and externalizing problems in adolescents living with relatives displaying substance use disorders
Conclusion Adolescents of relatives with SUD are at risk of developing emotional and behavioral problems. These findings reinforce the need to develop public mental health policies, which include protective interventions to adolescents living in families affected by substance use disorders.RESUMO Objetivo Investigar a associa ção entre exposição à violência doméstica e aumento do risco de problemas internalizantes e externalizantes e uso de substâncias entre adolescentes que vivem em famílias com transtorno por uso de substâncias (TUS) em uma comunidade de baixa renda de São Paulo, Brasil. Métodos Estudo t...
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - July 14, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Floor Maze Test as a predictor of cognitive decline in older adults living in nursing homes
Conclusion Our results indicate that both institutionalized older people and patients with Dementia have a deficit in the spatial navigation ability, cognitive functions and motor skills. We should consider that there might be a possibility of underdiagnosis in institutionalized older people.RESUMO Objetivo Pesquisas em institui ções de longa permanência para idosos (ILPI) mostram uma associação entre o aumento de risco de declínio cognitivo e o comprometimento das habilidades de navegação espacial dos idosos. A navegação espacial pode ser definida como uma habilidade complexa, que depende de funções cogniti...
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - July 14, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Accuracy of the semantic fluency test to separate healthy old people from patients with Alzheimer’s disease in a low education population
Conclusion The supermarket category of semantic verbal fluency provides better accuracy than the animal category for the identification of dementia in a Brazilian elderly population with low educational level.RESUMO Objetivo Avaliar a acur ácia de duas categorias semânticas do teste de fluência verbal (categorias de supermercado e animal) para separar idosos saudáveis e pacientes com doença de Alzheimer com baixa escolaridade. Métodos Avaliamos 69 idosos com menos de 5 anos de escolaridade, consistindo em 31 idosos saudáveis e 38 pacientes diagnosticados com a doença de Alzheimer. A fluência verbal semântica...
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - July 14, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
New connections, new horizons: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria and Neuroscience
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COVID-19 pandemics and mental health: In times like these, we learn to live again
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The relevance of Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) use on demential interdiction exams in judicial proceedings
Conclusions Judicial evidence is a critical element in decision making. Judicial interdiction assessment is usually performed by expert psychiatrists. As psychiatric diagnosis relies on clinical history and mental state examination, it is composed of subjective elements, varying also according to the examiner ’ s personal technical orientation and impressions. Neuroimaging exams are helpful on a minority of cases, in which specific findings are present. In such cases, clinical screening questionnaires play an important role - providing objective elements of neuropsychic functioning of an individual, thus limiting the sub...
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - May 8, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Molecular regulation of circadian rhythm and psychiatric disorders: a systematic review
Conclusions Taken together, the results suggest that bipolar disorder is the most prevalent psychiatric disorder among research related to circadian genes, expressed mainly in the cerebral cortex of humans, especially the PER gene. (Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria)
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Anxiety in sexual and gender minorities: an integrative review
Conclusions Health professionals should be welcoming and attentive to health mental health of this public, with a view to contributing to health promotion, social and family support and reduction of discrimination. (Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria)
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Depression and quality of life in individuals with Stargardt’s disease
Conclusion Depressive symptoms were the major factors affecting quality of life, regardless of sociodemographic data. Individuals with SD may develop copying strategies, seek mental care to prevent the increase of depression and decrease of quality of life.RESUMO Objetivos Avaliar a depress ão e a qualidade de vida em indivíduos com doença de Stargardt (DS), distrofia macular cuja perda de visão central se inicia nas primeiras décadas de vida. Métodos Este estudo observacional e transversal incluiu 41 pacientes com DS e 46 controles saudáveis, com idades entre 18 e 63 anos, em Minas Gerais, Brasil. Episódio d...
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - May 8, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Delirium in elderly inpatients in emergency units: a prospective study
Conclusion The recognition of this disorder is fundamental in the emergency routine of hospitals, where patients with multiple chronic diseases are treated, as delirium commonly underdiagnosed, leading to an increase in morbidity and mortality rates. (Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria)
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Impact of weight and diet parenting practices on body image of female adolescents
Conclusions Parental practices related to weight and diet are considered as risk factor for the development of dissatisfaction with body image, and can consequently predispose to weight-related problems. (Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria)
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Under pressure: non-medical use of prescription drugs among undergraduate students
Conclusions Based on these results, we suggest the development of prevention and promotion activities on this theme for students and professors, especially among those from health sciences-related courses. These interventions should focus on harmful effects of NMUPD, psychosocial coping strategies and socially established gender roles.RESUMO Objetivo Medir a preval ência do Uso Não Médico de Medicamento Prescrito (UNMMP) na vida, no último ano e no último mês, bem como as características associadas ao UNMMP no último mês entre estudantes de graduação de uma universidade no sul do Brasil. Métodos O estudo teve...
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - May 8, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Suicide thoughts among transgender population: an epidemiological study
Conclusion Socio-demographic, housing, and psychiatric issues compose these factors, demonstrating possible relationships with suicidal ideation. Thus, it is possible to show situations of intervention and the elaboration of strategies and policies that can improve the quality of life of these individuals and reduce rates of suicidal behavior. (Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria)
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - May 8, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Suicide and associated factors across life span
Conclusion Mortality due to suicide continues to increase in RS, which, historically, has the highest Brazilian index. The information obtained in this study supports new research, promoting awareness raising, guidance to health services and the elaboration of more preventive public policies.RESUMO Objetivo Determinar o perfil epidemiol ógico e toxicológico de todas as vítimas de suicídio no Rio Grande do Sul em 2017. Métodos As vítimas foram classificadas por gênero, idade, ausência parental, cidade, forma de suicídio, contexto do óbito e resultados toxicológicos, utilizando as ocorrências policiais e os lau...
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - May 8, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Urgent need for government and social policies to prevent suicide in Brazil
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Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - May 8, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
