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What do Cochrane systematic reviews say about the use of cannabinoids in clinical practice?

Säo Paulo med. j; 136 (5), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The therapeutic effects of cannabinoid compounds have been the center of many investigations. This study provides a synthesis on all Cochrane systematic reviews (SRs) that assessed the use of cannabinoids as a therapeutic approach. DESIGN AND SETTING: Review of SRs, conducted in ...

Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 77 (5), 2018
Abstract We present a case study of Tolosa-Hunt syndrome, a rare idiopathic disease, that is characterized by painful ophthalmoplegia of strong intensity, generally affecting the third cranial nerve, and, less frequently, the fourth or the sixth cranial nerves. Usually, there is no visual impairment. The...

Influencia del estigma social en la rehabilitación y reinserción social de personas esquizofrénicas
Influence of social stigma on the rehabilitation and social reintegration of schizophrenic people

Introducción: El estigma es un constructo social que incluye actitudes, sentimientos, creencias y comportamiento que está configurado como prejuicio y trae como consecuencias discriminatorias hacia la persona estigmatizada. Las personas que padecen algún trastorno mental son uno de los grupos más es...

Cognición social en esquizofrenia: aspectos cognitivos y neurobiológicos

Rev. colomb. psiquiatr; 47 (3), 2018
resumen La cognición social en la esquizofrenia actualmente es uno de los campos de mayor interés en los estudios de este trastorno. Se la conceptualiza comúnmente como el conjunto de operaciones mentales que subyacen a las interacciones sociales y que, por lo tanto, se relacionan con la capacidad par...

Early trauma, attachment experiences and comorbidities in schizophrenia

Abstract Objective To evaluate attachment patterns in subjects with schizophrenia and their relationships to early traumatic events, psychotic symptoms and comorbidities. Methods Twenty patients diagnosed with schizophrenia according to criteria from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Di...

Approaching patients with hyperreflectivity and perplexity: an empirical qualitative investigation

Abstract Objective Perplexity and hyperreflectivity are considered important aspects of self-disorders in patients with schizophrenia, yet knowledge of the appropriate psychotherapy for these patients is sparse. We aimed to explore how phenomenological psychologists or psychiatrists described their appr...

Quality of life in schizophrenic patients: the influence of sociodemographic and clinical characteristics and satisfaction with social support

Abstract Objective To evaluate the relationship of sociodemographic and clinical characteristics and satisfaction with social support with the quality of life of schizophrenic patients. Methodology This study included a sample of 268 participants. An interview was conducted to obtain sociodemographic...

Characterization of neurological soft signs in a Brazilian sample of stable patients with schizophrenia

Abstract Introduction: Neurological soft signs (NSS) have been considered one of the target features and a potential endophenotype for schizophrenia. The present study aimed to characterize NSS in a sample of patients with chronic schizophrenia and to compare them with healthy control individuals. Meth...

Exposure to violence: associations with psychiatric disorders in Brazilian youth

Rev. bras. psiquiatr; 40 (3), 2018
Objective: The effects of exposure to violent events in adolescence have not been sufficiently studied in middle-income countries such as Brazil. The aims of this study are to investigate the prevalence of psychiatric disorders among 12-year-olds in two neighborhoods with different socioeconomic status (...

Esquizofrenia paranoide. Un acercamiento a su estudio a propósito de un caso
Paranoid schizophrenia. An approach to its study on the purpose of a case

Rev. medica electron; 40 (4), 2018
RESUMEN La esquizofrenia es una de las enfermedades más invalidantes de los seres humanos, conocida como el «cáncer de la psiquiatría». Se impone como un gran reto social debido a su incidencia, su potencial en cronicidad y severidad así como las consecuencias que implica para la familia y la socie...