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Depresión y consumo de sustancias psicoactivas en adolescentes en la ciudad de Bogotá

Psychol. av. discip; 7 (1), 2013
Resumen El objetivo de la presente investigación fue determinar la posible relación entre depresión y consumo de sustancias psicoactivas en un grupo de adolescentes de nivel básico secundario de una institución educativa de la localidad cuarta de la ciudad de Bogotá, que tiene convenio con la Secre...

Depressão: os sentidos do trabalho

Rev. NUFEN; 5 (1), 2013
INTRODUÇÃO: Uma pesquisa fenomenológica transcultural sobre a experiência vivida da depressão foi realizada no Chile, Brasil e Estados Unidos, sendo o trabalho uma das temáticas emergentes nos três países. OBJETIVO: Este artigo descreve um desdobramento daquela pesquisa, estudando especificamente...

Psychological distress and substance abuse in Jamaican youths living with HIV/AIDS

West Indian med. j; 62 (4), 2013
OBJECTIVE: Current epidemiological research indicates that HIV/AIDS endures and continues to be a significant vulnerability among adolescents and youths despite the increased access to antiretroviral drugs and the reduction in the global progression of the disease. This study examined the association bet...

Efficacy of a psychoeducational group with caregivers of patients with dementia

BACKGROUND: The use of intervention strategies aimed at dementia caregivers objectives the information and the creation of coping strategies to deal with the difficulties caused by dementia. OBJECTIVES: To assess the correlation between the participation in a psychoeducational group and the decrease of b...

Prevalencia y factores asociados con el episodio depresivo en adolescentes de la población urbana de tres ciudades de la sierra peruana 2003
Prevalence and factors associated with adolescent depressive episode in the urban population of three cities in the Peruvian Andes 2003

La publicación describe las prevalencias y los factores asociados con el episodio depresivo en adolescentes de las ciudades de Cajamarca, Huaraz y Ayacucho...

Mini mental state examination and evaluation of factors associated with cognitive decline in HIV/AIDS-infected people

Acta sci., Health sci; 34 (2), 2012
Neuropsychiatric complications are present in almost one third of patients diagnosed with AIDS who show wide variations in their clinical symptoms, featuring a spectrum of disorders ranging from minor cognitive-motor impairments to profound dementia. The Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) is one of the...

Participation in night time activities in the genesis of depression in public school teachers from the State of Pernambuco, Brazil

Dement. neuropsychol; 6 (4), 2012
Teachers often undertake nighttime work involving exam corrections, projects and devising lesson plans in theirhomes. Many present excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) and depression. Objective: The objective of this study was toevaluate EDS and depression in teachers from public schools. Methods: 201 fema...

Association among depression, cognitive impairment and executive dysfunction after stroke

Dement. neuropsychol; 6 (3), 2012
The relationship between depression and cognitive impairment, frequent after stroke, is complex and has not been sufficiently elucidated. Objective: To review the relationship between post-stroke depression and cognitive impairment. Methods: We performed a PubMed database search spanning the last ten yea...