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Estrutura dimensional da versão brasileira do Functional Activities Questionnaire (FAQ-BR)

Resumo: Este estudo teve por objetivo avaliar a estrutura dimensional e a consistência interna da versão brasileira do Functional Activities Questionnaire (FAQ-BR) para aferição da capacidade funcional do idoso, com base no relato de informante. Trata-se de um estudo seccional desenvolvido com 525 in...

Alteraciones neurocognitivas en la esquizofrenia. Análisis factorial

Med. U.P.B; 36 (2), 2017
Objetivo: el déficit en los procesos cognitivos, específicamente en el rendimiento ejecutivo, de los pacientes con esquizofrenia se ha asociado con mala adaptación social. Un modelo factorial de las funciones ejecutivas permitiría detectar la asociación entre el perfil sintomático, el deterioro de ...

Escala de la calidad del desempeño sensoriomotor de bebés de 2 a 15 meses de edad: ECDSM2-15

The Sensory Motor Performance Quality Scale of babies from 2 to 15 months of age, detected with delayed motor development, or at risk or with cerebral palsy, is presented and its application exemplified through a case corresponding to the sixth month the subscale....

Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) polymorphisms modulate working memory in individuals with schizophrenia and healthy controls

Rev. bras. psiquiatr; 39 (4), 2017
Objective: Cognitive impairment is a core feature of schizophrenia, related to dopaminergic dysfunction in the prefrontal cortex (PFC). It is hypothesized that functional single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs4680 of the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene could mediate the relationship between cog...

The relationship between moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and executive function among individuals with schizophrenia: differences by illness duration

Rev. bras. psiquiatr; 39 (4), 2017
Objective: Schizophrenia is a chronic mental illness characterized by positive and negative symptoms. Cognitive impairment continues to be a core and consistent deficit. Previous studies have shown that physical activity (PA) is positively associated with cognitive performance. Thus, it may play a suppor...

Syndromic craniosynostosis: neuropsycholinguistic abilities and imaging analysis of the central nervous system

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 75 (12), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: To characterize patients with syndromic craniosynostosis with respect to their neuropsycholinguistic abilities and to present these findings together with the brain abnormalities. Methods: Eighteen patients with a diagnosis of syndromic craniosynostosis were studied. Eight patients ...

Clarificando el rol de la mentalización en el desarrollo de las funciones ejecutivas

Univ. psychol; 16 (4), 2017
Resumen Las funciones ejecutivas son un grupo de habilidades que permiten la generación de respuestas adaptativas a las exigencias medioambientales. A su vez, la capacidad de mentalización refiere a la forma en que los humanos son capaces de discernir los estados mentales, intenciones y creencias de o...

Salivary cortisol during memory encoding in pregnancy predicts postpartum depressive symptoms: a longitudinal study

Abstract Introduction Postpartum depression (PPD) is a common disorder that substantially decreases quality of life for both mother and child. In this longitudinal study, we investigated whether emotional memory, salivary cortisol (sCORT) or alpha-amylase during pregnancy predict postpartum depressive s...

Uso del test de rendimiento continuo de conners para diferenciar niños normales y con TDAH en Chile

Ter. psicol; 35 (3), 2017
El trastorno de déficit atencional con hiperactividad (TDAH) constituye uno de los cuadros de mayor prevalencia durante la niñez. El presente trabajo se focalizó en evaluar si el Test de Rendimiento Continuo de Conners era capaz de discriminar entre niños con y sin TDAH diagnosticados por el docente....