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Correlation Between Insight and Capacity to Consent to Research in Subjects With Bipolar Disorder Type I and Schizophrenia

Rev. colomb. psiquiatr; 45 (3), 2016
Introduction: Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder type I (BD-I) can affect patient autonomy and capacity to consent to participate in research. Other variables associated with the autonomy of patients must be explored in order to improve the quality of the currently available tools. Objective: To evaluate...

Trastorno explosivo intermitente: un diagnóstico controversial

Rev. colomb. psiquiatr; 45 (3), 2016
Introducción: El trastorno explosivo intermitente (TEI) es un trastorno externalizante que se caracteriza por episodios recurrentes de agresividad. Aunque es un trastorno descrito desde hace varias décadas, y que ocasiona consecuencias personales y sociales, la producción bibliográfica sobre este tem...

Validación diferencial y discriminante del Cuestionario de Depresión para Hombres (CDH)

Ter. psicol; 34 (2), 2016
El objetivo de este estudio era evaluar la validez (diferencial/discriminante) y la sensibilidad y especificidad del cuestionario de Depresión en Hombres. En la muestra clínica había 59 hombres y 59 mujeres entre 18 y 65 años diagnosticados previamente con depresión, que fueron comparados entre sí ...

Propiedades psicométricas del cuestionario para medir estrategias de aumento de la felicidad (HIS) en versión castellana (CEA-EAP)

Ter. psicol; 34 (2), 2016
Se adaptó al contexto chileno la escala de Incremento de la Felicidad (HIS, de Tkach y Lyubomirsky, 2006) para medir estrategias conductuales de incremento de la felicidad, con el nombre de cuestionario de estrategias para aumentar los estados de Ánimo positivos (CEA-EAP) con 44 ítems en formato Liker...

Fractal Dimension in Quantifying Experimental-Pulmonary-Hypertension-Induced Cardiac Dysfunction in Rats

Arq. bras. cardiol; 107 (1), 2016
Abstract Background: Right-sided heart failure has high morbidity and mortality, and may be caused by pulmonary arterial hypertension. Fractal dimension is a differentiated and innovative method used in histological evaluations that allows the characterization of irregular and complex structures and the...

Reproducibility of Gadolinium Enhancement Patterns and Wall Thickness in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Arq. bras. cardiol; 107 (1), 2016
Abstract Background: Reproducibility data of the extent and patterns of late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is limited. Objective: To explore the reproducibility of regional wall thickness (WT), LGE extent, and LGE patterns in patients with HCM assessed with cardiac m...

Endoscopic endonasal management of cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea after anterior clinoidectomy for aneurysm surgery: changing the paradigm of complication management

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 74 (7), 2016
ABSTRACT Resection of the anterior clinoid process results in the creation of the clinoid space, an important surgical step in the exposure and clipping of clinoidal and supraclinoidal internal carotid artery aneurysms. Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea is an undesired and potentially serious complication. ...

Validity and reliability evidence of the questionnaire for illness representation, the impact of epilepsy, and stigma (QIRIS)

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 74 (7), 2016
ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to obtain reliability and validity evidence for the questionnaire of illness representation, the impact of epilepsy, and stigma (QIRIS) for use with adolescents and adults in Brazil. QIRIS consists of 14 questions grouped in three domains (attribution of meaning, ...

Assessment of impairment in activities of daily living in mild cognitive impairment using an individualized scale

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 74 (7), 2016
ABSTRACT Mild impairment in activities of daily living (ADL) can occur in Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), but the nature and extent of these difficulties need to be further explored. The Canadian occupational performance measure (COPM) is one of the few individualized scales designed to identify self-pe...

Translation and cross cultural adaptation of the Pediatric Motor Activity Log-Revised scale

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 74 (7), 2016
ABSTRACT The standardized instrument developed to assess the use of the affected upper limb in children with cerebral palsy (CP) is the Pediatric Motor Activity Log Revised (PMAL-R). Objectives To translate PMAL-R and adapt for the Brazilian culture; analyze the reliability and the internal consistency...