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Pharmacotherapy of adolescents in the use of psychoactive substances

The use of Psychoactive Substances brings problems in several areas of the subject’s life such as: health, psychological and social. It´s necessary evaluate the factors involved in drug use and potential drug interactions (PDI) in adolescents using psychoactive substances. It was a Cross-sectional, an...

Evolução dos padrões de consumo de antidepressivos e benzodiazepínicos em uma coorte de funcionários de uma universidade: Estudo Pró-Saúde

Esta dissertação objetivou estimar a prevalência, o padrão, e os fatores associados com a incidência de consumo de antidepressivos (AD) e benzodiazepínicos (BDZ) em uma coorte de funcionários de uma universidade. Foi realizado um estudo de coorte concorrente com os dados do Estudo Pró-Saúde, uma...

O uso de benzodiazepínicos em mulheres atendidas pela estratégia de saúde da família em um município do interior paulista

O objetivo do presente estudo foi determinar a prevalência do uso de benzodiazepínicos (BZDs) em mulheres de uma unidade da Estratégia de Saúde da Família (ESF). Analisou-se também as possíveis associações do uso de BZD com fatores sociodemográficos, acometimento de doenças crônicas e uso de ...

Gender differences and psychotropic polypharmacy in psychiatric patients in Brazil: a cross-sectional analysis of the PESSOAS Project

Abstract: We aimed to estimate the prevalence and correlates of psychotropic polypharmacy in Brazilian psychiatric patients by gender. Sociodemographic, behavioral and clinical data were obtained through face-to-face interviews and medical charts of 2,475 patients. Psychotropic polypharmacy was defined a...

Caries experience and salivary aspects in individuals with fragile X syndrome

Abstract Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common cause of hereditary mental retardation, but studies on the oral health condition of these patients are rare. The aim of this study was to determine the experience of dental caries in individuals with FXS, by examining the saliva profile, oral hygiene, ...

Transtornos mentais comuns, uso de psicofármacos e qualidade de vida em pacientes oncológicos ambulatoriais

Este estudo teve como objetivos estimar prevalências de Transtornos Mentais Comuns (TMC) e de uso de psicofármacos em pacientes oncológicos em tratamento ambulatorial; verificar associações entre TMC e variáveis sociodemográficas, culturais, uso de psicofármacos e histórico de saúde; verificar ...

Psychotropics in different causes of itch: systematic review with controlled studies

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (6), 2016
Abstract Among the wide range of symptoms neglected or resistant to conventional treatments in clinical practice, itch is emerging gradually as a theme to be studied. Itch complaints and the negative effects in the quality of life are observed in several medical fields. Although the partially obscure pat...

Charcot, Mitchell and Lees: neurology free thinkers and their experiences of psychoactive drugs

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 74 (12), 2016
ABSTRACT Three world-famous neurologists, Charcot and Mitchell, in the 19th century, and Lees, in this century, all of whom had great scientific curiosity, experimented with the psychoactive drugs hashish, mescal and yagé, respectively, in an attempt to increase their knowledge of neurological diseases ...

Components of the metabolic syndrome and depressive symptoms in community-dwelling older people: the Bambuí Cohort Aging Study

Objective: To investigate the moderating effect of an increasing number of clustered metabolic syndrome (MetS) components on the association between MetS and depressive symptoms in a population-based cohort of older adults in Brazil. Methods: This analysis used data from the Bambuí Cohort Aging Study. ...