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Modelos de saúde mental e doença mental: Arquivos Brasileiros de Psicotécnica (1949-1968)

Este artigo objetivou descrever e analisar conhecimentos e práticas que influenciavam o modelo de compreensão de saúde mental e de doença mental, no período de 1949-1968, com a finalidade de esclarecer a definição da expressão "problemas de ajustamento", como foco da atividade do psicólogo, no B...

Predictors of quality of life in Brazilian medical students: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Objective: To examine predictors associated with quality of life (QoL) in Brazilian medical students. Methods: PubMed, PsycINFO, EMBASE, LILACS, and Google Scholar were searched for research articles in English or Portuguese published through August 2018. Observational studies that measured QoL with sta...

Time series of hospitalizations of adolescents due to mental and behavioral disorders

Rev. bras. enferm; 72 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the trend of hospitalizations of adolescents due to mental and behavioral disorders in Paraná, from 1998 to 2015. Method: ecological study of time series. Data were analyzed by means of segmented linear regression modeling for time series, estimated for each of the four ...

Common mental disorders and resilience in homeless persons

Rev. bras. enferm; 72 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To identify common mental disorders and resilience in homeless persons. Method: Cross-sectional study with 49 homeless persons, assisted in the Casa da Acolhida Adulta and the Specialized Reference Center in a municipality in the Northeast of Brazil. Data collection performed betwee...

Fiscal austerity and the health sector: the cost of adjustments

Abstract Fiscal austerity policies have been used as responses to economic crises and fiscal deficits in both developed and developing countries. While they vary in regard to their content, intensity and implementation, such models recommend reducing public expenses and social investments, retracting the...

Desordens mentais e qualidade de vida em pacientes em lista de espera para realização de transplante de fígado

Arq. gastroenterol; 56 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Liver transplantation is the main therapeutic alternative for patients with advanced liver disease. These patients have high prevalence of psychiatric comorbidities that may negatively interfere in clinical outcomes and quality of life. It is not clear in the literature whether the...

Drugs and suicidal behavior: a call for positive, broad and preventive interventions

Behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia in patients with previous severe mental illness: a systematic and critical review

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 77 (9), 2019
ABSTRACT Objectives: To explore the relationship between severe/serious mental illness (SMI) and the behavioral variant of frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD), as the patterns of symptoms and cognitive performance that characterize both disorders share similarities. Methods: We performed a systematic revie...

Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Arizona Sexual Scale (ASEX) into Portuguese

Abstract Introduction Sexual dysfunction is common in individuals with psychiatric disorders and under psychotropic medication such as antidepressants and antipsychotics. Several scales have been developed to assess sexual function in these patients. The Arizona Sexual Scale (ASEX) is a five-item rating...