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Prefrontal symptomatology in People with Amyotrophic lateral Sclerosis: Clinical Utility and Psychometric Properties of Prefrontal Symptoms Inventory (PSI)

Prensa méd. argent; 105 (10), 2019
The Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a multisystemic disorder. It is considered a neuromuscular disease but also involves cognitive (executive functions, social cognition, attention, memory and language), emotional or behavior changes in over 50% of the reported cases and to of frontotemporal diagn...

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...

Preventive effects of Topiramate on methylphenidate induced behavioral disorders

Neuronal cell damage is often caused by prolonged misuse of Methylphenidate (MPH). Topiramate (TPM) carries neuroprotective properties but its assumed mechanism remains unclear. The present study evaluates in vivo role of various doses of TPM and its mechanism against MPH-induced motor activity and relat...

Alterações mentais em trabalhadores de unidades de terapia intensiva

OBJETIVO: investigar as evidências científicas sobre alterações mentais em trabalhadores de Unidades de Terapia Intensiva (UTI). MÉTODO: revisão integrativa cuja busca aconteceu nas bases de dados EMBASE, MEDLINE e SCOPUS e nas bibliotecas virtuais/coleções BVS e SCIENCE DIRECT. De 141 artigos pr...

Transtornos mentais comuns em estudantes de medicina

Rev. bioét. (Impr.); 27 (3), 2019
Resumo Nas universidades cresce a preocupação com a gravidade dos transtornos mentais e cada vez mais recorrentes entre estudantes de medicina. O tratamento requer envolvimento tanto da academia quanto da sociedade em geral, sobretudo porque esses distúrbios podem ser possíveis fatores preditivos de ...

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...

Classificação do nível de dependência dos pacientes psiquiátricos no serviço de emergência

Ciênc. cuid. saúde; 18 (4), 2019
Objective: to assess the dependency level of patients with psychiatric disorders in an emergency department. Method:cross-sectional, analytical study, conducted from June 2015 to June 2016, at the Emergency Service. The sample consisted of 100 patients hospitalized for psychiatr...

Mental health resources and awareness of anxiety and depressive disorders in general hospitals in China

Abstract Background Mental health disorders are common in China. There is a lack of knowledge and resources of mental health in China. Objectives To assess the levels of psychiatric resources and services in general hospitals in China. Methods Data regarding psychiatric departments, wards and staff...

Inventario de Salud Mental - 5 (MHI-5) en adolescentes peruanos: estudio preliminar de validación

Rev. salud pública; 21 (4), 2019
RESUMEN Objetivo Dada la ausencia evidente de validaciones que repliquen la estructura interna del Inventario de Salud Mental - 5 (MHI-5) en adolescentes peruanos, el presente estudio realiza una evaluación preliminar de las propiedades psicométricas del MHI-5, específicamente de su estructura intern...