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Mental health, cognition and academic performance in the 1st year of elementary education

Psico USF; 25 (3), 2020
The study investigated 1) relationships and explanatory models of mental health indicators from cognitive abilities and 2) relationships between mental health indicators and academic performance one year later. Participants were 86 children, students of the 1st year of Elementary Education, evaluated in ...

Capacidade cardiorrespiratória não está associada à função cognitiva de idosos fisicamente ativos

Rev. bras. ciênc. mov.; 28 (3), 2020
O objetivo do presente estudo foi avaliar a associação da aptidão física, especificamente a capacidade cardiorrespiratória, com parâmetros fisiológicos e neuropsicológicos indicadores de função cognitiva de idosos fisicamente ativos. Participaram do presente estudo 14 idosos (5 homens e 9 mulhe...

Systemic arterial hypertension and cognition in adults: effects on executive functioning

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 78 (7), 2020
ABSTRACT Background: Central nervous system changes associated to systemic arterial hypertension (SAH) are progressive and may cause negative effects on cognitive performance. The objective of this study was to investigate the relation between SAH and the components of executive functions (EF), inhibit...

Metacognição no transtorno bipolar: uma revisão sistemática

J. bras. psiquiatr; 69 (2), 2020
OBJETIVO: Realizar uma revisão sistemática investigando a metacognição no transtorno bipolar (TB). Os objetivos secundários incluem explorar os correlatos clínicos e sociodemográficos da metacognição no TB e como a metacognição varia de acordo com o estado afetivo, estabelecer uma comparação...

Accuracy of the semantic fluency test to separate healthy old people from patients with Alzheimers disease in a low education population

J. bras. psiquiatr; 69 (2), 2020
OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the accuracy of two semantic categories of the verbal fluency test (supermarket and animal categories) to separate healthy elderly individuals and lower educated Alzheimer’s disease patients. METHODS: We evaluated 69 older adults with less than 5 years of schooling, consisting of 31...

Prevalence and correlates of generalized anxiety disorder among elderly people in primary health care

J. bras. psiquiatr; 69 (2), 2020
OBJECTIVE: To examine the prevalence of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and its associations with sociodemographic and health factors. METHODS: A cross-sectional study with a population-based sample of 578 individuals aged 60 years or older from the Family Health Strategy (FHS) program of Porto Alegre...

Evaluación neuropsicológica de un adulto colombiano diagnosticado con Síndrome de Morquio B

Psychol. av. discip; 14 (1), 2020
Resumen El síndrome de Morquio B es una enfermedad rara y de baja prevalencia, por lo cual poco se ha estudiado sobre el funcionamiento neuropsicológico y estado cognitivo de quienes lo padecen. Este estudio de caso presenta los resultados del funcionamiento en atención, memoria, lenguaje, gnosias, pr...

Executive Functions in Parkinsons disease with and without Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS): A systematic review

Dement. neuropsychol; 14 (2), 2020
ABSTRACT. Given the aging of the world population, it is essential to investigate which methods are most effective for treating the diseases that manifest with age. This study addresses Parkinson's disease (PD), for which Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) has been increasingly used to treat the disease. Obje...

Brazilian version of the European Cross-Cultural Neuropsychological Test Battery (CNTB-BR): diagnostic accuracy across schooling levels

Objective: To translate, establish the diagnostic accuracy, and standardize the Brazilian Portuguese version of the European Cross-Cultural Neuropsychological Test Battery (CNTB) considering schooling level. Methods: We first completed an English-Brazilian Portuguese translation and back-translation of ...