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Prevalence of depression and anxiety and their association with cardiovascular risk factors in Northeast Brasil primary care patients

SUMMARY BACKGROUND: Depression and anxiety disorders (DAD) are the most prevalent mental health conditions worldwide. Among the adult population served in basic care, it is estimated that depression affects about 14.3% of these individuals worldwide, and between 21.4% and 31% in Brasil. Anxiety affects ...

The association between personal history and the outcomes of transobturator sling surgery

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: This study aims to verify the association between risk factors for the onset of SUI and transobturator suburethral sling surgical treatment outcomes. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A retrospective study was conducted with 57 patients operated by the Pelvic Floor Surgery Service. Demographic d...

Early psychiatric morbidity in a Brazilian sample of acute ischemic stroke patients

Clinics; 73 (), 2018
OBJECTIVE: Stroke is a major public health problem worldwide, and its neuropsychiatric sequelae are frequent and disabling. Furthermore, there is evidence that these sequelae impair recovery. Brazil has the highest stroke rates in Latin America, but data on the frequency of neuropsychiatric disorders in ...

Risk of Vertebral Fracture in Patients Diagnosed with a Depressive Disorder: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study

Clinics; 72 (1), 2017
OBJECTIVE: Previous studies have reported that depression may play a crucial role in the occurrence of vertebral fractures. However, a clear correlation between depressive disorders and osteoporotic fractures has not been established. We explored the association between depressive disorders and subsequen...

Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures in the post-anesthesia recovery unit

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 66 (4), 2016
Abstract Introduction: Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES or “pseudoseizures”) remain an obscure topic in the peri-operative setting. They are sudden and time-limited motor and cognitive disturbances, which mimic epileptic seizures, but are psychogenically mediated. Pseudoseizures occu...

Transtornos depressivos em pacientes que buscam cirurgia plástica estética: uma visão ampla e atualizada

Rev. bras. cir. plást; 31 (2), 2016
INTRODUÇÃO: A cirurgia estética pode melhorar a qualidade de vida de pacientes, porém alguns que se apresentam para o procedimento são portadores de transtornos depressivos (TD) e podem evoluir, no pós-operatório, de forma desastrosa do ponto de vista psicológico e até mesmo evoluir para o suic�...

Drug interactions between antineoplastic and antidepressant agents: analysis of patients seen at an oncology clinic at a general hospital

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of depressive symptoms among oncology patients and identify simultaneous use of antineoplastic and antidepressant agents. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study that interviewed 56 oncology patients using two data collection instruments: a questionnaire covering...

O intenso e vazio viver maníaco-melancólico

Introdução: A experiência maníaco-melancólica é marcada pelo sofrimento, restrição e perda da liberdade em seu modo-de-ser-no-mundo. É comum atitudes de estranhamento, afastamento não só da pessoa que vive essa experiência, como dos entes ao seu redor. Objetivos: Buscar uma aproximação entr...

Prevalencia de depresión en anorexia nerviosa y bulimia nerviosa
Depresion prevalence in anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa

38 pacientes diagnosticados de acuerdo a los criterios del DSM IV como Anorexia Nerviosa o Bulimia Nerviosa fueron evaluados a través del inventario de Beck para depresividad y la escala de depresión del MMPI, para estimar la presencia de depresión. Fueron además consultados respecto de la presencia ...