Eating disorders treatment: factors associated with dropout
Conclusions The dropping out rate of the service is high. Patients were young adults diagnosed with AN who have long displayed symptoms before the beginning of the treatment and were less than six months under treatment. Prospective studies can contribute to researches driven to the dropout of treatment by these patients, researches which could seek and provide a better understanding of these disorders and how to treat them. (Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria)
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - March 29, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Physical restraint in a Brazilian psychiatric hospital: cross-sectional study of practice and risk factors
Conclusions Physical restraint was used in the approach of the acutely agitated, aggressive, and non-responsive to verbal de-escalation patient, in the context of a psychotic disorder. The registration of vital signs and adverse effects were the items less frequently compliant to current protocols. (Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria)
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - March 29, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Personal and contextual variables associated with risk behaviors in adolescents
Conclusion Some characteristics of the display of risk behavior in adolescence were identified, highlighting the higher prevalence of substance use and co-occurrence of different types of risk behaviors. Among the risk factors most associated with engaging in risk behaviors, results evidence the presence of stressful events throughout life and the proximity to friends who use drugs. Based on the results, the study suggests focusing on minimizing risk factors and strengthening the protective factors, so as to promote healthy development during adolescence. (Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria)
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - March 29, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Validation of the Disordered Eating Attitude Scale for adolescents
Conclusion Results indicate that the DEAS adolescent version showed good internal consistency, convergent validity, known-groups validity, and test-retest reliability, suggesting its potential in identifying disordered eating attitudes among adolescents. It could also be helpful in identifying adolescents at risk from eating disorders, assisting in prevention programs.RESUMO Objetivo Realizar a avaliação psicométrica da Escala de Atitudes Alimentares Transtornadas (EAAT) para adolescentes. Métodos A amostra foi composta por 1.119 adolescentes (12-18 anos; 59,6% do sexo feminino) estudantes de escolas técnicas do ...
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - March 29, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Prevalence of anxiety disorders and some comorbidities in elderly: a population-based study
Conclusion The data demonstrate that anxiety conditions are very common in older adults, significantly overlap and are associated with cardiovascular clinical variables. (Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria)
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - March 29, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Parents’ relationship and their alcohol consumption as reported by 12 to 14 years old schoolchildren from southern Brazil
Conclusion There is a risk of strong dissonance between the perception the students have about the influence of adults’ alcohol beverage on the relationships in their homes and speeches aiming to show to schoolchildren that alcohol consumption is harmful to loving relationships and care. (Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria)
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - March 29, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Faux Pas Test in schizophrenic patients
Conclusion The Brazilian version of the Faux Pas Recognition Test is a valid test to assess social cognition in schizophrenia and can be an important instrument to be used on the clinical practice.RESUMO Objetivo O objetivo deste estudo é validar a versão brasileira da versão adulta do Teste de Reconhecimento de Faux pas criado por Stone e colaboradores (1998) como um instrumento confiável para avaliar e discriminar a cognição social entre pessoas com esquizofrenia e controles saudáveis. Métodos Trata-se de um estudo transversal com um total de 196 participantes (idade média = 26,45; IC (95%) [25,10; 27,83]),...
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - March 29, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Assessing treatment response to prophylactic lithium use in patients with bipolar disorder
Conclusion The results reinforce the hypothesis that lithium seems to be less efficacious in patients with bipolar disorder who present psychotic symptoms.RESUMO Objetivo Identificar potenciais preditores clínicos e epidemiológicos de resposta terapêutica ao uso prolongado de lítio. Métodos Um total de 40 pacientes adultos em tratamento ambulatorial em um hospital universitário, com diagnóstico confirmado de transtorno afetivo bipolar e história de pelo menos seis meses de uso de lítio, teve sua resposta a essa medicação avaliada com a utilização de um instrumento padronizado. A escala ALDA leva em consid...
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - March 29, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Assessing cardiorespiratory capacity in older adults with major depression and Alzheimer disease
Conclusions Despite the lower cardiorespiratory fitness of elderly patients with DM and DA have been found in both evaluations, the results should be viewed with caution, since the tests showed low correlation and different risk classifications of functional loss. In addition, age, level educational and cognitive performance are variables that can influence the performance objective evaluation.RESUMO Objetivo Avaliar a capacidade cardiorrespiratória em idosos com depressão maior (DM), doença de Alzheimer (DA) e saudáveis, subjetiva (nomograma VSAQ) e objetivamente (2-minute STEP). Métodos Cinquenta e sete idosos ...
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - March 29, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Folie à deux (induced delusional disorder)
RESUMO Folie à deux, ou transtorno delirante induzido, é uma síndrome rara caracterizada por transferência de delírios de um sujeito considerado primariamente psicótico para um ou mais sujeitos considerados secundários em relação à origem do delírio. Apesar de ser um diagnóstico considerado raro, e até por isso esquecido nos tratados psiquiátricos atuais, nosso artigo descreve um caso de folie à deux entre mãe (sujeito delirante primário) e filha (paciente previamente saudável e secundariamente psicótica) que teve sucesso terapêutico e evolução muito favorável. Apesar de nosso caso ter tido evoluçã...
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - December 16, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Behavior changes in herpes encephalitis: a polymorphic case with difficult management
RESUMO A encefalite herpética é uma doença de alta mortalidade que deve ser diagnosticada e tratada rapidamente. Cefaleia, febre e alteração de comportamento compõem a tríade clássica. Há escassos estudos sobre o tema e nenhum a respeito do manejo das manifestações psiquiátricas. O relato de caso se refere a paciente de 35 anos, que manifestou a tríade clássica, sendo diagnosticado e tratado corretamente. Após um mês, apresentou desorganização do comportamento e agitação, sendo reinternado. Foi descartada recidiva e, por sua grave agitação, ele foi transferido à Psiquiatria. Permaneceu internado por ...
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - December 16, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Risk factors for suicide in multiple sclerosis: a case-control study
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluated the prevalence and the suicide risk in a Brazilian sample of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and to identify potential factors associated with the risk of suicide. A study was performed with outpatient with MS. The risk of suicide and the presence of psychiatric disorders were assessed by version 5.0 of the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI). The sample of patients at risk for suicide was matched by sex and age to a control group of patients with MS. Results Eight point three percent of the patients had a past history of attempted suicide, and 8.3% had a current s...
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - December 16, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Comparison of disordered eating between young athletes and non-athletes
Conclusion The athletes did not show higher scores on the EAT-26 subscales when compared to the non-athlete group. (Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria)
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - December 16, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Presence of dual diagnosis between users and non-users of licit and illicit drugs in Brazil
Conclusion It was concluded that the illicit drug users had a higher presence of dual diagnosis showing the severity of this clinical condition. It is considered essential that this clinical reality is included in intervention strategies in order to decrease the negative effects of consumption of these substances and provide better quality of life for these people.RESUMO Objetivo Investigar a ocorrência do diagnóstico duplo entre os usuários de drogas lícitas e ilícitas. Métodos Estudo analítico, transversal, com abordagem quantitativa, amostragem não probabilística do tipo intencional, realizado em dois cent...
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - December 16, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Exercise Dependence Scale: adaptation and evidences of validity and reliability
Conclusions These findings supported the psychometric adequacy of EDS-R, according exploratory and confirmatory analyzes, in line with the theoretical model of exercise dependence. (Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria)
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - December 16, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
