Virtual reality in assessment and treatment of schizophrenia: a systematic review
Conclusion The studies show that using the virtual reality may streamline traditional evaluation/rehabilitation programmes, allowing to enhance the results achieved, both in the cognitive and in the social field, helping for the legitimisation of this population’s psycho-social inclusion. Objetivo Realizar uma revisão sistemática sobre a utilização da realidade virtual (RV) na avaliação, tratamento e/ou reabilitação de pessoas com esquizofrenia, enfocando: as áreas, domÃnios e objetivos; as questões metodológicas; as caracterÃsticas da RV utilizada; a viabilidade e eficácia desse recurso. Métodos Foram re...
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - May 16, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Psychometric studies of brief screening tools for multiple mental disorders
Conclusion Screening scales are useful to identify patients with possible mental disorders and they increase chances of detecting such disorders in primary health care. (Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria)
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - May 16, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Profile of users of alcohol consumption of Primary Health Unit
Conclusion Preventive health actions focused on the control of alcohol consumption should be facing these vulnerable groups. It is important to emphasize health promotion actions to prevent the initiation and maintenance of a hazardous alcohol consumption and its evolution for dependency cases. (Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria)
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - May 16, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Suicide in Brazil, from 2000 to 2012
Conclusion Mortality from suicide continues to grow in the country, but with significant regional variations. Health care also presents regional inequities, with significant gaps in health services. Brazil still lacks government programs that work effectively in suicide prevention. It is considered necessary to build a national prevention strategy focusing on populations at greatest risk identified: Indians, people with less education, men and people over 60 years old. Besides it is necessary to expand surveillance on illegal marketing of pesticides. (Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria)
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - May 16, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Sleep and adolescence: how many hours sleep teenagers need?
Conclusion High prevalence of excessive daytime somnolence was observed and is proposed as a possible sleep duration a minimum of 8.33 hours of sleep in the days with classes for adolescents to avoid this outcome. (Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria)
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - May 16, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Body shape concern of the graduate students of Pharmacy-Biochemistry
Conclusion The variables gender, dissatisfaction with the course, drug intake due to academic pressure, desire of quitting the course, and the nutritional status were significantly associated with the body shape concern among the participating students. (Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria)
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - May 16, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Association between overweight, obesity and common mental disorders in dietitians
Conclusion There was no significant association between excess weight (overweight and obesity) and CMD. However were found high prevalence of overweight, obesity and CMD, which points to the need for health promotion and prevention strategies for dealing with a population of workers involved with the care of the population. (Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria)
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - May 16, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Semantic equivalence and confiability of the Portuguese version of the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale
Conclusion The adapted version of the instrument for use in our environment resulted in an equivalent instrument from the point of view of semantic equivalence, ensuring the transfer of general and referential meaning, maintaining satisfactory levels of reliability. (Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria)
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - May 16, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Evaluation of semantic equivalence and internal consistency of the Game Addiction Scale (GAS): Portuguese version
Conclusion The Escala de Dependência de Jogos Eletrônicos (ESDEJE) was submitted to translation and adaptation to Portuguese (Brazil), showing adequate internal consistency. Further, we suggest the fulfillment of the validity process concerning the equivalence of measurement and the reproducibility of the instrument. (Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria)
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - May 16, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Posttraumatic stress disorder: prevalences, comorbidities and quality of life in a community sample of young adults
Conclusion These findings indicate that PTSD is associated with other psychopathologies, especially depression, and it has a substantial impact over quality of life in a sample of young adults. Objetivos Verificar a prevalência de transtorno de estresse pós-traumático (TEPT) atual em adultos jovens, a ocorrência de comorbidades e sua associação com a qualidade de vida. Métodos Estudo transversal de base populacional, tendo como população-alvo indivÃduos de 18 a 24 anos de idade, residentes na zona urbana do municÃpio de Pelotas-RS, Brasil. A seleção amostral foi realizada por conglomerados, com um pulo de trÃ...
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - May 16, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
A case report of Cotard’s syndrome with catatoniform symptoms
We reported a case of a 48 years old man with history of persecutory delusion after being threatened at work, treated with risperidone and paroxetine. Since there was no improvement, the doses were increased and the patient showed QTc-interval prolongation, with a T-wave amplitude decrease and an increase on the U-wave, in addition to hypokalemia. Besides, the patient was hypertensive and was using hydrochlorothiazide. Risperidone has the potential to block the fast component of the cardiac potassium channel and it extends the repolarization process of the ventric...
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - February 6, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Cardiotoxic effects resulting from the interaction between risperidone and thiazide diuretics
We reported a case of a 48 years old man with history of persecutory delusion after being threatened at work, treated with risperidone and paroxetine. Since there was no improvement, the doses were increased and the patient showed QTc-interval prolongation, with a T-wave amplitude decrease and an increase on the U-wave, in addition to hypokalemia. Besides, the patient was hypertensive and was using hydrochlorothiazide. Risperidone has the potential to block the fast component of the cardiac potassium channel and it extends the repolarization process of the ventric...
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - February 6, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety disorders in children and adolescents: a systematic review of follow-up studies
Conclusion The long-term benefits of CBT were identified, however it would be interesting to conduct other studies with more frequent assessment periods, in order to minimize losses to follow-up, in addition to evaluating children and adolescents in the various stages of their development. Objetivo Realizar uma revisão sistemática sobre a resposta em longo prazo à terapia cognitivo-comportamental (TCC) para transtornos de ansiedade (TAs) em crianças e adolescentes. Métodos Foram consultadas as bases PubMed e ISI Web of Science. A pesquisa nas bas...
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - February 6, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Prevalence of mental disorders among children and adolescents and associated factors: a systematic review
Conclusion The knowledge of these disorders and their potential risk factors bring the possibility of developing intervention programs focused on prevent or attenuate their effects. (Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria)
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - February 6, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Modality of renal replacement therapy as predictor of depressive symptoms
Conclusion There was a tendency to occur depressive symptoms in patients under HD when compared to patients under PD. The risk was almost two times in group HD. Low education was associated to the occurrence of depressive symptoms. The difference between the BDI’s scores wasn’t significant. (Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria)
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - February 6, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
