Adult avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder: a case report
ABSTRACT The aim this report is to present an adult case of avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) in a patient with atypical development. To emphasize the diagnostic and behavioral characteristics of this new nosological category included in the Feeding and Eating Disorders (FED) section of DSM-5. A woman with Down Syndrome in early adulthood who developed restriction and avoidance symptoms of food until the total eating refusal with weight loss, malnutrition and dependence exclusively on enteral feeding by gastrostomy tube. This case exemplified how ARFID may remain a hidden diagnosis and even be misdiagnosed ...
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - February 14, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Alterations of anterior cingulate cortex as predictors of response to cognitive-behavioral therapy
Conclusion The structural and functional alterations observed in neuroimage studies suggest that the ACC has a role in predicting treatment response to CBT. Future studies with larger samples may contribute to the improvement of treatment efficacy in such disorders. (Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria)
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - February 14, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Autism spectrum disorder and folic acid supplementation before and during pregnancy
Conclusion When analyzing the risk-benefit of folic acid supplementation at the recommended doses, 0.4 to 0.8 mg/day, it is concluded that the benefits outweigh the possible risks of developing ASD. (Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria)
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - February 14, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Prevalence of depressive symptoms among Brazilian older adults: a systematic review with meta-analysis
Conclusion Despite the heterogeneity between the studies analyzed, the results indicate the need for intervention strategies to reduce the prevalence of depressive symptoms. (Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria)
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - February 14, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Prevalence of depressive symptoms in patients of medical ambulatory services
Conclusion There is a high prevalence of depressive symptoms in patients of medical ambulatory services, especially cardiovascular, endocrinological and rheumatologic diseases. It is noticed that there was a great emphasis on somatic symptoms, which may explain the large number of respondents who are not accompanied by psychiatrist and treated only with symptomatic. (Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria)
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - February 14, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Utility of handgrip strength cut-offs for identification of weakness and disability in community-dwelling older people with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease
Conclusions Only the CHS cut-off allowed proper differentiation of the weakness prevalence between groups. In addition, adjusting handgrip strength values according to cut-offs was necessary to determine the correlation between strength and disability in cognitively impaired elderly individuals.RESUMO Objetivos Avaliar a utilidade de pontos de corte (PC) de for ça de preensão palmar (FPP) para identificar fraqueza e incapacidade em atividades instrumentais de vida diária (AIVDs) em idosos com transtorno neurocognitivo. Métodos Neste estudo de corte transversal, foram recrutados idosos saudáveis (n = 36), com comprom...
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - February 14, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Dual task in healthy elderly, depressive and Alzheimer’s disease patients
Conclusion The ability to perform two tasks simultaneously appears to be impaired in patients with Alzheimer ’ s disease, and unaffected by the major depressive disorder.RESUMO Objetivo Avaliar o quanto o desempenho em dupla tarefa pode ser afetado pelo diagn óstico do transtorno depressivo maior (TDM) e pela doença de Alzheimer (DA). Métodos Estudo de corte transversal com 108 indivíduos [Saudáveis (IS) = 56, TDM = 19, DA = 33] com 60 anos ou mais, de ambos os sexos, diagnosticados com doença de Alzheimer, transtorno depressivo maior e sem diagn óstico de doenças mentais, residentes na cidade do Rio de Jane...
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - February 14, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
The Scale for Evaluating Eating Behaviour in Autism Spectrum Disorder: validation study
Conclusion The scale aims to identify the areas of eating behavior that are altered in individuals with ASD, allowing more specific therapy to be implemented. The tool could also be used to measure the effectiveness of treatment. (Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria)
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - February 14, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Prevalence of eating disorders risk behavior and “low-carb” diet in university students
Conclusions We highlight the high prevalence of diet practice (25.09%), and the higher levels of binge eating in this group, as well as the lower consumption of rice and bread compared to those who did not diet. (Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria)
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - February 14, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Hidden eating disorders and the treatment gap
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Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - February 14, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Case report of Hikikomori syndrome in Portugal: a primary syndrome or the expression of another mental disorder?
RESUMO O fen ómeno hikikomori, forma de isolamento social grave e prolongado, constitui um desafio diagnóstico. A nível conceptual, alguns autores diferenciam o hikikomori em primário e secundário. Este último conceito é utilizado quando está presente comorbilidade que, pelo menos parcialmente, explique a síndrome, enquanto na ausência de diagnóstico psiquiátrico denomina- se “ hikikomori prim ário ” . Os autores apresentam um caso cl ínico português com as mesmas características sociodemográficas e clínicas descritas no Japão. Esse caso ilustra que o hikikomori pode potencialmente ser explicado por ...
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - October 22, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Neural receptors and Alzheimer’s disease: a systematic review of the literature on receptor families most associated with the disease, their functions and expression areas
Conclusions Nuclear transcription receptors, cerebral cortex and hippocampus, microglia, and amyloid beta protein have shown significant importance in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer ’ s disease in this study. (Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria)
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - October 22, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Efficacy of cognitive rehabilitation in improving and maintaining daily living activities in patients with Alzheimer’s disease: a systematic review of literature
Conclusion Cognitive rehabilitation is able to prolong the independence of the patient in performing activities of daily living and generate functional and structural changes. As a consequence of the finding of few studies that met the eligibility criteria, we also verified the need for more controlled studies and greater application control, considering the high risk of bias in the studies used. (Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria)
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - October 22, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Lower performance of executive functions predicts higher alcohol and tobacco consumption among adolescents
Conclusion The cognitive domains of executive functions are predictive factors associated with the use of alcohol and cigarettes by adolescents. Adolescents with worse performance in executive functions are more likely to use alcohol or cigarettes. (Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria)
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - October 22, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
A longitudinal study on the impact of mental health internship in reducing negative attitudes of medical students towards people with mental disorders
Conclusions Mental health internship was related to a decrease in negative attitudes towards PMI. Personal contact seems to influence this improvement. We believe that the reduction of fear toward PMI is more powerful to reduce stigma than the acquisition of knowledge about its natural causes. More studies with a regionally distinct population in Brazil and aimed to measure the impact of fear are necessary to confirm this hypothesis. (Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria)
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria - October 22, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
