1. Immature defense mechanisms predict poor response to psychotherapy in major depressive patients with comorbid cluster B personality disorder

Objective: To evaluate the impact of defense mechanisms at baseline on depressive symptoms after brief psychotherapies and after 6-months of follow-up among depressed patients with and without cluster B personality disorders (PDs). Methods: This quasi-experimental study nested within a randomized clinical trial included a clinical sample of adults (18-60 ye

Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry. Publicado em: 2022

2. Cognitive assessment of Brazilian patients with multiple sclerosis: weighing the impact of disability and depressive symptoms

RESUMO A esclerose múltipla (EM) é a doença desmielinizante mais comum do sistema nervoso central. A cognição não é rotineiramente avaliada nos pacientes apesar da ocorrência frequente de queixas ou disfunção cognitivas. Objetivo: Comparar o perfil de pacientes com EM com controles pareados por idade, sexo e escolaridade e investigar a potencial i

Dementia & Neuropsychologia. Publicado em: 2022

3. Prevalence and associated factors with depression and anxiety in prisoners in South of Brazil

Abstract Background Brazil has the third largest prison population in the world. Research in the world has confirmed a high prevalence of mental disorders in this population. Objective To identify prevalence and associated factors with depression and anxiety in prisoners of the closed prison system. Methods This is a cross-sectional study with 643 pris

Arch. Clin. Psychiatry (São Paulo). Publicado em: 2020-08

4. Associations between primary health care strategies and outcomes of mental disorders

Objective: To investigate associations between the percentage and severity of mental disorders (MD) and three different primary health care (PHC) strategies in Brazil: traditional care (TC), the Family Health Strategy (FHS), and FHS with shared mental health care (FHS+SC). Methods: Random samples were selected from three different areas of a Brazilian city

Braz. J. Psychiatry. Publicado em: 2020-08

5. Childhood trauma and bipolar spectrum: a population-based sample of young adults

Abstract Introduction Childhood trauma has been suggested to be involved in susceptibility to bipolar disorder (BP). However, it remains unclear whether the occurrence of childhood trauma is differently distributed in subthreshold bipolar disorder (SBP). Objective To assess childhood trauma in young adults with SBP, as compared to young adults with BP an

Trends Psychiatry Psychother.. Publicado em: 2020-06

6. Prevalência e correlatos do transtorno de ansiedade generalizada em idosos atendidos em atenção primária

RESUMO Objetivo Examinar a prevalência do transtorno de ansiedade generalizada (TAG) em idosos e suas associações com fatores sociodemográficos e de saúde. Métodos Estudo transversal, composto por uma amostra de base populacional de 578 indivíduos com 60 anos ou mais, participantes do programa Estratégia Saúde da Família (ESF) de Porto Alegre,

J. bras. psiquiatr.. Publicado em: 2020-06

7. Improved quality of life and reduced depressive symptoms in medical students after a single-session intervention

Objective: Anxiety and depression are prevalent among medical students. Brazilian medical students have higher levels of depression and lower quality of life than their U.S. counterparts, and no preventive intervention exists for this risk group in Brazil. The Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders (UP), a cognitive-behavioral

Braz. J. Psychiatry. Publicado em: 2020-04

8. Comment on “At-risk drinking and current cannabis use among medical students: a multivariable analysis of the role of personality traits”

Objective: Anxiety and depression are prevalent among medical students. Brazilian medical students have higher levels of depression and lower quality of life than their U.S. counterparts, and no preventive intervention exists for this risk group in Brazil. The Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders (UP), a cognitive-behavioral

Braz. J. Psychiatry. Publicado em: 2020-04

9. “Black box” pharmacogenetic decision-support tools in psychiatry

Objective: Anxiety and depression are prevalent among medical students. Brazilian medical students have higher levels of depression and lower quality of life than their U.S. counterparts, and no preventive intervention exists for this risk group in Brazil. The Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders (UP), a cognitive-behavioral

Braz. J. Psychiatry. Publicado em: 2020-04

10. Eating disorders are described as “psychosomatic passions” in the Christian Patristic Tradition

Objective: Anxiety and depression are prevalent among medical students. Brazilian medical students have higher levels of depression and lower quality of life than their U.S. counterparts, and no preventive intervention exists for this risk group in Brazil. The Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders (UP), a cognitive-behavioral

Braz. J. Psychiatry. Publicado em: 2020-04

11. Panacea, placebo or poison? Genetically guided treatment for depression

Objective: Depression is highly prevalent in hemodialysis patients, but few studies have evaluated older hemodialysis patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of depression, its associated factors and its impact on quality of life in an older population on hemodialysis. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study including 173 hemodialy

Braz. J. Psychiatry. Publicado em: 2020-04

12. Depression and quality of life in older adults on hemodialysis

Objective: Depression is highly prevalent in hemodialysis patients, but few studies have evaluated older hemodialysis patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of depression, its associated factors and its impact on quality of life in an older population on hemodialysis. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study including 173 hemodialy

Braz. J. Psychiatry. Publicado em: 2020-04