Psychiatry

MENTAL HEALTH

Messages and home visits help reduce symptoms of depression in the elderly

Strategies were tested on low-income participants with low education levels in the city of Guarulhos

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NEUROLOGY

Elderly capuchin monkeys have lesions typical of Alzheimer’s disease

The finding could allow primates abundant in Brazil to be used as a model for studying the human disease

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Epidemiology

The mental burden of the young

Frequency of psychiatric disorders doubles between end of infancy and start of adolescence

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Neurology

Study identifies rare form of Alzheimer’s acquired through treatment no longer used

Individuals were given a hormone extracted from cadavers, contaminated with protein fragments associated with the onset of the disease

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RESEARCH ITINERARIES

Damage inventory

How Francisco Inácio Bastos transitioned from psychiatry to epidemiology to broaden his understanding of drug use in Brazil

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The hidden damage of rape

Sexual violence causes psychological distress and results in inflammation that can accelerate ageing

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Neurosciences

Brazilian and French researchers identify a new possible biological cause for depression

Failure to recycle neuron components leads to signs of the disease in mice similar to those seen in humans

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Sexual violence causes psychological distress and results in inflammation that can accelerate aging

UNIFESP study characterized the effects of rape on women and girls in the city of São Paulo

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Health

Postmortem analysis identifies brain lesions in individuals who developed depression as adults

Study involved samples from 741 men and women aged 60 to 84 stored in USP’s Biobank for Studies on Aging

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Genetics

Mutations raise schizophrenia risk

Studies show that mutations can increase the risk of schizophrenia

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Careers

Medical emergency

Recent studies address the adversities faced by new healthcare professionals during the Covid-19 pandemic

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Covid-19

Increasing anxiety and depression

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to 129.4 million new cases of anxiety and depression worldwide

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Neuroscience

The archaeology of the mind

Supported by mathematical models, study investigates the development of human thought over thousands of years

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Covid-19

Younger people suffering from anxiety and depression

The number of children and adolescents experiencing symptoms of depression and anxiety nearly doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Health

The first bonding

Instructional home visits by nurses help teen mothers bond with their babies and contribute to child development

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Good practices

Data manufactured in study evaluating psychiatric clinics

A renowned expert in treating anxiety and phobias who edited a mental disorder diagnosis manual used by psychologists in Germany fabricated some of the data in a €2.4-million study

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Interview

Gustavo Turecki: Detective of the mind

Born in Argentina and educated in Brazil, a dedicated psychiatrist investigates the causes of suicide

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Health professionals under emotional stress

Depression rates for health professionals who care for COVID-19 patients have tripled

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The emotional pain of the pandemic

Psychological suffering and mental illness caused by radical changes to daily life, fear of getting sick, and an economic crisis

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Careers

Bullying at medical schools

Interpersonal violence at university can lead to depression and dropouts

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History

Memories of drought

Researchers and social movements join forces to ensure the listing of a Ceará concentration camp

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Psychology

How much paid work it takes to feel happy

The survey indicated that the risk of mental health problems falls by an average of 30% when a person leaves unemployment or maternity leave for paid work of up to eight hours per week

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Population Studies

Misplaced youth

Researchers look for explanations for the increase in youth suicide rates in Brazil

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Before memory loss

Psychiatric problems may be the first signs of Alzheimer’s disease

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Public health

Emotions weigh heavy on the heart

A study of 15,000 people in Brazil indicates an association between psychiatric problems and cardiovascular diseases

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Careers

 What holiday?

Researchers talk about how they plan their work around the academic holidays

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Psychiatry

The other side of ayahuasca

Research teams from Natal and Ribeirão Preto conduct initial tests on antidepressant properties of ayahuasca tea made of leaves and bark from the Amazon

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Psychiatry

Battling persistent depression

Studies suggest that low doses of psychedelic anesthetics may be beneficial to people who do not respond to conventional medication

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Before memory loss

Psychiatric problems may be the first signs of Alzheimer’s disease

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Careers

From the newsroom to the medical clinic

After working as a journalist in Brazil and Europe, Christian Kieling switched to medicine and today researches depression in adolescents

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