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Psychiatry

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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Cover

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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Cover

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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NEUROLOGY

Adolescent depression

Heightened reward-related brain activity may predict an increased risk for developing the disorder

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Retrospect

For the mad, the madhouse

The first insane asylums in Brazil were built in the mid-nineteenth century in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo

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CAREERS

Mental illness on the rise in academia

Universities are developing psychological care strategies for students

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Public health

Food and guilt

Women diagnosed with bulimia choose food based on decisions related to health

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Memory

The women of psychoanalysis

Women have contributed to the spread of Freud’s ideas in Brazil

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Medicine

Mental examination

Scientists develop methodology for diagnosis of psychiatric disorders

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Mental Health

The price of abstinence

Voucher helps crack addicts to abstain from consuming it

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COVER

Turbulent times

One third of Brazilian adolescents show signs of psychological distress

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MENTAL HEALTH

Atelier Juquery

Sculptures and paintings reflect the role of art in psychiatric hospitals

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Mental health

Citizenship & abstinence

Technique offers a reward every time a drug addict displays desirable behavior

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SOCIETY

Confronting the silence surrounding death

Specialists suggest that Health care professionals should talk about death

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MENTAL HEALTH

A long maturation period

RMf images reveal stages of development in the brain’s networks

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Etelvino Bechara

Etelvino José Henriques Bechara: On fireflies and mental illnesses

Chemist investigated highly reactive compounds, the free radicals

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Medicine / Institutes

The impact of growth

Changes prompted the establishment of specialized facilities

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Maternity

Breastfeeding: it’s good for moms, too

Women who breastfeed have a lower risk of suffering from postpartum depression

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Reversible changes

The brain and the earthquake

Getting out alive from a traumatic event can lead to brain modification

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Inflammatory disease

Depression, an inflammatory disease?

Depression could be a consequence of imbalances in the body's defense system

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COVER

Energy for neurons

Electrical stimulation is a promising technique for treating depression

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Psychology

Juvenile offenders can tell right from wrong

Juvenile offenders can tell right from wrong

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