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Psychology

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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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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Good practices

Statistical support for psychology journals

A group of researchers have proposed a new strategy to prevent errors and biases in psychology research findings

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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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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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EDUCATION

Science and video games

Researchers discover new uses for computer games

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Music

Cradlesongs

The formal characteristics of lullabies help put infants to sleep and introduce them into their cultural and affective context

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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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ECNP Preclinical Network Data

An award for studies with negative results

An award for studies with negative results

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ECONOMICS

The theory of mental accounting

The theory of mental accounting

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Careers

From words to machines

Cognitive scientist works with new technologies in the USA

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SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY  

The living past

Ecléa Bosi worked to show that memory is also used to rethink the present

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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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Good Practices

Questioning statistics

Questioning statistics

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COVER

Turbulent times

One third of Brazilian adolescents show signs of psychological distress

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MEDICINE

The new faces of cancer

Cases of head and neck tumors caused by HPV has increased

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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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Maternity

Breastfeeding: it’s good for moms, too

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

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MENTAL HEALTH

Depression due to inflammation

Dysregulated immune processes may be related to depression

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Ecléa Bosi

Ecléa Bosi: Sensitive narratives about vulnerable groups

USP's emeritus professor talks about social psychology

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Well-being in the air

Embraer teams up with universities to improve comfort within its airplanes

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Psychology

Times of cholera in love

Adolescent lovers use violence as a form of communication

Melancholy

Psychology from the pulpit

The colonial roots of understanding the national soul

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Cinema

Artistic madness

How the seventh art depicts mental disorders

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