Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria最新文献

{"title":"Are we correctly diagnosing and screening for bipolar depression?","authors":"Adriana Munhoz Carneiro, Fernando Dos Santos Fernandes, Ricardo Alberto Moreno, Doris Hupfeld Moreno","doi":"10.47626/1516-4446-2024-3808","DOIUrl":"10.47626/1516-4446-2024-3808","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21244,"journal":{"name":"Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria","volume":" ","pages":"e20243808"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11773328/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142639695","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring depression in people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders: A cross-sectional analysis of the clinical relationship with Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale dimensions.","authors":"Francesco Bartoli, Angela Calabrese, Federico Moretti, Marta Castiglioni, Luca Prestifilippo, Aldo De Pietra, Marco Gazzola, Paolo Camera, Cristina Crocamo, Giuseppe Carrà","doi":"10.47626/1516-4446-2023-3418","DOIUrl":"10.47626/1516-4446-2023-3418","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Evidence on the relationship between depression and clinical dimensions of schizophrenia remains limited. This cross-sectional study investigated the association between depression and Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) dimensions in people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Trained assessors administered the PANSS to measure symptoms of schizophrenia and the Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia to measure depression. The association of depression with overall PANSS score and related dimensions was investigated in multiple logistic regression analyses.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We included 231 inpatients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (mean age: 42.4 (SD: 12.9) years; men: 58.9%; mean overall PANSS score: 82.5 (SD: 20.1); drug-free or naïve: 39.3%), including 78 (33.8%) with clinically significant depressive symptoms. Depression was associated with higher overall (regression coefficient, SE: 0.029, 0.008; p < 0.001) and general psychopathology (regression coefficient, SE: 0.118, 0.023; p < 0.001) PANSS scores. We found an inverse relationship between depression and positive symptoms (regression coefficient, SE: -0.088, 0.028; p = 0.002). No association between depression and negative symptoms was found.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Despite some limitations, our study shows that people affected by schizophrenia spectrum disorders with depression are likely to show more overall and general psychopathology symptoms but lower positive symptoms. Additional studies are needed to explore the generalizability of our findings.</p>","PeriodicalId":21244,"journal":{"name":"Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria","volume":" ","pages":"e20233418"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11189112/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139569506","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Drug repurposing and personalized treatment strategies for bipolar disorder using transcriptomics: an exploratory study.","authors":"Paola Rampelotto Ziani, Marco Antônio de Bastiani, Ellen Scotton, Pedro Henrique da Rosa, Tainá Schons, Giovana Mezzomo, Quênia de Carvalho, Flávio Kapczinski, Adriane R Rosa","doi":"10.47626/1516-4446-2023-3441","DOIUrl":"10.47626/1516-4446-2023-3441","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The present study combined transcriptomic data and computational techniques based on gene expression signatures to identify new bioactive compounds or Food and Drug Administration-approved drugs for the treatment of bipolar disorder (BD).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Five transcriptomic datasets containing 165 blood samples from individuals with BD were selected from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO). The number of participants varied from six to 60, with a mean age between 35 and 48 years and a gender difference between them. Most of these patients were receiving pharmacological treatment. Master regulator analysis (MRA) and gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) were performed to identify genes that were significantly different between patients with BD and healthy controls and their associations with mood states in patients with BD. In addition, molecules that could reverse the transcriptomic profiles of BD-altered regulons were identified from the Library of Network-Based Cellular Signatures Consortium (LINCS) and the Broad Institute Connectivity Map Drug Repurposing Database (cMap) databases.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>MRA identified 59 candidate master regulators (MRs) that modulate regulatory units enriched with BD-altered genes. In contrast, GSEA identified 134 enriched genes and 982 regulons whose activation state was determined. Both analyses revealed genes exclusively associated with mania, depression, or euthymia, and some genes were shared among these three mood states. We identified bioactive compounds and licensed drug candidates, including antihypertensives and antineoplastic agents, as promising candidates for the treatment of BD. However, experimental validation is essential to confirm these findings in further studies.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Although our data are still preliminary, they provide some insights into the biological patterns of different mood states in patients with BD and their potential therapeutic targets. The strategy of transcriptomics plus bioinformatics offers a way to advance drug discovery and personalized medicine by using gene expression information.</p>","PeriodicalId":21244,"journal":{"name":"Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria","volume":" ","pages":"e20233441"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11488474/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140050208","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Social skills in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder before and after treatment.","authors":"Felipe C da Silva, Marcelo C Batistuzzo, Juliana B Diniz, Carina C D'Alcante, Kiara Timpano, Roseli G Shavitt, Euripedes C Miguel, Marcelo Q Hoexter","doi":"10.47626/1516-4446-2024-3577","DOIUrl":"10.47626/1516-4446-2024-3577","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>We investigated whether social skills are impaired in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), whether they changed over the course of treatment, and whether OCD severity, age of onset, and illness duration were associated with social skills deficit.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 41 treatment-naïve patients with OCD and 34 healthy controls were assessed using the Social Skills Inventory. Patients were reevaluated 12 weeks after standardized treatment. Group differences and the effects of treatment on OCD symptomatology over time were analyzed with independent and paired tests, respectively. OCD severity, age at illness onset, and illness duration were tested as predictors of social skills.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The patient group had lower overall social skill scores than controls (p < 0.001). After treatment, although OCD symptomatology (p < 0.001) improved, there was no significant difference in social skills (p = 0.673). Earlier age of symptom onset predicted lower social skill scores (p = 0.016).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our results suggest that, despite improved OCD symptoms, social skills did not change after treatment. Subsequent investigations with larger sample sizes and longer follow-up periods could determine whether social skills are likely to increase over time.</p>","PeriodicalId":21244,"journal":{"name":"Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria","volume":" ","pages":"e20243577"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11744266/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141321537","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Perinatal risk factors for the onset of bipolar disorder in young adulthood: a 22-year birth cohort.","authors":"Vanessa Gnielka, Bruno Braga Montezano, Daniel Prates Baldez, Augusto Ossamu Shintani, Francisco Diego Rabelo-da-Ponte, Ana Maria Baptista Menezes, Fernando C Wehrmeister, Helen Gonçalves, Maurício Kunz, Márcia Kauer-Sant'Anna, Devon Watts, Flávio Kapczinski, Ives Cavalcante Passos","doi":"10.47626/1516-4446-2023-3338","DOIUrl":"10.47626/1516-4446-2023-3338","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Bipolar disorder (BD) is a major cause of disability-adjusted life years in young adults. Pregnancy complications have previously been associated with BD. The current study aimed to examine the association between perinatal factors and BD.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We included 3,794 subjects from the 1993 Pelotas population-based birth cohort study. We assessed 27 variables at birth and modeled BD onset at 18 and 22 years. Bivariate analysis was performed by means of binomial logistic regression models. The variables with p-values less than 0.05 were included in a multiple regression with confounders.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Maternal smoking was associated with a 1.42-fold increased risk of BD at 18 or 22 years old (95%CI 1.091-1.841), and maternal passive exposure to tobacco with a 1.43-fold increased risk (95%CI 1.086-1.875). No association was found between other perinatal factors and BD after controlling for confounders.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The results of the present cohort study corroborate previous reports in the literature indicating a negative effects of maternal smoking during pregnancy. These findings can be further tested and support the development of strategies to prevent the onset development of BD.</p>","PeriodicalId":21244,"journal":{"name":"Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria","volume":" ","pages":"e20233338"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11427987/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139723876","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The efficacy and safety of complementary and alternative medicine for depression: an umbrella review.","authors":"Yiting Liu, Rongfei Yang, Nana Zhang, Qingshan Liu","doi":"10.47626/1516-4446-2024-3705","DOIUrl":"10.47626/1516-4446-2024-3705","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Depression is a major public health problem. Many complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) interventions have been suggested as potential treatments. This umbrella review aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of CAM interventions for treating depression.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We comprehensively searched for relevant systematic reviews and meta-analyses in the MEDLINE (via PubMed), EMBASE, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library databases. We assessed effectiveness (based on efficacy and changes in depression assessment scale scores) and safety (based on adverse events).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 22 eligible articles were included. Yueju antidepressant and electro-acupuncture (EA) improved depression symptoms better than conventional antidepressants. In addition, omega-3 fatty acids (n-3PUFAs), exercise, manual acupuncture (MA), Hypericum mono-preparations, relaxation, and vitamin D showed superior efficacy to placebo and controls. Guipi decotion (GPD) as adjunctive therapy has higher efficacy than conventional antidepressants, and MA and Yueju have a better safety profile than conventional antidepressants.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>10 CAMs can effectively improve the condition of patients with clinical depression.</p>","PeriodicalId":21244,"journal":{"name":"Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria","volume":" ","pages":"e20243705"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11773322/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141793328","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Back to the future: the Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry embraces change and innovation.","authors":"Andre R Brunoni, Antonio E Nardi","doi":"10.47626/1516-4446-2024-0056","DOIUrl":"10.47626/1516-4446-2024-0056","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21244,"journal":{"name":"Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11427984/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141420665","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Early adolescent life-related factors and predictors of violent behavior.","authors":"Mei-Ju Chen, Shiuan-Shinn Lee, Shu-Hsin Lee","doi":"10.47626/1516-4446-2024-3719","DOIUrl":"10.47626/1516-4446-2024-3719","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21244,"journal":{"name":"Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria","volume":" ","pages":"e20243719"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11474440/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141321536","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The rise of so-called adolescent \"zombie\" behavior: a spotlight on synthetic cannabinoid abuse.","authors":"Pedro Mendonça-Ferreira, Henrique Bombana, João Mauricio Castaldelli-Maia","doi":"10.47626/1516-4446-2024-3587","DOIUrl":"10.47626/1516-4446-2024-3587","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21244,"journal":{"name":"Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria","volume":" ","pages":"e20243587"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11474444/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141321538","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Abbreviated Suicidal Narrative Inventory: factor structure, internal consistency, and validity in a Brazilian sample.","authors":"Jefté Peper-Nascimento, Megan L Rogers, Alexandre Paim Diaz, Gabriela Serafim Keller, Jenelle A Richards, Luciane B Ceretta, Lisa J Cohen, João Quevedo, Igor Galynker, Samira S Valvassori","doi":"10.47626/1516-4446-2023-3270","DOIUrl":"10.47626/1516-4446-2023-3270","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To test the factor structure, reliability, and validity of the Brazilian version of the Abbreviated Suicidal Narrative Inventory (SNI-38).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We used an anonymous online questionnaire of the SNI-38 and self-report measures administered between November 2020 and October 2021 in the Brazilian community. Participants were recruited through social media advertisements. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed to test the factor structure of the SNI-38. In addition, we assessed internal consistency and convergent validity against stressful life events, suicide crisis syndrome, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 2,660 participants were included. The eight-factor model of the SNI-38 had a good model fit (?2[637] = 7,473.98, p < 0.001, comparative fit index [CFI] = 0.99, Tucker-Lewis index [TLI] = 0.99, root mean squared error of approximation [RMSEA] = 0.07, standardized root mean residual [SRMR] = 0.06). Notably, all items were significantly and positively loaded onto their respective factors (factor loadings = 0.45). The reliability of all subscales except for goal disengagement ranged from good to high. Furthermore, all subscales except goal disengagement showed positive correlations with variables such as suicide crisis syndrome, stressful life events, lifetime/past month suicidal ideation, and lifetime suicide attempts.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These findings provide preliminary support for the validity of the Brazilian version of the SNI-38 as an appropriate, valid instrument for measuring suicidal narratives in Brazilian individuals.</p>","PeriodicalId":21244,"journal":{"name":"Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria","volume":" ","pages":"e20233270"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11474438/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140102362","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}