Elton Jorge Bessa Diniz, Fulvio Alexandre Scorza, Fabrício Maués Santos Rodrigues, Claudia Berlim de Mello, Tatiana Carvalho de Souza Bonetti, Karina Ramalho Bortoluci, Jair de Jesus Mari
{"title":"The impact of inflammatory and metabolic markers on depression, anxiety, and cognition after COVID-19: a narrative review.","authors":"Elton Jorge Bessa Diniz, Fulvio Alexandre Scorza, Fabrício Maués Santos Rodrigues, Claudia Berlim de Mello, Tatiana Carvalho de Souza Bonetti, Karina Ramalho Bortoluci, Jair de Jesus Mari","doi":"10.47626/2237-6089-2022-0599","DOIUrl":"10.47626/2237-6089-2022-0599","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>There has been growing concern about the long-term effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on mental health. The biological factors common to psychiatric conditions and COVID-19 are not yet fully understood.</p><p><strong>Methodos: </strong>We narratively reviewed prospective longitudinal studies that measured metabolic or inflammatory markers and assessed psychiatric sequelae and cognitive impairment in individuals with COVID-19 at least 3 months after infection. A literature search identified three relevant cohort studies.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Overall, depressive symptomatology and cognitive deficits persisted for up to 1 year after COVID-19; depression and cognitive changes were predicted by acute inflammatory markers, and changes in these markers correlated with changes in depressive symptomatology; female sex, obesity, and the presence of inflammatory markers were associated with more severe clusters of physical and mental health status in patients' self-perceived recovery; and plasma metabolic profiles of patients continued to differ from those of healthy controls 3 months after hospital discharge, which were associated with widespread alterations in neuroimaging, reflecting issues with white matter integrity.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In individuals affected by COVID-19, prolonged exposure to stress and alterations in metabolic and inflammatory markers play a central role in psychiatric sequelae and cognitive deficits in the long term.</p>","PeriodicalId":46305,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy","volume":" ","pages":"e20220599"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11790113/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9683785","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Renato Luís Pessôa, Alexandre Kieslich da Silva, Luiza Silveira Lucas
{"title":"Decrease in alcohol use disorder hospitalizations in Brazil: what does it mean?","authors":"Renato Luís Pessôa, Alexandre Kieslich da Silva, Luiza Silveira Lucas","doi":"10.47626/2237-6089-2022-0588","DOIUrl":"10.47626/2237-6089-2022-0588","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To analyze the trend of hospitalizations for alcohol use disorder (AUD) in Brazil, by region, and establish its relationship with mental health care facilities.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data were collected through the Brazilian Unified Health System's (SIH/SUS) Hospital Information System (Sistema de Informação Hospitalar) and the National Register of Health Establishments of Brazil (Cadastro Nacional de Estabelecimentos de Saúde [CNES]). We used linear regression models to estimate the effect of SUS psychiatric beds and Center for Psychosocial Care (Centro de Atenção Psicossocial [CAPS]) numbers on AUD hospitalizations.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>From 2015 to 2020, 298,735 hospitalizations for AUD were recorded. Most of the patients admitted for AUD were male (88.8%). Individuals aged 60 years and older accounted for 11.7% of our cohort. The highest concentration of hospitalizations occurred in the South region (40.1%). The rate of hospitalizations per hospital bed remained relatively constant. The number of CAPS has a negative effect on SUS psychiatric beds in Brazil (average effect -22.31 [95% confidence interval {95%CI} -26.92, -17.70]). Psychiatric beds have a positive effect on AUD hospitalizations in the country (average effect 1.82 [95%CI 0.91, 2.74]).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Prioritization guidelines for other forms of care are associated with a decrease in hospitalizations for AUD, so we highlight the importance of adequate training of health care professionals for proper referral of these patients to hospital admission when necessary.</p>","PeriodicalId":46305,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy","volume":" ","pages":"e20220588"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11453169/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10556215","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daniel Tornaim Spritzer, Wagner de Lara Machado, Marina Balem Yates, Orsolya Király, Zsolt Demetrovics, Joël Billieux, Daniel L King, Katarzyna Kaliszewska-Czeremska, Stéphanie Laconi, Ives Cavalcante Passos, Simone Hauck
{"title":"Validation of the Ten-Item Internet Gaming Disorder Test (IGDT-10) and its association with functional impairment in Brazilian gamers.","authors":"Daniel Tornaim Spritzer, Wagner de Lara Machado, Marina Balem Yates, Orsolya Király, Zsolt Demetrovics, Joël Billieux, Daniel L King, Katarzyna Kaliszewska-Czeremska, Stéphanie Laconi, Ives Cavalcante Passos, Simone Hauck","doi":"10.47626/2237-6089-2023-0622","DOIUrl":"10.47626/2237-6089-2023-0622","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Despite growing recognition of gaming disorder as a mental disorder, there is still debate about how best to screen for it. This is especially relevant in countries where prevalence studies that could support evidence-based policymaking have not yet been conducted. This study aims to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the Ten-Item Internet Gaming Disorder Test (IGDT-10) and to explore its association with functional impairment.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An online convenience sample of 805 Brazilian adults who reported playing games completed the adapted version of the IGDT-10 and the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0), as well as the Problematic Internet Use Questionnaire (PIUQ), the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D), the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), and a socio-demographic questionnaire.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The Brazilian Portuguese version of the IGDT-10 demonstrated a unidimensional structure in both confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses with satisfactory internal consistency and adequate temporal stability. Participants who scored five or more on the IGDT-10 presented higher levels of functional impairment compared to those who scored positive for four symptoms or fewer. The difference between the two groups was statistically significant with a moderate effect size. Network analysis showed a direct connection between IGDT-10 scores and functional impairment and identified \"negative consequences\" as the most relevant item connecting these variables.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The IGDT-10 is a brief, easy-to-understand, valid, and reliable instrument, proving to be a suitable candidate for screening gaming disorder in future epidemiological studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":46305,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy","volume":" ","pages":"e20230622"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11815349/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71414631","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Leonardo Baldaçara, Amanda de Gouvêa Pettersen, Verônica da Silveira Leite, Flávia Ismael, Carolina Pereira Motta, Railson Alves Freitas, Nicoli Abrão Fasanella, Lucas Alves Pereira, Maria Elisa Lima Barros, Leonardo Barbosa, Ana Luiza Silva Teles, Ruy Palhano, Helio Penna Guimaraes, Maria Aparecida Braga, João Mauricio Castaldelli-Maia, Carla Bicca, Analice Gligliotti, Ana Cecilia Petta Roseli Marques, Antônio Geraldo da Silva
{"title":"Brazilian Psychiatric Association Consensus for the Management of Acute Intoxication: general management and specific interventions for drugs of abuse.","authors":"Leonardo Baldaçara, Amanda de Gouvêa Pettersen, Verônica da Silveira Leite, Flávia Ismael, Carolina Pereira Motta, Railson Alves Freitas, Nicoli Abrão Fasanella, Lucas Alves Pereira, Maria Elisa Lima Barros, Leonardo Barbosa, Ana Luiza Silva Teles, Ruy Palhano, Helio Penna Guimaraes, Maria Aparecida Braga, João Mauricio Castaldelli-Maia, Carla Bicca, Analice Gligliotti, Ana Cecilia Petta Roseli Marques, Antônio Geraldo da Silva","doi":"10.47626/2237-6089-2022-0571","DOIUrl":"10.47626/2237-6089-2022-0571","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To present the Brazilian Psychiatric Association's Consensus on the Management of Acute Intoxication.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A group of experts selected by the Brazilian Psychiatric Association searched for articles on the MEDLINE (by PubMed) and Cochrane databases, limited to human studies and acute intoxication. Working groups reviewed these materials for appropriateness to the topic and the quality of the work. A survey was conducted using the Delphi method to produce a table of agreed recommendations presented at the end of the systematic review. Three survey rounds were held to reach consensus.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Support for intoxication should start with Initial Management: Resuscitation/Life Support/Differential Diagnosis. For this, the group proposed the following sequence of assessments: A (airway), B (breathing), C (circulation), D.1 (disability), D.2 (differential diagnosis), D.3 (decontamination), D.4 (drug antidotes), E (enhanced elimination). The group of experts then presented specific interventions for the main drugs of abuse.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Management of intoxication with drugs of abuse is complex and requires systematic protocols. The group suggests adoption of the A-B-C-D-E technique first, with constant investigation. Then, specific conduct and support until remission of intoxication. The literature is still scarce in evidence on the subject. Therefore, this consensus was necessary. We believe that at present this document can help psychiatric, general, and emergency physicians deal with emergency psychiatric episodes due to acute intoxication. This work could stimulate future studies on the topic.</p>","PeriodicalId":46305,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy","volume":" ","pages":"e20220571"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11332681/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10466414","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gessyka Wanglon Veleda, Giulia Rodrigues Seoane, Gabriely Ribeiro Ezequiel, Caroline Machado Ferreira, Vera Lúcia Marques de Figueiredo, Tharso de Souza Meyer, Jaciana Marlova Gonçalves Araújo, Luciana Rizo, Taiane de Azevedo Cardoso, Kyara Rodrigues de Aguiar, Luciano Dias de Mattos Souza
{"title":"Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the Iowa-Netherlands Comparison Orientation Measure for the Brazilian context.","authors":"Gessyka Wanglon Veleda, Giulia Rodrigues Seoane, Gabriely Ribeiro Ezequiel, Caroline Machado Ferreira, Vera Lúcia Marques de Figueiredo, Tharso de Souza Meyer, Jaciana Marlova Gonçalves Araújo, Luciana Rizo, Taiane de Azevedo Cardoso, Kyara Rodrigues de Aguiar, Luciano Dias de Mattos Souza","doi":"10.47626/2237-6089-2022-0573","DOIUrl":"10.47626/2237-6089-2022-0573","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The Iowa-Netherlands Comparison Orientation Measure (INCOM) was developed to measure individual differences in social comparison orientation and has been widely used in research and various different settings.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The aim of this study was to adapt the online version of the INCOM and to evaluate its psychometric parameters when applied to a Brazilian population of university students.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The procedures were divided into two steps: step 1 - cross-cultural adaptation and analysis of content validity, and step 2 - assessment of psychometric characteristics. Step 1 comprised the processes of translation, evaluation by an expert committee, evaluation by the target population, and back-translation. For step 2, 1,065 university students were recruited and then factor analysis, analysis of reliability, and analysis of validity based on external measures were performed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The adaptation process yielded satisfactory results, including good indicators of content validity. Exploratory factor analysis revealed a two-dimensional structure and adequate factor loadings, except for item 11, which was excluded from the final version. Additionally, the final version of the scale had adequate fit indices (χ2 = 148.45, degrees of freedom [df] = 26; p < 0.001; root mean square error of approximation [RMSEA] = 0.06; comparative fit index [CFI] = 0.99; and Tucker-Lewis index [TLI] = 0.98). Evidence of reliability (Cronbach's alpha = 0.83) was observed and there were positive correlations with negative affect (r = 0.36) and negative correlations with positive affect and self-esteem (r = -0.15; r = -0.41, respectively).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The Brazilian version of the INCOM presents satisfactory psychometric parameters and can thus be used to measure social comparison orientation.</p>","PeriodicalId":46305,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy","volume":" ","pages":"e20220573"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11332682/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10605593","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Walter Gabriel Neves Cruz, Thiago Aguiar Jesuino, Hercules Fernandes Moreno, Lara Garrido Santos, Amanda Galvão-de Almeida
{"title":"Analysis of the impact of the Brazilian Suicide Prevention Campaign \"Yellow September\": an ecological study.","authors":"Walter Gabriel Neves Cruz, Thiago Aguiar Jesuino, Hercules Fernandes Moreno, Lara Garrido Santos, Amanda Galvão-de Almeida","doi":"10.47626/2237-6089-2022-0564","DOIUrl":"10.47626/2237-6089-2022-0564","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Yellow September (YS) (Setembro Amarelo) is a Brazilian suicide prevention campaign launched in 2015, however, its effectiveness at reducing mortality is still unknown. This is an ecologically interrupted time series study that analyzed the trend in suicide rates in Brazil between 2011 and 2019 and its association with the implementation of YS at a national level.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A segmented interrupted series regression analysis was performed, using a generalized linear Poisson model, with correction for seasonal trends. Data were provided by the Mortality Information System (Sistema de Informações Sobre Mortalidade [SIM]).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There was an increase in the annual rates of suicide deaths between 2011 and 2019, with 4.99 and 6.41 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, respectively. The null hypothesis, that the YS did not change the historical trend of growth in suicides in Brazil after its implementation, was confirmed. However, there was a significant increase of 6.2% in the risk of mortality in 2017 and a significant increase of 8.6% in 2019.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The results are consistent with the literature, which proposes that campaigns focused solely on publicity in the media generate unsound findings regarding the effective reduction in the number of deaths by suicide. The lack of initiatives involving multisectoral actions may explain the failure of YS to change rates of death by suicide. Therefore, implementation of new lines of action focused on training professionals and expanding the care network could make it an effective instrument for reducing mortality from suicide.</p>","PeriodicalId":46305,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy","volume":" ","pages":"e20220564"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11790110/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9611641","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Psychometric properties of the 9-item Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory (PTCI-9) in an Iranian sample.","authors":"Narges Barzgar, Hamid Poursharifi, Fereshte Momeni, Samaneh Hosseinzadeh","doi":"10.47626/2237-6089-2022-0534","DOIUrl":"10.47626/2237-6089-2022-0534","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory (PTCI) is a widely used measure for assessing negative posttraumatic cognitions that are common among individuals with trauma-related disorders. There was a need for a valid and reliable short form of the PTCI in Persian.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study aimed to translate the 9-item version of the PTCI (PTCI-9) into Persian and evaluate its characteristics and psychometric properties.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a cross-sectional psychometric study using the translation and back-translation technique. Experts assessed the scale's content validity. Participants were 207 Iranian individuals recruited from the general population, 151 of whom were trauma-exposed. Participants completed the Persian version of the PTCI-9, the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II), and the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHO-QOL) scale. The psychometric properties of the Persian version of PTCI-9 were assessed using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) methods. Cronbach's α coefficient and Pearson's correlation coefficients were also calculated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Factor analyses supported a three-factor model including the Self, World, and Self-Blame subscales. The Cronbach's alpha of the Persian version of PTCI-9 (α = 0.74) and its subscales (0.76, 0.82, 0.78) demonstrated acceptable reliability. The Persian PTCI-9 also had strong test-retest reliability (r = 0.79). The correlations between the Persian version of the PTCI-9 and the BDI-II (r = 0.60) and the WHO-QOL (r = -0.54) indicated that the scale also has convergent validity.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The Persian version of the PTCI-9 showed acceptable psychometric properties. It is a brief and pragmatic measure that can be used in Iranian trauma-exposed patients for research and clinical purposes.</p>","PeriodicalId":46305,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy","volume":" ","pages":"e20220534"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11815346/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9219847","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy as a potential treatment for eating disorders: a narrative review of preliminary evidence.","authors":"Elena Koning, Elisa Brietzke","doi":"10.47626/2237-6089-2022-0597","DOIUrl":"10.47626/2237-6089-2022-0597","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Eating disorders (ED) are a group of potentially severe mental disorders characterized by abnormal energy balance, cognitive dysfunction, and emotional distress. Cognitive inflexibility is a major challenge to successful ED treatment and dysregulated serotonergic function has been implicated in this symptomatic dimension. Moreover, there are few effective treatment options and long-term remission of ED symptoms is difficult to achieve. There is emerging evidence for the use of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy (PAP) for a range of mental disorders. Psilocybin is a serotonergic psychedelic that has demonstrated therapeutic benefit in a variety of psychiatric illnesses characterized by rigid thought patterns and treatment resistance. The current paper presents a narrative review of the hypothesis that psilocybin may be an effective adjunctive treatment for individuals with EDs, based on biological plausibility, transdiagnostic evidence, and preliminary results. Limitations of the PAP model and proposed future directions for its application to eating behavior are also discussed. Although the literature to date is not sufficient to propose the incorporation of psilocybin in the treatment of disordered eating behaviors, preliminary evidence supports the need for more rigorous clinical trials as an important avenue for future investigation.</p>","PeriodicalId":46305,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy","volume":" ","pages":"e20220597"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11790131/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9394432","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Angelica Cerveira de Baumont, Géssica Sá Oliveira, Juliana Bastos de Figueiredo, Júlia Foschiera Dos Santos, Bruna Pasqualini Genro, Luísa Fernanda Habigzang, Gisele Gus Manfro
{"title":"Intimate partner violence and women's mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.","authors":"Angelica Cerveira de Baumont, Géssica Sá Oliveira, Juliana Bastos de Figueiredo, Júlia Foschiera Dos Santos, Bruna Pasqualini Genro, Luísa Fernanda Habigzang, Gisele Gus Manfro","doi":"10.47626/2237-6089-2022-0594","DOIUrl":"10.47626/2237-6089-2022-0594","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Intimate partner violence (IPV) increased extensively around the world during the pandemic, causing severe harm to women's mental health. However, there are no studies showing these effects in Brazil. The objectives of this study were to assess perpetration of IPV and presence of depression and suicidal ideation in women living in Brazil during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Cross-sectional online survey including women living in Brazil from July 2020 to June 2021. Participants answered a 43-item self-administered questionnaire exploring their characteristics and life changes due to the pandemic (CoRonavIruS Health Impact Survey [CRISIS]), IPV (World Health Organization Violence Against Women [WHO-VAW]), and depressive symptoms or suicidal ideation (Patient Health Questionnaire-9 [PHQ-9]). We used Poisson multiple regression analyses with robust variance to model associations between IPV and mental health outcomes, considering aspects of social vulnerability as covariates.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We found high frequencies of IPV (33.3%), depression (36.1%), and suicidal ideation (19.8%) among the participants. IPV was significantly associated with depression (prevalence ratio [PR] = 1.502, p = 0.001 for one type of IPV; PR = 2.702, p < 0.001 for two or three types of IPV) and with suicidal ideation (PR = 2.264, p < 0.001 for one type of VPI; PR = 3.272, p < 0.001 for two or three types of IPV). Food insecurity, being black, lower educational levels, and being in a relationship with a person of the same gender were associated with one or both mental health outcomes.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>We demonstrated associations between IPV and higher frequencies of depression and suicidal ideation in women living in Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the urgency of strengthening strategies to protect women during adversity.</p>","PeriodicalId":46305,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy","volume":" ","pages":"e20220594"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11790106/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9687968","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Problematic trading: gambling-like behavior in day trading and cryptocurrency investing.","authors":"Thiago Henrique Roza, Hermano Tavares, Felix Henrique Paim Kessler, Ives Cavalcante Passos","doi":"10.47626/2237-6089-2023-0623","DOIUrl":"10.47626/2237-6089-2023-0623","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46305,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy","volume":" ","pages":"e20230623"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11815345/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9687970","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}