Objective:To map the scientific evidence regarding non-suicidal self-harm and borderline personality disorder in adolescents from community or clinical samples in the international context.Introduction:Non-suicidal self-harm corresponds to an important field of research in the suicide spectrum; however, there are diverse perspectives for its conceptualization. The literature...
Introduction:Procrastination is a ubiquitous, multifaceted and problematic phenomenon. This paper will address the best scientific understanding published on this subject, although it is limited and of poor quality.Method:For this original revision study, we have examined various relevant bibliometric databases in a non-systematic way and with no claim to being comprehensive. The...
Introduction:The possibility of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) reversal has generated numerous studies in search of treatment, including cognitive stimulation through virtual reality (VR). Despite its use, there is still no evidence about the modalities and effects in people with MCI.Aim:To systematize the characteristics of the studies that have used cognitive interventions...
Introduction:Epilepsy is a chronic neurological pathology that causes psychological and neuro-cognitive alterations and affects socioeconomic aspects, which makes it an important public health problem.Objective:To describe sociodemographic and clinical characteristics in hospital discharges of patients diagnosed with epilepsy in Chile during the 2015-2019 five-year period.Method...
Objective:To determine the factors associated with the beginning of sexual activities in adolescents from the educational centers of Cushcanday-Agallpampa and San Isidro-Otuzco.Material and methods:Between September 2021 and March 2022, an observational, cross-sectional analytical study was carried out in 265 secondary school students from the educational centers of...
Introduction:Based on Gray's Reinforcement Sensitivity theory and considering the human being's ability to anticipate future events, it is considered necessary to have an instrument to assess susceptibility to immediate and delayed reinforcement, because there is no instrument to evaluate it.The Objective:To elaborate and study the psychometric properties of the Susceptibility to...
Introduction:The COVID-19 pandemic has had a great impact on mental health, being depression one of the most frequent pathologies. Our aim was to determine the prevalence and factors associated with depression in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methodology:We conducted an observational, analytical, cross-sectional, prospective study. University students who meet...
Introduction:The anxiety sensitivity is a few known theoretical construct, although it has a relevant clinical worth, because it is a powerful predictor of the anxiety disorders, so as in children, as in adolescents and adults. Moreover, in Peru there are few psychometric tests that assess children anxiety, and even fewer about anxiety sensitivity.Objective:In this research, it...
Carta al EditorLa violencia contra los niños y sus consecuenciasViolence against children and its repercussionsFabiana Silveira B.1 Alexandre Martins V.2 1Médica del Servicio de Psiquiatría da Infantil y Adolescente -Instituto de Psiquiatría-Universidad Federal de Rio de Janeiro-Brazil.2Profesor en el Programa de Posgrado en Psiquiatría y Salud Mental -Instituto de Psiquiatría...
Compassion is valued within the central elements of health care, existing in recent years a progressive increase in interest in its research, at least in part by the perception that it has decreased in health systems. For centuries it has been found universally in different cultures and disciplines but presenting variations according to different cultures in terms of its...
Opioid consumption has increased greatly in recent years, creating a public health crisis that affects all types of population. The use of illegal opiates amongst pregnant women has also risen, causing a surge in the frequency in which adverse neonatal outcomes, such as Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS), are seen in clinical practice. Furthermore, children exposed prenatally to...
Rett Syndrome is a monogenic disorder linked to the X chromosome, of a progressive nature that affects neurodevelopment mainly in girls during the first stages of the life cycle. Its etiology is mainly due to loss-of-function single nucleotide change mutations of the MECP2 gene. This gene codes for the protein of the same name whose main function is to act as a global repressor...
Introduction:The management of cerebral gliomas during the last four decades has undergone relevant changes in terms of its study and treatment. Among these changes is the development of imaging, neurophysiological and histopathological techniques. The present study attempts to estimate the impact that the use of these technologies has had on the prognosis of patients.Material...
The role of the Default Neural Network in the emergence of attention deficit disorder has received increasing scientific evidence in the last 20 years. This article aimed to systematize the empirical and quantitative evidence available in research on the role of the Default Neural Network in sustained attention and attention deficits in school children and adolescents; The...
Introduction:Brain Arteriovenous Malformations (AVM) are an abnormal set of dilated arteries and veins within the brain and are characterized by loss of vascular organization with an abnormal arteriovenous shunt. The probability of AVM rupture is low, but it can cause deficits in up to 45% ofpatients. Epilepsy could be associated with AVM, and status epilepticus is rare. The...
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is a rare neurodegenerative disease with a high incidence in Chile compared to the rest of the world. The condition is mainly characterized by the development of rapidly progressive dementia and various nonspecific neurological signs, the most common being myoclonus. The case that will be described below stands out for the atypical initial manifestations...
Introduction:Cocaine is one of the most widely consumed psychoactive substances worldwide. It is highly addictive and can produce serious systemic and neurological symptoms due to sporadic or habitual use or withdrawal. Acute exposure to this substance triggers immediate psychiatric manifestations such as changes in affect or behavior: feelings of irritability, hyperactivity...
Background:Physical activity (PA) involves various aspects of daily life and is beneficial for health, however, after a stroke PA is lower, causing a decreased health related quality of life (HRQOL). In turn, subjects who perform less PA sleep more hours than recommended, being a risk factor for stroke. The effects generated by these variables could be enhanced under the current...
Introduction:The relationship between ADHD and epilepsy, although very frequent, is not clear. Clinical studies in neuropsychology and neurology (neuropsychiatry) can provide valuable information for assessment, intervention and treatment.Method:A non-experimental design, quantitative approach, descriptive level and cross-sectional study was carried out with the aim of comparing...
Introduction:Suicidal attempt is one of the most relevant suicide risk factors, knowing associated variables and post-suicide attempt follow-up strategies contributes to preventing suicide.Objective:the objective of this work was to describe the clinical-sociodemographic characteristics of people who present a suicide attempt, and to present a strategy of clinical-epidemiological...
Background:There are multiple factors that hinder access to high intensity therapies. Few studies have considered the effectiveness of outpatient motor neurorehabilitation based on direct patient care, caregiver-mediated exercises and self-directed exercises.Objetive:Evaluate the effect of an categorized outpatient motor neurorehabilitation program in a Public Hospital with...
Introduction:Several studies have suggested that bilingualism favors development of neuropsychological functions. In addition, it has also been shown, in Latin American countries, children living in urban areas have a higher level of neuropsychological development than their peers who live in rural areas.Objective:To compare the neuropsychological maturity in boys and girls who...
Suicide as a global public health issue shows fluctuating rates with a tendency to increase. Public health strategies aimed to reduce suicide attempt and retry are the main alternative.Objective:establish the incidence of suicidal retry, opportunity for care and adherence to treatment in the follow-up of patients treated for suicide attempt in the emergency room of a private...