H. Cabello-Rangel, Rodrigo Figueroa-Vera, Lorena López-Pérez, Rosa María Osiris Pazarán-Galicia
To evaluate the efficacy and tolerance of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in patients with major depression at the “Fray Bernardino Álvarez” Psychiatric Hospital. A pre/post intervention study, Patients attended in the outpatient clinic or continuous hospitalization with a diagnosis of major depression efficacy was measure with the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). The tDCS was applied in the region corresponding to the left lateral prefrontal cortex on the anode and the cathode on the right supraorbital region. Descriptive statistics were performed for continuous and discrete variables as appropriate, t-test, chi-square, significance p<0.05 was accepted. 39 patients were included, 100% of patients reported symptom improvement, the mean initial versus final scores on the HDRS and BDI scales were 19.5±7.4 versus 9.9±6 and 25.4±8.8 versus 14.4±7.3, respectively with statistically significant differences (p=<0.05) for both scales. Transcranial direct current stimulation is an effective therapeutic option in the reduction of depressive symptoms as an adjunct to pharmacological treatment. The intervention did not cause adverse reactions requiring additional medication.
{"title":"Transcranial direct current stimulation as an adjuvant in the improvement of symptoms of depression: A quasi-experimental design study.","authors":"H. Cabello-Rangel, Rodrigo Figueroa-Vera, Lorena López-Pérez, Rosa María Osiris Pazarán-Galicia","doi":"10.52872/001c.77442","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52872/001c.77442","url":null,"abstract":"To evaluate the efficacy and tolerance of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in patients with major depression at the “Fray Bernardino Álvarez” Psychiatric Hospital. A pre/post intervention study, Patients attended in the outpatient clinic or continuous hospitalization with a diagnosis of major depression efficacy was measure with the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). The tDCS was applied in the region corresponding to the left lateral prefrontal cortex on the anode and the cathode on the right supraorbital region. Descriptive statistics were performed for continuous and discrete variables as appropriate, t-test, chi-square, significance p<0.05 was accepted. 39 patients were included, 100% of patients reported symptom improvement, the mean initial versus final scores on the HDRS and BDI scales were 19.5±7.4 versus 9.9±6 and 25.4±8.8 versus 14.4±7.3, respectively with statistically significant differences (p=<0.05) for both scales. Transcranial direct current stimulation is an effective therapeutic option in the reduction of depressive symptoms as an adjunct to pharmacological treatment. The intervention did not cause adverse reactions requiring additional medication.","PeriodicalId":367398,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Global Health Neurology and Psychiatry","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123976873","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
María Alejandra Robles-Villagómez, L. Díaz-Castro, M. A. Vázquez-Guzmán
The COVID-19 health crisis triggered an increase in prevalence of psychological distress in health personnel in training. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress in health personnel who have cared for patients with COVID-19. A cross-sectional study was carried out, from March to September 2021, among health personnel enrolled in some medical specialty of the Military Graduate School of Health. Symptoms of anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress were measured, as well as associated demographic factors. A study sample of 170 health personnel in training were surveyed online; 76% reported being a doctor and 24% were nurses, 54% were female sex, 52% in the age group between 30 and 39 years, most with single marital status and no children. Of the participating health personnel, we found prevalence’s of 30% anxiety, 34% depression, and 6% post-traumatic stress. When performing Pearson’s correlation, it was found that variables such as infected family member, number of times infected, the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale-7 (GAD-7), were significantly associated with the total of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL-5) score. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant psychological impact, manifesting itself in the form of anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress in military health personnel in training. Therefore, it is of great importance to detect at least this psychic discomfort from the pandemic in front-line personnel, so that decision-makers in health policies address them as priority problems for health personnel.
{"title":"Prevalence of anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress in military health personnel in training exposed to COVID-19","authors":"María Alejandra Robles-Villagómez, L. Díaz-Castro, M. A. Vázquez-Guzmán","doi":"10.52872/001c.57742","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52872/001c.57742","url":null,"abstract":"The COVID-19 health crisis triggered an increase in prevalence of psychological distress in health personnel in training. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress in health personnel who have cared for patients with COVID-19. A cross-sectional study was carried out, from March to September 2021, among health personnel enrolled in some medical specialty of the Military Graduate School of Health. Symptoms of anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress were measured, as well as associated demographic factors. A study sample of 170 health personnel in training were surveyed online; 76% reported being a doctor and 24% were nurses, 54% were female sex, 52% in the age group between 30 and 39 years, most with single marital status and no children. Of the participating health personnel, we found prevalence’s of 30% anxiety, 34% depression, and 6% post-traumatic stress. When performing Pearson’s correlation, it was found that variables such as infected family member, number of times infected, the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale-7 (GAD-7), were significantly associated with the total of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL-5) score. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant psychological impact, manifesting itself in the form of anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress in military health personnel in training. Therefore, it is of great importance to detect at least this psychic discomfort from the pandemic in front-line personnel, so that decision-makers in health policies address them as priority problems for health personnel.","PeriodicalId":367398,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Global Health Neurology and Psychiatry","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132486152","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
V. Prelevic, Ivana Juric, Hrvoje Bilić, D. Radunović, Igor Žabić, Branka Gledović, Tanja Antunović, N. Bašić-Jukić
Tuberous sclerosis is a rare, genetic disease with the various clinical presentations with most frequent clinical presentation which includes epileptic seizures and cognitive disorders. The main cause of mortality in those group of patients is renal impairment., and in some cases, neurological and renal clinical manifestation can be followed, but can also be the main therapeutic aim of mTOR inhibitors. Here, we aimed to correlate neurological symptoms with different stages of chronic kidney disease. This multicentric retrospective study included 51 patients from clinical centres from seven South-Eastern Europe countries We included patients older then 18 years with possible or definitive diagnosis of TSC. Data were collected from nephrological and neurological registries form clinical centres. Study enrolled 51 patients with a median age of 32.3 years and predominant female gender. Neurological symptoms represented with epiletic sizures were more common in patients in earlier stages of CKD (nonESRD patients) then in patients in the end-stage renal disease. Results of this study have shown that neurological manifestation in analyzed cohort correlate with renal lesions in early stage of chronic kidney disease.
{"title":"Neurological manifestations of tuberous sclerosis are more common in patients with earlier stages than in the end stage of the chronic kidney disease: Multicentric study from South-Eastern Europe countries","authors":"V. Prelevic, Ivana Juric, Hrvoje Bilić, D. Radunović, Igor Žabić, Branka Gledović, Tanja Antunović, N. Bašić-Jukić","doi":"10.52872/001c.57739","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52872/001c.57739","url":null,"abstract":"Tuberous sclerosis is a rare, genetic disease with the various clinical presentations with most frequent clinical presentation which includes epileptic seizures and cognitive disorders. The main cause of mortality in those group of patients is renal impairment., and in some cases, neurological and renal clinical manifestation can be followed, but can also be the main therapeutic aim of mTOR inhibitors. Here, we aimed to correlate neurological symptoms with different stages of chronic kidney disease. This multicentric retrospective study included 51 patients from clinical centres from seven South-Eastern Europe countries We included patients older then 18 years with possible or definitive diagnosis of TSC. Data were collected from nephrological and neurological registries form clinical centres. Study enrolled 51 patients with a median age of 32.3 years and predominant female gender. Neurological symptoms represented with epiletic sizures were more common in patients in earlier stages of CKD (nonESRD patients) then in patients in the end-stage renal disease. Results of this study have shown that neurological manifestation in analyzed cohort correlate with renal lesions in early stage of chronic kidney disease.","PeriodicalId":367398,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Global Health Neurology and Psychiatry","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125615166","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dynamic Career Scale (DSC) is originally developed and validated in order to enable evaluation of implicit and less conscious dynamics in career adjustment processes. The objective of the current study was to translate, culturally adapt and psychometrically validate the DCS in Serbian population. The instrument is theoretically grounded in psychodynamic conception of the career adjustment and measures four modes of functioning in facing career failures and challenges: true reparation, manic reparation, mania and envy. Using a cross-sectional design and multiphase sampling procedure, data were obtained from 514 respondents. Exploratory factor analysis using half of the sample supported the four-factor model with factors reflecting dimensions established in the original version of the instrument (60.29% of the variance explained). The measurement model was confirmed using confirmatory factor analysis with the other part of the sample (CFI = .930; RMSEA = .056; SRMR = .065). The findings provide evidence that the four-factor structure of the DCS previously established in the Italian sample is also evident in the Serbian population, confirming the cross-cultural replicability.
{"title":"Adaptation and Validation of Dynamic Career Scale (DCS) in Serbian context","authors":"S. Cvjetković, Viviana Langher","doi":"10.52872/001c.55504","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52872/001c.55504","url":null,"abstract":"Dynamic Career Scale (DSC) is originally developed and validated in order to enable evaluation of implicit and less conscious dynamics in career adjustment processes. The objective of the current study was to translate, culturally adapt and psychometrically validate the DCS in Serbian population. The instrument is theoretically grounded in psychodynamic conception of the career adjustment and measures four modes of functioning in facing career failures and challenges: true reparation, manic reparation, mania and envy. Using a cross-sectional design and multiphase sampling procedure, data were obtained from 514 respondents. Exploratory factor analysis using half of the sample supported the four-factor model with factors reflecting dimensions established in the original version of the instrument (60.29% of the variance explained). The measurement model was confirmed using confirmatory factor analysis with the other part of the sample (CFI = .930; RMSEA = .056; SRMR = .065). The findings provide evidence that the four-factor structure of the DCS previously established in the Italian sample is also evident in the Serbian population, confirming the cross-cultural replicability.","PeriodicalId":367398,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Global Health Neurology and Psychiatry","volume":"05 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127953519","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
With the emergence and rise of online dating sites and dating apps, there has been an exponential growth in romantic relationships initiated and/or maintained online. In fact, in the recent years, following increasing usage of social networks, the most common way to meet a future spouse is online, and the popularity of this method is expected to increase even more. A recent estimate says that there are more than 320 million active users of dating apps worldwide.1 In addition to an interest in casual sex, many initiate and maintain romantic relationships, first through dating apps and then through other online media. While we used to assume that dating apps were predominantly a tool for arranging a physical meeting with another person, the Covid-19 pandemic proved us wrong because while it lasted the use of the app increased (instead of the expected decrease).2
{"title":"The importance of the therapist’s perception of the quality of online romantic relationships","authors":"Karmen Babić Praljak","doi":"10.52872/001c.40340","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52872/001c.40340","url":null,"abstract":"With the emergence and rise of online dating sites and dating apps, there has been an exponential growth in romantic relationships initiated and/or maintained online. In fact, in the recent years, following increasing usage of social networks, the most common way to meet a future spouse is online, and the popularity of this method is expected to increase even more. A recent estimate says that there are more than 320 million active users of dating apps worldwide.1 In addition to an interest in casual sex, many initiate and maintain romantic relationships, first through dating apps and then through other online media. While we used to assume that dating apps were predominantly a tool for arranging a physical meeting with another person, the Covid-19 pandemic proved us wrong because while it lasted the use of the app increased (instead of the expected decrease).2","PeriodicalId":367398,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Global Health Neurology and Psychiatry","volume":"217 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122123037","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
I. Mansione, Diana Zac, Clelia Manfredi, Leonardo Linetzky, Liliana Zuntini, S. Carballo, D. Rivero
{"title":"Migrants in critical circumstances: building bridges from fear to hope","authors":"I. Mansione, Diana Zac, Clelia Manfredi, Leonardo Linetzky, Liliana Zuntini, S. Carballo, D. Rivero","doi":"10.52872/001c.38833","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52872/001c.38833","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":367398,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Global Health Neurology and Psychiatry","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121424640","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This article briefly describes mental health services in Indonesia from the perspective of early-career psychiatrists practicing mainly in an urban setting. Mental health in Indonesia faces a major challenge of low availability of professionals, low funding, and a high treatment gap. In rural and suburban areas, lack of knowledge, prevailing stigma, and difficult access to mental health services lead to confinement and re-confinement. On the other hand, youth in urban settings are experiencing increased levels of common mental disorders, such as depression and anxiety, accelerated by the pandemics and are more concerned about their mental health. We provide policy, educational, and practice recommendations to address the problem.
{"title":"Changing Landscape of Mental Health from Early Career Psychiatrists’ Perspective in Indonesia","authors":"D. A. Cipta, A. Saputra","doi":"10.52872/001c.37413","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52872/001c.37413","url":null,"abstract":"This article briefly describes mental health services in Indonesia from the perspective of early-career psychiatrists practicing mainly in an urban setting. Mental health in Indonesia faces a major challenge of low availability of professionals, low funding, and a high treatment gap. In rural and suburban areas, lack of knowledge, prevailing stigma, and difficult access to mental health services lead to confinement and re-confinement. On the other hand, youth in urban settings are experiencing increased levels of common mental disorders, such as depression and anxiety, accelerated by the pandemics and are more concerned about their mental health. We provide policy, educational, and practice recommendations to address the problem.","PeriodicalId":367398,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Global Health Neurology and Psychiatry","volume":"42 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115856938","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tarannum Ahmed, Neha Dumka, E. Hannah, Vishal Chauhan, A. Kotwal
India, the second most populous country in the world comprises around 18% of the global population and significantly contributes to the global burden of mental disorders. It was one of the first few LMICs to develop a National Mental Health Programme (NMHP) to address the mental health needs of the population. This paper discusses the history of India’s mental health response and reviews the NMHP to suggest the way forward. This review illustrates that NMHP has made considerable progress in the past few decades and is continuously evolving. Nevertheless, progress made under the programme is in different stages of implementation in different parts of the country with many desired modifications. Addressing the challenges related to governance, human resources, regular flow of funds, utilization and accessibility and a robust monitoring system is pertinent for effective implementation that will potentially improve health outcomes nationally and internationally.
{"title":"Understanding India’s response to mental health care: a systematic review of the literature and overview of the National Mental Health Programme","authors":"Tarannum Ahmed, Neha Dumka, E. Hannah, Vishal Chauhan, A. Kotwal","doi":"10.52872/001c.36128","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52872/001c.36128","url":null,"abstract":"India, the second most populous country in the world comprises around 18% of the global population and significantly contributes to the global burden of mental disorders. It was one of the first few LMICs to develop a National Mental Health Programme (NMHP) to address the mental health needs of the population. This paper discusses the history of India’s mental health response and reviews the NMHP to suggest the way forward. This review illustrates that NMHP has made considerable progress in the past few decades and is continuously evolving. Nevertheless, progress made under the programme is in different stages of implementation in different parts of the country with many desired modifications. Addressing the challenges related to governance, human resources, regular flow of funds, utilization and accessibility and a robust monitoring system is pertinent for effective implementation that will potentially improve health outcomes nationally and internationally.","PeriodicalId":367398,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Global Health Neurology and Psychiatry","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114850943","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
I. Mansione, Eliane Marcelino, Carlos Tewel, Diana Zac, Teresa Rocha, Lula Maria Numa Abrahao, Fernando Orduz, María Cristina Fulco, Mirta Itlman, Andrea El Maluf, Angelica Pateiro, Dionela Tonolo, Andre Luiz Vale
This article is a collective writing of the FEPAL (Federación Psicoanalítica de América Latina) study group Psychoanalysts in the Community established in March 2020. The group involves psychoanalysts and psychoanalysts in training who represent psychoanalytic institutions and groups of psychoanalysts from Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, Colombia and Ecuador. Our extended courses, research and teaching aim at sustaining “solidarity rhythms”, that is, the necessity of empathy and bonding in regard to enjoying meeting with others. We privilege the “voices of the subjects” in different communities, taking into account their feelings, thoughts and theories. In order to build a humanizing development, it is necessary to be present in a stable way, where a significant attachment is lacking. The first step in the construction of projects is dreaming. In the case of working in the community it is possible to start the transformation of some forms of existence into others that are more promising for the community, the groups, and the subjects. In this article, we discuss the terms solidarity ethics (i.e. the absence of lies), solidarity bond (i.e. altruism), interdisciplinary work (i.e. different disciplines), solidarity diversity (i.e. the acceptance of heterogeneity), and active listening (to be receptive to the other), as common denominators of many Latin American projects. These terms constitute the framework that favors the completion of subjectivation when it was interrupted or spoilt. The absence of ethics, affectional bonds and receptivity damage psychic and social growth.
本文为2020年3月成立的FEPAL (Federación Psicoanalítica de amacimrica Latina)社区精神分析学家研究小组的集体写作。小组成员包括精神分析学家和正在接受培训的精神分析学家，他们代表来自阿根廷、巴西、墨西哥、秘鲁、乌拉圭、哥伦比亚和厄瓜多尔的精神分析机构和精神分析学家团体。我们的扩展课程、研究和教学旨在维持“团结节奏”，也就是说，在享受与他人会面方面，同理心和联系的必要性。我们尊重不同群体的“主体的声音”，考虑他们的感受、思想和理论。为了建立一种人性化的发展，有必要以一种稳定的方式存在，在那里缺乏重要的依恋。建设项目的第一步是梦想。在社区工作的情况下，有可能开始将一些存在形式转变为对社区、群体和主体更有希望的其他形式。在本文中，我们讨论了团结伦理(即没有谎言)、团结纽带(即利他主义)、跨学科工作(即不同学科)、团结多样性(即接受异质性)和积极倾听(接受他人)等术语，作为许多拉丁美洲项目的共同点。当主体化被打断或破坏时，这些术语构成了有利于主体化完成的框架。道德、情感纽带和接受能力的缺失会损害心理和社会的发展。
{"title":"“Together to build a life in common”: A solidarity approach to psychoanalytic interventions in the community","authors":"I. Mansione, Eliane Marcelino, Carlos Tewel, Diana Zac, Teresa Rocha, Lula Maria Numa Abrahao, Fernando Orduz, María Cristina Fulco, Mirta Itlman, Andrea El Maluf, Angelica Pateiro, Dionela Tonolo, Andre Luiz Vale","doi":"10.52872/001c.36071","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52872/001c.36071","url":null,"abstract":"This article is a collective writing of the FEPAL (Federación Psicoanalítica de América Latina) study group Psychoanalysts in the Community established in March 2020. The group involves psychoanalysts and psychoanalysts in training who represent psychoanalytic institutions and groups of psychoanalysts from Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, Colombia and Ecuador. Our extended courses, research and teaching aim at sustaining “solidarity rhythms”, that is, the necessity of empathy and bonding in regard to enjoying meeting with others. We privilege the “voices of the subjects” in different communities, taking into account their feelings, thoughts and theories. In order to build a humanizing development, it is necessary to be present in a stable way, where a significant attachment is lacking. The first step in the construction of projects is dreaming. In the case of working in the community it is possible to start the transformation of some forms of existence into others that are more promising for the community, the groups, and the subjects. In this article, we discuss the terms solidarity ethics (i.e. the absence of lies), solidarity bond (i.e. altruism), interdisciplinary work (i.e. different disciplines), solidarity diversity (i.e. the acceptance of heterogeneity), and active listening (to be receptive to the other), as common denominators of many Latin American projects. These terms constitute the framework that favors the completion of subjectivation when it was interrupted or spoilt. The absence of ethics, affectional bonds and receptivity damage psychic and social growth.","PeriodicalId":367398,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Global Health Neurology and Psychiatry","volume":"112 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127317028","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Do, Bonnie Khanh Ha Bui, NhuNgoc K. Pham, Philip Anglewicz, Lauren Nguyen, Trang-Le Huyen Nguyen, Cam Thanh Tran, M. Van Landingham
The goal of this study was to assess how the Vietnamese version of the MoCA test performed in a community-based sample of Vietnamese American (VA) older adults, an immigrant population with whom the MoCA test has not been validated. Forty-eight older adults were interviewed using a Vietnamese version of MoCA. Item analyses, and construct and criterion validity analyses were performed. We also correlated the MoCA score with individual characteristics, including age, sex, and education. Our findings indicate good psychometric applicability and internal reliability, as well as construct and criterion validity of this modification of the MoCA test. The test was found to be a reliable, and likely valid, instrument for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) screening within our study population. The study suggests several potential areas for improvement to enhance discriminating power of certain items and sub-tests, including the memory domain. The promising performance of a Vietnamese version of the MoCA test seen in this study has important practical implications for the screening of MCI among an important immigrant population in community settings.
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