Browsing by Subject "PTSD"

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    • The accuracy of the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) to identify PTSD cases in victims of urban violence 

      Pupo, Mariana Cadrobbi [UNIFESP]; Jorge, Miguel Roberto; Schoedl, Aline Ferri; Bressan, Rodrigo Affonseca; Andreoli, Sergio Baxter; Mello, Marcelo Feijo; Mari, Jair de Jesus (Elsevier B.V., 2011-01-30)
      As a consequence of the increasing urban violence in Brazil, many cases of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are now seen in the community and clinical settings. the main aim of this article is to assess the psychometric ...

    • Aspectos neuropsicológicos em adolescentes vítimas de violência sexual com TEPT 

      Silva, Fernanda Mary Rodrigues Gomes Da [UNIFESP] (Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2019-11-13)
      Summary: Objective: To evaluate the impact of PTSD as a result of sexual violence in adolescents aged 14 to 17 years, to verify if specific PTSD symptoms and subjective perception of traumatic experience are associated ...

    • Candidate-Gene Approach in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder After Urban Violence: Association Analysis of the Genes Encoding Serotonin Transporter, Dopamine Transporter, and BDNF 

      Marques Valente, Nina Leao [UNIFESP]; Vallada, Homero; Cordeiro, Quirino; Miguita, Karen; Bressan, Rodrigo Affonseca [UNIFESP]; Andreoli, Sergio Baxter [UNIFESP]; Mari, Jair Jesus [UNIFESP]; Mello, Marcelo Feijo [UNIFESP] (Humana Press Inc, 2011-05-01)
      Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a prevalent, disabling anxiety disorder marked by behavioral and physiologic alterations which commonly follows a chronic course. Exposure to a traumatic event constitutes a necessary, ...

    • Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) val158met Polymorphism as a Risk Factor for PTSD After Urban Violence 

      Marques Valente, Nina Leao [UNIFESP]; Vallada, Homero [UNIFESP]; Cordeiro, Quirino [UNIFESP]; Bressan, Rodrigo Affonseca; Andreoli, Sergio Baxter; Mari, Jair Jesus; Mello, Marcelo Feijo (Humana Press Inc, 2011-03-01)
      PTSD is a psychiatric disorder that requires a traumatic event as diagnostic criteria. Brazil has high rates of violence, and it is expected that urban victims of violence would be at risk to the development of PTSD. Studies ...

    • The Clinical Correlates of Reported Childhood Sexual Abuse: An Association Between Age at Trauma Onset and Severity of Depression and PTSD in Adults 

      Schoedl, Aline Ferri [UNIFESP]; Pupo Costa, Mariana Cadrobbi [UNIFESP]; Mari, Jair J. [UNIFESP]; Mello, Marcelo Feijo [UNIFESP]; Tyrka, Audrey R.; Carpenter, Linda L.; Price, Lawrence H. (Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2010-01-01)
      This study investigated the relationship between the age of self-reported sexual abuse occurrence and the development of post-traumatic stress disorder and/or depressive symptoms in adulthood. Subjects were evaluated for ...

    • Contextual exploration previous to an aversive event predicts long-term emotional consequences of severe stress 

      Girardi, Carlos Eduardo Neves [UNIFESP]; Tiba, Paula Ayako [UNIFESP]; Llobet, Gisela B. [UNIFESP]; Levin, Raquel [UNIFESP]; Abilio, Vanessa Costhek [UNIFESP]; Suchecki, Deborah [UNIFESP] (Frontiers Research Foundation, 2013-10-02)
      Traumatic stress can lead to long-term emotional alterations, which may result in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Fear reactions triggered by conditioned cues and exacerbated emotional arousal in face of non-conditioned ...

    • The impact of tonic immobility reaction on the prognosis of posttraumatic stress disorder 

      Lima, Alessandra A.; Fiszman, Adriana; Marques-Portella, Carla; Mendlowicz, Mauro V.; Coutinho, Evandro S. F.; Maia, Deborah C. B.; Berger, William; Rocha-Rego, Vanessa; Volchan, Eliane; Mari, Jair J. [UNIFESP]; Figueira, Ivan (Elsevier B.V., 2010-03-01)
      Tonic immobility is the last defense reaction to entrapment by a predator. in humans, peritraumatic tonic immobility was correlated with PTSD severity and poor response to treatment. This study compared the role of ...

    • Impacto da violência sexual nas funções executivas em mulheres com Transtorno de Estresse Pós-Traumático: fatores de risco e proteção 

      Emygdio, Nathalia Balloni [UNIFESP] (Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2019-02-28)
      Objective: To evaluate the impact of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on women victims of sexual violence on executive functions as flexibility, inhibitory control, working memory, and prospective memory. Methods: We ...

    • Negative Affect Predicts Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Brazilian Volunteer United Nations Peacekeepers in Haiti 

      Souza, Wanderson F.; Figueira, Ivan; Mendlowicz, Mauro V.; Volchan, Eliane; Mendoca-de-Souza, Ana C.; Duarte, Antonio F. A.; Silva, Angela M. Monteiro da; Marques-Portella, Carla; Mari, Jair J. [UNIFESP]; Freire Coutinho, Evandro Silva (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008-11-01)
      Our study evaluated the relationship between positive affect (PA) and negative affect (NA) traits on the development of posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) among peacekeepers. A longitudinal study with 13 8 army personnel ...

    • Police officers under attack: Resilience implications of an fMRI study 

      Peres, Julio F. P. [UNIFESP]; Foerster, Bernd; Santana, Leandro G.; Fereira, Mauricio Domingues; Nasello, Antonia G.; Savoia, Mariangela; Moreira-Almeida, Alexander; Lederman, Henrique [UNIFESP] (Elsevier B.V., 2011-06-01)
      Objective: Crime is now a top-priority public-health issue in many urban areas. São Paulo's state police force was the target of gunfire attack on an unprecedented scale. Several officers were killed or wounded, and many ...