Mental health help-seeking among Brazilian medical students: Who suffers unassisted?

Introduction: Several barriers for mental health help-seeking were identified among medical students, including minimizing mental illness. Studies examining aspects particular to those who perceive psychological impairment but do not access treatment are necessary for planning interventions.

Aims: To identify help-seeking barriers based on the students' perception about their need for treatment and psychiatric symptoms.

Work From Home or Bring Home the Work? Burnout and Procrastination in Brazilian Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Objective: To investigate burnout and procrastination in a sample of Brazilian workers during the COVID-19 pandemic according to their current work mode.

Methods: This cross-sectional study used data from an online survey conducted in 2020: 435 workers were included. The Copenhagen Burnout Inventory and the Irrational Procrastination Scale were used to access burnout and procrastination respectively.

Alcohol, drugs, and risky sexual behavior are related to HIV infection in female adolescents.

Objective: To examine associations between risk factors for HIV infection in a sample of young women who sought HIV testing in a city of southern Brazil.

Method: Cross-sectional study with a consecutive convenience sample of 258 female adolescents aged 13 to 20 years evaluated in an anonymous testing site for HIV and sexually transmitted diseases in Brazil. Risk behavior for HIV was assessed with the Brazilian version of the Risk Assessment Battery and HIV status was assessed through ELISA (Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay).

Exposure to HIV in Brazilian adolescents: the impact of psychiatric symptomatology.

Objectives: To examine associations between psychiatric symptomatology and HIV-positive status in adolescents who sought HIV testing at a public health center in Brazil.

Method: In a cross-sectional study, 388 adolescents assessed for their HIV status were also evaluated for psychiatric symptomatology using the Symptom Checklist-90-R (SCL-90-R). The impact of potential confounding variables such as risk behaviors was ascertained using the Brazilian version of the Risk Assessment Battery (RAB).