Publications by authors named "Andressa Jacondino Pires"
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- Defense mechanisms are psychological strategies people use to protect their sense of self, and in OCD, compulsive behaviors can be viewed as these mechanisms.
- A study with 92 OCD patients evaluated the effectiveness of brief cognitive behavioral therapy by measuring changes in defense mechanisms at three different time points.
- The results indicated a consistent improvement in mature defense mechanisms during therapy, suggesting patients were developing healthier ways to handle conflicts, while no significant changes were observed in neurotic or immature mechanisms.
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- * It focused on two specific genetic variants: OXTR rs2254298, which was identified as a risk factor for both ADHD and anxiety, and CD38 rs6449182, associated with ADHD risk.
- * The findings offer insights into the genetic factors influencing developmental and behavioral disorders, highlighting the need for further research to better understand their underlying neurobiology in children.
Evidence of validity of the revised Helping Alliance Questionnaire based on the internal structure in a Brazilian clinical sample.
Clin Psychol Psychother
March 2022
The revised Helping Alliance Questionnaire (HAq-II) is among the most used instruments that measure therapeutic alliance. Despite its use in research, this instrument is not validated for the Brazilian population. The aim of this study was to explore the evidence of validity of the HAq-II based on the internal structure in a sample of Brazilian psychiatric patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Family members tend to modify their routine by assisting or participating in the patient's rituals. These behaviors have been identified as family accommodation (FA).
Aims: The aim of this study was to describe the relationship between family accommodation of relatives of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) patients and their perceptions about the obsessions and compulsions of the patient.
A large number of children of depressed mothers have one or more mental disorders. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of maternal depression on the mental health of 4-5-year-old children of adolescent mothers, according to the hypotheses generated from the model of accumulation. Between October 2009 and March 2011, all pregnant adolescents who received prenatal care from the public health system in Pelotas (southern Brazil) were invited to participate in the study and have been prospectively followed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFQuality of life (QOL) can be affected by the presence of mental disorders, like Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Thus, the evaluation and monitoring of QOL in patients with mental disorders enables the identification of priorities, making it possible to implement actions to improve QOL among health system users. The scope of this article is to measure QOL in OCD patients in primary health care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPanic disorder and psychoactive substance use in primary care.
Trends Psychiatry Psychother
June 2014
Objective: To identify the association between panic disorder and licit and illicit substance use in the population provided with primary care in the southern Brazil.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional study with patients from three primary care centers. We used the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) to evaluate substance use and the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) to diagnose panic disorder.