Publications by authors named "Fabiana Nery-Fernandes"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to explore how common alcohol use disorders (AUD) are among patients with bipolar disorder (BD) using a large sample from Brazil.
- Out of 483 BD patients, about 23% were found to have a lifetime diagnosis of AUD, with those affected (BD-AUD) often being younger males with additional issues like PTSD and other substance use disorders.
- The findings suggest that early onset of BD and a personal or family history of substance use disorders can help clinicians identify BD patients at a higher risk for severe complications related to AUD.
The impacts of cognitive-behavioral therapy on the treatment of phobic disorders measured by functional neuroimaging techniques: a systematic review.
Braz J Psychiatry
May 2014
Objective: Functional neuroimaging techniques represent fundamental tools in the context of translational research integrating neurobiology, psychopathology, neuropsychology, and therapeutics. In addition, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) has proven its efficacy in the treatment of anxiety disorders and may be useful in phobias. The literature has shown that feelings and behaviors are mediated by specific brain circuits, and changes in patterns of interaction should be associated with cerebral alterations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: New evidence suggests that the cerebellum has structural and functional abnormalities in psychiatric disorders.
Objective: In this research, the goal was to measure the volume of the cerebellum and its subregions in individuals with psychiatric disorders and to relate these findings to their symptoms.
Methods: Patients with different degrees of cognitive impairment (Epidemiology of the Elderly - UNIFESP) and patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from population studies were analyzed.
Objectives: To study the impact of eating disorders (EDs) on the severity of bipolar disorder (BD).
Methods: The Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I (SCID-I), Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS), Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D-17), Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A), Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF), Clinical Global Impression (CGI), and the World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment (WHOQOL-BREF) were used. Clinical and sociodemographic data were also collected.
Background: Unipolar mania is a controversial topic. Clinical research has focused on establishing specific characteristics that allow it to be distinguished from bipolar disorder (BD).
Methods: Experienced and carefully trained clinicians evaluated a clinical sample of 298 patients with bipolar disorder using structured instruments to analyze the clinical and socio-demographics differences between people with manic episodes over the course of a 15-year illness compared with participants with histories of manic and depressive episodes.
Background: Available data regarding posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in bipolar disorder (BD) are scarce and usually from a limited sample size. The present report was carried out using the Brazilian Research Consortium for Bipolar Disorders and aimed to examine whether patients with BD and comorbid PTSD are at an increased risk for worse clinical outcomes.
Methods: A consecutive sample of bipolar I outpatients from two teaching hospitals in Brazil was recruited.
Objective: This study assessed the frequency of axis I psychiatric comorbidities in euthymic bipolar patients and the clinical differences between patients with and without comorbidities.
Method: In this study, 62 euthymic bipolar outpatients assessed using a clinical questionnaire underwent a structured diagnostic interview (SCID/CV-DSM-IV) as well as a symptoms evaluation (YMRS and HAM-D-17).
Results: The lifetime frequency of patients with comorbidities was 27.