Publications by authors named "G Pirez"
During last decades, a departure from health-related lifestyles has been observed among adolescents. Evidence reports that healthy lifestyles could be predictors of better mental health status. The aims of the SESSAMO Project are: 1) to assess the association between lifestyles and physical and mental health; 2) to assess how self-concept and stressful life events can modulate these associations; and 3) to establish the role of social determinants in the lifestyle and in adolescents' health.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To explore the possibility that the mortality risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) as diagnosed using Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) criteria (DSM-5-MCI) will be higher than using Petersen's criteria (P-MCI) and to report the population-attributable fraction (PAF) of mortality due to MCI.
Methods: A representative community sample of 4,803 individuals aged 55 or more years was interviewed and then followed for 17 years. Standardized instruments were used in the assessment, including the Geriatric Mental State-AGECAT, and research psychiatrists diagnosed P-MCI and DSM-5-MCI cases following operationalized criteria.
Objective: In a background of revision of criteria for states of increased risk for progression to dementia, we compare the conversion rate to dementia and Alzheimer's disease (AD) of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) as diagnosed using DSM-5 (DSM-5-MCI) and Petersen's (P-MCI) criteria.
Method: A population representative cohort of 4057 dementia-free individuals 55+ years of age was followed up at 2.5 and 4.
Article Synopsis
- The study compares the prevalence of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) diagnosed by DSM-5 criteria and Petersen's criteria, finding that DSM5-MCI occurs in 3.72% of individuals aged 65+ while P-MCI occurs in 7.93%.
- The research included a sample of over 4,800 seniors and utilized various diagnostic tools to assess mental health and associated symptoms like anxiety and depression.
- Results indicate that negative non-cognitive psychopathological symptoms are more common in DSM5-MCI cases, whereas affective symptoms primarily relate to P-MCI.