[First finding of Chagas disease vectors associated with wild bushes in the Metropolitan Region of Chile].

Background: Insects of the subfamily triatominae are the biological vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the causal agent of Chagas disease.

Aim: To search for wild colonies of triatomines in the Metropolitan Region of Chile.

Material And Methods: Ad hoc traps were placed in two endemic zones of the Metropolitan Region of Chile, during 30 nights.

[At-home-therapeutic space. Development of a device intended for family therapy at home].

Inspired by his ethnographic experience with the Mapuche, a native community in the South of Chile and his reflection on family therapy and the literature pertaining to ethnopsychiatry, the author proposes the elaboration of an at-home-therapeutic space (HTS), a specific device for family therapy in the homes of patients. The author describes the various steps of his approach and his first-hand experience of the device.