7 results match your criteria: "Instituto de Psiquiatria do Hospital das Clinicas da FMUSP[Affiliation]"

Collaborative outcomes study on health and functioning during infection times (COH-FIT): Insights on modifiable and non-modifiable risk and protective factors for wellbeing and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic from multivariable and network analyses.

Eur Neuropsychopharmacol

January 2025

Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Berlin, Germany; Department of Psychiatry, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, New York, USA; The Zucker Hillside Hospital, Northwell Health, New York, USA; Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Center for Psychiatric Neuroscience, Manhasset, New York, USA. Electronic address:

Article Synopsis
  • The COH-FIT study is a large, multi-country survey aimed at identifying factors affecting wellbeing and mental health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic, involving a representative sample of 121,066 adults.
  • Researchers analyzed both modifiable (like coping strategies and pre-pandemic stress) and non-modifiable factors (such as age, gender, and socioeconomic status), finding significant negative effects on wellbeing and psychopathology scores during the pandemic.
  • The study identified 15 modifiable and 9 non-modifiable risk factors, alongside 13 modifiable and 3 non-modifiable protective factors, emphasizing the importance of social support and coping strategies in mental health outcomes.
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Global and risk-group stratified well-being and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in adults: Results from the international COH-FIT Study.

Psychiatry Res

December 2024

Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Berlin, Germany; Department of Psychiatry, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, New York, USA; The Zucker Hillside Hospital, Northwell Health, New York, USA; The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Center for Psychiatric Neuroscience, Manhasset, NY, USA. Electronic address:

Article Synopsis
  • There is a lack of comprehensive international studies examining multidimensional mental health and wellbeing before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly identifying at-risk groups and effective coping strategies.
  • The COH-FIT survey, conducted from April 2020 to June 2022 in 30 languages, assessed changes in well-being and psychopathology among over 121,000 participants, revealing significant declines in mental health during the pandemic.
  • Key findings indicated that certain demographics, such as young adults and people in low-income countries, were particularly affected, while coping strategies like exercise, internet use, and maintaining social contacts emerged as the most effective for managing stress.
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Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), especially teenagers and young adults, show important car driving impairments, including risky driving, accidents, fines and suspension of driver׳s license. We systematically reviewed the efficacy of stimulant and non-stimulant drugs on driving performance of ADHD patients. We searched several databases for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published through March, 2013.

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Objective: To study cardiovascular alterations in young patients with no apparent organic disease who underwent electroconvulsive therapy.

Methods: The study comprised 47 healthy patients (22 males and 25 females) with a mean age of 30.3 years, who underwent electroconvulsive therapy.

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[Present aspects of neuropsychosurgery nursing].

Rev Esc Enferm USP

April 1980

Professor Assistente Doutor da disciplina Enfermagem Psiquiátrica da EEUSP.

A brief review of the medical literature, on neuropsychosurgery and the specific aspects of nursing care are presented. Emphasis is given to the importance of an objective attitude towards the results of this type of surgery.

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