CV Lattes
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Secretaria da Saúde (São Paulo - Estado). Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da USP (HCFMUSP). Instituto de Psiquiatria Doutor Antonio Carlos Pacheco e Silva (IPq) (Institutional affiliation for the last research proposal) Birthplace: Taiwan
graduation at Medicina from Universidade de São Paulo (1987), master's at Psiquiatria from Universidade de São Paulo (1995) and doctorate at Psiquiatria from Universidade de São Paulo (2003). Has experience in Medicine, acting on the following subjects: suicídio, validade clínica, brazil, epidemiologia and história de psiquiatria. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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To investigate the relative importance of common physical and mental disorders in affecting days out-of-role (number of days totally unable to work or carry out normal activities because of health problems), in a population-based sample of adults in São Paulo Metropolitan Area, Brazil. The São Paulo Megacity Mental Health Survey administered face-to-face interviews with 2,942 adult househ…
To perform a system review of the utility of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) for detecting depression in medical settings. This article focuses on the revised version of the scale (BDI-II), which was reformulated according to DSM-IV criteria for major depression. We examine relevant investigations with the BDI-II for measuring depressions in medical settings to sketch a guideline for …
Overweight and obesity are considered precursors and aggravating factors of cardiovascular disease, which prevalence has grown around the world, claiming for public efforts to stop its growth and minimize its harmful effects. Mental disorders, in turn, account for nearly one-third of the burden of disability resulting from all non-communicable diseases. (AU)
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Justification: The prevalence and disability resulting from anxiety disorders in Brazil are the highest around the world. Despite this, few studies have investigated the distribution, correlates and severity of this group of disorders. The present research project aims to analyze the prevalence of anxiety disorders in the month and year prior to the interview and throughout life. Then, es…
Background:Obesity and bipolar disorder have become major challenges to medicine. The obesity epidemic has gained global dimensions and bipolar disorder has been diagnosed with ever increasing frequency. In recent years, studies show the correlation between these pathologies.Objective: The objective of this research is to raise the frequency of bipolar spectrum disorder in patients with m…
The obesity is currently considered a public health problem with epidemic proportions. Obesity people suffer social injury arising from the prejudice which permeates this health problem. The obesity morbid is constantly associated to the depression, although the relations are not completely clarified. This research is a cross sectional study with morbidly obese patients awaiting bariatric…
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