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Diagnosis of Schizophrenia in Latino Populations. A Comparison of Direct Interview and Consensus Based Multi-Source Methods
(Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease 2009;197: 530–535, 2009-07)
We determined the rates of agreement between diagnoses, using
the Diagnostic Interview for Genetic Studies (DIGS) and diagnoses arrived
at, using additional sources of information, to establish whether there are
differences ...
Desempeño de la prueba “Mini-Mental State Examination” en personas adultas mayores sin deterioro cognitivo
Performance of the test Mini-Mental State Examination y elderly without cognitive impairment
(2017)
Objetivo: Establecer datos normativos de la prueba MMSE estratificada por edad y
escolaridad en personas adultas mayores costarricenses sin deterioro cognitivo,
identificar los ítems que presentan mayor dificultad en ...
Foro sobre salud mental 2011, conclusiones y pasos futuros
(Acta médica costarricense Vol 55 (3), julio-setiembre 2013, 132-138, 2013-07)
Antecedentes: la salud es un proceso social que tiene como fin el bienestar físico y mental del
individuo a través de todas las etapas de su vida. A pesar de numerosos esfuerzos, en Costa Rica, el
abordaje en salud mental ...
Caracterización de un grupo de pacientes con esquizofrenia en el Valle Central de Costa Rica
(AMC, vol 50 (3), julio-setiembre 2008, 2008)
La esquizofrenia es una enfermedad crónica con importantes
repercusiones sociales que afecta al 1% de la población mundial. Se describe las características de la esquizofrenia en una muestra de pacientes del Valle Central ...
Neurocognitive endophenotypes for bipolar disorder identified in multiplex multigenerational families
(Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2010;67(2):168-177, 2010-02-01)
Context: Although genetic influences on bipolar disorder
are well established, localization of genes that predispose
to the illness has proven difficult. Given that genes
predisposing to bipolar disorder may be transmitted ...
Family-based association of an ANK3 haplotype with bipolar disorder in Latino populations
(Translational Psychiatry (2013) 3, e265, 2013-05-28)
Some of the most
consistent findings have been in variants located in the ANK3
(ankyrin-G) gene located on chromosome 10q. Schultz et al.4
found that BP risk alleles in ANK3, rs9804190 and
rs10994336, contributed ...
Shared Genetic Factors Influence Risk for Bipolar Disorder and Alcoholism
(2014-06)
Bipolar disorder and alcoholism have high rate comorbidity, with more than 50% of alcoholism
occurrence in bipolar disorder. While there is evidence that both disorders are heritable, it is unclear
if the same genetic ...
Genetic structure of personality factors and bipolar disorder in families segregating bipolar disorder
(Journal of Affective Disorders xxx (2011) xxx–xxx, 2011)
Bipolar disorder (BPD) has been associated with variations in personality dimensions,
but the nature of this relationship has been unclear. Inthis study, theheritabilities of BPDandtheBig
Five personality factors and the ...
Caracterización clínica de familias costarricenses con trastorno afectivo bipolar
Clinical characterization of costarican families with bipolar disorder
(2014-12)
Justificación y objetivos: la heterogeneidad clínica del trastorno afectivo bipolar tipo I constituye
uno de los principales desafíos en el diagnóstico de dicha enfermedad. Se necesitan múltiples
fuentes de información ...
The serotonin transporter 5-HTTPR polymorphism is associated with current and lifetime depression in persons with chronic psychotic disorders
(Acta Psychiatr Scand 2009: 119: 117–127, 2009-01-11)
Objective: Variation in the serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4)
promoter region has been shown to influence depression in persons
who have been exposed to a number of stressful life events.
Method: We evaluated whether ...