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Development, Satisfaction and Usability of a mobile platform for monitoring the...
Ferreira, Lucas Fortaleza de Aquino; Benevides, Ana Maria Luna Neri; Rabelo, Jayanne Antonia Ferreira; Medeiros, Melissa SoaresObjective: This study aimed to develop and assess usability and satisfaction a smartphone application (App) that facilitates the screening and monitoring of emotional symptoms and factors associated with mental health in college students. Methodology: This is a cross-sectional study, with the application of questionnaires using Google Forms® among medical students at a University Center, between July 2020 and N...
Stress, Spirituality, and Altruism of Brazilian Medical Students during the COV...
Lima Junior, David Nunes de; Aguiar, Ridson Guilherme Parente de; Kubrusly, Bruna Sobreira; Macedo, Danielle S.; Kubrusly, MarcosSpirituality and altruism may be critical coping strategies to minimize emotional pain during period of crisis. Here we aim to investigate how spirituality and altruism are related and whether they influence medical students' levels of stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were collected when most Brazilian states had already been promoting social isolation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic using self-re...
α-Lipoic acid as adjunctive treatment for schizophrenia : an open-label trial
Sanders, Lia Lira Olivier; Menezes, Carlos Eduardo de Souza; Chaves Filho, Adriano José Maia; Viana, Glautemberg de Almeida; Fechine, Francisco VagnaldoPurpose/Background: Accumulating evidence suggests an involvement of oxidative stress in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. This offers a hypothesis-derived therapeutic approach to hinder oxidative damage and its clinical sequelae. α-Lipoic acid (ALA) is a powerful natural antioxidant indicated to treat diabetic neuropathy. Methods/Procedures: In this pilot investigation, we administered ALA (100 mg/d) for 4...