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Objective: To determine the relationship and connecting factors between pre-existing diseases, medication intake and peritraumatic distress in physicians in face-to-face activity in the city of Lima, Peru during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: The study included physicians working in the first line of care of patients with COVID-19, as well as physicians working in other areas. The instruments used were the COVID-19 related Peritraumatic Distress Index (CPDI), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), and Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale-7 (GAD-7). A general linear model was performed taking the CPDI values as the dependent variable to assess distress-related factors. Results: 288 physicians were included, 54.50% of whom worked in the front line. The CPDI value showed a direct relationship with GAD-7 and PHQ-9, as well as with medical illness. A statistically significant direct relationsh...

Se reporta el caso de una mujer de 32 años, que fue internada por presentar anemia severa debido a una hemorragia uterina anormal secundaria a miomatosis. En la anamnesis se detectó que la paciente presentaba la peculiar conducta de ingerir trozos de papel higiénico remojado en bencina. Un mes luego de corregida la anemia, el trastorno de la conducta alimentaria desapareció. A propósito de este caso de pica se hace una revisión razonable de la literatura sobre este interesante y poco estudiado fenómeno psicopatológico.

Objectives: To perform an expert validation study of COVID-19 Peritraumatic Distress Index (CPDI) for its eventual use in Perú. Material and Methods: In a first round by experts, the CPDI was translated into Spanish and then adapted. In a second round, (n = 13), the content validity was evaluated by using Aiken’s V (V). The V was calculated for each item, as well as for the whole instrument (VTOT). Results: Of the 24 original items, only one (S7) presented non-significant values for content validity, reason for which it was removed. The final 23-items scale did not present any alterations for the VTOT calculation Conclusions: On the basis of its adequate content validity, the Spanish version of CPDI is suitable for its application in the Peruvian population. The psychometric characteristics of the instrument, as well as its proposed modification remain to be defined through quantitati...

Objectives: To describe knowledge and prejudices about mental health and to determine if there is any association between demographic characteristics, health knowledge and prejudices on mental health.   Materials and Method: This is a cross-sectional descriptive study. Three vignettes describing typical cases of depression, panic disorder, and schizophrenia were elaborated, and questions were asked about them. Vignettes and their questions were validated by a group of experts. Each vignette and its questions were administered to 151 relatives of persons attending the outpatient clinic for conditions other than psychiatric disorders, so 453 individual vignettes were assessed.   Results: For cases of panic disorder, interviewees preferred patients should be seen by a specialized non-psychiatrist physician (76,0%), and they also considered these patients might die because of an un...

Objectives: To describe knowledge and prejudices about mental health and to determine if there is any association between demographic characteristics, health knowledge and prejudices on mental health.   Materials and Method: This is a cross-sectional descriptive study. Three vignettes describing typical cases of depression, panic disorder, and schizophrenia were elaborated, and questions were asked about them. Vignettes and their questions were validated by a group of experts. Each vignette and its questions were administered to 151 relatives of persons attending the outpatient clinic for conditions other than psychiatric disorders, so 453 individual vignettes were assessed.   Results: For cases of panic disorder, interviewees preferred patients should be seen by a specialized non-psychiatrist physician (76,0%), and they also considered these patients might die because of an un...

Objetivos: Determinar la prevalencia de depresión y síntomas depresivos entre pacientes nuevos que acuden alconsultorio de Dermatología del Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia (HNCH), así como la posible asociación entrelas variables demográficas o las características de la patología dermatológica y la presencia de depresión y síntomasdepresivos. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo, transversal entre 287 pacientes nuevos que acudieron alconsultorio de dermatología del HNCH. Se registraron los datos demográficos, los de la enfermedad dermatológica,y los antecedentes personales y familiares. Se aplicó el Inventario de depresión de Beck (IDB) y la Entrevista ClínicaEstructurada para Trastornos del DSM-IV (SCID), apartado de depresión mayor, entre enero y agosto del año2003. Resultados: La prevalencia de depresión fue de 20,6% y la de síntomas depresivos, de 44,9...

Objective: To determine the relationship between year levels of medical studies and depressive and anxious symptoms during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic in a sample of medical students in Lima, controlling specifically the variables sex and presence of underlying medical conditions. Material and Methods: An online survey collected information from 250 medical students, covering general data, previous medical history and symptoms of depression (PHQ-9) and anxiety (GAD-7). Data were managed using multivariate analysis of covariance. Results: Differences were found between years of study and the combined values of PHQ-9 and GAD-7 (Wilks’ Λ = 0.86; p = 1.68 x 10-4; η2p = 0.08). Underlying medical conditions also showed significant differences for the combined values of PHQ-9 and GAD-7 (Wilks’ Λ = 0.94, p = 4.43 x 10-4, η2p = 0.06). The univariate test for year of study sh...