Study of sociobiological interactions to understand regional mental health disparities.
Published in Revista Colombiana de psiquiatria (English ed.)
Risk factors associated with suicide attempt as predictors of suicide, Colombia, 2016-2017.
Published in Revista Colombiana de psiquiatria (English ed.)
Suicidal behaviour is the cause of half of all violent deaths. It is considered to be a public health problem with one million victims a year. Suicide attempt is the most important risk factor. In Colombia, in 2017 the suicide attempt rate was 51.8/100,000 inhabitants, and the fatality rate reached 10.0/100,000. The objective is to identify suicide...
GAD-7 Generalised Anxiety Disorder scale in Colombian medical professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic: Construct vali...
...Published in Revista Colombiana de psiquiatria (English ed.)
The detection of anxiety symptoms among health workers who care for patients infected with COVID-19 is a current priority. Fast and valid instruments are required for this population group. The objective is to establish the construct validity and reliability of the Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) scale in Colombian doctors during the COVID-19 ...
PHQ-9 in screening of major depressive episode among COVID-19 survivors.
Published in Revista Colombiana de psiquiatria (English ed.)
Zolpidem dependence and withdrawal. A case report of generalized seizures.
Published in Revista Colombiana de psiquiatria (English ed.)
Zolpidem is a non-benzodiazepine hypnotic agent used most frequently in the treatment of insomnia, indicated for short-term use. It is not indicated for the chronic treatment of sleep disorders, despite which there is evidence in clinical practice that a large number of patients receive it for years. Although it has been described that it presents ...
The semiology of migration.
Published in Revista Colombiana de psiquiatria (English ed.)
The phenomenon of migration generates a series of experiences in the human being that are translated into emotions, feelings, adaptation processes, grief and psychopathological processes, and even pathological expressions, represented by clinical pictures of different kinds. The purpose of this article is to carry out a conceptual and clinical refl...
Coexistence of different delusional misidentification syndromes in clinical practice: A case series.
Published in Revista Colombiana de psiquiatria (English ed.)
The objective of this study is to analyse the coexistence of several delusional misidentification syndromes in a clinical sample. Over one year, a sample of six patients presenting two or more types of delusional misidentification syndromes was selected. All these patients were admitted to the psychiatric inpatient unit of a Spanish hospital. Despi...
Mental health in the current social scenario in Colombia.
Published in Revista Colombiana de psiquiatria (English ed.)
Psychopathological Risk in Siblings of Subjects with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A cross-Sectional Study.
...Published in Revista Colombiana de psiquiatria (English ed.)
We aim to determine the prevalence of mental disorders in siblings of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and to determine how psychosocial adversity factors relate to this psychopathology, in a low-middle income country (Colombia). We evaluated subjects with ADHD diagnosed according to the DSM-5 criteria, one of their pa...
The need for complexity models in psychiatry: enactive approaches are knocking on the door of traditional psychiatry.
Published in Revista Colombiana de psiquiatria (English ed.)
