A5073874272- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Public Health and Social Inequalities
- Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America
- Occupational Health and Performance
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Health and Medical Education
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Psychological Treatments and Disorders
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia
- Aging, Health, and Disability
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Legal processes and jurisprudence
- Memory, violence, and history
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Child and Adolescent Health
University of Chile
2015-2024
Valparaiso University
2011-2022
University of Valparaíso
2022
Instituto de Salud Pública de Chile
2015
Hospital del Salvador
2012
Several Latin American countries have made remarkable strides towards offering community mental health care for people with psychoses. Nonetheless, clinics generally a very limited outreach in the community, tending to weaker links primary care; rarely engaging patients providing and usually not recovery-oriented services. This paper describes pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) of Critical Time Intervention-Task Shifting (CTI-TS) aimed at addressing such limitations. The RCT was...
This pilot randomized controlled trial evaluated the effectiveness of critical time intervention-task shifting (CTI-TS) for people with psychosis in Santiago, Chile, and Rio de Janeiro. CTI-TS is a 9-month intervention involving peer support workers designed to maintain treatment effects up 18 months.A total 110 were recruited when they enrolled community mental health clinics (Santiago, N=60; Janeiro, N=50). Participants within each city randomly assigned either or usual care 9 months....
Background: Latin America, and Chile in particular, has a rich tradition of community mental health services programs. However, vivo community-based psychosocial interventions, especially those with recovery-oriented approach, remain scarce the region. Between 2014 2015, Critical Time Intervention-Task Shifting project (CTI-TS) was implemented Santiago, Chile, as part larger pilot randomized control trial. CTI is time-limited intervention delivered at critical-time to users, organized by...
Adolescent suicide is a pressing problem in Chile that has not yet been sufficiently addressed, as rates have stagnated recent years. One possible explanation could be linked to the adult-centered paradigm continues prevail relation adolescent health initiatives. In light of this, programs seek promote youth mental should consider incorporating adolescents design process using participatory methodologies, ensure these initiatives are well-suited for population. line with this recommendation,...
Few studies provide clear rationale for and the reception of adaptations evidence-based interventions. To address this gap, we describe context-dependent in critical time intervention-task shifting (CTI-TS), a manualized recovery program individuals with psychosis Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Santiago, Chile. Implications - incorporating task-shifting approach modifying mode community-based service delivery are examined from users' perspectives.A secondary analysis in-depth interviews CTI-TS users...
En este trabajo abordamos el problema del acceso a la justicia que enfrentan actualmente las víctimas de delitos lesa humanidad cometidos en dictadura cívico militar Chile y deficiente cobertura política reparatoria Estado, al tiempo resaltamos rol puede cumplir universidad provisión servicios jurídicos interdisciplinar e intersectorial tipo casos. concreto, caso Consultorio Jurídico Clínica Derechos Humanos Escuela Derecho Universidad Valparaíso (Chile). Empleamos método cualitativo...
In 2005, Chile became the first country in Latin America to guarantee universal free access for diagnosis and treatment of schizophrenia. A cluster randomized control trial utilizing Dynamic Adaptation Process framework is underway adapt test OnTrack coordinated specialty care model provide recovery-oriented, person-centered by a multidisciplinary team individuals with episode psychosis (FEP) Chile.A qualitative formative research study was conducted inform initial adaptation (OTCH) program....
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People who suffer political violence (PV) are at risk of developing mental illness, chronic noncommunicable diseases, pain, and decreased life expectancy. However, these indicators have been studied primarily in war veterans refugees. The objective this study was to estimate the prevalence musculoskeletal pain (CMP) central sensitization-related symptoms (CSRS) Chilean victims PV during 1973 1990 dictatorship. A cross-sectional observational multicenter conducted. Three hundred twenty-five...
IntroducciónDiversos trastornos mentales pueden presentarse clínicamente con un episodio psicótico: esquizofrenia y relacionados, bipolares, por uso de sustancias, entre otros. Dentro este grupo, la ha sido una las más estudiadas en su epidemiología, observando prevalencia vida cercana al 1%, importantes variaciones los países [1]. El único estudio poblacional realizado Chile, durante década 90’, encontró para psicosis no afectivas 1,8% últimos 12 meses 0,7% (estimaciones puntuales) [2]. Con...
Abstract Background Substantial data from high-income countries support early interventions in the form of evidence-based Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC) for people experiencing First Episode Psychosis (FEP) to ameliorate symptoms and minimize disability. Chile is unique among Latin American providing universal access FEP services through a national policy that mandates identification individuals primary care guarantees delivery community-based treatments within public health system....
The historical context in which the School of Public Health University Chile was born is explored this work. period studied goes from end 19th century to middle 20th Century. In first place, position four key actors - elite, doctors and health professionals, popular layers, State their conflicts are analyzed. second change paradigm role regarding problems, a “Subsidiary Gendarme State” new “Welfare Committed studied. as result these processes, cover need train specialists field public...
Objective: Evaluate the presence of psychopathology indicators in adults who were political prisoners during childhood and/or adolescence, Chilean military dictatorship. Materials and methods: Case studies controls, which mental disorders compared three groups: A) suffered torture have not received psychosocial treatment, B) did receive C) whose adolescence took place dictatorship, suffer torture. A nonrandom sample 60 people was used. Indicators depression, anxiety (state/trait), post...
Background: Studies on the long-term consequences of torture in survivors Chile have only addressed for mental health, leaving aside physical consequences.
Abstract Background: Substantial data from high-income countries support early interventions in the form of evidence-based Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC) for people experiencing First Episode Psychosis (FEP) to ameliorate symptoms and minimize disability. Chile is unique among Latin American providing universal access FEP services through a national policy that mandates identification individuals primary care guarantees delivery community-based treatments within public health system....
Objective: Evaluate the presence of psychopathology indicators in adults who were political prisoners during childhood and/or adolescence, Chilean military dictatorship. Materials and methods : Case studies controls, which mental disorders compared three groups: A) suffered torture have not received psychosocial treatment, B) did receive C) whose adolescence took place dictatorship, suffer torture. A nonrandom sample 60 people was used. Indicators depression, anxiety (state/trait), post...