Rebeca Mendes de Paula Pessoa

ORCID: 0000-0003-0867-1821
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Research Areas
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Frailty in Older Adults
  • Aging and Gerontology Research
  • Parkinson's Disease and Spinal Disorders
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Psychology and Mental Health
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Health, Nursing, Elderly Care
  • Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma
  • Sesame and Sesamin Research
  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Mental Health and Psychiatry
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Healthcare Systems and Public Health
  • Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
  • Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
  • Aging, Health, and Disability
  • Public Health in Brazil
  • Medication Adherence and Compliance
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Empathy and Medical Education

Universidade de São Paulo
2016-2024

Universidade Federal de São Carlos
2021-2024

Universidade de Ribeirão Preto
2024

Instituto de Neurociências e Comportamento
2017

Sociedade Brasileira de Neurociências e Comportamento
2017

People presenting with first-episode psychosis (FEP) can benefit from early intervention programmes. However, such programmes are scarce in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In Brazil, there a few programmes, but they unequally distributed across the country. We aimed to describe implementation performance of Ribeirão Preto Early Intervention Psychosis Programme (Ribeirão Preto-EIP), an outpatient service for patients FEP residing catchment area Southeastern Brazil.A detailed...

10.1111/eip.13252 article EN Early Intervention in Psychiatry 2021-11-18

INTRODUÇÃOA demência (transtorno neurocognitivo maior) é uma síndrome clínica, que cursa com deterioração dos domínios cognitivos, alterações de comportamento e prejuízo funcional.¹ Com o envelhecimento da população, número casos tem aumentado progressivamente, principalmente nos países média baixa renda, elevando os gastos do sistema saúde, cuidados tratamento.2-4 Desta forma, medidas detecção transtorno em estágios iniciais, prevenção tratamento poderiam ser úteis importantes na tentativa...

10.21876/rcsfmit.v6i4.606 article PT cc-by-nc-sa REVISTA CIÊNCIAS EM SAÚDE 2016-12-16

A síndrome de abstinência alcoólica (SAA) é uma das principais complicações do uso patológico álcool, podendo ocorrer em até 50% dos pacientes que reduzem ou cessam o etílicos. É caracterizada por um estado hiperativação autonômica, e possui alta morbimortalidade devido a sua associação com quadros pneumonia aspirativa, distúrbios hidroeletrolíticos, arritmias, crises convulsivas delirium tremens (DT). O objetivo principal deste artigo introduzir estudante graduação medicina médico não...

10.11606/issn.2176-7262.rmrp.2024.221671 article PT cc-by Medicina (Ribeirão Preto) 2024-10-08

Introduction: Depression in patients with Myasthenia Gravis (MG) can be multifactorial, involving biological, psychological, and social factors. Depressive manifestations may arise as a result of the emotional impact chronic potentially disabling condition, well from neurobiological changes associated disease or immunosuppressive treatment. Method: In this article, we report case 51-year-old man diagnosed MG concomitant depressive symptoms. Treatment was initiated sertraline 150 mg/day...

10.56294/saludcyt2025984 article EN Salud Ciencia y Tecnología 2024-10-13

Introduction: Depression in patients with Myasthenia Gravis (MG) can be multifactorial, involving biological, psychological, and social factors. Depressive manifestations may arise as a result of the emotional impact chronic potentially disabling condition, well from neurobiological changes associated disease or immunosuppressive treatment. Method: In this article, we report case 51-year-old man diagnosed MG concomitant depressive symptoms. Treatment was initiated sertraline 150 mg/day...

10.62486/agsalud2025113 article EN Deleted Journal 2024-10-16

Introduction: The prevalence of mental disorders in the general population has been increasing recent years, with incidence these diseases being even higher hospitalized populations. rates depression patients are four to five times than population. In this regard, it is important understand psychiatric different sectors tertiary hospitals recognize, locate, and treat main pathologies provide better medical care patients. Objective: To assess demographic profile a hospital Brazil who...

10.62486/agsalud2025200 article EN Deleted Journal 2024-10-19

Objectives: Compare the psychometric characteristics of three brief screening instruments - Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and its basic version (MoCA basic), for early detecting mild major neurocognitive disorder (NCD), discriminating from normal elders provide MoCA norms accuracy data seniors with a lower education level, including illiterates. Methods: Cross-sectional study, 60 years or older community dwelling individuals, submitted to...

10.1017/s1041610224002424 article EN cc-by-nc-nd International Psychogeriatrics 2024-09-01

Objectives: To evaluate the effect and safety of Cannabidiol (CBD) on behavioral psychological symptoms in elderly with Vascular dementia (VD). Methods: Double- blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial involving patients VD at psychogeriatrics vascular outpatient clinic Hospital das Clínicas de Ribeirão Preto. The intervention evaluated was use CBD 300mg/day compared to placebo. instruments used are: Neuropsychiatric Inventory, Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS), Clinical...

10.1017/s1041610224002588 article EN cc-by-nc-nd International Psychogeriatrics 2024-09-01

ABSTRACT. Major depression can develop in individuals aged 60 years or older and is commonly associated with cognitive decline this population, especially the domains of working memory, attention, executive functions, processing speed. Schooling a protective factor regard to decline. Objective: To compare performance community-dwelling adults low level schooling without major depression. Methods: A descriptive, analytical, cross-sectional study was conducted 22 187 The following assessment...

10.1590/1980-57642021dn15-010013 article EN cc-by Dementia & Neuropsychologia 2021-03-01
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