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Jéssica Camargo

Bio: Jéssica Camargo is an academic researcher from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul. The author has contributed to research in topics: Panic disorder & Structured interview. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 10 publications receiving 27 citations.

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30 Apr 2013
TL;DR: In this paper, a case study of a 31-year old patient with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) was discussed, where the patient was treated in a school clinic with a Cognitive Behavioral referential.
Abstract: Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) prevalence is above 10% and it is one of the main causes for suicide in recent times. Moreover, it is a common medical condition that can present itself in a chronic and recurrent form, triggering biopsychosocial disabilities. In this light, effective and lasting interventions for this disorder are needed. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy intends to propose interventions with structured techniques, and its effectiveness is demonstrated in some studies. This article aims to discuss a case study of a 31-year old patient with MDD. She was treated in a school clinic with a Cognitive Behavioral referential. After 20 sessions, positive results were obtained with easing of core beliefs and increasing repertoire of strategies to solve problems. With the decrease of symptoms the patient had significant changes in her relationships. Key words: Major Depressive Disorder, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Case Study.

10 citations

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27 May 2013
TL;DR: In this paper, the effectiveness of group cognitive behavior therapy for panic disorder was evaluated through meta-analytical techniques, and the results suggest that these therapies in group are effective for panic disorders and constitute an interesting alternative of treatment.
Abstract: Although cognitive behavior therapies are vastly studied treatments for panic disorder, reviews on the subject usually don’t discriminate between individual and group settings. This article aims to evaluate, through meta-analytical techniques, the effectiveness of group cognitive behavior therapy for panic disorder. A literature search on LILACS, PsycINFO, ISI Web of Knowledge and Pubmed was conducted. Intra-group Hedges (g) effect size calculations were made for symptoms of panic and anxiety, agoraphobia, and depression. A random effects model was used to estimate the summary effect sizes and the publication bias was calculated. The search identified 22 articles from 14 different studies. Summary effect sizes were large for symptoms of panic and anxiety (g=1,39), moderate for symptoms of depression (g=0,79) and large for agoraphobic symptoms (g=0,92). These results suggest that these therapies in group are effective for panic disorder and constitute an interesting alternative of treatment.

5 citations

01 Jan 2011
TL;DR: The 40 years of the Psico journal: A bibliometric review as mentioned in this paper examined all the texts published in the psico journal since its first issue (1971-2010), including articles, experience reports, editorials and others.
Abstract: The 40 years of the Psico journal: A bibliometric review The present study examined all the texts published in the Psico journal since its first issue (1971-2010). 1018 texts were analyzed, including articles, experience reports, editorials and others. The material was analyzed and organized based on 5 categories: 1) number of texts; 2) language of the texts; 3) type of texts; 4) methodological approach; and 5) origin place of the publication. From the results, we could draw a timeline of the main editorial changes of Psico journal, the author’s characterization regarding their amount and sex, and their frequency of publication. Finally, it was verified what keywords appeared most frequently along the periodic publications.

4 citations

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01 Dec 2010
TL;DR: Os resultados sugerem that a TCC combinada com a abordagem medicamentosa denotou eficacia para os transtornos de humor bipolar, obsessivo compulsivo, depressivo e o de estresse pos-traumatico.
Abstract: Intervencoes em Terapia Cognitivo-Comportamental (TCC) tem sido muito estudadas nos ultimos anos, tendo em vista evidencias da sua efetividade para diversos transtornos da saude Este estudo apresenta uma revisao de revisoes sistematicas sobre a efetividade da TCC para transtornos de ansiedade e do humor, publicados entre 2005 e 2010 Treze revisoes foram recuperadas e resumidas incluindo efeitos similares da associacao entre TCC e recuperacao clinica Os resultados sugerem que a TCC combinada com a abordagem medicamentosa denotou eficacia para os transtornos de humor bipolar, obsessivo compulsivo, depressivo e o de estresse pos-traumatico Beneficios em longo prazo foram verificados na qualidade de vida de individuos com transtorno do pânico e fobia social, apos sessoes de TCC A TCC foi mais eficaz do que terapia medicamentosa para o tratamento de transtorno de ansiedade generalizada Em fobia especifica, a TCC foi menos eficaz que exposicao in vivo Os estudos recuperados sugerem beneficios potenciais da TCC e estudos ainda sao necessarios para realcar possiveis melhoras nessa modalidade de tratamento

4 citations

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TL;DR: SIDES-R-BR may be a useful tool in the investigation of DESNOS and contributes a valuable input to clinical research in Brazil.
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) contemplates the impact of acute traumatic events, but the literature indicates that this is not true for chronic exposure to stress. In this sense, the category disorders of extreme stress not otherwise specified (DESNOS) has been proposed to characterize the behavior and cognitive alterations derived from exposure to continuous early life stress. The Structured Interview for Disorders of Extreme Stress - Revised (SIDES-R) was developed to investigate and measure DESNOS. Considering the lack of instruments designed to assess DESNOS, especially in Brazil, the aim of this study was to translate, adapt, and validate the contents of SIDES-R to Brazilian Portuguese (SIDES-R-BR). METHOD: The original interview was subjected to translation, back-translation, semantic equivalence and conceptual correspondence analyses by naive and specialized judges, respectively, an acceptability trial, and inter-rater validity analysis. RESULTS: The interview underwent semantic and structural adaptations considering the Brazilian culture. The final version, SIDES-R-BR, showed a mean understanding score of 4.98 on a 5-point verbal rating scale, in addition to a kappa coefficient of 0.853. CONCLUSION: SIDES-R-BR may be a useful tool in the investigation of DESNOS and contributes a valuable input to clinical research in Brazil. The availability of the instrument allows to test symptoms with adequate reliability, as verified by the kappa coefficient and translation steps.

3 citations


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01 Jan 2008-JAMA
TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of LTPP, especially in complex mental disorders, was examined by performing a meta-analysis, which showed that LTPP showed significantly higher outcomes in overall effectiveness, target problems, general psychiatric symptoms, personality functioning, and social functioning than shorter forms of psychotherapy.
Abstract: Context The place of long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy (LTPP) within psychiatry is controversial. Convincing outcome research for LTPP has been lacking. Objective To examine the effects of LTPP, especially in complex mental disorders, ie, patients with personality disorders, chronic mental disorders, multiple mental disorders, and complex depressive and anxiety disorders (ie, associated with chronic course and/or multiple mental disorders), by performing a meta-analysis. Data Sources Studies of LTPP published between January 1, 1960, and May 31, 2008, were identified by a computerized search using MEDLINE, PsyclNFO, and Current Contents, supplemented by contact with experts in the field. Study Selection Only studies that used individual psychodynamic psychotherapy lasting for at least a year, or 50 sessions; had a prospective design; and reported reliable outcome measures were included. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and observational studies were considered. Twenty-three studies involving a total of 1053 patients were included (11 RCTs and 12 observational studies). Data Extraction Information on study characteristics and treatment outcome was extracted by 2 independent raters. Effect sizes were calculated for overall effectiveness, target problems, general psychiatric symptoms, personality functioning, and social functioning. To examine the stability of outcome, effect sizes were calculated separately for end-of-therapy and follow-up assessment. Results According to comparative analyses of controlled trials, LTPP showed significantly higher outcomes in overall effectiveness, target problems, and personality functioning than shorter forms of psychotherapy. With regard to overall effectiveness, a between-group effect size of1.8 (95% confidence interval [Cl], 0.7-3.4) indicated that after treatment with LTPP patients with complex mental disorders on average were better off than 96% of the patients in the comparison groups (P= .002). According to subgroup analyses, LTPP yielded significant, large, and stable within-group effect sizes across various and particularly complex mental disorders (range, 0.78-1.98). Conclusions There is evidence that LTPP is an effective treatment for complex mental disorders. Further research should address the outcome of LTPP in specific mental disorders and should include cost-effectiveness analyses.

550 citations

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01 Apr 2009
TL;DR: In this article, female assault victims with chronic posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were randomly assigned to four treatment conditions: prolonged exposure (PE), stress inoculation training (SIT), combined treatment (PE-SIT) or wait-list control (WL).
Abstract: Ninety-six female assault victims with chronic posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were randomly assigned to 4 treatment conditions: prolonged exposure (PE), stress inoculation training (SIT), combined treatment (PE-SIT), or wait-list control (WL). Treatment consisted of 9 twice-weekly, individual sessions. Independent evaluations were conducted at pretreatment; posttreatment; and 3-, 6-, and 12-month follow-ups. All 3 active treatments reduced severity of PTSD and depression compared with WL but did not differ significantly from each other, and these gains were maintained throughout the follow-up period. However, in the intent-to-treat sample, PE was superior to SIT and PE-SIT on posttreatment anxiety and global social adjustment at follow-up and had larger effect sizes on PTSD severity, depression, and anxiety. SIT and PE-SIT did not differ significantly from each other on any outcome measure. (Reprinted with permission from Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 1999; 67:194–200. Available onli...

144 citations

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TL;DR: There is supporting evidence that preventive psychological interventions reduce the risk of relapse or recurrence in major depression.

135 citations