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Marcelo O’Higgins
Researcher at Universidad Nacional de Asunción
Publications - 34
Citations - 2016
Marcelo O’Higgins is an academic researcher from Universidad Nacional de Asunción. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Mental health. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 23 publications receiving 1281 citations.
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The outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus and its impact on global mental health.
TL;DR: This outbreak is leading to additional health problems such as stress, anxiety, depressive symptoms, insomnia, denial, anger and fear globally, which can weaken strategies of COVID-19 control and lead to more morbidity and mental health needs at global level.
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Self-Perceived Stress During the Quarantine of COVID-19 Pandemic in Paraguay: An Exploratory Survey.
Julio Torales,Carlos Miguel Rios-González,Iván Barrios,Marcelo O’Higgins,Israel González,Oscar García,João Mauricio Castaldelli-Maia,Antonio Ventriglio +7 more
TL;DR: Mental health services to provide a phone-based or web-based support to the general population in order to contrast the psychological impact of the pandemic is suggested to improve the accessibility to mental healthcare services in Paraguay.
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Psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Fear of COVID-19 scale in Paraguayan population.
Iván Barrios,Carlos Miguel Rios-González,Marcelo O’Higgins,Israel González-Urbieta,Oscar García,José Almirón-Santacruz,Rodrigo Navarro,Osvaldo Melgarejo,N Ruiz Díaz,João Mauricio Castaldelli-Maia,Antonio Ventriglio,Julio Torales +11 more
TL;DR: The Spanish version of the FCV-19S is a 7-item scale with two dimensions, psychological symptoms and physiological symptoms, which demonstrated robust psychometric properties in a Paraguayan population.
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Phone-based outpatients' follow-up in mental health centers during the COVID-19 quarantine.
A. Gentile,Julio Torales,Marcelo O’Higgins,Pamela Figueredo,João Mauricio Castaldelli-Maia,Domenico De Berardis,Annamaria Petito,Antonello Bellomo,Antonio Ventriglio +8 more
TL;DR: A significant increase of general psychopathology, anxiety and fear as well as mild levels of stress related to the quarantine was confirmed among patients and significant weight gain during the lockdown was detected among patients.
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Psychodermatological Mechanisms of Psoriasis
Julio Torales,Cristina Echeverría,Iván Barrios,Oscar García,Marcelo O’Higgins,João Mauricio Castaldelli-Maia,Antonio Ventriglio,Mohammad Jafferany +7 more
TL;DR: A narrative review of the literature highlights the psychodermatological aspects of the etiopathogenesis of psoriasis as well as the impact of illness on patients' personal identity, functioning, and professional, social, and family areas.