ABSTRACT
Objective: To identify neurocognitive and sociodemographic variables that could be associated with clinical response to three modalities of treatment for depression, as well as variables that predicted superior response to one treatment over the others. Method: The present study derives from a research project in which depressed patients (n=272) received one of three treatments – long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy (n=90), fluoxetine therapy (n=91), or a combination thereof (n=91) – over a 24-month period. Results: Sociodemographic variables were not found to be predictive. Six predictive neurocognitive variables were identified: three prognostic variables related to working memory and abstract reasoning; one prescriptive variable related to working memory; and two variables found to be moderators. Conclusions: The results of this study indicate subgroups of patients who might benefit from specific therapeutic strategies and subgroups that seem to respond well to long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy and combined therapy. The moderators found suggest that abstract reasoning and processing speed may influence the magnitude and/or direction of clinical improvement.
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Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Cognitive Behavioral Therapy , Fluoxetine/administration & dosage , Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation/administration & dosage , Depression/therapy , Prognosis , Treatment Outcome , Combined Modality Therapy/methodsABSTRACT
O presente estudo demonstra a experiência de trabalho em um Centro de Referência de Assistência Social do interior do Rio Grande do Sul. Foi realizado um mapeamento de doenças mentais na população em vulnerabilidade social, através do processo de psicodiagnóstico, em caráter de estudo-piloto. Foram escolhidos três sujeitos como amostragem: uma mulher, uma adolescente e um menino. Foram analisados os fatores psicossociais, e os resultados revelaram que essa população está mais sujeita ao desenvolvimento de psicopatologias. O estudo demonstrou que a inserção do psicodiagnóstico pode contribuir como instrumento de diagnóstico da população. É necessário que haja interesse por parte das políticas públicas em ofertar os serviços de saúde à população para trabalhar com os fatores de risco socioemocionais de maneira satisfatória....(AU)
This study demonstrates the experience of working in a Reference Center of Social Welfare of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. A mapping of the mental illnesses of the population in social vulnerability was carried out, through the process of psychological diagnosis, as a pilot study. Three subjects were chosen as sample: a woman, a female teenager and a boy. The social and psychological factors were analyzed. The pilot study showed that the inclusion of psychological diagnosis can contribute as an important diagnostic tool of the population. However, it is necessary that public policy offers the proper health services to the population as a strategy to the work with risk factors....(AU)
El presente estudio demuestra la experiencia de trabajo en un Centro de Referencia de Asistencia Social del interior de Rio Grande do Sul. Fue realizado un mapeo de dolencias mentales en la población en vulnerabilidad social, a través del proceso de psico-diagnóstico, en carácter de estudio-piloto. Fueron escogidos tres sujetos como muestreo: una mujer, una adolescente y un niño. Fueron analizados los factores psicosociales, y los resultados revelaron que esa población está más sujeta al desarrollo de psicopatologías. El estudio demostró que la inserción del psico-diagnóstico pode contribuir como instrumento de diagnóstico de la población. Es necesario que haya interés por parte de las políticas públicas en ofertar los servicios de salud a la población para trabajar con los factores de riesgo socioemocionales de manera satisfactoria....(AU)