[The social model of disability in Argentina: Paradigm of decision-making support and safeguards in the new Argentine Civil Code]. / El modelo social de la discapacidad en Argentina: paradigma de la toma de decisiones con apoyos y salvaguardas en el nuevo Código Civil argentino.

There has been a new framework with new laws and a new Code in Argentina in recent years in order to put its legal system in congruence with International Convenants on Human Rights and in particular with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Through this new laws Argentina legal system recognize that persons with disabilities enjoy capacity on an equal basis with others in all aspects of life and the State shall take appropiate measures to provide access by persons with disabilities to the support they may require in excercising their legal capacity with safeguards.

[Risk and suicide in open door institutions. Liability and forensic issues]. / Riesgo y suicidio en sistemas de puertas abiertas. Responsabilidad civil y aspectos médico legales.

Suicide is a complex issue and a source of discussion between different disciplines. Suicide assessment and management research had received a huge attention in the field. Argentina has a legal framework focused on protecting human rights. Malpractice and liability discussion is offered in cases of suicide in psychiatric patients recently admitted to an inpatient setting. Imminent and certain risk of damage is the legal requirement for involuntary psychiatric admission in terms of Mental Health Law in Argentina.

[DSM-5: OCD and related disorders]. / Trastorno obsesivo compulsivo y trastornos relacionados: un nuevo capítulo en el DSM-5.

DSM-5 moved OCD out from under the Anxiety Disorder section, into a new category: Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders and added two new specifiers. Specifically a modification of one specifier (insight) and the addition of a new tic specifier. DSM-5 redefined obsessions and recognizes the importance of avoidance and thought stopping beyond compulsions as other strategies to deal with obsessions. OCD related disorders include: Trichotillomania, Hoarding Disorder, Skin Picking Disorder, and Body Dysmorphic Disorder.

Trastorno obsesivo compulsivo y trastornos relacionados: un nuevo capítulo en el DSM-5. / [DSM-5: OCD and related disorders].

DSM-5 moved OCD out from under the Anxiety Disorder section, into a new category: Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders and added two new specifiers. Specifically a modification of one specifier (insight) and the addition of a new tic specifier. DSM-5 redefined obsessions and recognizes the importance of avoidance and thought stopping beyond compulsions as other strategies to deal with obsessions. OCD related disorders include: Trichotillomania, Hoarding Disorder, Skin Picking Disorder, and Body Dysmorphic Disorder.

Riesgo y suicidio en sistemas de puertas abiertas. Responsabilidad civil y aspectos médico legales. / [Risk and suicide in open door institutions. Liability and phorensic issues].

Suicide is a complex issue and a source of discussion between different disciplines. Suicide assessment and management research had received a huge attention in the field. Argentina has a legal framework focused on protecting human rights. Malpractice and liability discussion is offered in cases of suicide in psychiatric patients recently admitted to an inpatient setting. Imminent and certain risk of damage is the legal requirement for involuntary psychiatric admission in terms of Mental Health Law in Argentina.

Riesgo y suicidio en sistemas de puertas abiertas. Responsabilidad civil y aspectos médico legales / [Risk and suicide in open door institutions. Liability and phorensic issues].

Suicide is a complex issue and a source of discussion between different disciplines. Suicide assessment and management research had received a huge attention in the field. Argentina has a legal framework focused on protecting human rights. Malpractice and liability discussion is offered in cases of suicide in psychiatric patients recently admitted to an inpatient setting. Imminent and certain risk of damage is the legal requirement for involuntary psychiatric admission in terms of Mental Health Law in Argentina.

Trastorno obsesivo compulsivo y trastornos relacionados: un nuevo capítulo en el DSM-5 / [DSM-5: OCD and related disorders].

DSM-5 moved OCD out from under the Anxiety Disorder section, into a new category: Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders and added two new specifiers. Specifically a modification of one specifier (insight) and the addition of a new tic specifier. DSM-5 redefined obsessions and recognizes the importance of avoidance and thought stopping beyond compulsions as other strategies to deal with obsessions. OCD related disorders include: Trichotillomania, Hoarding Disorder, Skin Picking Disorder, and Body Dysmorphic Disorder.

[Pharmacological treatment of aggressive impulsive behavior]. / Tratamiento farmacológico de la conducta agresiva impulsiva.

This article makes an initially tour of the definitions of violence, aggression and impulsiveness. Violence is a manifestation associated with various aspects of human behavior in different contexts of society and history. It can also be a clinical manifestation of a psychiatric disorder, the behavioral modality of some people with personality disorders, the expression of a somatic disorder, an action exercised by an individual under the influence of substances, as well as the expected reaction of an individual or a group to a specific trigger situation. Aggressiveness means "tendency to act or respond violently", using violent means to things or people and overcome their revulsion to do damage. After that, a brief overview of the different classifications of aggressive behaviour is made, to finish reviewing the bibliography published on the pharmacological treatment of emotional or impulsive aggression with the three main groups of drugs frequently used in clinical practice (antidepressants, mood stabilizers and antipsychotics), and a brief integration scheme is formulated.

[Serious, certain and imminent risk of injury: sole grounds for interdisciplinary indication of hospitalization based on dangerousness to self or others]. / Riesgo grave, cierto e inminente de daño: único fundamento de la indicación interdisciplinaria de internación basada en la peligrosidad para sí o terceros.

The main objective of this article is to encourage criticism of and reflection on the indication for psychiatric hospitalization through the mentioning of some recent National Supreme Court of Justice rulings that affect our practice, as well as through a critical review of the traditional concept of dangerousness, to provide support for the two possible types of psychiatric hospitalization: urgent hospitalization secondary to certain and imminent risk of injury and therapeutic hospitalization. It is further proposed that said indication be delivered by a team including the psychologist, and that this indication be monitored by the courts.

[Schizophrenia with obsessive-compulsive symptoms or the group of schizo-obsessive schizophrenias: clinical characteristics and prognosis]. / Esquizofrenia con síntomas obsesivos compulsivos o el grupo de las Esquizofrenias Esquizoobsesivas: características clínicas y pronósticas.

Obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCS) have been observed in a substantial proportion of schizophrenic patients. In this paper, the rate of occurrence of OCS and OCD in schizophrenic patients, and also the interrelationship between OCS and schizophrenic symptoms, depressive symptoms, cognitive function and age are reviewed. The author proposes to use the term "group of schizo-obsessive disorders" and proposes an integrate classification system.

Esquizofrenia con síntomas obsesivos compulsivos o el grupo de las Esquizofrenias Esquizoobsesivas: características clínicas y pronósticas / Schizophrenia with obsessive-compulsive symptoms or the group of schizo-obsessive schizophrenias: clinical characteristics and prognosis

Este trabajo es una revisión bibliográfica crítica de lo publicado a la fecha acerca de la Esquizofrenia Esquizoobsesiva o el grupo de las Esquizofrenias Esquizoobsesivas, en el cual se repasan las características clínicas, neuropsicológicas y pronósticas. Se discute además la replicabilidad de los hallazgos publicados y se propone un esquema nosológico de integración.

Obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCS) have been observed in a substantial proportion of schizophrenic patients. In this paper, the rate of occurrence of OCS and OCD in schizophrenic patients, and also the interrelationship between OCS and schizophrenic symptoms, depressive symptoms, cognitive function and age are reviewed. The author proposes to use the term "group of schizo-obsessive disorders" and proposes an integrate classification system.

[Substance use disorder. Forensic issues in Argentina]. / Aspectos médico-legales de la ley que reprime el tráfico de estupefacientes (Ley 23.737).

This article is a review of the main legal issues in illegal drug traffic in Argentina. The penal law includes corrective punishment, educational activities and forced treatment. Forensic issues and legal controversies are discussed.