Improving mental and neurological health research in Latin America: a qualitative studyFabian Fiestas
Laboratorios de Investigación y Desarrollo, Facultad de Ciencias y Filosofia, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
BMC Public Health 9:334. 2009
..This study aims to address the situation by identifying initiatives that could improve MN health research activities and implementation of their results in the Latin American region...
Leading countries in mental health research in Latin America and the CaribbeanDenise Razzouk
Department of Psychiatry, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo UNIFESP, Sao Paulo SP, Brazil
Rev Bras Psiquiatr 29:118-22. 2007
..The objective of this paper is to describe the development of mental health research in Latin American and the Caribbean countries from 1995 to 2005...
Challenges to reduce the '10/90 gap': mental health research in Latin American and Caribbean countriesD Razzouk
Department of Psychiatry, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Acta Psychiatr Scand 118:490-8. 2008
..To analyze the status of mental health research in 30 Latin American and Caribbean countries (LAC)...
Scarcity and inequity of mental health research resources in low-and-middle income countries: a global surveyDenise Razzouk
Department of Psychiatry, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Health Policy 94:211-20. 2010
..To map mental health research capacity and resources in low-and-middle-income countries (LAMIC) for the years 1993-2003...
The contribution of Latin American and Caribbean countries on culture bound syndromes studies for the ICD-10 revision: key findings from a working in progressDenise Razzouk
Centro de Economia em Saúde Mental, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brasil
Rev Bras Psiquiatr 33:S5-20. 2011
..This review aims to verify the scientific evidences for the inclusion of culture bound syndromes in the International Classification of Diseases towards its 11th edition based on studies from Latin American and Caribbean countries...
Mental health and psychiatry research in Brazil: scientific production from 1999 to 2003Denise Razzouk
Departamento de Psiquiatria, Escola Paulista de Medicina, , , SP, Brasil
Rev Saude Publica 40:93-100. 2006
..The content of these articles corresponded to the priorities within mental health, but there is a need for better interlinking between researchers and mental health policymakers...
Setting priorities for mental health research in BrazilGuilherme Gregorio
Department of Psychiatry, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Brazil
Rev Bras Psiquiatr 34:434-9. 2012
..The main aim of this study is to review the agenda for research priorities of mental health in Brazil...
The mental health of Korean immigrants in São Paulo, BrazilSam Kang
Departamento de Psquiatria, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Brasil
Cad Saude Publica 25:819-26. 2009
..Mental health authorities should promote a healthier integration and the development of culturally sensitive mental health programs for Korean immigrants...
Strategies for the treatment of antipsychotic-induced sexual dysfunction and/or hyperprolactinemia among patients of the schizophrenia spectrum: a reviewLuciana Vargas Alves Nunes
Department of Psychiatry, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Parana, Brazil
J Sex Marital Ther 38:281-301. 2012
..These trials are necessary in order to have a better compliance and reduce the distress among patients with schizophrenia...