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Letter to the Editor
Preliminary results of an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) brief group intervention for psychosis - read full article
By: Paula Castilho, Ana Margarida Pinto, Ricardo Viegas, Sérgio Carvalho, Nuno Madeira, and Maria João Martins
Keywords: Psychosis, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Brief group intervention, Reliable change index.
International Journal of Clinical Neurosciences and Mental Health 2015; 2:6

Letter to the Editor
Psychiatry and HIV infection: what changed? - read full article
By: Inês Souto Braz, André Bonito Ferreira, André Ribeirinho Marques, Sérgio Dinis, Isabel Nabais, Graça Gonçalves, and Sílvia Ouakinin
Methods: Retrospective review of clinical records of patients followed between June and December of 2016 and assessment of multiple clinical and sociodemographic variables.
Results: There were 117 psychiatric appointments for 69 HIV-infected patients. The average age was 51.6 (±9.86) years and the gender distribution was balanced. We found that 69.5% of HIV-infected patients presented affective or neurotic disorders (ICD-10), 73.9% were under antidepressant treatment and 72.1% under psychotherapy. Comparing HIV-infected patients with and without antidepressant therapy, we found that patients under antidepressant treatment had a longer duration of HIV infection (p=0.038). All patients presented stable immunological status.
Conclusions: The paradigm shift of HIV infection—the transition to a chronic disease model—required an adaptation by healthcare providers. As depression is the most prevalent psychiatric condition in this population, its early detection is crucial in order to improve disease outcome and quality of life.
Keywords: Psychiatry, HIV, Liaison Psychiatry, Depression.
International Journal of Clinical Neurosciences and Mental Health 2017; 4:6
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21035/ijcnmh.2017.4.6

Letter to the Editor
Severe and enduring Anorexia Nervosa: a brief narrative review about the concept and its therapeutic options - read full article
By: Francisco Coutinho and Isabel Brandão
Keywords: Anorexia nervosa, Severe, Enduring, Chronic, Resistant.
International Journal of Clinical Neurosciences and Mental Health 2019; 6:3
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21035/ijcnmh.2019.6.3

