Por que fazer psicanálise? Carta a um amigo / Why psychoanalysis? Letter to a friend

O presente trabalho chama a atenção para a importância de algum movimento do sujeito em relação à repetição de escolhas e comportamentos que trazem sofrimento. Na forma de uma carta dirigida a um amigo, possível analisante, fala um pouco da trajetória da psicanálise, algumas peculiaridades, seus potenciais benefícios e desafios(AU)

The present paper calls the attention to the importance of some movement of the individual to meet the repetition of choices and behaviors that bring suffering with them. In the format of a letter directed to a friend and potential patient, it describes briefly the path of psychoanalysis, some peculiarities, benefits and challenges(AU)

Entrevistas preliminares: marcos orientadores do tratamento psicanalítico / Preliminary interviews: milestones in the Psychoanalytical treatment

O presente estudo discorre sobre os pontos principais das entrevistas preliminares, chamadas por Freud, em seu conjunto, de “tratamento de ensaio”. Procura marcar os pontos fundamentais quanto às entrevistas preliminares nas suas funções de detectar os sintomas, fazer o diagnóstico e trabalhar a transferência(AU)

The present study describes some aspects of the preliminary interviews, named by Freud, in the whole, “proof treatment”. We try to mark the main points regarding these interviews in its functions of detecting symptoms, detect the diagnosis and work on the transference(AU)

O original e o singular no Bispo do Rosário / The original and the singular in Bispo do Rosário

O presente estudo aborda a questão da relação da psicose com a arte, através da expressão de ambas na pessoa de Artur Bispo do Rosário, esquizofrênico paranoide para alguns, artista de vanguarda para muitos e enviado de Deus para ele próprio.(AU)

The present study traces the relation of psychosis and art through the expression of both in the person of Artur Bispo do Rosário, schizophrenic paranoid for some, vanguard artist for many and a Messenger of God for himself.(AU)

É possível ser prostituta e ser feliz? / Is it possible to be a prostitute and be happy?

Tecemos neste artigo algumas considerações sobre ser prostituta e ser feliz, levando em consideração o aporte teórico da psicanálise, bem como a contribuição da literatura e do cinema, lembrando a contribuição da arte para interpretar a coisa humana.(AU)

We conjecture about being a prostitute and being happy, taking into account the theoretical approach of psychoanalysis as well as myths, literature and cinema, remembering the contribution of art to interpret the human thing.(AU)

Suicídio, religião e cultura: reflexões a partir da obra “Sunset Limited” / Suicide, religion, culture: reflections on the movie “Sunset Limited”

Este trabalho apresenta reflexões sobre suicídio, religião e cultura, baseadas em contribuições de Freud e nos conceitos de Durkheim sobre o suicídio, tomando como espelho uma obra literária transposta para o cinema, que contrapõe um homem religioso desejoso de ajudar seus semelhantes com um agnóstico que quer se suicidar(AU)

This work presents reflections on suicide, religion and culture, based on the contributions of Freud, as well as the concepts of Durkheim about suicide, reflecting on a literary piece transformed in a movie, which contrasts a religious man willing to help his brother mankind with an atheist that is willing to commit suicide(AU)

Number of recent sexual partners among blood donors in Brazil: associations with donor demographics, donation characteristics, and infectious disease markers.

BACKGROUND: Brazilian blood centers ask candidate blood donors about the number of sexual partners in the past 12 months. Candidates who report a number over the limit are deferred. We studied the implications of this practice on blood safety. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: We analyzed demographic characteristics, number of heterosexual partners, and disease marker rates among 689,868 donations from three Brazilian centers between July 2007 and December 2009. Donors were grouped based on maximum number of partners allowed in the past 12 months for each center. Chi-square and logistic regression analysis were conducted to examine associations between demographic characteristics, number of sex partners, and individual and overall positive markers rates for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), human T-lymphotropic virus Types 1 and 2, hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, and syphilis. RESULTS: First-time, younger, and more educated donors were associated with a higher number of recent sexual partners, as was male sex in São Paulo and Recife (p<0.001). Serologic markers for HIV and syphilis and overall were associated with multiple partners in São Paulo and Recife (p<0.001), but not in Belo Horizonte (p=0.05, p=0.94, and p=0.75, respectively). In logistic regression analysis, number of recent sexual partners was associated with positive serologic markers (adjusted odds ratio [AOR], 1.2-1.5), especially HIV (AOR, 1.9-4.4). CONCLUSIONS: Number of recent heterosexual partners was associated with HIV positivity and overall rates of serologic markers of sexually transmitted infections. The association was not consistent across centers, making it difficult to define the best cutoff value. These findings suggest the use of recent heterosexual contacts as a potentially important deferral criterion to improve blood safety in Brazil.