Internet-delivered cognitive behavior therapy versus treatment as usual for anxiety and depression among Latin American university students: A randomized clinical trial.

OBJECTIVE: Untreated mental disorders are important among low- and middle-income country (LMIC) university students in Latin America, where barriers to treatment are high. Scalable interventions are needed. This study compared transdiagnostic self-guided and guided internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy (i-CBT) with treatment as usual (TAU) for clinically significant anxiety and depression among undergraduates in Colombia and Mexico. METHOD: 1,319 anxious, as determined by the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) = 10+ and/or depressed, as determined by the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) = 10+, undergraduates (mean [SD] age = 21.4 [3.2]); 78.7% female; 55.9% first-generation university student) from seven universities in Colombia and Mexico were randomized to culturally adapted versions of self-guided i-CBT (n = 439), guided i-CBT (n = 445), or treatment as usual (TAU; n = 435). All randomized participants were reassessed 3 months after randomization. The primary outcome was remission of both anxiety (GAD-7 = 0-4) and depression (PHQ-9 = 0-4). We hypothesized that remission would be higher with guided i-CBT than with the other interventions. RESULTS: Intent-to-treat analysis found significantly higher adjusted (for university and loss to follow-up) remission rates (ARD) among participants randomized to guided i-CBT than either self-guided i-CBT (ARD = 13.1%, χ12 = 10.4, p = .001) or TAU (ARD = 11.2%, χ12 = 8.4, p = .004), but no significant difference between self-guided i-CBT and TAU (ARD = -1.9%, χ12 = 0.2, p = .63). Per-protocol sensitivity analyses and analyses of dimensional outcomes yielded similar results. CONCLUSIONS: Significant reductions in anxiety and depression among LMIC university students could be achieved with guided i-CBT, although further research is needed to determine which students would most likely benefit from this intervention. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).

Ehlers-Danlos: A Literature Review and Case Report in a Colombian Woman with Multiple Comorbidities.

Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) are a heterogeneous group of genetically transmitted connective tissue disorders that directly affect collagen synthesis, with a broad range of symptoms. Case presentation: This study presents a clinical case of a Colombian woman with myopathic EDS and multiple comorbidities taking 40 years of medical history to make the right diagnosis. This article also presents a review of the current literature on EDS, not only to remind the syndrome but also to help the clinician correctly identify symptoms of this diverse syndrome. Conclusion: A multidisciplinary approach to the diagnosis of the patient, including clinical and molecular analysis, and neuropsychological and psychological assessment, is important to improve the treatment choice and the outcome prediction of the patients.

Estilos y estrategias de aprendizaje y rendimiento académico en adolescentes infractores / Estilos e estratégias de aprendizagem e desempenho acadêmico em adolescentes infratores / Learning Styles and Strategies and Academic Performance in Juvenile Offenders

Esta investigación tuvo como objetivo describir y analizar los estilos y estrategias de aprendizaje y su relación con el rendimiento académico en una muestra de adolescentes infractores de la ciudad de Medellín, Colombia. Se realizó un estudio no experimental, con un enfoque cuantitativo, de nivel descriptivo-correlacional y de corte transversal con 234 jóvenes de un Centro de Atención Especializada del Sistema de Responsabilidad Penal para Adolescentes. Los estilos de aprendizaje con mayor preferencia fueron el activo y el Pragmático; mientras que el estilo con menor preferencia fue el reflexivo. Respecto de las estrategias de aprendizaje, la codificación tuvo el mayor porcentaje de la muestra en el percentil medio. Las otras tres estrategias tuvieron los mayores porcentajes ubicados en el percentil bajo. La estrategia de adquisición correlacionó positivamente con los estilos reflexivo, teórico y pragmático. La estrategia de codificación correlacionó positivamente con los estilos activo, reflexivo y teórico. La estrategia de recuperación correlacionó positivamente con los estilos activo y reflexivo. Finalmente, la estrategia de apoyo al procesamiento correlacionó positivamente con todos los estilos de aprendizaje. La adquisición de información fue la variable de las estrategias de aprendizaje que más correlacionó con el rendimiento académico.

The objective of this study was to describe and analyze learning styles and strategies and their relationship to academic performance in a sample of juvenile offenders from the city of Medellin, Colombia. A cross-sectional, descriptive correlational, non-experimental study was performed with a quantitative approach on 234 young people from a Specialized Care Center of the Criminal Justice System for Adolescents. They showed a strong preference for active and pragmatic learning styles, while the style with the least preference was reflexive. With respect to learning strategies, codification obtained the highest percentage from the sample in the middle percentile. The other three strategies obtained the highest percentages in the lower percentile. The acquisition strategy was positively correlated with reflexive, theoretical and pragmatic styles. The codification strategy was positively correlated with active, reflexive and theoretical styles. The recovery strategy was positively correlated with active and reflexive styles. Finally, the processing support strategy was positively correlated with all learning styles. Information acquisition was the learning strategy variable that most correlated with academic performance.

Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo descrever e analisar estilos e estratégias de aprendizagem e sua relação com o desempenho acadêmico em uma amostra de adolescentes infratores da cidade de Medellín, Colômbia. Foi realizado um estudo não experimental, com uma abordagem quantitativa de nível descritivo-correlacional e transversal com 234 jovens de um Centro de Atenção Especializada do Sistema de Responsabilidade Criminal para Adolescentes. Os estilos de aprendizagem de mais preferência foram ativo e pragmático; enquanto o estilo com menos preferência foi o reflexivo. Em relação às estratégias de aprendizagem, a codificação teve a maior porcentagem da amostra no percentil médio. As outras três estratégias tiveram os maiores percentuais localizados no percentil baixo. A estratégia de aquisição correlacionou-se positivamente com os estilos reflexivo, teórico e pragmático. A estratégia de codificação correlacionou-se positivamente com os estilos ativo, reflexivo e teórico. A estratégia de recuperação correlacionou-se positivamente com os estilos ativo e reflexivo. Finalmente, a estratégia de apoio de processamento correlacionou-se positivamente com todos os estilos de aprendizagem. A aquisição de informações foi a variável das estratégias de aprendizagem que mais se correlacionou com o desempenho acadêmico.