[COVID-19 pandemic and mental health: Initial considerations from spanish primary health care]. / Pandemia de la COVID-19 y salud mental: reflexiones iniciales desde la atención primaria de salud española.

An approach is made to the psychological and psychosocial characteristics that the COVID-19 pandemic is acquiring in the countries of our socio-cultural environment. The scarcity of research in this regard and the necessary acceptance of uncertainty to face the situation, both socially, as well as health and psychological, are discussed. Consequently, a series of reflections and recommendations are proposed for the psychological care of the population, health workers and social organization based on: 1) The existence of psychological and psychosocial research into connected fields and 2) In the new neuroscientific perspectives on emotions and their elaboration in crisis situations.

Estudio de la calidad de vida en pacientes con psicosis incipiente / Study of the quality of life of patients in early psichosis

Introducción: La descripción de las características de personas diagnosticadas de Estado Mental de Alto Riesgo (EMAR), que son susceptibles de convertirse en un Primer Episodio Psicótico (PEP), es el primer paso para la prevención primaria y secundaria efectuada en los servicios de nuestro sistema sociosanitario. Material: 23 pacientes diagnosticados de EMAR y otros 23 de PEP que han sido atendidos en el Equipo de Atención Precoz a Pacientes en riesgo de Psicosis (EAPPP) de Barcelona, durante el período 2006-2011. Método: Estudio transversal descriptivo para determinar la percepción subjetiva de la calidad de vida, condiciones psicosociales y clínicas de pacientes según presenten un EMAR o un PEP. Resultados: Se observa que los pacientes con EMAR y PEP tienen una percepción subjetiva de la calidad de vida y un Funcionamiento Global (GAF) similar, a pesar de obtener puntuaciones diferentes en la escala PANSS. Conclusiones: A la vista de los resultados, es importante diagnosticar a las personas que presentan un EMAR, cuyas características psicosociales son similares a las que presentan un PEP, para así evitar una posible evolución hacia un trastorno psicótico (AU)

The description of the characteristics of persons diagnosed with Ultra High Risk (UHR) of psychosis, which are likely to become a First Episode of Psychosis (FEP), is the first step primary and secondary prevention made in our health service system. Material: 23 patients diagnosed EMAR and 23 of PEP who have been treated in the Early Care Team for Patients at risk of psychosis (EAPPP) of Barcelona, between the years 2006-2011. Method: Descriptive cross-sectional study to determine the subjective perception of quality of life, psychosocial and clinical conditions of patients by presenting At-Risk Mental State of psychosis (EMAR) or a First Episode of Psychosis (PEP). Results: Patients with EMAR and PEP have a subjective perception of quality of life and a similar Global Functioning despite getting different scores on the PANSS scale. Conclusions: It is important to diagnose people with EMAR, whose psycho-social characteristics are similar to PEP, in order to avoid a possible evolution towards a psychotic disorder (AU)