Offspring of mothers with bipolar disorder: a systematic review considering personality features.

OBJECTIVE: To examine personality/temperament features and mental health vulnerability in offspring of mothers with bipolar disorders (BD), including dimensions which may impact psychological characteristics or therapeutic measures. METHODS: A systematic review, following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines, was conducted to search for original articles that investigated personality/temperament features of offspring of women with BD and emotional factors involved in the mother-child relationship. The electronic search was performed in the PubMed, Web of Science, and PsycINFO databases from February 2010 to February 2017. RESULTS: Ten quantitative studies were included in the analysis: seven from the United States, two from Brazil, and one from Canada. The narrative synthesis was categorized into three dimensions: 1) reliability of instruments for prediction of future psychopathology in offspring; 2) environmental risk factors for offspring; and 3) early interventions. The findings showed impairments in the offspring's lives, high rates of behavior and temperament problems, and psychiatric disorders. CONCLUSION: BD is a frequent psychiatric disorder, and the offspring of mothers with this condition are exposed to complex family relationships and psychosocial difficulties. If they are to ensure a good provision of mental health and psychosocial care to this unique population, early interventions must not neglect their contextual specificities. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: PROSPERO CRD-42017039010.

Offspring of mothers with bipolar disorder: a systematic review considering personality features

Objective: To examine personality/temperament features and mental health vulnerability in offspring of mothers with bipolar disorders (BD), including dimensions which may impact psychological characteristics or therapeutic measures. Methods: A systematic review, following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines, was conducted to search for original articles that investigated personality/temperament features of offspring of women with BD and emotional factors involved in the mother-child relationship. The electronic search was performed in the PubMed, Web of Science, and PsycINFO databases from February 2010 to February 2017. Results: Ten quantitative studies were included in the analysis: seven from the United States, two from Brazil, and one from Canada. The narrative synthesis was categorized into three dimensions: 1) reliability of instruments for prediction of future psychopathology in offspring; 2) environmental risk factors for offspring; and 3) early interventions. The findings showed impairments in the offspring's lives, high rates of behavior and temperament problems, and psychiatric disorders. Conclusion: BD is a frequent psychiatric disorder, and the offspring of mothers with this condition are exposed to complex family relationships and psychosocial difficulties. If they are to ensure a good provision of mental health and psychosocial care to this unique population, early interventions must not neglect their contextual specificities. Systematic review registration: PROSPERO CRD-42017039010

Discussão epistemológica da produção científica de programas de pós-graduação na área da saúde reprodutiva / Epistemological discussion of scientific production for post-graduation programs in the reproductive health area

Este artigo apresenta resultados preliminares de pesquisa, que entende que as conseqüências da complexa relação "produção" (pesquisa) / "divulgação" (ensino) / "utilização" (consumo) reproduzem o modelo de pensamento newtoniano-cartesiano dominante no contexto acadêmico. Objetiva-se identificar o nível de discussão epistemológica existente nas teses de programas de pós-graduação das universidades estaduais paulistas (até o momento, analisaram-se teses da UNICAMP), com eleição da produção em Ginecologia, Obstetrícia e Mastologia. A seleção foi feita a partir do critério cronológico (as mais atuais), optando-se pela aleatoriedade quanto ao tipo metodológico das pesquisas. Através da análise hermenêutica e do critério de saturação, investigaram-se quatro categorias hipoteticamente demarcadas - visão de "pessoa", "saúde", "ciência" e "ética". Constatou-se que os trabalhos apresentam reduzida ou inexistente preocupação com reflexões epistemológicas. Os aspectos metodológicos são estruturados mantendo, quase que exclusivamente, preocupações protocolares numa perspectiva disciplinar e racionalista, o que inviabiliza a concretização de dinâmicas acadêmicas valorizadoras do enfoque transdisciplinar.

The article presents preliminary research results, which understand that the consequences of the complex relation "production" (research)/"spreading" (education)/"use" (consumption) reproduce the dominant Newtonian-Cartesian thought in the academic context. The aim is to identify the level of epistemological discussion in theses of post-graduation programs in São Paulo universities (only theses from Unicamp have been analyzed so far), electing the production in Gynecology, Obstetrics and Mastology. The selection was based on chronology (the most updated), and randomized choice of methodological research type. Through hermeneutic analysis and saturation criteria, four categories were hypothetically searched - view of "person", "health", "ethics" and "science". The works have little or no concern with epistemological reflections. The structure of methodological aspects presents formal concerns in most cases, in a disciplinary and rationalist perspective, what impedes the concretization of academic actions that value the trans-disciplinary approach.

Vulvovaginites recorrentes: uma doença psicossomática / Recurrent vulvovaginitis: a psychosomatic disease

Identifica aspectos psicológicos que poderiam estar associados à recorrência de vulvovaginites

Hábitos de higiene e sexuais de mulheres com vulvovaginites recorrentes / Hygienic and sexual habits women with recurrent vulvovaginitis

Foram estudadas 51 mulheres com diagnóstico microbiológico confirmado de vulvovaginite recorrente e outras 61 mulheres controle. As análises apontaram que as mulheres brancas e as que usavam condom apresentaram-se mais associadas às vulvovaginites recorrentes. Inversamente o uso de medroxiprogesterona de depósito e amenorréia estiveram mais associados ao grupo controle.