BERNARDO CARRAMAO GOMES
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LIM/21 - Laboratório de Neuroimagem em Psiquiatria, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
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- Cognitive behavioral rehabilitation for bipolar disorder patients: A randomized controlled trial(2019) GOMES, Bernardo C.; ROCCA, Cristiana C.; BELIZARIO, Gabriel O.; FERNANDES, Francy de B. F.; VALOIS, Iolanda; OLMO, Giselle C.; FACHIN, Raquel V. P.; FARHAT, Luis C.; LAFER, BenyObjectives Bipolar disorder is frequently associated with cognitive impairment even during euthymia. Previous studies have reported significant impairments in functional and quality of life outcomes and a possible relationship between these variables and cognitive performance. Cognitive rehabilitation interventions have been proposed to address these outcomes but positive results are still scarce. The objective of the present study is to evaluate the efficacy of a new intervention developed to address both cognitive and functional impairment. Methods Thirty-nine individuals were included in this randomized controlled trial. All participants were evaluated by the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB) and completed functional and quality of life (QOL) scales. Patients were randomized to either treatment as usual (TAU) or Cognitive Behavior Rehabilitation (CBR), an add-on treatment delivered in 12 weekly group sessions. All individuals were revaluated after 12 weeks. Results A total of 39 bipolar type I or II patients were included in the analysis, 19 in the TAU group and 20 in the CBR condition. At the entrance of the study, both groups were statistically similar regarding clinical, socio-demographics and cognitive variables. After the end of the intervention, CBR individuals had significantly improved reaction time, visual memory and emotion recognition. In contrast, individuals in the CBR did not present a statistically change in functional and QOL scores after the 12-week intervention. Conclusions CBR intervention showed promising results in improving some of the commonly impaired cognitive domains in BD. A longer follow-up period may be necessary to detect changes in functional and QOL domains.
- Quality of life and clinical outcomes in bipolar disorder: An 8-year longitudinal study(2021) KHAFIF, Tatiana Cohab; BELIZARIO, Gabriel Okawa; SILVA, Michelle; GOMES, Bernardo Carramao; LAFER, BenyObjectives: This longitudinal study examined the relationship of Quality of Life (QOL) throughout an 8-year follow-up period with baseline and longitudinal clinical variables indicative of outcome in patients with Bipolar Disorder (BD). Methods: 36 participants, ages 18-70, were recruited from the Bipolar Disorder Research Program (PROMAN) outpatient clinic. Participants completed the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire in 2009 (baseline), 2015 (6-years) and 2017 (8-years), with high scores being associated with better quality of life. Baseline clinical variables were collected through the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID-IV) and a structured baseline interview for demographic and clinical assessment. Longitudinal clinical variables were collected through medical records, including mood charts and mood symptoms scales. Results: The results suggest that the QoL, as measured by the WHOQOL-BREF scale, is negatively affected by depressive episodes and is rather stable throughout the course of patients diagnosed with BD. In our study, all three scores were negatively correlated to depressive episodes, and one WHOQOL-BREF score was positively correlated to manic episodes, suggesting that higher scores, both at baseline and throughout the course of the disorder, may be associated to a higher occurrence of manic episodes, while lower QoL scores may be predictive of a higher occurrence of depressive episodes. Also, all three scores revealed significant positive correlations between themselves, suggesting QoL, as measured by the WHOQOL-BREF, remained constant throughout the 8 year observed period. Finally, patients presenting Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and substance abuse comorbidities revealed consistent lower WHOQOL-BREF scores, suggesting that these comorbidities may be an important predictor of QoL in BD patients.
conferenceObject Predominant polarity as a potential moderator of cognitive-behavioral therapy response(2019) KHAFIF, T. C.; BELIZARIO, G. O.; ROTENBERG, L. deSiqueira; MORENO, L. G.; LAFER, B.; GOMES, B. C.conferenceObject Cognitive behavioral rehabilitation for bipolar disorder patients: A randomized controlled trial(2019) GOMES, B.; ROCCA, C.; BELIZARIO, G.; FERNANDES, F.; VALOIS, I.; OLMO, G.; FACHIN, R.; FARHAT, L. C.; LAFER, B.conferenceObject Hostility expression in pediatric bipolar disorder, healthy offspring and controls(2017) ROCCA, C.; GOMES, B.; BELIZARIO, G.; KLEINMAN, A.; ABREU, L.; CAETANO, S.; LAFER, B.; BUSATTO, G.conferenceObject Cognitive-behavioral rehabilitation vs. treatment as usual for bipolar patients preliminary results(2018) GOMES, B. C.; ROCCA, C. C. D. A.; BELIZARIO, G. O.; LAFER, B.