GABRIEL OKAWA BELIZARIO
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LIM/21 - Laboratório de Neuroimagem em Psiquiatria, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
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- Facial Emotion Recognition in Maltreated Children: A Systematic Review(2020) ASSED, Mariana Medeiros; KHAFIF, Tatiana Cohab; BELIZARIO, Gabriel Okawa; FATORELLI, Raquel; ROCCA, Cristiana Castanho de Ameida; SERAFIM, Antonio de PaduaObjectives We systematically reviewed controlled studies published in the last 16 years about emotion recognition deficits in maltreated children. Methods A bibliographical research of controlled studies, including only studies with samples larger than 10 participants, from 1998 to 2017, was conducted on Medline, Lilacs, PubMed and ISI. A total of 31 articles were included in this review. Results Abused children have a recognition bias for negative expressions, especially fear and anger. This increased perception tends to impair interpersonal relationships throughout their development. However, it appears as a matter of necessity, related to survival in a hostile environment. Moreover, neglected children have a shorter reaction time for recognition of negative facial expressions. Thus, the consequence of this deficit generates losses, such as the difficulty of ability to perceive a situation that puts them at risk. Conclusions Children victims of severe domestic violence, as well as those who have been sexually abused and neglected, experience a learning situation regarding past experiences. The losses appear both in abnormal anatomical brain and physiological formations, as well as psychological and behavioral changes that impact the lives of these individuals. These changes are associated to changes mainly in circuits related to the prefrontal cortex and limbic regions, which are responsible for regulating the reaction to a threat. Future studies should develop programs, focusing not only in the prevention of adverse family environments and domestic violence, but also in helping these children improve psychosocial adaptation.
- Memory training combined with 3D visuospatial stimulus improves cognitive performance in the elderly: pilot study(2020) ASSED, Mariana Medeiros; ROCCA, Cristiana Castanho de Almeida; GARCIA, Yolanda Maria; KHAFIF, Tatiana Cohab; BELIZARIO, Gabriel Okawa; TOSCHI-DIAS, Edgar; SERAFIM, Antonio de PáduaABSTRACT. Studies suggest that the engagement of aged participants in cognitive stimulation programs can reduce expected cognitive decline associated with age. Objective: To evaluate the effects of memory training (MT) associated with three-dimensional multiple object tracking (3D-MOT) NeuroTracker (NT) in the elderly. Methods: Forty-four participants (>60 years of age) were recruited and randomly distributed into two groups: experimental (EG; n=22) and comparative (CG; n=22). Both groups performed 12 one-hour MT sessions, twice a week, consisting of specific computerized stimuli associated with teaching of mnemonic strategies; 10 minutes of NT was part only of the EG’s sessions. In pre- and post-training periods, both groups were evaluated using a sociodemographic questionnaire, neuropsychological assessment, as well as a specific measure offered by NT. Results: Both groups benefited from the MT and reported more positive feelings regarding their memory and quality of life. However, the EG obtained better results in tests consistent with the strategies trained and which involved attentional resources, reaction time, visual processing speed, episodic, semantic, subjective and working memory as well as aspects of social cognition. Conclusions: This study showed that the combination of MT and 3D-MOT contributed for a better cognitive performance in the EG. Thus, the results of the present study encourage further research and the development of combined cognitive interventions for the elderly population with and without cognitive deficits.
- 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 Family history of suicide attempts as a risk factor for suicide attempts in patients with bipolar disorder(2023) KHAFIF, Tatiana; BELIZARIO, Gabriel Okawa; LAFER, BenyconferenceObject WHOQOL-BREF scores associated with clinical outcome in bipolar disorder: A longitudinal study(2020) KHAFIF, Tatiana; SILVA, Michelle; BELIZARIO, Gabriel O.; LAFER, Beny- Self-regulation in youth with bipolar disorder(2023) KHAFIF, Tatiana Cohab; KLEINMAN, Ana; ROCCA, Cristiana Castanho de Almeida; BELIZARIO, Gabriel Okawa; NADER, Edmir; CAETANO, Sheila C.; LAFER, BenyObjectives: To examine the composition of self-regulation in pediatric bipolar disorder (PBD) through the relationship between executive functions, emotion processing, and family environmental factors. Methods: 58 participants (36 with PBD and 22 controls), ages 12-17, were assessed using the Emotion Recognition Test (PENNCNB ER-40), and Expressed Emotion Adjective Checklist Results: Adolescents with PBD displayed significant deficits in all three spheres when compared to the control group. Emotion processing correlated negatively with inhibition and attention, and correlated positively with mental flexibility/working memory. Family environmental factors correlated negatively with mental flexibility/working memory and emotion processing, and positively with attention and inhibition. These correlations indicate that better inhibitory control, attention, and mental flexibility/ working memory are associated with greater emotion processing and a fitter family environment. Conclusion: This study is the first to investigate all of the components of self-regulation deficits simultaneously in patients with PBD. Results suggest that self-regulation is essential for a comprehensive perspective of PBD and should be assessed in an integrative and multifaceted way. Understanding that self-regulation is impacted by the abovementioned factors should influence treatment and improve the functional impairments of daily life observed in this population.
- Personality traits and parenting styles in boys victims of sexual abuse: a pilot study(2021) ABECHE, Camila Vaz; KHAFIF, Tatiana Cohab; BELIZARIO, Gabriel Okawa; SILVA, Thiago Fernando Da; HARKALY, Giulia; GOMIDE, Paula Inez Cunha; SERAFIM, Antonio De PaduaObjective: We examined the association between personality traits and parenting styles in boys victims of sexual abuse (SA). Methods: Sixty-two (62) boys were divided into two groups: 32 (Victims of SA group, age 11.7 +/- 1.28) and 30 non-victims of SA (Comparison group, age 11.6 +/- 1.22). All participants completed the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ-J) and the Parenting Styles Inventory (PSI). The intelligence quotient (IQ) was also assessed. Results: Both groups did not differ in terms of IQ. In the SA group, men (97%) were the biggest abusers, 85% of the parents were divorced and the father was the biggest aggressor (44%). The SA victims had higher neuroticism (p <0.001) and identified riskier parental practices, while the comparison group reported good parental practices (p<0.05). The results of the logistic regression analysis showed that higher negative paternal parental style scores increase the chance of belonging to the victims group. Discussion: Victims of SA present a higher risk of neuroticism and perception of dysfunctional family dynamics, with seriously reversed social roles. Further studies are needed to investigate the behavioral, cognitive, emotional, personality and parental styles, and the development of psychological intervention programs and other professional practices for victims of SA and their families in various contexts of violence.