Ricardo de la Espriella- MD, MSc
- Professor at Pontifical Xavierian University
Ricardo de la Espriella
- MD, MSc
- Professor at Pontifical Xavierian University
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Introduction
Ricardo de la Espriella currently works at the Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá. Ricardo does research in Clinical Epidemiology,Decision Making and Psychiatry. Their most recent publication is 'Metachromatic leukodystrophy. Case presentation'.
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Current institution
Publications
Publications (38)
La encefalitis mediada por anticuerpos es poco reconocida y presenta un campo heterogéneo y polimorfo dentro de la intersección entre la oncología y la neuropsiquiatría. Se presenta el caso de una mujer de 75 años con antecedente de timoma en estadío avanzado, quien desarrolla subagudamente síntomas neuropsiquiátricos, con hallazgos positivos al ex...
Resumen
Introducción y objetivos
Las enfermedades mentales pueden afectar a la capacidad de decisión del individuo, lo cual obliga a los familiares a tomar decisiones sobre el tratamiento. Se han descrito variaciones culturales en las preferencias y el grado de participación en el cuidado. El objetivo es identificar y caracterizar las opiniones, l...
Introduction
It has been said that mental illnesses are characterised by poor decision making; there is some neuroscientific evidence of specific alterations in performance in decision making tests, but little is known about how patients make choices about their own treatments.
Methods
Focus groups with patients from two psychiatric clinics, with...
Grounded theory is a qualitative method that emphasises the induction or emergence of information from data, in order to establish a theory or model. From the classic description by Strauss and Glaser, different developments or schools are recognised, and some of the peculiarities and differences among them are discussed. Grounded theory is a versa...
Resumen
Introducción
Se ha dicho que las enfermedades mentales se caracterizan por la mala toma de decisiones; existe evidencia de neurociencias de alteraciones específicas en el desempeño en pruebas relacionadas con decisiones, pero poco se conoce sobre cómo los pacientes eligen acerca de su tratamiento.
Métodos
Grupos focales con pacientes en 2...
Resumen
La teoría fundamentada es un método cualitativo que enfatiza la inducción o emergencia de información de los datos para establecer una teoría o modelo. Desde la descripción clásica de Strauss y Glaser, se reconocen desarrollos o escuelas y se discuten algunas de las particularidades y diferencias entre ellos. La teoría fundamentada es un mé...
Objective: The objective of this study is to examine the association of country of residence with body mass index (BMI) between Mexican and Colombian patients exposed to antipsychotics. We hypothesize that there will be a significant association between country of residence and BMI and that Mexican patients will have higher BMI than their Colombian...
Metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) is a rare demyelinating disease (prevalence 1:40,000), also called arylsulfatase A deficiency (ARS-A), which may present with neurological and psychiatric symptoms. Clinical assessment may be difficult, due to unspecific signs and symptoms. A case is presented of a 16 year-old female patient seen in psychiatry due...
Objective
To analyse of the relationship between burden of illness and coping strategies and the demographic variables of caregivers, and the demographic and clinical variables of people diagnosed with schizophrenia.
Methods
Multicentre correlational cross-sectional study including 70 people diagnosed with schizophrenia, or a schizoaffective dis...
Objetivo:
Analizar la relación de la carga y las estrategias de afrontamiento con las características demográficas de los cuidadores de personas con esquizofrenia, así como las variables demográficas y clínicas de los pacientes.
Métodos:
Estudio transversal correlacional multicéntrico en el que se evaluó a 70 personas diagnosticadas de esquizofren...
Resumen
Introducción
La Encuesta Nacional de Salud Mental (ENSM) de 2015 indagó en Colombia, entre otros asuntos, sobre el de consumo de alcohol de las personas entre 12 y 17 años y de 18 y más años. Se presentaron los datos según edad y región, sin realizar cruces con otras variables de salud mental, problemas, trastornos, acceso a servicios, est...
Resumen
La leucodistofia metacromática (LDM) es una enfermedad desmielinizante rara (prevalencia, 1:40.000), también llamada deficiencia de arilsulfatasa A (ARS-A), que puede presentarse con síntomas neurológicos y psiquiátricos y cuyo diagnóstico puede plantear dificultades para el clínico, dado lo inespecífico de los signos y síntomas. Se present...
p align="LEFT">La incertidumbre de las instituciones psiquiátricas en Colombia tiene aspectos científicos,
económicos, de mercado y regulatorios que dificultan la previsión de las decisiones para
una atención adecuada, adaptada a las condiciones cambiantes de la prestación de salud. La
investigación exploró cómo será la institución psiquiátrica en...
To describe Cutis Verticis gyrate (CVG) in cases found in an institutionalized people facility in Colombia. Case series with 65 male adult in-patients, describing socio-demographic and clinical variables. Prevalence of 5.9 % was higher than expected in the general population (1:100.000 in males). Mean age: 38.5 years, most illiterate (98.46%). The...
Introduction:
Worldwide, alcohol is the second most-used psychotropic substance and the third risk factor for early death and disability. Its noxious use is a world public health problem given its personal, labor, family, economic and social impact. 70 % of people under risk of having alcohol problems go undetected in medical practice, a fact that...
Background and objectives
Determining the presence of cortical release signs associated with white matter damage, is a clinically easy method to perform. The objective of this study is to determine the presence of cortical release signs in patients with mental illnesses and cerebrovascular disease, as well as its clinical usefulness, given that it...
Background and objectives: Determining the presence of cortical release signs associated with white matter damage, is a clinically easy method to perform. The objective of this study is to determine the presence of cortical release signs in patients with mental illnesses and cerebrovascular disease, as well as its clinical usefulness, given that it...
Introduction: A process of construction of institutional declaration of mental health patient's duties and rights is shown, highlighting that mentally ill people are considered particularly susceptible to the violation of their rights. Some aspects from historical, quality issues and law in Colombia are presented. Some declarations of rights were a...
Introduction
A process of construction of institutional declaration of mental health patient's duties and rights is shown, highlighting that mentally ill people are considered particularly susceptible to the violation of their rights. Some aspects from historical, quality issues and law in Colombia are presented. Some declarations of rights were av...
Introduction:
Worldwide, alcohol is the second most-used psychotropic substance and the third risk factor for early death and disability. Its noxious use is a world public health problem given its personal, labor, family, economic and social impact. The identification of acute alcohol intoxication is extremely important, as well as the alcohol wit...
Introduction: Worldwide, alcohol is the second most-used psychotropic substance and the third risk factor for early death and disability. Its noxious use is a world public health problem given its personal, labor, family, economic and social impact. The Identification of acute alcohol intoxication is extremely important, as well as the alcohol with...
Introduction: Worldwide, alcohol is the second most-used psychotropic substance and the third risk factor for early death and disability. Its noxious use is a world public health problem given its personal, labor, family, economic and social impact. 70 % of people under risk of having alcohol problems go undetected in medical practice, a fact that...
Introduction: Suicide in psychiatric facilities is a poorly studied infrequent event. Suicide prediction is a complex task that includes variables that cannot be modified by medical intervention. Material and Methods: Multicentric case series of deaths by suicide in seven psychiatric institutions, from 1998 to 2007, in five Colombian cities. Charac...
suicidio, trastornos mentales
The demobilisation of guerrillas and paramilitaries in Colombia, also known as irregular armed groups, has raised the question among mental health professionals as to whether ex-combatants who have had repeated exposure to stressful events might meet the requirements for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Upon arrival at a psychiatric clinic in...
Introduction:The political violence in Colombia and the ways of approaching the process of demobilization of the irregular armed groups they have implied attending in mental health of ex-soldiers with repeated exhibition to stressful events, which implies diffculties for the reincorporation to the civil life, both for individual situations and for...
trastornos por estrés postraumático, violencia, salud mental,Colombia
Resumen Introducción: La pareja es un sistema con el elementos particulares, y el psicoterapeuta debe abordarlo como tal. Objetivo: Presentar aspectos conceptuales de la pareja humana, evidenciando elementos fundamentales, con el marco de referencia de la teoría sistémica y con énfasis en el contexto. Desarrollo: Se abordan los fundamentos de la te...
Introduction: Traditionally in psychiatry homosexuality is believed to be pathological. In spite of its exclusion as a mental disorder psychiatrists frequently exhibit covered or explicit homophobic attitudes. The term “homophobia” is not included in the most widely used medical browsers and it is not found in psychiatry textbooks, where homosexual...
Objective: to evaluate the health results and the costs related to the available antipsychotics, with emphasis on olanzapine, in naturalistic outpatient settings. Methods: 572 patients with schizophrenia (ICD-10 or DSM-IV) who began or changed to an oral, antipsychotic were enrolled in blocks of ten: 5 patients for olanzapine and 5 for another anti...
Objetivo: el objetivo general del presente trabajo es analizar historias de mujeres filicidas inimputables por enfermedad mental y determinar si existe una caracterización de este grupo, si el hecho tiene sentido y si se inscribe en las historias personales y familiares. Métodos: investigación de tipo cualitativo mediante entrevistas semiestructura...
Objective: The main objective in this review is to evaluate historic and cultural factors associated with filicide, with emphasis on maternal filicide and mental illness. Method: This is a literature review to establish the actual knowledge and different theoretical approaches to filicide. Results and conclusion: Filicide is a shocking event that o...
