Ruben Valle

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• Psychiatrist & epidemiologist
• PhD Student at McGill University

Diagnostic classification systems categorise mental psychopathology in mental disorders. Although these entities are clinical constructs developed by consensus, it has been pointed out that in practice they are usually managed as natural entities and without evaluating aspects related to their nosological construction. The objectives of the study a...

Introducción. La pandemia de COVID-19 ha provocado la adopción de la telepsiquiatría para la atención médica psiquiátrica. Objetivo. Evaluar la aceptabilidad de la telepsiquiatría por médicos psiquiatras, determinar las características de la atención por telepsiquiatría y solicitar recomendaciones para la mejora del servicio de telepsiquiatría. M...

Psychotherapy seeks to modify abnormal behavior and promote normal behaviors through psychological and attitudinal means, as well as corrective experiences. Its utility is reflected in clinical practice guidelines that place it within the first lines of treatment for mental disorders. In Peru, physicians are trained in psychotherapy in the medical...

Resumen Los sistemas de clasificación diagnóstica categorizan la psicopatología en trastornos mentales. Aunque estas entidades son constructos clínicos elaborados por consenso, se ha señalado que en la práctica se suele tratarlas como entidades naturales y sin valorar aspectos relacionados con su construcción nosológica. Los objetivos del estudio s...

Objective: to measure production, impact, and collaboration in Peruvian research on mental health as reported in Scopus, from 1992 until 2018. Materials and methods: this is a bibliometric review that analyzed publications featured in Scopus and dealing with psychiatry and mental health that had been produced by researchers affiliated to Peruvian i...

Objetivo: medir la producción, impacto y colaboración en las investigaciones científicas peruanas en psiquiatría y salud mental en Scopus, desde 1992 hasta el 2018. Materiales y métodos: el presente es un estudio bibliométrico que analizó las publicaciones en psiquiatría y salud mental en Scopus, desarrolladas por investigadores afiliados a una ins...

The conceptualization of schizophrenia has changed from its initial conception in the 19th century to the recent publication of the ICD-11. The changes incorporated in this latest version were made based on the evaluation of the current ICD, the available scientific evidence, and the consensus reached by its developers. In this paper we describe th...

La psicoterapia es una herramienta terapéutica basada en la relación empática entre el paciente y su terapeuta, que utiliza técnicas actitudinales y verbales para lograr la recuperación de la salud. Los estudios evidencian su eficacia, y guías de práctica clínica la recomiendan en el tratamiento de problemas específicos de salud mental en el primer...

En el último número de su revista se ha publicado la guía de práctica clínica “El abordaje temprano y tratamiento mixto en el manejo de la esquizofrenia” (1). Este documento busca dar respuesta a cuatro preguntas clínicas referentes al manejo de este trastorno. Las respuestas a estas interrogantes se realizan en base a una adaptación de la guía “Ps...

Resumen La conceptualización de la esquizofrenia ha cambiado desde su concepción inicial en el siglo xix hasta la reciente publicación de la CIE-11. Los cambios incorporados en esta última versión se han realizado con base en la evaluación de la CIE vigente, la evidencia científica disponible y los consensos logrados por sus desarrolladores. En el...

The objectives of the study were to determine the cost variability of antipsychotics in public (hospitals) and private pharmaceutical establishments (pharmacies and clinics), calculate the cost variability of antipsychotics between establishments and estimate the cost of monthly maintenance treatment with antipsychotics. A cost analysis study was p...

The pathogenic nucleus of schizophrenia has varied according to the different eras and influences of distinguished clinical researchers. Self-disorders have also been recognised to be at the heart of this disorder, although they have seldom been studied due to their subjective nature. Recently, due to the growing interest in the study of the early...

A delay in receiving an antipsychotic treatment is associated with unfavourable clinical and functional outcomes in patients with a first episode of psychosis. In recent years, early psychosis intervention programmes have been implemented that seek the early detection and treatment of patients who begin to describe psychotic symptoms. These program...

A delay in receiving an antipsychotic treatment is associated with unfavourable clinical and functional outcomes in patients with a first episode of psychosis. In recent years, early psychosis intervention programmes have been implemented that seek the early detection and treatment of patients who begin to describe psychotic symptoms. These program...

Intrafamilial and extrafamilial sexual assault and its association with alcohol consumption

Objective: Analyze the prevalence of intrafamilial and extrafamilial sexual assault in adolescents of Peru and its association with alcohol consumption. Methods: We used a two-step and stratified probabilistic sampling to select male and female students in secondary education from all over Peru. The study included data from 54,756 students with...

Resumen El núcleo patogénico de la esquizofrenia ha variado de acuerdo con la época y la influencia de insignes investigadores. También se ha reconocido a las alteraciones del Yo como el eje de este trastorno, aunque están poco estudiadas debido a su naturaleza subjetiva. En los últimos años, dado el creciente interés por las fases iniciales de la...

La fenomenología ha dividido conceptualmente al cuerpo humano en el “cuerpo-objeto”, la entidad física que puede ser percibida por uno mismo y por otros, y en el “cuerpo-vivido”, que es la experiencia inmediata del propio cuerpo, tácitamente experimentado (o vivido) en una perspectiva de primera persona. El “cuerpo-vivido” origina la experiencia pr...

Background: Scientific publication in academic literature is a key venue in which the U.S. Department of Defense's Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System (GEIS) program disseminates infectious disease surveillance data. Bibliometric analyses are tools to evaluate scientific productivity and impact of published research, yet ar...

On May 11, 2015, amendment RS 017-2015-SA to the Regulation of the National System of Medical Residency (RS 002-2006-SA) was published in the Peruvian official newspaper “El Peruano”. This amendment establishes that the submission of a thesis or scholarly work is not necessary to ob tain the title of medical specialist (article 28), but when a “wor...

RESUMEN Reportamos un brote de norovirus (NoV) ocurrido en un centro de entrenamiento militar peruano. Trece muestras de heces tomadas de casos iniciales resultaron positivas a NoV GII por RT-PCR. Se realizó un estudio caso-control para determinar factores asociados a la infección. Se identificó 164 casos probables (tasa de ataque clínica: 45,2%)....

Reportamos un brote de norovirus (NoV) ocurrido en un centro de entrenamiento militar peruano. Trece muestras de heces tomadas de casos iniciales resultaron positivas a NoV GII por RT-PCR. Se realizó un estudio caso-control para determinar factoresasociados a la infección. Se identificó 164 casos probables(tasa de ataqueclínica: 45,2%). El único fa...

We report an outbreak of norovirus(NoV) which occurred at a military training center in Peru. Thirteenstool samples that were taken from initial cases turned out positive for NoV GII by RT-PCR. A case-control study was performedto determine factorsassociated with infection.164 probable cases (45.2%clinical attack rate) were identified. The only fac...

Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica. 2014; 31(2): 417 En relación al cambio climático se ha observado en los datos existentes una elevación de temperatura de 0,2 °C por década en el Perú. Se ha resaltado que en las últimas tres décadas han ocurrido dos megafenóme-nos del niño y se está estudiando su posible asociación con el cambio climático. Es necesar...

Con el objetivo de evaluar la frecuencia de sintomatología depresiva (SDe) y problemas relacionados al consumo de alcohol (PRCA) durante la formación académica de estudiantes de Medicina de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, se realizó un estudio transversal en estos estudiantes, del primero a sexto año. Usando la escala de depresión de Z...

Group A Streptococcus (GAS), or Streptococcus pyogenes, is a common cause of acute pharyngitis as well as other diseases. Closed populations such as those living on military bases, nursing homes, and prisons are particularly vulnerable to GAS outbreaks due to crowding that facilitates person-to-person transmission. This report details a large outbr...

In order to evaluate the frequency of depressive symptomatology (DS) and alcohol-related problems (ARP) during the academic training of medical students from Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, a cross-sectional study was conducted among students from first to sixth year of career. The Zung Self-Rating depression scale was used to evaluate DS...

In order to evaluate the frequency of depressive symptomatology (DS) and alcohol-related problems (ARP) during the academic training of medical students from Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, a cross-sectional study was conducted among students from first to sixth year of career. The Zung Self-Rating depression scale was used to evaluate DS...

In July 2012, the U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6 investigated an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness characterized by diarrhea among U.S. service members participating in Operation New Horizons in Pisco, Peru. Overall, there were 25 cases of self-reported diarrheal illness among 101 respondents to a questionnaire (attack rate: 24.8%). Pers...

Background: In early 2012 an outbreak of acute suppurative pharyngitis occurred in a military training facility in Lima, Peru. Methods: We describe the outbreak and the results of a case-control study aimed at identifying risk factors. A case was defined as a person with fever and/or sore throat between March 30 and April 6, 2012. Results: Of t...

Introducción: En la práctica clínica se observa que los pacientes adictos a sustancias psicoactivas acuden a los servicios de salud después de un largo periodo de tiempo y que los familiares conociendo del consumo no realizan una búsqueda temprana de la atención médica. Objetivos: Determinar el tiempo transcurrido desde que los pacientes empiezan e...

Clinical practice shows that addict patients tend to seek attention from health services after a long period of time, and that their relatives do not seek early medical care, despite knowledge of the addiction. To determine the time elapsed between the beginning of patients' substance use and when they first seek specialized medical care (TC) and t...

Neurofibromatosis type 1 is a dominant autosomal disease caused by mutation of the neurofibrin gene located in chromosome 17q11.2. This disease presents a variety of clinical manifestations and predisposition to develop tumors, leading to high mortality. We report the case of a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1 diagnosis who developed a maligna...

Introduction: Research is an important area in medical education and should be promoted during the forming years. Thesis is an investigation to acquire a professional title, but there is a decrease in its production as there are other ways of graduation. Objectives: To determine the number of theses, area, specialty and designs utilized. To determi...

Recientemente leímos el trabajo publicado en el volumen 25 de su revista acerca del conocimiento, actitudes y prácticas (CAP) en investigación de los estudiantes de medicina durante el pregrado. En dicho trabajo los autores, aplican una encuesta a estudiantes de 13 Facultades de Medicina (FM) que tenían una Sociedad Científica, existiendo 22 Facult...

Abstract

Background: Breast cancer women have a tendency to develop psychiatric symptomatology, mainly depressive. A way to evaluate how the patient entails her disease is by quality of life. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of depressive symptoms and quality of life and their associations with time since diagnosis and the menopausal status. Design:...