21 LIÇÕES PARA O SÉCULO 21

A Sustentabilidade , O Desafio Das Políticas Sociais No Século 21

At the moment, we are facing great expectations of having more effective social politics to combat poverty. Once the inefficiency of the assistance model of the 90’s was recognized, governments and third sector organizations developed many innovative projects. They opened new ways for effective interventions aimed to mobilization of the communities and the development of the social capital.

O-21: Challenges of Elective Abortion in Iranian Society

Background: Elective Abortion means termination of pregnancy by drugs or manipulation. The aim of this research is to evaluate the challenges of elective abortion in Iranian society. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study is done on 113 pregnant women wanted to do abortion who referred to Dr Rasekh clinic that were studied through a questionnaire with six questions. Collection of informa...

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Two papers in the Journal this month report on results from the Christchurch Psychotherapy of Depression Study, a randomised controlled trial of interpersonal psychotherapy and cognitive–behavioural therapy (CBT) involving an out-patient sample. Luty et al (pp. 496–502) found no significant difference in efficacy between the two treatment groups, with overall improvements in depressive symptoma...

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Three papers in the Journal this month consider issues related to outcomes and treatment in first-episode psychosis. Crossley et al (pp. 434–439) reviewed 15 randomised controlled trials of antipsychotic treatment in first-episode psychosis and found no evidence for differences in discontinuation rates or effect on symptoms between atypical and typical antipsychotics. Clear differences in side-...

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