PROGRESS AND CHALLENGES ON THE PSYCHIATRIC REFORM IN THE AMAZON: THE PERSPECTIVES BASED ON THE FIRST CAPS OF MANAUS

Progress and Challenges on the Psychiatric Reform in the Amazon: The Perspectives Based on the First CAPS of Manaus

This article presents an overview of the first Center of Psychosocial Attention (Caps) established in the city of Manaus (AM) and the deployment of the principles of Psychiatrist Reform in Wall Shelf the city.The purpose of the research was to bring out the conditions that are obstacles to the proper functioning of the center and for the success of

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Strong Carers, Strong Communities: a cluster randomised controlled trial to improve wellbeing of family carers of older people in remote Aboriginal communities

Introduction: Unpaid carers have a crucial role in supporting older people with cognitive impairment and Wall Shelf disability, but their own health and wellbeing are often impacted.There are limited data on how carer strain, depression and empowerment may be improved for carers.Methods: This was a cluster randomised controlled trial to compare the

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Participatory action research and co-researching as a tool for situating youth knowledge at the centre of research

Too often youth from vulnerable communities see themselves talked about in academic research, but are rarely involved as co-researchers or co-authors of research.The purpose of this article is to share our reflections on engaging youth, their experiences and their perspectives BATH + BODY on the multi-levels of impact of participatory action resear

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The role of heavy rainfall in drought in Australia

Droughts are initiated and significantly maintained by precipitation deficits.This study demonstrates that meteorological droughts in Australia are strongly related to changes in the occurrence of heavy microphones rainfall events.We use the standardised precipitation index to identify periods of drought onset, drought development, and recovery fro

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