Graduated physician at the Faculty of Medical Sciences of Santa Casa de São Paulo (1984), holds a Master degree in Medicine (Obstetrics and Gynecology) at the Faculty of Medical Sciences of Santa Casa de São Paulo (1997), a PhD in Medicine (Obstetrics and Gynecology) at the University of São Paulo (2001) and post-doctorade (Epidemiology) at the Epidemiology Section of Universitary Hospital (2005). Since 2009, he has been a medical scientific researcher at the Preventive Medicine Department at Faculty of Medicine - University of São Paulo where he develops teaching activities (at the graduation and post-graduation) and research activities in the area of women's mental health, at the various life cycles (adolescence, pregnancy, menopause). It guides masters and doctoral students in the Department of Preventive Medicine of FMUSP. It has 56 complete papers published in journals, 50 in the ISI database (590 citations and h-index of 13) (august 2021), 02 books, 11 book chapters. Specialized in Psychoanalytic Psychosomatics (Sedes Sapientiae Institute, São Paulo, he seeks to study biopsychosocial aspects involved in the illness process. Over the last 10 years, he developed different activities of scientific divulgation, including a publication of two books: "Psychosomatic gynecology", Atheneu, 2007 and "Secrets of a woman: dialogues between the gynecologist and the psychoanalyst", Atheneu, 2010. He develops lectures and courses dealing with the subject "Medicine in Art" (Maternity, Erotism, Mental Health), explaining the meanings and historical contexts of selected masterpieces. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Depression, often under-diagnosed and under-treated, is the leading cause of disability worldwide and contributes significantly to the global burden of diseases.The Covid-19 epidemic there was a considerable increase in cases.There is a growing demand for non-medicated forms of treatment for depression. In this sense, auricular acupuncture is considered a simple, low cost technique, well …
Background: The rates of receipt of postnatal care vary widely between high and lowmiddleincome countries. This study aimed to examine the association betweenindicators of socioeconomic status during pregnancy and gynecological appointment atany time after childbirth (GA)Methods: a prospective cohort study with pregnant women recruited from 10 primarycare clinics of the public sector in t…
Perinatal depression is a highly prevalent phenomenon (between 12% and 37% in Brazil), with serious implications for maternal-infant bonding, including children's development disturbances. PROGRAVIDA is an ongoing randomized community assay aimed at evaluating the impact of a Depression Management Program (DMP) with pregnant women who show depressive symptoms and are attended at Basic Hea…
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PPD is a serious public health problem, mainly in developing countries and has important consequences for both, mother and her son. Objectives: 1) to estimate the incidence of PPD and Common Mental Disorders (CMD; 2) to estimate the association between PPD and CMD with social-economic status, domestic violence and social support. Methods: following up of a cohort started 2005 March, with …
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