{"id":1217,"date":"2023-05-16T13:25:50","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T16:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/ppgpsiquiatria\/?page_id=1217"},"modified":"2023-05-17T12:00:03","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T15:00:03","slug":"research-areas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/ppgpsiquiatria\/en\/research-teaching\/research-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Areas"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1217\" class=\"elementor elementor-1217\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da669d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da669d4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27ce8a1\" data-id=\"27ce8a1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bab35e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bab35e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Graduate Program in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences offers eleven multidisciplinary research areas along two broad paths: <\/span><b>Behavior Sciences <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Mental Health<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, fostering the engagement of researchers from various fields.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-785cd0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"785cd0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1261\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1261\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Area 1: Psychoactive Substance Use Disorders and Other Addictive Behaviors<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1261\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1261\"><p><b>Behavioral Sciences<\/b><\/p><p><b>Professors\u00a0<\/b><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fl\u00e1vio Pechansky, MD, PhD<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lisia von Diemen, MD, PhD<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">F\u00e9lix Henrique Paim Kessler, MD, PhD<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Claiton Henrique Dotto Bau, MD, PhD<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>Overview<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This research area covers substance use, abuse, or dependence and addictive behaviors that alter mental states and can be detected through measurable impact or via biological, psychological, or behavioral markers. Examples include crack\/cocaine and alcohol dependence, pathological gambling, eating disorders or other impulsive behaviors characterizing addiction; also covered is driving under the influence of alcohol or other psychoactive substances.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1262\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1262\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Area 2: Mental Health Assessment and Outcome Indicators<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1262\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1262\"><p><b>Path: Behavioral Sciences<\/b><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marcelo Pio de Almeida Fleck<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neusa Sica da Rocha<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ives\u00a0Cavalcante Passos<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adriane Ribeiro Rosa<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clarissa Severino Gama<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simone Hauck,\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marco Antonio Knob Caldieraro<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maria Paz Loayza Hidalgo<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carolina Blaya Dreher<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>Overview<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This research area focuses on the identification of risk or protective factors associated with mental health outcomes and psychiatric disorders, such as quality of life, cost-effectiveness of interventions, suicide, hospitalizations, and relapse, among others.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1263\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1263\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Area 3: Psychiatric Epidemiology<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1263\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1263\"><p><b>Path: Mental Health<\/b><\/p><p><b>Professors<\/b><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arthur Caye<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Christian Kieling<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Giovanni Abrah\u00e3o Salum J\u00fanior<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luis Augusto Paim Rohde<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maur\u00edcio Scopel Hoffmann<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neusa Sica da Rocha<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pedro Vieira da Silva Magalh\u00e3es<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>Overview<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This research area covers topics in mental health epidemiology, with special interest in the distribution of mental disorders in population groups and their risk factors, as well as translational and genetic aspects of psychiatric epidemiology. It also covers methodological aspects of mental health research, such as design, statistical analysis, and meta-analysis. Assessment of public policies in mental health, as well as planning, organization, and stewardship of health systems are also covered.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1264\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1264\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Area 4: Brain, Behavior, and Emotions<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1264\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1264\"><p><b>Path: Behavioral Sciences<\/b><\/p><p><b>Professors<\/b><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Giovanni Abrah\u00e3o Salum J\u00fanior<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gisele Gus Manfro<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luis Augusto Paim Rohde<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ives Cavalcante Passos<\/span><\/li><li>Clarissa Severino Gama<\/li><li>Maur\u00edcio Kunz<\/li><li>Marco Antonio Knob Caldieraro<\/li><li>Maria Paz Loayza Hidalgo<\/li><li>Maria Elisa Calcagnotto<\/li><li>M\u00e1rcia Kauer Sant&#8217;Anna<\/li><li>Carolina Blaya Dreher<\/li><\/ul><p><b>Overview<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This area focuses on new concepts in neuroscience to study aspects of brain functioning, behavior, and emotions throughout the life cycle. Examples include studies evaluating biomarkers in peripheral blood or cerebrospinal fluid, pre-clinical trials, post-mortem studies and in vitro studies. Studies on brain processes, human behavior, emotions, chronobiology, sleep, and psychophysiology are also covered in this research area.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1265\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1265\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Area 5: Genetics in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1265\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1265\"><p><b>Path: Behavioral Sciences<\/b><\/p><p><b>Professors<\/b><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luis Augusto Paim Rohde<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eugenio Horacio Grevet<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Claiton Henrique Dotto Bau<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Overview<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers following this path study the role of genetics in disorders such as ADHD, substance use disorder, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and autism to uncover the possible etiological contribution of\u00a0 genetic polymorphisms. This area is also concerned with immunogenetic, cytogenetic, molecular genetic and pharmacogenetic methods, pathway analysis, and GWAS.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1266\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1266\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Area 6: Neurobiology of Mental Disorders <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1266\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1266\"><p><b>Path: Mental Health<\/b><\/p><p><b>Professors:<\/b><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gisele Gus Manfro<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ives Cavalcante Passos<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marcelo Pio de Almeida Fleck<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lisia von Diemen<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neusa Sica da Rocha<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pedro Vieira da Silva Magalh\u00e3es<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clarissa Severino Gama<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maur\u00edcio Kunz<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">M\u00e1rcia Kauer Sant&#8217;Anna\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marco Antonio Knob Caldieraro<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Claiton Henrique Dotto Ba\u00fa<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carolina Blaya Dreher<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1267\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1267\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Area 7: Neuroimaging in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1267\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1267\"><p><b><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--nv-site-bg); font-size: var(--bodyFontSize); letter-spacing: var(--bodyLetterSpacing); text-transform: var(--bodyTextTransform);\">Behavioral Sciences<\/span><br \/><\/b><\/p><p><b>Professors<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fl\u00e1vio Pechansky, MD, PhD<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lisia von Diemen, MD, PhD<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">F\u00e9lix Henrique Paim Kessler, MD, PhD<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Claiton Henrique Dotto Bau, MD, PhD<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>Overview<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This research area covers substance use, abuse, or dependence and addictive behaviors that alter mental states and can be detected through measurable impact or via biological, psychological, or behavioral markers. Examples include crack\/cocaine and alcohol dependence, pathological gambling, eating disorders or other impulsive behaviors characterizing addiction; also covered is driving under the influence of alcohol or other psychoactive substances.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1268\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1268\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Area 8: Clinical Psychopharmacology and Other Biological Treatments<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1268\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1268\"><p><b>Path: Behavioral Sciences<\/b><\/p><p><b>Professors<\/b><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--nv-site-bg); font-size: var(--bodyFontSize); letter-spacing: var(--bodyLetterSpacing); text-transform: var(--bodyTextTransform);\">Luis Augusto Paim Rohde<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--nv-site-bg); font-size: var(--bodyFontSize); letter-spacing: var(--bodyLetterSpacing); text-transform: var(--bodyTextTransform);\">Eugenio Horacio Grevet<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--nv-site-bg); font-size: var(--bodyFontSize); letter-spacing: var(--bodyLetterSpacing); text-transform: var(--bodyTextTransform);\">Marcelo Pio de Almeida Fleck<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--nv-site-bg); font-size: var(--bodyFontSize); letter-spacing: var(--bodyLetterSpacing); text-transform: var(--bodyTextTransform);\">Lisia von Diemen<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--nv-site-bg); font-size: var(--bodyFontSize); letter-spacing: var(--bodyLetterSpacing); text-transform: var(--bodyTextTransform);\">Pedro Vieira da Silva Magalh\u00e3es<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--nv-site-bg); font-size: var(--bodyFontSize); letter-spacing: var(--bodyLetterSpacing); text-transform: var(--bodyTextTransform);\">Clarissa Severino Gama<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--nv-site-bg); font-size: var(--bodyFontSize); letter-spacing: var(--bodyLetterSpacing); text-transform: var(--bodyTextTransform);\">Ives\u00a0 Cavalcante Passos<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"background-color: var(--nv-site-bg); color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var(--bodyFontSize); letter-spacing: var(--bodyLetterSpacing); text-transform: var(--bodyTextTransform); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Maur\u00edcio\u00a0 Kunz<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--nv-site-bg); font-size: var(--bodyFontSize); letter-spacing: var(--bodyLetterSpacing); text-transform: var(--bodyTextTransform);\">Adriane Ribeiro Rosa<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--nv-site-bg); font-size: var(--bodyFontSize); letter-spacing: var(--bodyLetterSpacing); text-transform: var(--bodyTextTransform);\">Marco Antonio Knob Caldieraro<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--nv-site-bg); font-size: var(--bodyFontSize); letter-spacing: var(--bodyLetterSpacing); text-transform: var(--bodyTextTransform);\">Maria Paz Loayza Hidalgo<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--nv-site-bg); font-size: var(--bodyFontSize); letter-spacing: var(--bodyLetterSpacing); text-transform: var(--bodyTextTransform);\">Maria Elisa Calcagnotto<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--nv-site-bg); font-size: var(--bodyFontSize); letter-spacing: var(--bodyLetterSpacing); text-transform: var(--bodyTextTransform);\">Claiton Henrique Dotto Ba\u00fa<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--nv-site-bg); font-size: var(--bodyFontSize); letter-spacing: var(--bodyLetterSpacing); text-transform: var(--bodyTextTransform);\">M\u00e1rcia Kauer Sant&#8217;Anna<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--nv-site-bg); font-size: var(--bodyFontSize); letter-spacing: var(--bodyLetterSpacing); text-transform: var(--bodyTextTransform);\">Carolina Blaya Dreher<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Overview<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers in this area investigate the action of drugs and other primarily biological treatments, such as electroconvulsive therapy, transcranial magnetic stimulation, and\u00a0 transcranial direct current stimulation in the context of the main neuropsychiatric disorders. Also covered are clinical studies with medical and biological outcomes and studies with animal models.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1269\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1269\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Area 9: Psychotherapy and Other  Psychosocial Interventions<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1269\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1269\"><p><b>Path: Behavioral Sciences<\/b><\/p><p><b>Professors<\/b><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clarissa Severino Gama<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Giovanni Abrah\u00e3o Salum J\u00fanior<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gisele Gus Manfro<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marcelo Pio de Almeida Fleck<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neusa Sica da Rocha<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adriane Ribeiro Rosa<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">L\u00facia Helena Machado Freitas<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simone Hauck<\/span><\/li><li>Marco Antonio Knob Caldieraro<\/li><\/ul><p><b>Overview<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This research area focuses on indications for treatment and aspects influencing the process and outcomes of psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, and other psychosocial interventions.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-12610\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-12610\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Area 10: Clinical Psychiatry and Psychopathology<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-12610\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-12610\"><p><b>Path: Mental Health<\/b><\/p><p><b>Professors<\/b><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gisele Gus Manfro<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Giovanni Abrah\u00e3o Salum J\u00fanior<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luis Augusto Paim Rohde<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ives Cavalcante Passos<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eugenio Horacio Grevet<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marcelo Pio de Almeida Fleck<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maur\u00edcio Scopel Hoffmann<\/span><\/li><li>Neusa Sica da Rocha<\/li><li>Maur\u00edcio Kunz<\/li><li>Clarissa Severino Gama<\/li><li>Maria Ines Rodrigues Lobato<\/li><li>Simone Hauck<\/li><li>Marco Antonio Knob Caldieraro<\/li><li>Maria Paz Loayza Hidalgo<\/li><li>Claiton Henrique Dotto Bau<\/li><li>M\u00e1rcia Kauer Sant&#8217;Anna<\/li><\/ul><p><b>Overview<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This research area covers etiologic, diagnostic, psychosocial, and cognitive aspects as well as the course of psychiatric disorders and their symptomatology.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-12611\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"11\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-12611\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Area 11: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-12611\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"11\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-12611\"><p><b>Path: Mental Health<\/b><\/p><p><b>Professors<\/b><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arthur Caye<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Christian Costa Kieling, MD, PhD<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luis Augusto Paim Rohde, MD, PhD<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Overview<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This area covers aspects of mental health and mental disorders affecting children and adolescents.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Graduate Program in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences offers eleven multidisciplinary research areas along two broad paths: Behavior Sciences and Mental Health, fostering the engagement of researchers from various fields. Area 1: Psychoactive Substance Use Disorders and Other Addictive Behaviors Behavioral Sciences Professors&nbsp; Fl\u00e1vio Pechansky, MD, PhD Lisia von Diemen, MD, PhD F\u00e9lix Henrique Paim&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/ppgpsiquiatria\/en\/research-teaching\/research-areas\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Continue a ler &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Research Areas<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1336,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_theme","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1217","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/ppgpsiquiatria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/ppgpsiquiatria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/ppgpsiquiatria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/ppgpsiquiatria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/ppgpsiquiatria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1217"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/ppgpsiquiatria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1217\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1341,"href":"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/ppgpsiquiatria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1217\/revisions\/1341"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/ppgpsiquiatria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/ppgpsiquiatria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}