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Tratamientos biológicos (no farmacológicos) en Psiquiatría

Authors

  • Julio Torales
  • Iván Barrios Author
  • Emilia Chávez Author

Keywords:

terapia electroconvulsiva, estimulación cerebral, fototerapia, privación terapéutica del sueño.

Abstract

Los psicofármacos y la psicoterapia son efectivos para muchos pacientes aquejados de trastornos mentales o problemáticas psicosociales. No obstante, algunos pacientes no responden a estas intervenciones, por lo que se necesitan de otras propuestas basadas en tratamientos biológicos (no farmacológicos). Estas técnicas se han ido desarrollando gracias a una mejor comprensión de los modelos neurofisiológicos y neuroanatómicos del humor, pensamiento y regulación del comportamiento, así como de estrategias más avanzadas para la modificación de la actividad neural. Con base en lo anterior, el objetivo de este artículo es presentar una actualización sobre los conceptos e indicaciones de la terapia electroconvulsiva, de las técnicas de estimulación cerebral, de la fototerapia y de la privación terapéutica del sueño.

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Published

2017-12-01

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 3 (2017): Setiembre-Diciembre

Section

Review article

How to Cite

Torales, J., Barrios, I., & Chávez, E. (2017). Tratamientos biológicos (no farmacológicos) en Psiquiatría. Memorias Del Instituto De Investigaciones En Ciencias De La Salud, 15(3). https://revistascientificas.una.py/index.php/RIIC/article/view/1937