Papers by Ingrid B S Oliveira
The quest to build cozy landscapes in times of subtleties in mental health care is based on an et... more The quest to build cozy landscapes in times of subtleties in mental health care is based on an ethical and
poetic choice to build a clinic. This study deals with research aimed at the cartography of a body treatment clinic
in mental health that has used various practices in this perspective of coziness and subtleties within a Psychosocial
Attendance Center (PSAC) - type II in Belém, Para state, Brazil. In the methodological path we have traveled in
these practices, we would like to highlight the work with Sacred Circle Dances (SCD) in the experience of a Body
Work Group involving 14 service users between 2010 and 2012. We resorted to participant observation and records
in field notebook to find highlights in the intensity of meetings, especially regarding the experiments with dance.
The results showed that, in Sacred Circle Dances, service users battled for their spaces, shared their stories, gave
in and demanded, pulling away from any stereotype of passivity, and possible lack of motivation, or victimization. In conclusion, SCD subscribe the emancipation of dancers of “expected” acting to the dance, in a territory that
comprises dance together and do with others, which enriches experience and sustains differences. SCD in the daily
routine of PSACs reaffirm that those centers are not a place of mental illness, but of mental health, where the relief
is life and the disorder is only a part of existence. SCD are configured as a potential place of exchange.
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2014
Adult-onset GH deficiency (GHD) increases visceral adiposity and the activity of the enzyme 11β-h... more Adult-onset GH deficiency (GHD) increases visceral adiposity and the activity of the enzyme 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, which converts cortisone (E) to cortisol (F), both linked to insulin resistance and increased cardiovascular risk. Conversely, we reported that adults with congenital isolated GHD (IGHD) have increased insulin sensitivity. To assess the type of fat distribution and the amount of visceral and sc fat and to correlate them to the F/E ratio in adults with untreated IGHD due to a mutation in the GHRH receptor gene. Body composition was assessed by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, thickness of sc and visceral fat was measured by sonography, and serum F and E were measured in 23 IGHD subjects and 21 age-matched controls. Waist/hip ratio (WHR), trunk fat, and trunk/extremity fat (TR/EXT) ratio were higher in IGHD subjects. Visceral fat index (VFI) (but not sc fat index [SFI]) was higher in IGHD. F and F/E ratio were also higher in IGHD. In all 44 individuals, WHR correlated with TR/EXT ratio, thickness of visceral fat, VFI/SFI ratio, F, and F/E ratio. TR/EXT ratio correlated with visceral fat thickness, VFI/SFI ratio, and F. Age had a significant effect on VFI and on F/E ratio. Body mass index SD score and WHR have a similar significant effect on TR/EXT ratio and on F/E ratio. Lifetime congenital untreated IGHD causes increased visceral adiposity with a high F/E ratio. However, the increased insulin sensitivity suggests that visceral adiposity needs a minimal GH secretion to translate into increased insulin resistance.
Autores desde las Ciencias de la Ocupación y de la Terapia Ocupacional han destacado la espiritua... more Autores desde las Ciencias de la Ocupación y de la Terapia Ocupacional han destacado la espiritualidad en cuanto a que es un elemento que establece importantes inter-relaciones con la ocupación, el bienestar, la cotidianeidad y la salud de las personas. A pesar de la creciente valorización del tema, aún hay una enorme laguna entre la teoría y la práctica, entre reconocer la importancia de la espiritualidad y efectivamente incorporarla a la práctica clínica. En este artículo, nos proponemos reflexionar sobre el tema de la espiritualidad a partir de algunas interrogantes que pueden permear la práctica de terapeutas ocupacionales que optan por desarrollar una clínica espiritualmente integrada, es decir, que valoriza y reconoce la espiritualidad en cuanto a ser un elemento capaz de potenciar el significado de las ocupaciones e influenciar directamente en el desempeño ocupacional de sus clientes. En este sentido, creemos que los terapeutas ocupacionales no pueden dejar de contemplar la dimensión espiritual y religiosa de sus clientes sobre el recelo que puede despertar un abordaje o valorización de este asunto y ser entendido como no científico, ya que las prácticas que abordan la dimensión espiritual de las personas no son más vistas como una antítesis del progreso de la ciencia. Sobre este horizonte, una práctica terapéutica ocupacional espiritualmente integrada no será menos científica que cualquier otro abordaje terapéutico.
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Papers by Ingrid B S Oliveira
poetic choice to build a clinic. This study deals with research aimed at the cartography of a body treatment clinic
in mental health that has used various practices in this perspective of coziness and subtleties within a Psychosocial
Attendance Center (PSAC) - type II in Belém, Para state, Brazil. In the methodological path we have traveled in
these practices, we would like to highlight the work with Sacred Circle Dances (SCD) in the experience of a Body
Work Group involving 14 service users between 2010 and 2012. We resorted to participant observation and records
in field notebook to find highlights in the intensity of meetings, especially regarding the experiments with dance.
The results showed that, in Sacred Circle Dances, service users battled for their spaces, shared their stories, gave
in and demanded, pulling away from any stereotype of passivity, and possible lack of motivation, or victimization. In conclusion, SCD subscribe the emancipation of dancers of “expected” acting to the dance, in a territory that
comprises dance together and do with others, which enriches experience and sustains differences. SCD in the daily
routine of PSACs reaffirm that those centers are not a place of mental illness, but of mental health, where the relief
is life and the disorder is only a part of existence. SCD are configured as a potential place of exchange.
poetic choice to build a clinic. This study deals with research aimed at the cartography of a body treatment clinic
in mental health that has used various practices in this perspective of coziness and subtleties within a Psychosocial
Attendance Center (PSAC) - type II in Belém, Para state, Brazil. In the methodological path we have traveled in
these practices, we would like to highlight the work with Sacred Circle Dances (SCD) in the experience of a Body
Work Group involving 14 service users between 2010 and 2012. We resorted to participant observation and records
in field notebook to find highlights in the intensity of meetings, especially regarding the experiments with dance.
The results showed that, in Sacred Circle Dances, service users battled for their spaces, shared their stories, gave
in and demanded, pulling away from any stereotype of passivity, and possible lack of motivation, or victimization. In conclusion, SCD subscribe the emancipation of dancers of “expected” acting to the dance, in a territory that
comprises dance together and do with others, which enriches experience and sustains differences. SCD in the daily
routine of PSACs reaffirm that those centers are not a place of mental illness, but of mental health, where the relief
is life and the disorder is only a part of existence. SCD are configured as a potential place of exchange.