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Volume 20, Issue 7 (Suppl) J Psychiatry
ISSN: 2378-5756 JOP, an open access journal Psychiatry and Mental Health 2017
November 20-21, 2017
November 20-21, 2017 Melbourne, Australia
28th International Conference on
Psychiatry and Mental Health
Is bipolar disorder a brain disease? Attitudes and opinions of people treated for bipolar disorder and
their relatives
Rodrigo Chiavaro da Fonseca, Padoan C S, Martini M, Cardoso T A, Farias C A, Goi P, Sousa M H, Longaray V K and Magalhães P V S
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Mental disorders being considered brain diseases open new possibilities for research and treatment of psychiatric illnesses.
This paradigmatic change in neurosciences and mental health care can affect directly the way patients perceive their
diseases and are treated for them. It is necessary to assess attitudes and opinions of people suffering from these diseases to
understand how this paradigm reflects the way patients recognize their condition. Patients were recruited from a tertiary care
facility, specialized in the treatment of bipolar disorder in a University Hospital. Using qualitative based in-depth interviews,
13 patients and 6 family members were approached and were able to express their thoughts, impressions and what they did
know about the relation between body organs and mental disorder. In general, the brain was the organ most cited to be related
to Bipolar disorder, though not in isolation. Several other organs were also mentioned, including the kidneys, liver and blood.
In addition, a strong association was made between the brain, mental diseases originating in the organ and the effects of poor
brain function on other systems in the body. The proper functioning of the brain was associated with overall health, while poor
brain function was related to general health problems and not only mental disorders. Bipolar disorder was considered by the
participants a disease of the brain, but not only of the brain. It their view, brain diseases were systemic and could interfere in a
complex way in health and sickness.
Recent Publications
1. Longaray V K, Padoan C S, Goi P D, da fonseca R C, Vieira D C, Oliveira F H, Kapczinski F and Magalhaes P V (2017)
Frequency of brain tissue donation for research after suicide. Rev Bras Psiquiatr ; 29(2): 180-182.
2. Martini M, Fonseca R C, Garbin H I, Bassols A M S (2016) Psychodynamic understanding of "Daenerys Targaryen's" life
cycle, character from the series-Game of Thrones. Rev. Bras. Psicoter; 18(1): 55-67.
Biography
Rodrigo Chiavaro da Fonseca is a Medical student and currently working in multiple projects like “Evaluation of biochemical and molecular parameters of the brain
and their clinical correlations in individuals who committed suicide”, “Brazil’s suicide rate from 2000 to 2014 stratified by genre and age” and “Hospital waste: Is it
possible to minimize the environmental impact of a big university hospital?”. He is also teaching as Monitor in Promotion and Protection of Elderly and Adults’ Health
class and was rewarded with the Award of Best Oral Presentation at the 36th Scientific Week of HCPA in 2016.
Rodrigo Chiavaro da Fonseca et al., J Psychiatry 2017, 20:7 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2378-5756-C1-030