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This is a study developed in the perspective of social history and has as its object the nursing in Psychiatry's propositions to the assistive system of alienated in the IV Latin American Medical Congress, in Brazil in 1909. With the following objectives: analyze the proposition of Juliano Moreira for assistive system of alienated released during the IV Latin American Medical Congress in 1909; and, discuss the symbolic effects of this proposition for nursing. From the analysis of his speech and with the search of the unfolding of the proposal, we infer that Juliano Moreira managed to exert an effect of theory, making it happen what announced at that time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objectives. The primary objective is to describe the profile of the psychiatric members of a national psychiatry association in 19 Latin American countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Panama, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela). Secondary objectives are to evaluate job satisfaction and examine the factors related with job satisfaction. Methods and materials. A total of 8,028 psychiatrists, members of a national psychiatry association in Latin America, were identified. A probabilistic stratified sample of 2465 psychiatrists was designed and they were asked to fill out an anonymous electronic survey. Results. A sample of 1,292 Latin American psychiatrists was obtained between April 2005 and July 2006 (52.4% of the designed sample). Response rates were superior to 70% in 11 countries. Mean age was 48.2 years, mean experience was 18.2 years; 63.8% were male and 99.9% of the surveyed psychiatrists were working as psychiatrists. Most of the respondents declared being satisfied with their quality of life (70.8%), a slightly larger percentage reported they were satisfied with their work (86.4%). However, 35.3% of the psychiatrists reported being unsatisfied with the income perceived for their economic activity as psychiatrists. Factors associated with job dissatisfaction are described. Conclusions. In Latin America, there is lower satisfaction with the incomes obtained from psychiatric practice and with the quality of life level. Nonetheless, the level of commitment with the profession in itself and job satisfaction remain similar to those reported in developed countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Current historiography continues to emphasize Foucault's idea of the insane asylum as an instrument of the state established to silence those who thought, felt or behaved in a way that questioned or threatened the values of the dominant class. Far from constituting a therapeutic institution, the insane asylum tore apart the lives of those who were unfortunate enough to be locked behind its impenetrable walls. This was a place where only the power of psychiatry reigned. Although evidence demonstrates that asylums, which constituted the backbone of psychiatric assistance for one hundred and fifty years, can be perceived that way, recent research presents the experience of many who found in it a place of refuge, therapy and even learning. This work presents different perspectives that have been constructed about these massive structures used for the asylum of the insane. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: The prevalence and burden of mental disorders have been growing in Latin-American and the Caribbean countries and research is an important tool for changing this scenario. The objective of this paper is to describe the development of mental health research in Latin American and the Caribbean countries from 1995 to 2005. Method: The indicators of productivity were based on the ISI Essential Science Indicators database. We compared the number of papers and citations, as well as the number of citations per paper between 1995 and 2005 for each country ranked in the Essential Science Indicators. Result: Eleven Latin-American countries were ranked in the ISI database and six of them demonstrated a higher level of development in mental health research: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Venezuela. Mexico produced the largest number of papers, while Brazil showed a larger number of citations per paper. Conclusion: Mental health research is still incipient in Latin American and the Caribbean countries, and many challenges remain to be overcome. Also, it is necessary to establish the research priorities, to allocate more funding, and to improve researchers training in research method and design. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This 2021 marks the centenary of Dr. Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz (1921-2006) birth, a prominent member of our University and creator of institutions. In this brief communication, without pretending for it to be a biography, we will try to commemorate this event, with a judicious and objective account of the most outstanding aspects of his life and work., (Copyright: © 2021 Permanyer.)