Reports of Parents of Adolescent Children With Depression in Outpatients Treatment

Depression in adolescence has been the subject of a great deal of research interest over recent years in studies investigating use of medications, new treatments, and the negative impact on family relationships. Studies investigating family aspects have observed that parents who are the primary guardians of such adolescents also suffer from the implications of their childrsquos depressive disorder. The objective of this brief communication is to report feelings expressed by parents faced with depressive adolescent children in outpatients treatment. Method: The methodology applied was clinical-qualitative method. A total of 12 mothers and 2 fathers took part, all parents of adolescents with depression. Results: It was observed that the parents exhibited a degree of distress and insecurity with relation to managing and dealing with their relationship with their depressive offspring, feelings that were very much present in descriptions of their attempts to define their position. Conclusion: In exploring the parentsrsquo feelings, it was found that the disease weakens parents because they often do not know how to act in response to their childrenrsquos depressive crises, undoubtedly nbs

Biochemical characterization of selected plant species from Brazilian Savannas

The aim of this work was to analyze and quantify the presence of antinutritional compounds such as lectins and trypsin-like inhibitors, polyphenols and tannins, and enzymatic activity of peroxidases and proteases in the seeds of Annona crassiflora Mart. (araticum), Hymenaea courbaril L. var. courbaril (jatobá), Plathymenia reticulata Benth. (vinhático), Zanthoxylum rhoifolium Lam. (maminha de porca), Apeiba tibourbou Aubl. (pau jangada), Salacia crassiflora Mart G. Don. (bacupari), and Sclerolobium paniculatum Vog. (carvoeiro). The results suggested that these plants could be used as new source of food.<br>O Cerrado é constituído por inúmeras espécies vegetais com potencial econômico, as quais são utilizadas para os mais variados fins, como medicinal e nutricional. O objetivo deste trabalho foi analisar e quantificar a presença de atividade enzimática de peroxidases e proteases e fatores antinutricionais, como lectinas e inibidores de proteases, além de polifenóis e taninos em algumas espécies nativas do Cerrado. O material vegetal utilizado foram sementes de Annona crassiflora Mart. (araticum), Hymenaea courbaril L. var. courbaril (jatobá), Plathymenia reticulata Benth. (vinhático), Zanthoxylum rhoifolium Lam. (maminha de porca), Apeiba tibourbou Aubl. (pau jangada), Salacia crassiflora (Mart.) G. Don. (bacupari) e Sclerolobium paniculatum Vog. (carvoeiro), coletadas na cidade de Goiânia e municípios de Jataí e Caldas Novas, estado de Goiás. O uso potencial destas plantas e suas enzimas na indústria de alimentos, poderia resultar em aplicações ao aparecimento de novos produtos a partir das matérias-primas tradicionais, além do uso de novas fontes de alimentos