2004
DOI: 10.1590/s0001-37652004000400010
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Solvent-related chronic toxic encephalopathy as a target in the worker's mental health research

Abstract: The article is aimed at discussing the theoretical grounds which support the diagnosis of solvent-related chronic encephalopathy in the field of the worker's mental health, having it as a target in this area. The psychiatric, neurological and labor health postulates which contribute to the multidisciplinary description of such diagnostic category are presented.

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“…29 A review of the two manuals of psychiatric classifi cation, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) 30 and the International Classifi cation of Diseases (ICD), 31 reveals the dilemma faced by psychiatrists in developing criteria for classifying mental disorders resulting from organic illness or exposure to toxic agents. It has remained a challenge to establish more specifi c criteria for the description of these disorders.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…29 A review of the two manuals of psychiatric classifi cation, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) 30 and the International Classifi cation of Diseases (ICD), 31 reveals the dilemma faced by psychiatrists in developing criteria for classifying mental disorders resulting from organic illness or exposure to toxic agents. It has remained a challenge to establish more specifi c criteria for the description of these disorders.…”
Section: Diagnostic Dilemmamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Embora os efeitos agudos dos solventes orgânicos sobre o sistema nervoso central fossem conhecidos há muito tempo, o estabelecimento da relação causal entre os efeitos neuropsicológicos em trabalhadores expostos a solventes em longo prazo ocorreu apenas no final do século passado (RAMOS et al, 2004). O artigo mostra que os pintores entrevistados referiram uma fonte de renda paralela, uma questão importante quando se busca traçar a relação entre o ambiente de trabalho e os efeitos sobre a saúde.…”
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