Sistema Regional de Información
en línea para Revistas Científicas de América Latina,
el Caribe, España y Portugal

Introduction: in the context of the health contingency by COVID-19 pandemic and by an agreement of the Mexican Ministry of Health, Centros de Integración Juvenil has collaborated in Línea de la Vida telephone service conducted by the National Comission on Addictions in the care of people with mental health dissorders. Objective: to describe some aspects of the psychological and social problems associated with the epidemic, identifying intervening variables. Method: cross-sectional, comparative study, with a sample of 2,403 consultants from Línea de la Vida service, referred to CIJ between May and August 2020. Data included symptoms and risk conditions of COVID-19, mental health problems and daily circumstances during the epidemic. Comparative analysis were carried out by sex, age and date of consultation. Results: a third of the consultants reported symptoms of COVID-19, belonging to a vulnerable group or having contact with someone with the disease. The main mental health problems identified were anxiety/stress (67.6%) and depression (15.2%); 31.5% reported facing financial problems; 15.5% the loss of close people and around 10% having problems in the care of children, adolescents or other relatives; 5.6% reported domestic violence. Conclusions: the health, social, interpersonal and mental health problems associated with the COVID-19 pandemic reflect differences attributable to the social construction of gender, the life cycle of people and the development of the epidemic itself.

Introduction: women have increased the consumption of alcohol, affecting their well-being, to this is added the situation of lag they face in receiving specialized treatment, treating their ailments in mutual-help groups, this scenario affects social and gender inequalities. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbates these conditions, affecting specific life situations of women and their health. Objective: to understand the experience of women who receive support for their recovery due to problems due to alcohol consumption in groups of Alcoholics Anonymous in the context of COVID-19. Method: qualitative study. Sampling by opportunity defined the participation of four women from “AA”. During May 2020, telephone interviews were conducted under informed consent. A thematic analysis was developed and Atlas.ti was used. The perspective on collective health and gender guided the analysis. Results: when analyzing the information, three categories were identified. The first contextualizes the recovery experiences of women. The following categories reveal the situations experienced in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and physical distancing. The findings were: gender roles and stereotypes are reaffirmed by expressing harassment and discrediting; family burdens and worries increase; participation in its recovery decreased. Discussion and conclusions: in the context of COVID-19, the participation of AA women in their recovery decreased, putting their well-being at risk, despite the fact that international organizations recommended continuing the care of people with mental health problems and incorporating community actions.

El metabolismo cerebral experimenta diversas modificaciones cuando se ingiere alcohol y cuando se está deprimido. Los ciclos circadianos se desajustan y alteran; se puede perder la noción del tiempo, presentarse insomnio o exceso del dormir, rechazo de los alimentos o alteración de los horarios de su ingesta. La co-ocurrencia de trastornos depresivos y por uso de alcohol se asocia con una mayor severidad y un peor pronóstico de los mismos, por lo que es importante que los servicios de salud implementen acciones de detección temprana, derivación y tratamiento oportuno para ambas condiciones.  

A pesar de que la evidencia clínica ha permitido identificar aspectos importantes sobre la infección pulmonar y de otros órganos asociada a la COVID-19, se conoce poco sobre sus mecanismos de acción y sobre las posibles alteraciones neurológicas que pueda provocar durante y después del contagio. A diferencia de sus antecesores, las epidemias de SARS-CoV en 2002 y de MERS-CoV en 2012, el nuevo coronavirus parece generar afectaciones neurotípicas que pueden contribuir a la aparición significativa de complicaciones neurológicas de mediano y largo plazo.  

La Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) define la salud como el estado completo de absoluto bienestar tanto físico como a nivel mental y social (OMS, 2020). En los últimos años, esta definición ha cobrado relevancia por el énfasis que pone en la salud mental como una condición sine qua non, mediante la cual no se puede alcanzar el desarrollo integral y el óptimo funcionamiento de las personas en la comunidad.

Las circunstancias del mundo actual provocan reflexiones polifacéticas sobre la ciencia desde diferentes puntos de vista, correspondientes a la complejidad de la realidad. Es patente la relevancia de la investigación científica para enfrentar amenazas como la COVID-19. Gracias a la ciencia, pronto, las vacunas desarrolladas en un tiempo récord serán fundamentales en nuestro camino para salir de la pandemia. Una vez más, la humanidad demuestra que los desafíos globales exigen la cooperación de todos. La ciencia es el esfuerzo colectivo sumo, y sus beneficiosos resultados nos ayudan a generar soluciones para la vida cotidiana y responder a los grandes misterios del universo.

The new understanding that fosters the gaze of the Anthropocene, poses profound challenges not only to the agents of global economic and political power, but to the entire human species. In this context of transformation, a rereading of the role of the school in the transmission and critical discussion on this explanation of greater transcendence and the opportunity to revise the purposes, Meanings and actions of political formation in the school context: What is the Anthropocene’s task to the school in its formative task of the political subject? Can the school contribute to the reflection and analysis on the necessary reorganization of socio-natural relations in the perspective of contributing, at least, to a greater sustainability of the planet? The question of political formation in school would even involve a questioning of the very meaning of education in the age of the Anthropocene

This number includes relevant topics in the training processes. This is the case of political, alternative, intercultural and social education. It is not possible to educate outside this knowledge. Current education must correspond to the processes and dynamics of the global world. Be a participant in the generationfrom more human worlds, he needs, for example, the political formation of the educable subject, which allows him to critically know the environments and act in correspondence with his perception of the world he lives and the world in which he wishes to live. Let's see.

  Colombia, aware of the importance of innovation as a basic element in value generation and economic growth has been incorporating Science, Technology and Innovation activities in its competitive agenda, however, its impact is still limited in the development of the country .Reviewing the national scene, in Boyacá, there is still a long way down  to capitalize on the knowledge economy and consolidate a more sophisticated productive offer provided by a more innovative and competitive department. In view of the above, it is evident the absence of studies to identify the current situation of the department against innovation indicators as an input for future research. The development of this work allows us to identify the current situation of the department against the indicators of the Departmental Innovation Index through the development of five phases. First, an inquiry was made to determine how Colombia is facing international innovation standards through the analysis of the Global Innovation Index. Second, the information collected was analyzed to determine the gaps of the department of Boyacá against indicators of the Departmental Index of Innovation 2018. Third, the indicators of the Departmental Index of Innovation in which Higher Education Institutions have greater incidence for their contribution were identified. Fourth, the results were analyzed. Finally, conclusions and recommendations were raised.