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Julio Torales

Researcher at Universidad Nacional de Asunción

Publications -  199
Citations -  3296

Julio Torales is an academic researcher from Universidad Nacional de Asunción. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Mental health. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 141 publications receiving 2094 citations. Previous affiliations of Julio Torales include Facultad de Ciencias Médicas & University of Michigan.

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The outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus and its impact on global mental health.

TL;DR: This outbreak is leading to additional health problems such as stress, anxiety, depressive symptoms, insomnia, denial, anger and fear globally, which can weaken strategies of COVID-19 control and lead to more morbidity and mental health needs at global level.
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The WPA-Lancet Psychiatry Commission on the Future of Psychiatry

Dinesh Bhugra, +45 more
TL;DR: The therapeutic relationship remains paramount, and psychiatrists will need to acquire the necessary communication skills and cultural awareness to work optimally as patient demographics change, and psychiatry faces major challenges.
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Legal protection of the right to work and employment for persons with mental health problems: a review of legislation across the world

TL;DR: It is found that laws in 62% of countries explicitly mention mental disability/impairment/illness in the definition of disability, and countries and policy-makers need to implement legislative measures to ensure non-discrimination of persons with mental health problems during employment.
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Urbanization and emerging mental health issues.

TL;DR: A narrative mini-review is based on a literature search conducted through PubMed and EMBASE of articles published on the issue of urban mental health based on emerging evidences about the association between urbanization and mental health issues.
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Right to property, inheritance, and contract and persons with mental illness.

TL;DR: Using various databases, legislations dealing with law of contract, law of succession/inheritance, and law relating to testamentary capacity (wills) of all UN Member states were studied.