Sistema de vigilancia de mortalidad en el Centro Nacional de Epidemología

Este artículo pretende dar a conocer el Servidor Interactivo de Información Epidemiológica, proyecto puesto en marcha en el año 2004 por el Centro Nacional de Epidemiología del Instituto de Salud Carlos III, y desarrollado con herramientas de código abierto. Éste permite a los investigadores en salud pública y al resto de usuarios descargar información espacio-temporal personalizada sobre tendencias o distribución geográfica de la mortalidad para diversas patologías. A continuación se describe brevemente el sistema, sus componentes y el funcionamiento de las diferentes aplicaciones desarrolladas. El sistema se encuentra en constante desarrollo, adaptándose a las necesidades de información que puedan surgir

Temperamental Dimension and Anxiety Problems in a Clinical Sample of Three- to Six-year old Children: A Study of Variables

In the last few years, many researchers have studied the presence of common dimensions of temperament in subjects with symptoms of anxiety. The aim of this study is to examine the association between temperamental dimensions (high negative affect and activity level) and anxiety problems in clinical preschool children. A total of 38 children, ages 3 to 6 years, from the Infant and Adolescent Mental Health Center of Girona and the Center of Diagnosis and Early Attention of Sabadell and Olot were evaluated by parents and psychologists. Their parents completed several screening scales and, subsequently, clinical child psychopathology professionals carried out diagnostic interviews with children from the sample who presented signs of anxiety. Findings showed that children with high levels of negative affect and low activity level have pronounced symptoms of anxiety. However, children with anxiety disorders do not present different temperament styles from their peers without these pathologies