Laura M Rocha
Abuchiam Institute, Brazil
Biography
My name is Laura Maria Brenner Ceia Ramos Mariano da Rocha and I was born and raised in
the South of Brazil.
Graduated in Medicine at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, PUCRS, Brazil
in 1983.
From 1983 to 1987 I worked in the USA as a fellow researcher in the field of Diabetic
Neuropathies at the University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida.
In 2010 I obtained my Masters Degree in Biomedical Gerontology (CAPES Concept 7) at the
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, PUCRS, Brazil.
Title: Translation and Cultural Adaptation of the Aging Perceptions Questionnaire (APQ) for the
Portuguese Language.
In 2014 I obtained my PhD in Biomedical Gerontology (CAPES Concept 7). at the Pontifical
Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, PUCRS, Brazil.
Title: Auto perception of Aging, Self - Esteem, Auto image and Prevalent Morbidities in Elderly,
For both my Masters degree and my PhD I had a scholarship from the Coordination for the
Improvement of Higher Education Personnel, CAPES, Brazil.
In 2018 I obtained my Specialization Degree in Psychiatry - Title: Omega Three and
Schizophrenia / a literature review at the Abuchaim Institute, Brazil.
I am currently taking a Post-Graduation Course in Analytic Psychotherapy at the
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, UFRGS, Brazil.
I am a member of the ISNPR - International Society for Nutritional Psychiatry Research.
I am a member of the Brazilian Psychiatric Association and the Psychiatric Association of Rio
Grande do Sul. I am currently a professor at Abuchaim Institute at the Specialization Course in Psychiatry.Nutrition and Mental Health, Depression and Morbidities in the Elderly