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Cinema has been a source of entertainment and recreation for decades, and usually the themes depicted in films have roots in society itself. Films featuring psychiatrists and the mentally ill abound. Most early interpretations tended to be negative contributing to the stigmatization of mental illness, or overly positive furthering misinformation among the general public. Fortunately, nowadays there is an increasing number of films able to provide realistic depictions of psychopathologic disorders, being reasonably accurate and therefore suitable for psychiatric teaching purposes. Over the last three decades, psychiatry trainers have attempted to use films as an educational tool for teaching medical students and psychiatry residents for a number of mental health conditions. Films can be used to engage students’ attention, emphasize learning points in lectures and illustrate symptoms of a disorder. Cinema constitutes not only an important source of entertainment, but also an educational tool and a significant influence on people’s attitude towards mental illness

Myiasis in oral cavity is an infrequent presentation of invasion by fly larvae, favored by hot and humid environments, in patients with poor sanitation. Diagnosis is made by direct visualization of the larvae that cluster in boils. Treatment includes systematic and local measures for the eradication. A case of this infrequent pathology affecting a 14 year-old male patient with cerebral palsy is presented. MED UIS. 2015;28(3):381-5. Keywords: Myiasis. Mouth. Cerebral Palsy. Oral Hygiene. Diptera

Introduction: hypertensive disorders are the most common medical complication of pregnancy, with a global prevalence of 5-10%, and are one of the most important causes of morbidity and mortality, especially in eveloping countries. There is little information about the evaluation, treatment and complications associated with postpartum hypertension, and the lack of management guidelines can result in imprecise diagnosis and incorrect therapeutic approaches. Objective: to provide an approach about the benefits and risks associated with the pharmacological management of postpartum hypertension. Searching methodology: a literature review was conducted using the bibliographic databases PubMed, Science Direct, Embase, SciELO and LILACS, limiting the search to articles published in the last 10 years, in Spanish and English. We excluded the articles that did not contained information about the clinical presentation, treatment or complications associated with postpartum hypertension. Results: a total of 69 articles that met the inclusion criteria were obtained. Discussion and Conclusion: due to the limited literature about the management of postpartum hypertension, it is not accurate to speak of first-line drugs. The choice of a drug is guided by the underlying etiology and factors such as breastfeeding should be taken into account. The proposed drugs belong to groups of calcium channel antagonists, β-blockers, renin-angiotensin-aldosterone axis antagonists, iuretics, α-blockers, among others. It is noted that the most used drugs are nifedipine, methyldopa, and β-blockers such as propranolol nd labetalol, because of the evidence supporting the safety of their use during the postpartum period. MED.UIS. 2016;29(2):71-80. Keywords: Pregnancy Induced Hypertension. Postpartum period. Antihypertensive agents. Therapeutics.