About the Authors

Sergio L. Blay

blay@uol.com.br

Affiliation Department of Psychiatry, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (Escola Paulista de Medicina – UNIFESP)

Gerda G. Fillenbaum

Affiliations Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America, Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Sergio B. Andreoli

Affiliation Department of Psychiatry, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (Escola Paulista de Medicina – UNIFESP)

Fábio L. Gastal

Affiliation Project Scientific Committee Medical Director, Sistema de Saúde Mãe de Deus, Porto Alegre, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SLB GGF SBA FLG. Performed the experiments: SLB GGF SBA FLG. Analyzed the data: SLB GGF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SLB GGF. Wrote the paper: SLB GGF SBA FLG.