Two hundred years since the proclamation of the Independence of Brazil and some D. Pedro I’s personality and behavior traits
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https://doi.org/10.25118/2763-9037.2023.v13.402Keywords:
consanguinity, psychiatry, history, D. Pedro I, BrazilAbstract
Introduction: Exactly 200 years after the Proclamation of the Independence of Brazil, little is known about the psychopathological context that influenced the decision-making of the young Emperor D. Pedro I and that culminated in this important milestone in national history. Method: Narrative review based on secondary sources. Results: Psychiatric morbidity was very high in the ancestors of D. Pedro I, both on the maternal and paternal sides, a phenomenon favored by the high rates of consanguineous marriages encouraged within the royal family. It seems evident the presence of a temperamentopathy in the case of D. Pedro I. His pathological temperament was characterized by: explosiveness, impulsiveness, irritability, inflexibility. It remains to be seen whether this temperament resulted predominantly from genetic contributions (paternal and maternal), or whether due to the organic brain disorder associated with epilepsy. Conclusions: The high prevalence of consanguinity and mental illness in the Portuguese monarchy likely contributed to their mental health history. The pathological temperament of D. Pedro I and his organic personality disorder associated with epilepsy exerted a great influence on the Brazilian political, historical and territorial construction.
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