A5014951763- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
- Treatment of Major Depression
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Tryptophan and brain disorders
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Sleep and related disorders
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Restless Legs Syndrome Research
University of Pisa
2016-2025
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana
2014-2025
GTx (United States)
2021-2025
Institute of Behavioral Sciences
2002-2022
University of Perugia
2019
Weatherford College
2015
I.R.C.C.S. Oasi Maria SS
2004-2015
657 Oslo
2015
Fondazione Stella Maris
1993-2013
Universitat de Barcelona
2013
The risk-benefit profile of antidepressant medications in bipolar disorder is controversial. When conclusive evidence lacking, expert consensus can guide treatment decisions. International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD) convened a task force to seek recommendations on the use antidepressants disorders.An iteratively developed through serial consensus-based revisions using Delphi method. Initial survey items were based systematic review literature. Subsequent surveys included new or...
Context: Major depressive disorder, the most common psychiatric illness, is often chronic and a major cause of disability.Many patients with episodes who have an underlying but unrecognized bipolar disorder receive pharmacologic treatment ineffective regimens that do not include mood stabilizers.Objective: To determine frequency symptoms in seeking for episode.
Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are increasingly used for the treatment of several non-epileptic neurological conditions and psychiatric disorders. Most information available on use these agents in clinical disorders outside epilepsy is from case series, uncontrolled studies or small randomised trials, their apparent efficacy requires confirmation through well designed, large, phase III trials. With regard to other than epilepsy, experimental evidence AEDs only patients with trigeminal neuralgia,...
Article Abstract Objective: To estimate the frequency of mixed states in patients diagnosed with major depressive episode (MDE) according to conceptually different definitions and compare their clinical validity. Method: This multicenter, multinational cross-sectional Bipolar Disorders: Improving Diagnosis, Guidance Education (BRIDGE)-II-MIX study enrolled 2,811 adult experiencing an MDE. Data were collected per protocol on sociodemographic variables, current past psychiatric symptoms,...
We evaluated the effectiveness of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) in treatment Bipolar Disorder (BD) a large sample bipolar patients with drug resistant depression, mania, mixed state and catatonic features.522 consecutive DSM-IV-TR BD were prior to after ECT course. Responders nonresponders compared subsamples depressed patients. Descriptive analyses reported for mania features.Of original only 22 excluded occurrence side effects or consent withdrawal. After course, 344 (68.8%) considered...
The constructs of atypical depression, bipolar II disorder and borderline personality (BPD) overlap. We explored the relationships between these their temperamental underpinnings. examined 107 consecutive patients who met DSM-IV criteria for major depressive episode with features. Those also BPD (BPD+), compared those did not (BPD-), had a significantly higher lifetime comorbidity body dysmorphic disorder, bulimia nervosa, narcissistic, dependent avoidant disorders, cyclothymia. BPD+ scored...
Background It is unclear whether there a direct link between economic crises and changes in suicide rates. Aims The Lopez-Ibor Foundation launched an initiative to study the possible impact of crisis on European Method Data was gathered analysed from 29 countries included number deaths by men women, unemployment rate, gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, annual growth rate inflation. Results There strong correlation rates all indices except GPD capita but only with women. However,...
Objectives The Bipolar Disorders: Improving Diagnosis, Guidance, and Education ( BRIDGE ‐ II ‐Mix) study aimed to estimate the frequency of mixed states in patients with a major depressive episode MDE ) according different definitions compare their clinical validity, looking into specific features such as suicidality. Methods A total 2,811 subjects were enrolled this multicenter cross‐sectional study. Psychiatric symptoms, sociodemographic variables collected. analysis compared...