A5062731167- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Infant Health and Development
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Educational and Social Studies
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Emotions and Moral Behavior
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Work-Family Balance Challenges
- Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
- Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Stuttering Research and Treatment
- Treatment of Major Depression
Sapienza University of Rome
2010-2025
Policlinico Umberto I
2021
Extant literature indicates that Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) may be reliably assessed in adolescence. Sharp and colleagues' (2011) suggested mentalization could an important early target for intervention BPD adolescents showed hypermentalizing represent marker to distinguish emerging from adolescent turmoil. We aimed at testing if both dimensionally-assessed categorically-diagnosed was selectively associated with errors on the Movie Assessment of Social Cognition (MASC) task...
Abstract Klinefelter syndrome (KS) is the most common sex chromosomal aneuploidy in males (47,XXY karyotype 80–90% of cases), primarily characterized by hypergonadotropic hypogonadism and infertility. It encompasses a broad phenotypic spectrum, leading to variability neurocognitive psychosocial outcomes among affected individuals. Despite recognized correlation between KS various neuropsychiatric conditions, studies investigating potential sleep disorders, particularly pediatric subjects,...
Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another (FDIA), also known as Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy (MSbP) is a very serious form of child abuse. The perpetrator, usually the mother, invents symptoms or causes real ones in order to make her appear sick. Usually this due maladaptive disorder an excessive attention-seeking part. We report here two new cases FDIA. first one 9-year-old boy with history convulsive episodes, reduced verbal production, mild psychomotor and urological problems who underwent...
Klinefelter syndrome (KS), characterized by an additional X-chromosome in males, manifests a wide range of neuroendocrine and psychiatric symptoms. Individuals with KS often face increased risks hormonal dysfunction, leading to depression anxiety, although extended research during pediatric adolescent age is still limited. This critical phase, decisive for children, influenced combination genetic, environmental familial factors, which impact brain plasticity. In this report, we reviewed,...
ABSTRACT Background and Hypothesis Suicide suicidal behaviour are among the most frequent serious complications in severe mental disorders, especially developmental years. From early stages of psychosis, i.e., ultra high risk (UHR) first psychotic episode (FEP) subjects, suicide (SR) is higher than general population. Therefore, assessing thoughts during period extremely important. This study aims to assess SR a group UHR adolescents compared FEP clinical help‐seeking controls (CHSC) peers....
Introduction Anorexia Nervosa (AN) is an eating disorder characterized by low body weight, fear of gaining weight and distorted perception body. Patients have rigidity, repetition thoughts, alterations in decision-making skills poor ability to provide new solutions. Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) a the absence distress about shape or gain. Studies on neurocognitive aspects are few no effective treatments known. Objectives The aim our study was further investigate executive...
Background: paranoia exists in the general population both adults and children is key feature of schizotypy schizophrenia-spectrum disorders. Attempts to develop child-appropriate tools assess childhood suspiciousness its correlates with developmental psychopathology underdeveloped but crucial. This study examines prevalence structure mistrust correlations internalizing externalizing problems non-clinical clinical samples using a newly validated Italian Social Mistrust Scale (SMS).Method:...
Objectives: paranoia exists in the general population both adults and children is key feature of schizotypy schizophrenia-spectrum disorders. Attempts to develop child-appropriate tools assess childhood suspiciousness its correlates with developmental psychopathology underdeveloped but crucial. This study examines prevalence structure mistrust correlations internalizing externalizing problems non-clinical clinical samples using a newly validated Italian Social Mistrust Scale (SMS). Methods:...
Irritability represents a transdiagnostic symptom in youths, which can become predictor of long-term psychosocial adversity. Yet, few tools investigate this childhood. The aim study was to evaluate the psychometric properties CL-ARI an Italian population, analyzing correlations between irritability and other pathological constructs.A cross-sectional carried out Child Neuropsychiatry Unit Rome. A sample 67 youths aged 7-17 years, underwent psychodiagnostic evaluation, administered by...
Abstract Adolescence is the time when methods and contents of autobiographical construction are acquired. Wordsworth's "The Prelude" an example a project creating self as opposed to uncertainty about one's own capacities difficulties in achieving ideal. In poem, it's possible discern appearance what Tulving defines "the representational abuse": failure examination reality specifically discrimination between memories originated from perceptive experience those arising self‐generated...
The relationship between maladaptive perfectionism and Internalizing (ID) Externalizing Disorders (ED) in children needs to be better understood, along with the intergenerational transmission of these traits from parents children. present work aimed share light on both issues.39 ID, 19 ED, their were recruited*. Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale, Big Five Inventory, Child Adolescent Hierarchical Personality Inventory for Children used. association parent personality children's dimensions...
Sulla base di un'esperienza clinica decennale come psicoterapeuta a orientamento psicodinamico e psichiatra dell'eta evolutiva l'autore descrive le caratteristiche del ritiro sociale prolungato in ragazzi dai 10 ai 17 anni. due concetti chiave la noosfobia l'oblio riconoscimento egli traccia il percorso evolutivo questa grave patologia difficolta nel diagnosticarla. Vengono discussi, inoltre, gli enormi problemi trattamento che disturbo pone alcune modalita intervento.