A5037220029- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Educational and Social Studies
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Reading and Literacy Development
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Infant Health and Development
- Genomics and Rare Diseases
- Child Therapy and Development
- Human Health and Disease
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Language Development and Disorders
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Celiac Disease Research and Management
- Congenital heart defects research
- Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
University of Milano-Bicocca
2011-2023
Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo
2013-2023
Istituto Psicoanalitico per le Ricerche Sociali
2022
Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Lariana
2021
Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health
2017
University of Milan
2014
Moscow Research and Clinical Center for Neuropsychiatry
2013
University of Brescia
2007-2011
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
2004
The main goal of the present study was to shed further light on psychological characteristics children with different learning disability profiles aged between 8 and 11 years, attending from third sixth grade. Specifically, nonverbal disabilities (NLD), reading (RD), or a typical development (TD) were tested. In all, 15 NLD, RD, TD administered self-report questionnaires assess types anxiety depression symptoms. Both NLD RD reported experiencing more generalized social than TD, severe about...
Abstract Objective To verify the occurrence of learning disabilities (LDs) in offspring women with primary antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) as a consequence fetal exposure to maternal antibodies (aPL), and evaluate impact chronic disease on children's development. Methods We studied 17 children mothers APS using standardized intelligence test (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Revised), specific LD battery tests (Sartori, MT groups' reading ability, math skills), questionnaire...
The aim of the study is to investigate deficits in autobiographical memory adolescents with anorexia nervosa (AN).Sixty female individuals AN and 60 healthy volunteers an age range 11-18 years were enrolled. Autobiographical Memory Test (AMT), Eating Disorder Inventory-3, Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20 for evaluation alexithymia Children's Depression Inventory evaluate depressive traits administered. In addition classical AMT words, we proposed seven experimental cues, chosen from words often...
Abstract To evaluate health-related quality of life (HRQL), social competence, and behavioral problems in children with perinatal HIV infection receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), a cross-sectional study was performed at the Department Pediatrics, University Brescia. We evaluated HRQL, 27 HIV-infected compared age sex-matched control subjects using Pediatric Quality Life Inventory (PedsQL) Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), respectively. On PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scale,...
The one-carbon metabolism, also known as methionine-homocysteine cycle, governs the dynamics of DNA methylation, epigenetically regulating gene expression, and has been reported altered in anorexia nervosa (AN) adult patients. aim this study consisted assessing whole-blood methylation adolescent AN patients, its significance relationship to clinical hormonal variables.Whole-blood global was measured incorporation [(3)H]dCTP following HpaII cut 32 females affected by restrictive type compared...
Background: A growing body of literature has been focusing on individual alexithymia in anorexia nervosa, while there are only scarce and conflicting studies the families anorexic patients, despite important role played by family dynamics development disorder, especially adolescent patients. The aim this study is to assess patients their parents using a multimethod measurement gain more direct, in-depth knowledge problem. Methods: Forty-six subjects, parents, underwent Toronto Alexithymia...
The recent literature on anorexia nervosa (AN) suggests that functional and structural abnormalities of cortico-limbic areas might play a role in the evolution disease. We explored global regional brain volumes cross-sectional follow-up study adolescents affected by AN. Eleven with AN underwent voxel-based morphometry at time diagnosis immediately after weight recovery. Data were compared to carried out eight healthy, age sex matched controls. Subjects showed increased cerebrospinal fluid...
The main goal of the present study was to shed further light on weaknesses children with different profiles mathematical difficulties, testing nonverbal learning disability (NLD), co-morbid dyscalculia and dyslexia (D&D), or typical development (TD). Sixteen NLD, 15 D&D, 16 TD completed tasks derived from Butterworth (2003 Butterworth, B. 2003. Dyscalculia screener: Highlighting pupils specific difficulties in maths, London, , England: NFER Nelson. [Google Scholar]) divided into: a capacity...
This study aims to test the psychometric proprieties of Reflective Functioning Questionnaire (RFQ) applied younger (13-16 years) and older (17-20 Italian adolescents examining (1) factorial structure RFQ; (2) its invariance across age sex; (3) correlations between RFQ subscale scores, as well associations with (4) psychological problems alexithymia dimensions.A cross-sectional was conducted 593 ages 13 20 years old recruited from community within Italy. These participants completed RFQ,...
Anorexia nervosa commonly arises during adolescence and is associated with more than one medical morbidity. Abnormalities in brain structure (defined as "pseudoatrophy") are common adolescents anorexia nervosa; however, their correlations endocrinological profiles clinical parameters still unclear. In particular, no study has described the impact of BMI (body mass index) variations (speed magnitude weight loss) on cerebral trophism changes.Eleven 8 healthy controls underwent MRI (magnetic...
ABSTRACT Objective Altered expression and/or function, both peripherally and centrally, of various neuropeptides is involved in the neurophysiology anorexia nervosa (AN). Diazepam‐binding inhibitor (DBI) an interesting peptide for understanding this crosstalk. The aim work was to assess fasting plasma levels DBI leptin patients with AN. Method Twenty‐four AN adolescents were recruited together 10 age‐comparable healthy controls. Neuropeptide determinations performed on samples by...
ABSTRACT Objective Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a complex disorder involving severe psychological manifestations and multiple organ damage, including liver dysfunction. The primary aim of this study consisted in assessing plasma levels vitamin B 12 folates with respect to function enzymes considering the liver‐storage properties vitamin. Method We recruited 70 restrictive type AN adolescents severity psychopathological traits was assessed using EDI‐3 scale. Plasma , folates, transaminases (AST,...
Abstract Background It is unknown whether intellectual disability (ID) more familially related to psychotic mood disorders or schizophrenia. L. S. Penrose's large sample of families with two members admitted psychiatric hospitals provided a unique opportunity investigate the familial relationship between mild ID, schizophrenia and affective disorders. Method There were 183 affected relative pairs comprising probands ID (95 male, 88 female) their first second degree relatives disorder....
Individuals with Down syndrome generally show a floor effect on Wechsler Scales that is manifested by flat profiles and many or all of the weighted scores subtests equal to 1.The main aim present paper use statistical Hessl method extended Orsini, Pezzuti Hulbert sample individuals (n = 128; 72 boys 56 girls), underline variability performance Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth Edition indices, highlighting any strengths weaknesses this population otherwise appear be flattened.Based...