To compare the efficacy of two remineralising toothpastes in children suffering from asthma and allergic rhinitis after a 6-month study.

The concept of mentalized affectivity (MA) encompasses the dimensions identifying, processing, and expressing emotions describes process making sense reevaluating one’s affects in light autobiographical memory. This construct was developed within theoretical framework mentalization and, due to its interpersonal nature, added further complexity emotion regulation construct. research aimed examine factor structure psychometric properties Brief-Mentalized Affectivity Scale for adolescents...

This exploratory cross-sectional study attempts to understand the mechanisms underlying role of parental mentalizing in a child’s psychological functioning during middle childhood by using Parental Reflective Functioning (PRF) and Insightfulness (PI) constructs. The main aims are examine PI PRF as processes capable influencing terms emotional–behavioral difficulties social–emotional competencies. Eighty-six community parents (48 mothers, 38 fathers) their 50 children (Mage = 10.10, SD 1.13)...

In line with literature, the quality of adult-infant interactions and mental representations caregivers play an essential role in influencing children's well-being. Many studies focused attention on attachment for a better evaluation child psychopathological outcomes. The flexibility child's model gives opportunity to parents be helped modifying their own caregiving quality, encouraging reflection state mind respect attachment. aims this study were evaluate: (1) models young patients...

In recent years alexithymia and attachment theory have been recognized as two parallel research lines trying to improve the information on development maintenance of eating disorders (EDs). However, no has analyzed these constructs among patients' families. this study we compared in mothers patients with EDs a control group. Further, hypothesized that daughters insecure unresolved states mind will reported high levels alexithymia. Lastly, explored daughters' evaluations maternal...

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 (AN) usually emerges in adolescence when important changes occur cognitive, emotional, and social processes. Mentalizing, alexithymia, impulsiveness represent key dimensions for the understanding interpretation of psychological difficulties AN. The outbreak COVID-19 pandemic has impacted adolescents with AN, showing a worsening disease. main aims present paper are (1) to compare AN before during (2) explore relationship between mentalizing, impulsiveness, related eating...

Abstract Settled in the context of COVID-19 pandemic, present short-term longitudinal study aims to investigate relation between emotion dysregulation, mentalizing (both certainty and uncertainty about mental states), psychological symptoms a sample 83 emerging adults (M age = 22.18 years, SD 4.36) over continuous period started with spreads. Results display significant positive associations both dysregulation states, while an inverse association states was found. A moderation model also...

Abstract Family influence is a crucial factor in the onset and maintenance of eating disorders. Nonsuicidal self‐injury (NSSI) restrictive disorders (REDs) co‐occur significant percentage subjects but family functioning these families remains underexplored. This study examines perceptions 80 with adolescents experiencing RED, comparing those without NSSI, alongside control group, utilising FACES‐IV assessment. The also aims to compare triadic (adolescent–mother–father) perception three...

The nocebo reaction, namely the undesirable effect of an inert substance (placebo), is a phenomenon rarely investigated in literature.A better knowledge this reaction may help clinicians management these patients clinical practice.Patients with drug adverse reactions (ADR) undergoing challenge test are ideal model for studying effect, and study aims to investigate their psychological features.One hundred twenty (M age = 46.59,SD 15.5;82% female), which 90 non responders 30 (25%) were...

Gardner-Diamond syndrome (GDS) is an uncommon clinical entity firstly described in 1955, when Frank Gardner and Louis Diamond reported four adult women who developed spontaneous bruising lesions several months after sustaining a trauma. [1]ung are more commonly affected.They develop cutaneous symptoms characterized by recurrent flare-ups of ecchymotic painful episodes unrelated to haematologic or coagulation defects.Other unspecific as well malaise, abdominal pain, headache, arthralgia,...

While attachment assessments developed for infancy and adulthood are well established, no such gold standard measure exists school years, where measures not yet sufficiently robust. Nevertheless, the last decade has witnessed some progress in this field with development of Child Attachment Interview (CAI), a semistructured interview designed to access children’s mental representations their relationships. This study aimed test validity reliability CAI an Italian population, using normative...

According to the emotional and social problems encountered in disruptive behaviour disorder (DBD), there is little available information regarding attachment processes during middle childhood. Therefore, this study aims investigate representations both caregivers a sample of 84 children, aged 8–12 years ( N = 42 with diagnosis DBD; as comparison group). Attachment assessed through Child Interview, semi-structured interview that incorporates narrative behavioural assessments attachment,...

Primary headache (PH) is a common somatic disorder in childhood with strong impact terms of quality life. There are several risk factors related to the development this including environmental as attachment bonds. However, studies direction relatively few and have often used self-report or semi-projective measures looking at only maternal attachment. Moreover, shown link between somatoform pains mentalizing abilities, but relation PH unexplored. Therefore, study aims exploring bonds,...

Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) is one of the most demanding chronic diseases for children and their families, since controlling involves a process co-regulation with attachment figures. However, there insufficient evidence in middle childhood on psychological mechanisms involved that might complicate adaptation these children. Therefore, 106 (N = 31 T1D N 75 as matched healthy group [HG]) aged 8 to 13 were assessed using Child Attachment Interview, Behavior Checklist, measure glycated...

Abstract Beginning with Ensink’s seminal study (2015), the field entered a new era in which we were able to measure mentalizing school-aged children. The goal of this work is continue developing state research within tradition by exploring psychometric properties Child Reflective Functioning Scale (CRFS) - applied Attachment Interview and designed assess RF during middle childhood both clinical normative groups, examine if it differentiates between groups. Participants 159 Italian children...

The present explorative study aims to analyze the profiles of students seeking help in two areas (emotion/relation or learning areas) a psychological counseling service for at University Genoa better understand their request support pre- and post-pandemic periods. A total 229 university from November 2018 December 2021 completed battery investigating emotion regulation difficulties pathological domains personality (students taken charge by emotion/relation area) motivation issues anxiety...

Relationship breakdown and separation represent a critical aspect in domestic violence. Few studies have investigated violence separated couples. Moreover, there is need for more depth analysis of gender differences that could enhance the comprehension phenomenon. The primary aim this research was to analyze, through qualitative approach, which kinds are characteristic or major couples Italian context, where phenomenon has not yet been sufficiently investigated. Participants 60 (mean age: M...