A5001514129- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Tryptophan and brain disorders
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Family Support in Illness
- Sleep and related disorders
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Treatment of Major Depression
University of Pisa
2018-2025
Azienda Usl Toscana Centro
2023-2025
University of Siena
2020-2024
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global pandemic spreading worldwide, and Italy represented the first European country involved. Healthcare workers (HCWs) facing COVID-19 an at-risk population for new psychosocial strain consequent mental health symptoms. aim of present study was to identify possible impact working contextual personal variables (age, gender, position, years experience, proximity infected patients) on professional quality life, by compassion satisfaction...
Background: The interrelationship between mood disorders and borderline personality disorder (BPD) has been long debated in the literature. Increasing attention also paid to relationship posttraumatic stress (PTSD) BPD, as well role of rumination development severity BPD. This study aims evaluate association rumination, PTSD, spectrum among patients with BPD or without comorbid disorders. Methods: Fifty 69 healthy controls were assessed Structured Clinical Interview for Diagnostic...
Intensive care unit (ICU) admission can represent a relevant physical and psychological burden in patients, leading to long-term mental health problems such as anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The present study aimed systematically assess the psychiatric (particularly depressive, stress) symptoms patients discharged from ICU of major University Hospital Italy (Pisa) 6 months earlier, with particular, attention differences between who developed PTSD those did not....
In western countries, the COVID-19 pandemic represented a unique scenario of global threat contagion life-threatening illness, as confirmed by need for exceptional and never adopted measures national lockdowns. This study aimed to investigate peritraumatic distress in framework lockdown measure impact on course depressive symptoms during “first wave” Italy. A sample 131 subjects (52.7% females; mean age 47.0 ± 15.9 years), looking first or follow-up psychiatric visit at outpatient services...
The acute phase of the COrona VIrus Disease-19 (COVID-19) emergency determined relevant stressful burdens in psychiatric patients, particularly those with chronic mental disorders such as bipolar disorder (BD), not only for threat being infected but also strict lock-down and social-distancing measures adopted, economic uncertainty, limited possibilities to access services. In this regard, telepsychiatry services represented a new important instrument that clinicians could adopt monitor...
Background: While growing literature is stressing the link between Autistic Traits (AT) and trauma-/stress-related disorders, in both conditions significant differences have been separately reported. Objective: This study aims to evaluate relationship AT symptoms with respect sex. Methods: 178 university students were assessed Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5, Trauma Loss Spectrum (TALS) Adult Autism Subthreshold (AdAS). In order sex among subjects higher or lower AT, t he sample was...
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a highly disabling mental arising after traumatism exposure, often revealing critical and complex courses when comorbidity with bipolar (BD) occurs. To search for PTSD or depression biomarkers that would help clinicians define BD presentations, this study aimed at preliminarily evaluating circulating brain-derived-neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels in subjects experiencing major depressive episode versus controls. Two bloodstream BDNF components were...
Abstract Objective Increasing evidence confirms a strict relationship between mental disorders and physical health. Particularly, stressful life events post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have been closely correlated with various somatic symptoms, such as chronic pain, gastrointestinal disorders, headaches. The aim of this study was to investigate the emergence symptoms in sample young adult survivors 21 months after exposure L’Aquila 2009 earthquake, particular attention PTSD gender...
Background Evidence highlights healthcare workers (HCWs) facing outbreaks, particularly the ongoing covid-19 pandemic, are at increased risk of negative mental health outcomes, post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), anxiety and depression. Data from previous outbreaks highlighted for a impact on HCWs' social occupational functioning, but scant data have investigated this issue in framework pandemic. A number effective interventions been proposed to support well-being HCWs emerging infectious...
Increasing evidence highlights the susceptibility of Healthcare Workers to develop psychopathological sequelae, including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and depression, in current COronaVIrus Disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic, but little data have been reported acute phase pandemic.To explore Workers' mental health reactions COVID-19 pandemic first European epicenter (Lodi/Codogno, Italy), with particular attention post-traumatic stress depressive symptoms their interplay other...
Background: Peritraumatic distress as assessed by the Distress Inventory (PDI), has been consistently shown to predict development of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) after exposure a potentially traumatizing event. Objective: The present study aims validate Italian version PDI in sample Healthcare Workers (HCWs) exposed COVID-19 related events. Method: N = 265 HCWs who repeatedly experienced deaths patients during emergency Italy, were enrolled from Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria...
During the 2020 first wave of COVID-19 pandemic, general practitioners (GPs) represented line primary care and were highly exposed to pandemic risks, with a consequent risk developing wide range mental health symptoms. However, scant data are still available on factors associated worse outcome. The aim present study was investigate symptoms in 139 GPs aftermath national lockdown Italy, detecting groups subjects different depressive, anxiety, post-traumatic stress symptom severity. impact...