Agata Benfante

ORCID: 0000-0003-1275-2595
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Research Areas
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
  • Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Personality Traits and Psychology
  • Cancer survivorship and care
  • Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Empathy and Medical Education
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies
  • Psychiatric care and mental health services
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
  • Pain Management and Placebo Effect
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
  • Clinical practice guidelines implementation
  • Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
  • Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
  • Mental Health and Psychiatry
  • Resilience and Mental Health

University of Turin
2020-2025

Abstract Background The COVID‐19 pandemic represents one of the most stressful events recent times. Among population, healthcare professionals who treat patients are likely to develop psychological distress and posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS). present study thus aimed investigate impact outbreak on Italian workers. Methods responses 145 workers (72 medical doctors 73 nurses) were included in final dataset. Participants asked provide sociodemographic clinical information, complete: (a)...

10.1111/jep.13444 article EN Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice 2020-07-25

The COVID-19 pandemic induced numerous changes in the daily life of every individual, with important social, economic, and psychological consequences. Particularly, impact encountered among students might be affected by social isolation, concern for personal health family members friends, uncertainty about academic progress. present study aimed to investigate outbreak on Italian university compared general workers. responses 956 participants (478 478 workers) were included final dataset....

10.3390/ijerph18052503 article EN International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021-03-03

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic represents one of the most stressful events recent times. Among population, healthcare professionals who treat patients are likely to develop psychological distress and posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS). present study thus aimed investigate impact outbreak on Italian workers. Methods: responses 145 workers (72 medical doctors 73 nurses) were included in final dataset. Participants asked provide sociodemographic clinical information, complete: 1) quality...

10.22541/au.158878917.77777713 preprint EN cc-by Authorea (Authorea) 2020-05-06

Previous studies have shown that many personality traits are associated with fibromyalgia (FM), worsening both the quality of life and psychological distress patients. Despite high comorbidity psychopathological disorders in this syndrome their association immature defense styles, few examined mechanisms used by FM The main aim our study was to investigate patients compared a healthy control group (HC). Moreover, we investigated effect on HC groups.

10.3390/bs12010010 article EN cc-by Behavioral Sciences 2022-01-07

This exploratory prospective cohort study aimed to investigate the trajectory of psychological distress and posttraumatic growth (PTG) in rectal cancer patients from diagnosis follow-up explore factors that could predict PTG at follow-up. We assessed (anxiety depression), PTG, physical symptoms, quality life, cancer-related coping, state trait affectivity, resilience, alexithymia 43 patients, M (SD) age: 61.6 (12.6); 67.4% men, after (T0), preoperative radiochemotherapy (T1), surgical...

10.1037/tra0001835 article EN Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy 2025-01-09

In the early stages of COVID-19 outbreak, high rates clinically relevant anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) have been reported in Italian population. The persistence pandemic related restrictive measures highlight need for a reassessment psychopathological symptoms. present longitudinal study consisted two evaluations conducted during waves infection. Participants were asked to complete State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-Form Y1 (STAI Y1), Beck Depression Inventory...

10.3390/ijerph19031239 article EN International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022-01-22

The present study aimed to investigate if romantic attachment dimensions and alexithymia could significantly predict the dyadic adjustment of individuals in a relationship. To achieve these goals, 410 participants, who were relationship, asked complete an anonymous online survey, which included following measures: Toronto Alexithymia Scale, Experience Close Relationship Scale Dyadic Adjustment Scale. hierarchical regression analysis revealed that only avoidant style was significant predictor...

10.1016/j.jadr.2024.100743 article EN cc-by Journal of Affective Disorders Reports 2024-01-26
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