Radicalization in Correctional Systems: A Scoping Review of the Literature Evaluating the Effectiveness of Preventing and Countering Interventions

Although several prevention and countering radicalization programs in correctional institutions have been carried out in Europe and worldwide, little is known about their effectiveness. Thus, the current scoping review aimed at reporting on the state of the art of the literature assessing and evaluating such actions, identifying knowledge gaps, and examining methods used to assess their successfulness and impact. A total of eight studies that met eligibility criteria were reviewed after performing a search on Scopus, Web of Science, and PsychInfo (Ebsco) databases: Two studies evaluated a reintegration initiative based in the Netherlands; four focused on an Australian disengagement program;…

The Assessment of Self-Other Differentiation: A Contribution to the Italian Validation of the “Self-Other Differentiation Scale”.

Safety of a 3-weekly schedule of carboplatin plus pegylated liposomal doxorubicin as first line chemotherapy in patients with ovarian cancer: preliminary results of the MITO-2 randomized trial

Abstract Background The MITO-2 (Multicentre Italian Trials in Ovarian cancer) study is a randomized phase III trial comparing carboplatin plus paclitaxel to carboplatin plus pegylated liposomal doxorubicin in first-line chemotherapy of patients with ovarian cancer. Due to the paucity of published phase I data on the 3-weekly experimental schedule used, an early safety analysis was planned. Methods Patients with ovarian cancer (stage Ic-IV), aged 2, every 3 weeks or to carboplatin AUC 5 plus pegylated liposomal doxorubicin 30 mg/m2, every 3 weeks. Treatment was planned for 6 cycles. Toxicity was coded according to the NCI-CTC version 2.0. Results The pre-planned safety analysis was performed…

Il contributo della religione e della spiritualità allo sviluppo positivo dei giovani. Una rassegna sistematica della letteratura

La prospettiva teorica del Positive Youth Development (PYD) suggerisce come la religione e la spiritualità possano rappresentare risorse, ideologiche e sociali, capaci di sostenere percorsi di sviluppo positivo nei giovani. Considerato ciò, il presente lavoro ha rivisto sistematicamente la più recente letteratura, con l’obiettivo di studiare il contributo di tali risorse. È stata inizialmente interrogata la banca dati Scopus. Diciannove studi, pubblicati dal 2000 in poi e rispettanti i criteri stabiliti, sono stati inclusi nella rassegna. I risultati offrono indicazioni su quali siano le condizioni per le quali religione e spiritualità possono incentivare efficacemente lo sviluppo ottimale …

The Moderating Effect of Attachment Styles on the Relationship between Child Maltreatment and Internalizing and Externalizing Problems