I disturbi dell'alimentazione e della nutrizione nei maschi: una panoramica sulle ricerche nel periodo 2007-2017

Introduzione. Nell’enorme mole di ricerche sui disturbi alimentari (DA) presente in letteratura è quanto mai evidente un’asimmetria di genere. La maggior parte degli studi, infatti, è stata finora condotta su campioni femminili, dando rilievo in modo fuorviante alla credenza che tali disturbi siano di esclusiva pertinenza delle donne. Scopo. La rassegna intende evidenziare come tale visione pregiudiziale sia ancora molto diffusa tra gli stessi pazienti maschi e tra i clinici, rappresentando un ostacolo per un corretto inquadramento diagnostico e per un’adeguata pianificazione del trattamento. Metodo. Gli studi inclusi nel lavoro sono stati individuati nella letteratura scientifica pubblicat…

Children and Families’ mental health during the first COVID-19 lockdown in Italy

Background: This study aimed to screen a wide range of emotional and behavioural variables emerging during the first COVID-19 pandemic-lockdown in a sample of parents and children, residents in the southern part of Italy, and explore which variables could predict children’s wellbeing. We hypothesised that difficulties in adapting routines to pandemic restrictions, parents’ emotional wellbeing, and attitude towards the pandemic could influence the children’s behavioural attitudes. Methods: 221 parents completed the survey and gave information about 246 children. Ad hoc questionnaires were created and then exploratory reduced in factors. Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) for pare…

Borderline Personality in Patients with Poly-Diagnoses Treated for a Bipolar Disorder

Some patients with dysphoria, explosive behaviour, or suicidal ideation, may receive a diagnosis of, and treatment for Bipolar Disorder (BD) and, not infrequently. The coexistence of these two diagnoses has been explained in different ways. Some authors include the BPD in the bipolar spectrum; others are sceptical about the existence of real comorbidity, suggesting a misdiagnosis. This study aimed to assess the personality of this group of poly-diagnosed patients (PolyD) and hypothesised they had a pathological borderline organisation. Via the administration of the Schedler Westen Assessment Procedure (SWAP-200), we compared PolyD patients with those suffering from BPD or BD only. We perfor…

MENTAL FUNCTIONING IN A GROUP OF OBESE PATIENTS CANDIDATES FOR BARIATRIC TREATMENT: DEFENCE MECHANISMS AND ALEXITHYMIA

Several studies confirm that obesity with comorbidity psychiatric disorders decreases the long-term success of surgical treatment. The prevalence of psychiatric disorders varies from 30% to 76% between the obese patients candidate for bariatric treatment (Hudson et al., 2007; Striegel-Moore et al., 2009). It goes without saying that it is essential to prearrange a correct assessment in patient with a severe obesity who are candidate for surgical treatment in order to ensure a long term successful treatment. The aim of the study is to outline some psychological factors that could promote and maintain conditions of severe obesity and to identify weak points in widely applied care pathway. Thi…

Valutare la sofferenza psicologica nei reparti pediatrici

Prevalence and Risk Factors for Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) in a sample of 5,979 Italian Online Gamers

Background: The prevalence of Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) in the Italian population of gamers is unknown. Several risk factors, including time spent playing (TSP), are proposed as an epiphenomenon of emotional dysregulation. Methods: The study estimated the prevalence of IGD in at-risk Italian online gamers, and the interplay between alexithymia and other risk factors. 5,979 responders were surveyed. IGDS-SF9 estimated pathological gaming. TAS-20 measured Difficult in Identifying (DIF) and Describing Feelings (DDF), and Externally Oriented Thinking (EOT). Results: 43% of participants had pathological IGD scores. Male gender (OR=1.2, 95% C.I.=1, 1.5, p=0.019), TSP (OR=7.6, 95% C.I.=5.5, 1…