Search results for "psicologia clinica"

Online guided self-help to augment standard treatment for people with anorexia nervosa: feasibility, efficacy and process measures

2021

Background: There is mounting evidence on the effectiveness of guided self-help (GSH) interventions to augment, shorten or replace standard care for eating disorders (EDs). However, only few studies have tested the use of GSH for people with anorexia nervosa (AN). Aims: 1) to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of GSH in AN, with a focus on clinical outcomes and feasibility; 2) to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability and efficacy of a novel digital GSH intervention for AN (RecoveryMANTRA) tested in addition to treatment as usual (TAU) in the outpatient setting, 3) to assess predictors of drop-out from the RecoveryMANTRA + TAU condition; 4) to establish the role of working allia…

La qualità della vita e il rischio psicopatologico dei pazienti ustionati: una revisione narrativa della letteratura

2016

Nonostante i progressi della medicina e della chirurgia, i traumi da ustione a tutt’oggi rappresentano una causa significativa di menomazione e disabilita, comportano una significativa riduzione della qualita della vita e sono associati a diversi esiti psicopatologici, inclusi la depressione e il disturbo da stress post-traumatico. Questa revisione narrativa non sistematica della letteratura si propone di presentare le evidenze piu significative relative alla qualita della vita, ai sintomi psicopatologici, ai relativi fattori protettivi e di rischio, agli strumenti di valutazione e agli interventi psicologici rivolti ai pazienti ustionati. I risultati mostrano che la storia naturale delle l…

Perceived public stigma towards schizophrenia among healthcare students: The relationship with diagnostic labelling and contact with people with schi…

2021

Objectives This study aimed at investigating the relationship between perceived public stigma towards people with schizophrenia (PWS) and their family members in a large sample of medical and psychology students. We hypothesised that: a) schizophrenia labelling would be related to greater perceived public stigma; b) contact with PWS would be related with lower perceived stigma; c) perceived public stigma would be similar between medical and psychology students and would be higher among students attending the clinical stage compared to their pre-clinical colleagues. Methods Participants were 592 students attending either the pre-clinical or clinical stage of coursework in Medicine and Psycho…

What drives the higher incidence of psychosis in London compared to Palermo?

2016

Background: Incidence of psychosis seems to be lower in Italy than in other European countries (Tansella et al. 1991; Lasalvia et al. 2012, Tarricone et al. 2012); however there are no studies comparing the incidence of psychotic disorder in Northern and Southern Europe. Methods: Incidence and socio-demographic data on all psychotic patients presenting for the first time to the mental health services of Palermo were collected over a period of three years. Palermo incidence rates were compared to South London rates obtained from the AESOP study (Kirkbride et al 2006). South London rates were reanalyzed excluding people aged 16-17 years and substance related psychoses. Second generation migra…

L'identificazione proiettiva nella prospettiva della psicoanalisi contemporanea

2010

In questo lavoro l'autore sostiene la necessitŕ di una revisione del concetto di identificazione proiettiva. Questo meccanismo di difesa, inizialmente coniato da M. Klein ed alla base del Disturbo Paranoideo di personalitŕ, viene rivisto, secondo un ottica relazionale, sia in chiave teorica che clinica e viene proposto di rinominarlo "identificazione intersoggettiva". Partendo dalle recenti scoperte delle neuroscienze e dell'infant research, viene evidenziato come l'identificazione proiettiva costituisca una modalitŕ relazionale fisiologica nelle prime fasi del rapporto madre-bambino e come poi possa diventare disfunzionale nella crescita se non viene sostituita da meccanismi difensivi piů …

L'uomo senza certezze e le sue qualità: dall'identità monolitica alle identità liquide.

2009

Are attachment dimensions associated with infertility-related stress in couples undergoing their first IVF treatment? A study on the individual and c…

2012

study question: Are attachment anxiety and avoidance dimensions in female and male partners in couples seeking infertility treat- ment associated with her and his infertility-related stress? summary answer: Attachment dimensions are significantly associated with several aspects of infertility stress in couples undergoing IVF treatment. what is known and what this paper adds: Attachment dimensions of anxiety and avoidance (where highly anxious individuals fear rejection and are preoccupied with maintaining proximity to their partner and highly avoidant individuals are uncomfortable with intimacy and prefer to maintain distance from their partner) may influence the well being of individuals u…

Efficacy of a functional therapy program for depression and c-reactive protein: A pilot study

2021

Objective: Affecting more than 264 million people, depression is a systemic and multifactorial disorder that represents one of the leading causes of illness and disability worldwide. Several studies showed an inflammatory response in depressed patients, including the involvement of both chronic low-grade inflammatory response and activation of cell-mediated immunity. The present study aimed to verify the efficacy of a structured functional therapy program for patients with depressed mood, and to determine whether this program can significantly reduce levels of C-reactive protein. Method: 28 outpatients with depressed mood received 20 individual sessions of Functional therapy. Data about soc…

Interpersonal difficulties in obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis to inform a rejection sensitivity-based model

2019

Abstract Obesity is associated with difficulties due to stigma and loneliness. These impact negatively on individuals’ quality of life and behaviour change efforts. Increased sensitivity to others’ negative feedback might play a role in the maintenance of these difficulties and could be addressed in psychological interventions. We conducted a systematic review of interpersonal difficulties in individuals with obesity, across the lifespan. We investigated early interpersonal adversity (i.e. frequency of teasing/bullying), perceived interpersonal stress and quality of social life, based on a rejection sensitivity model. The databases PubMed, Web of Knowledge and AGRIS, Embase, Medline and Psy…

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

2020

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…