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Open AccessThe emotional side of post-traumatic stress reaction during COVID-19 pandemic: an Italian survey
Social restrictions due to COVID-19 might have had a significant impact on mental health. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of four emotional domains (nervousness, anger, numbness, physiologic...
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Open AccessThe Use of Self-Help Strategies in Obesity Treatment. A Narrative Review Focused on Hypnosis and Mindfulness
The aim of this narrative review was to summarize the evidence evaluating the possibilities and limitations of self-hypnosis and mindfulness strategies in the treatment of obesity.
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Neuroimaging in PTSD-Related Psychotherapies
Neuroimaging studies conducted in PTSD patients who have undergone various psychological treatments have provided evidence of modifications in cerebral blood flow (single-photon emission computer tomography, S...
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Neurobiology of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
This chapter illustrates the functional and anatomical alterations that occur in patients affected by posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Most of these studies have been carried out over the last three decad...
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Open AccessPsychosocial factors associated with postpartum psychological distress during the Covid-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study
Trauma, natural and man-made catastrophic events can be predictors of postpartum psychological distress. In a public health response due to coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak, the Italian government imposed a l...
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Open AccessA protocol for a multicentre, parallel-group, pragmatic randomised controlled trial to evaluate the NEVERMIND system in preventing and treating depression in patients with severe somatic conditions
Depressive symptoms are common in individuals suffering from severe somatic conditions. There is a lack of interventions and evidence-based interventions aiming to reduce depressive symptoms in patients with s...
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PET and SPECT in psychiatry: the past and the future
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Open AccessThe efficacy of a Mindfulness Based Intervention for depressive symptoms in patients with Multiple Sclerosis and their caregivers: study protocol for a randomized controlled clinical trial
Multiple Sclerosis has a great impact on psychological functioning of patients and can be associated with various mental health disorders and symptoms. The most prevalent one is depression, which ranges from 1...
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Quality of Life, Anxiety and Depression in Soft Tissue Sarcomas as Compared to More Common Tumours: An Observational Study
The aim of this study is to compare the quality of life and the levels of anxiety and depression in a relatively large group of subjects undergoing chemotherapy for soft tissue sarcoma and a control group of s...
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Prevalence and Significant Determinants of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in a Large Sample of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis
Chronic and life-threatening neurodegenerative diseases may be associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Therefore, the current study was an investigation of the prevalence of PTSD in multiple scl...
