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Clinical High Risk for Psychosis (CHR-P) in children and adolescents: a roadmap to strengthen clinical utility through conceptual clarity
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Open AccessThe Nepean Belief Scale (NBS) as a tool to investigate the intensity of beliefs in anorexia nervosa: psychometric properties of the Italian version
People with anorexia nervosa (AN) show a peculiar impairment of insight regarding their condition, often manifesting a denial of extreme emaciation and sometimes hiding or underreporting socially undesirable a...
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From economic crisis and climate change through COVID-19 pandemic to Ukraine war: a cumulative hit-wave on adolescent future thinking and mental well-being
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Measurement invariance between online and paper-and-pencil formats of the Launay-Slade Hallucinations scale-extended (LSHS-E) in the Chilean population
Research on the multidimensionality of hallucination-like experiences (HLEs) can contribute to the study of psychotic risk. The Launay-Slade Hallucinations Scale-Extended (LSHS-E) is one of the most widely use...
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Open AccessThe temporal dynamics of transition to psychosis in individuals at clinical high-risk (CHR-P) shows negative prognostic effects of baseline antipsychotic exposure: a meta-analysis
Meta-analytic evidence indicates that baseline exposure to antipsychotics (AP) in individuals at clinical high-risk for psychosis (CHR-P) is associated with an even higher risk of transition to psychosis. Howe...
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Open AccessAccuracy of the Arabic HCL - 32 and MDQ in detecting patients with bipolar disorder
Studies about the two most used and validated instruments for the early detection of Bipolar Disorder (BD), the 32 - item Hypomania Checklist (HCL - 32) and the Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ), are scarce in...
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Open AccessPsychometric properties of the Italian body shape questionnaire: an investigation of its reliability, factorial, concurrent, and criterion validity
This study was set up to investigate the reliability, factorial, concurrent, and criterion validity of the Italian version of the 34-item Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ) and its shorter versions.
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Open AccessAffective cognition in eating disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the performance on the “Reading the Mind in the Eyes” Test
The Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (RMET) is listed in the National Institute of Mental Health’s Research Domain Criteria as a tool apt to measure the understanding of others’ mental states. People diagnose...
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Open AccessQuality of information of websites dedicated to obesity: a systematic search to promote high level of information for Internet users and professionals
The Internet is increasingly used as a source of information. This study investigates with a multidimensional methodology the quality of information of websites dedicated to obesity treatment and weight-loss i...
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Open AccessActive elderly and health—can moderate exercise improve health and wellbeing in older adults? Protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Aging is marked by a progressive rise in chronic diseases with an impact on social and healthcare costs. Physical activity (PA) may soothe the inconveniences related to chronic diseases, has positive effects o...
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Open AccessThe lifetime prevalence and impact of generalized anxiety disorders in an epidemiologic Italian National Survey carried out by clinicians by means of semi-structured interviews
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is one of the most reported diagnoses in psychiatry, but there is some discrepancy between the cases identified in community studies and those identified in tertiary care. Th...
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Open AccessComparison of the touch-screen and traditional versions of the Corsi block-tap** test in patients with psychosis and healthy controls
Working memory (WM) refers to the capacity system for temporary storage and processing of information, which is known to depend on the integrity of the prefrontal cortex. Impairment in working memory is a core...
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Factor mixture analysis of paranoia in young people
Paranoid thoughts are relatively common in the general population and can increase the risk of develo** mental health conditions. In this study, we investigate the latent structure of paranoia in a sample of...
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Open AccessReasons and pathways of first-time consultations at child and adolescent mental health services: an observational study in Italy
An increasing number of young people have made contact with the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). However, only a small proportion of the population with emotional problems, actually seek sp...
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Open AccessStandardization of the NEO-PI-3 in the Greek general population
The revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI-3) includes 240 items corresponding to the Big Five personality traits (Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Neuroticism, and Openness to Experience) an...
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Shades of vulnerability: latent structures of clinical caseness in prodromal and early phases of schizophrenia
The underlying structures of clinical caseness and need of care in prodromal (i.e., at-risk) and early phases of schizophrenia remain poorly characterized in their essential psycho-behavioral coherence. To ide...
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Patterns of referral in first-episode schizophrenia and ultra high-risk individuals: results from an early intervention program in Italy
This study set out to investigate the patterns of referral in a sample (n = 206) of patients having first-time access to an Italian comprehensive program that targets the early detection of and early intervention...
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Open AccessStudy on psychoeducation enhancing results of adherence in patients with schizophrenia (SPERA-S): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Poor adherence to pharmacotherapy negatively affects the course and the outcome of schizophreniaspectrum psychoses, enhancing the risk of relapse. Falloon and coworkers developed a Psychoeducation Program aime...
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Open AccessGABAergic neuroactive steroids: a new frontier in bipolar disorders?
Neurosteroids are synthesized in the brain and modulate brain excitability. There is increasing evidence of their sedative, anesthetic and antiseizure properties, as well as their influence on mood. Currently ...
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Open AccessThe characteristics and activities of child and adolescent mental health services in Italy: a regional survey
To date, no studies have assessed in detail the characteristics, organisation, and functioning of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). This information gap represents a major limitation for res...
