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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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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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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...
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Correlates and antecedents of hospital admission for attempted suicide: a nationwide survey in Italy
The present study examined data on symptom patterns in the week prior to admission for suicide attempt, in a nationwide representative sample of patients. Socio-demographic, clinical, and treatment data was ga...