MAINA G.

Environmental variables can regulate behavior in healthy subjects. Recently, some authors investigated the role of meteorological variables in bipolar patients with an impact on both the onset and course of bipolar disorder (BD). The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of meteorological variables and other indexes in bipolar...

Weather affects physical and mental health through several modalities which are not fully elucidated. The aim of the present study was to investigate the impact of meteorological variables and other indexes in a large sample of hospitalized patients, focusing on subjects who were involuntarily admitted. We hypothesized a direct relation between...

Riassunto Obiettivi La prevalenza del disturbo bipolare nella popolazione generale è del 2% circa, e sale fino a 6% se vengono considerati anche i sottotipi di bipolarità appartenenti allo spettro bipolare allargato. Il disturbo bipolare è tra le malattie psichiatriche con più alto tasso di comorbidità con altri disturbi mentali, in...

Background: In the last five years, the debate around the comorbidity between bipolar disorder (BD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has flourished within the international psychiatric community and several studies have been published on therapeutic strategies. Methods: An update of our previous systematic review was conducted on...

Introduction: The surface area of exposed metal in a trabecular-titanium acetabular component is wider compared to traditional-titanium implants. The purpose of this study is to establish if this increase in surface area can lead to a significant increase in systemic metal levels. Methods: 19 patients with conventional acetabular component and...

Abstract Introduction Like most human behaviours, saving and collecting possessions can range from totally normal to excessive or pathological. Hoarding, or compulsive hoarding, are the terms used to refer to excessive form of collecting, which is frequent and disabling for both patients and their families. Hoarding can occur in the context of...

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Abstract Objectives Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), as reported by studies in the literature, has a significant clinical heterogeneity; indeed, authors have moved different subtypes based on the main symptom dimensions, course (episodic vs. chronic), age at onset (early vs. late) and comorbidity (bipolar or tic disorder). Finally, gender...

Abstract OBJECTIVE:  The aim of this retrospective longitudinal naturalistic study was to evaluate the effects of maintenance lithium treatment on parathyroid hormone (PTH) and calcium levels. METHODS:  A retrospective longitudinal naturalistic study design was used. Data were collected from the database of a tertiary psychiatric center...

Background: The criteria of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th edition "with mixed features specifier" (DSM-5 MFS) are considered controversial since they include only typical manic symptoms. By contrast, Koukopoulos developed an alternative model of mixed depression (MxD) focusing primarily on the excitatory...

Objective: The aims of this study were to assess the impact of seasonal pattern on several clinical dimensions in inpatients with a current major depressive episode and to evaluate clinical differences between unipolar and bipolar depression according to seasonal pattern. Methods: Study participants were 300 patients affected by major...

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Treatment guidelines for patients with schizophrenia recommend evaluating their risk of physical comorbidities, especially since these patients are known to have decreased life expectancy due to comorbidities. Therefore, to the authors' knowledge, this is the first national survey conducted to investigate how Italian psychiatrists deal with the...

Aim: The aim of the present study was to detect factors associated with duration of untreated illness (DUI) in bipolar disorder (BD). Method: A total of 1575 patients were selected for the purposes of the study. Correlation analyses were performed to analyse the relation between DUI and quantitative variables. The length of DUI was compared...