COVID-19 pandemic in the Italian population: validation of a post-traumatic stress disorder questionnaire and prevalence of PTSD symptomatology

G Forte, F Favieri, R Tambelli… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Since December 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic has attracted worldwide attention for its
rapid and exponential diffusion. The long-term psychological impact, of both the spread of …

Kellner's symptom questionnaire, a highly sensitive patient-reported outcome measure: systematic review of clinimetric properties

G Benasi, GA Fava, C Rafanelli - Psychotherapy and psychosomatics, 2020 - karger.com
Abstract Introduction: Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are of increasing importance in
clinical medicine. However, their evaluation by classic psychometric methods carries …

Associations between trauma, early maladaptive schemas, personality traits, and clinical severity in eating disorder patients: a clinical presentation and mediation …

P Meneguzzo, C Cazzola, R Castegnaro… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: The literature has shown a significant association between traumatic
experiences and eating psychopathology, showing a greater symptomatology in patients …

Perceived stress, external locus of control, and social support as predictors of psychological adjustment among female inmates with or without a history of sexual …

K Asberg, K Renk - International journal of offender therapy …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Given the growing number of women who are incarcerated across the United States, the
current study investigated the relationships among female inmates' perceptions of their own …

Post-traumatic stress disorder among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy: effectiveness of an eye movement desensitization and reprocessing …

I Fernandez, M Pagani, E Gallina - Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Aim The Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic represents one of the most catastrophic
events of recent times. Due to the hospitals' emergency situation, the population of …

Identifying feigning in trauma-exposed African immigrants.

RA Weiss, B Rosenfeld - Psychological Assessment, 2017 - psycnet.apa.org
As the populations of Western countries become more diverse, the risk of inaccurately
generalizing knowledge from majority ethnic groups to minority groups is increasing …

Comparison of psychological functioning in children and their mothers living through a life-threatening and non life-threatening chronic disease: A pilot study

S Graziano, A Rossi, B Spano… - Journal of Child …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Childhood chronic illness is a potential source of distress and can be a traumatic experience
both for the child and for the family. Several studies highlighted the importance of integrating …

The role of eating disorders features, psychopathology, and defense mechanisms in the comprehension of orthorexic tendencies

G Costanzo, D Marchetti, G Manna… - Eating and Weight …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Recent studies pointed out the importance to distinguish orthorexia nervosa (ON)
from non-problematic forms of interest with healthy eating. This distinction needs to be …

Not in the same mental drawer: Internalized sexual stigma, dissociation, and the role of religion in a sample of Italian gay men

N Nardelli, R Baiocco, A Tanzilli… - Journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Several studies have highlighted the relationship between internalized sexual stigma (ISS)
and dissociation. The aim of the present study was to empirically investigate this relationship …

The psychological impact of the COVID emergency on Italian nursing homes staff and the effectiveness of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing

E Faretta, G Maslovaric, MI Garau, G Marmondi… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Residential nursing homes were particularly badly affected by the first wave of COVID-19,
with large numbers of their frail person getting infected with COVID-19 and dying. The staff in …