Publications by authors named "B Giordana"

Background: The care environment significantly influences the experiences of patients with severe mental illness and the quality of their care. While a welcoming and stimulating environment enhances patient satisfaction and health outcomes, psychiatric facilities often prioritize staff workflow over patient needs. Addressing these challenges is crucial to improving patient experiences and outcomes in mental health care.

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Severe mental illness (SMI) patients often have complex health needs, which makes it difficult to access and coordinate their care. This study aimed to develop a computerized adaptive testing (CAT) tool, PREMIUM CAT-ACC, to measure SMI patients' experience with access and care coordination. This multicenter and cross-sectional study included 496 adult in- and out-patients with SMI (i.

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Background: Major depressive episode (MDE) is a common clinical syndrome. It can be found in different pathologies such as major depressive disorder (MDD), bipolar disorder (BD), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), or even occur in the context of psychological trauma. However, only 1 syndrome is described in international classifications (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition [DSM-5]/International Classification of Diseases 11th Revision [ICD-11]), which do not take into account the underlying pathology at the origin of the MDE.

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  • - The study focuses on evaluating personality traits in fluctuating Parkinson's disease (PD) patients using the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI), as prior observations suggested specific temperaments in this group of patients.
  • - Results showed that the PD patients had higher scores in traits like Harm Avoidance and Self-Directedness but lower in Self-Transcendence compared to a normative French cohort, with certain traits correlating with anxiety, depression, and quality of life.
  • - The findings suggest that TCI is a reliable tool for assessing personality dimensions in PD patients, highlighting unique personality profiles and significant associations between personality traits and other clinical variables.
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