Publications by authors named "C D'Amelio"
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- * Understanding how social behavior theories influence compliance with health guidelines is crucial for addressing these challenges, particularly through research on social cognition and its effects on mental well-being.
- * A review of 14 studies revealed that pandemic-related restrictions caused shifts in social cognition, especially among vulnerable groups such as those with autism, older adults, and frontline workers, suggesting that tailored intervention strategies could enhance adherence to preventive measures.
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- The study analyzed psychiatric hospitalization trends at San Salvatore Hospital during two significant crises: the 2009 earthquake and the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, comparing data from two periods (2008-2011 and 2019-2022).
- Researchers looked at weekly admissions for various mental health disorders, using statistical models to assess the impact of these events on hospitalization rates.
- Findings revealed a notable decrease in hospitalizations immediately following the earthquake, with lower rates persisting for several months, while the COVID-19 lockdown initially saw stable admission rates, followed by a substantial long-term increase in hospitalizations in early 2022 across all diagnosed categories.
Background: Since discovering the glymphatic system, there has been a looming interest in exploring its relationship with psychiatric disorders. Recently, increasing evidence suggests an involvement of the glymphatic system in the pathophysiology of psychiatric disorders. However, clear data are still lacking.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: PER3 is a circadian gene that contains a variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR) which codifies for three genotypes: 4/4; 4/5; and 5/5 and is involved in non-visual response to light, a critical process associated with bipolar disorder onset. Benedetti et al. (Neurosci Lett 445(2):184-7) related this VNTR with bipolar disorder age of onset and linked genotype 5/5 with an earlier onset.
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