Promoting the well-being of mothers with multidisciplinary psychosocial interventions in the perinatal period.

Background: Antenatal depressive and anxiety symptoms are common and may persist over time after delivery, with negative consequences on the mothers and their children. Evidence on the efficacy of psychological and pharmacological interventions during pregnancy aimed at preventing post-partum depression is controversial.

Methods: A consecutive sample of 318 women presenting for scheduled obstetric visits during pregnancy was screened for risk factors and anxiety or depressive symptoms.

Physical restraint in the ICU: does it prevent device removal?

Background: Physical restraint is frequently used in the intensive care setting but little is known regarding its clinical scenario and effectiveness in preventing adverse events (AEs), defined as device removal.

Methods: We carried out a prospective observational study in three Intensive Care Units on 120 adult high-risk patients. The effectiveness of physical restraint was evaluated using the propensity score methodology in order to obtain comparable groups.

[The prevention of depression in pregnancy and the post-partum: when to intervene?].

The aim of this paper is to describe the presence of anxious-depressive symptoms and risk factors and discuss the method of intervention used with women in pregnancy and post-partum. The mood of the woman was assessed by the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), personality traits with the Vulnerable Personality Style Questionnaire (VPSQ) and social support through the Social Provisions Scale (PPS). 50 women have completed the evaluation.

[The doctor-patient and the doctor-patient-companion encounter in the General Medicine: a descriptive study].

The aim of the study is to describe the doctor-patient-companion interaction in the Italian General Practice compared to dyadic encounters. 819 videorecorded visits were included. 650 (79.