Primary Psychosis, Geriatric Depression and Cognitive Reserve: Protective Factor and Therapeutic Trajectors.

Cognitive reserve (CR) is essential in reducing natural cognitive decline. Identified in neurodegenerative pathologies, it also increasingly plays a role in the development of the symptomatic processes of numerous psychiatric pathologies. CR could help identify subgroups of elderly patients affected by primary psychosis and mood disorders and evaluate their correlation with diagnostic and therapeutic trajectories.

Compassion Fatigue, Loneliness, and Hopelessness in Healthcare Workers: What Remains of the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Although the end of the critical phase of the COVID-19 pandemic has been declared, its consequences are still observed in the general population and some categories of workers. HCWs have had to face the battle against this disease on the front lines. In our study, we evaluated the current state of the consequences of the pandemic on compassion fatigue, loneliness, empathy, anxiety, and hopelessness in a group of 71 HCWs from a rehabilitation center.

Neurocognitive Disorders and Cognitive Reserve: a Study on a Psychiatric Rehabilitation Patients Sample.

Background: Research on neurocognitive disorders and cognitive reserve in psychiatric rehabilitation patients is crucial to understanding how cognitive function impacts rehabilitation outcomes. Cognitive reserve refers to the brain's resilience to neuropathological damage, and exploring its role in psychiatric patients can provide insights into their varying responses to treatment and recovery potential. Investigating whether there are differences in cognitive reserve and neurocognitive disorders between offenders and non-offenders within psychiatric rehabilitation can help tailor interventions and improve rehabilitation strategies.

Psychopathological and Therapeutic Trajectories of Inpatients Affected by Mixed States and Bipolar Spectrum Disorders.

In clinical practice, mental health professionals face diagnostic and therapeutic challenges daily. The diagnostic identification of mixed states allows the management of diagnostic and therapeutic trajectories appropriately. In our study, we evaluated 484 patients at a psychiatric rehabilitation center.

Non-binary gender, vulnerable populations and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: Data from the COVID-19 MEntal health inTernational for the general population (COMET-G) study.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has brought significant mental health challenges, particularly for vulnerable populations, including non-binary gender individuals. The COMET international study aimed to investigate specific risk factors for clinical depression or distress during the pandemic, also in these special populations.

Methods: Chi-square tests were used for initial screening to select only those variables which would show an initial significance.

Somatic multicomorbidity and disability in patients with psychiatric disorders in comparison to the general population: a quasi-epidemiological investigation in 54,826 subjects from 40 countries (COMET-G study).

Background: The prevalence of medical illnesses is high among patients with psychiatric disorders. The current study aimed to investigate multi-comorbidity in patients with psychiatric disorders in comparison to the general population. Secondary aims were to investigate factors associated with metabolic syndrome and treatment appropriateness of mental disorders.

The Emotional Impact on Mental Health Workers in the Care of Patients with Mental Disorders in the Pandemic and Post COVID-19 Pandemic: a Measure of "Burnout" and "Compassion Fatigue".

Background: Emotional pressure, fear, and uncertainties affected healthcare workers (HCWs) who played a significant role during the COVID-19 pandemic. After the pandemic crisis, the consequences on the health of mental HealhCare Workers are still significant. Our work aimed to evaluate burnout and compassion fatigue in HCWs.

The Role of Fatigue and Satisfaction of Compassion, and Hopelessness in Healthcare Workers in the Alzheimer's Disease in the Post-COVID-19 Pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic has left emotional consequences for healthcare workers. Dramatic results are obtained on compassion fatigue, burnout, and hopelessness in healthcare workers (HCWs) of older adults with Alzheimer's disease. Our study evaluated differences in these factors during and after the pandemic in 48 HCWs.

Stress Work and Hopelessness in Mental Health Workers/Caregivers: an Observational Study in Pandemic and Post COVID-19 Pandemic.

Background: WHO has decreed an end to the pandemic crisis from COVID-19. However, the consequences of stress, compassion fatigue, and healthcare workers' expectations are still evident. Also, the hope of ending the problems associated with the pandemic is still present, although the awareness of maintaining a high level of attention is current in the HCWs.

The Interference of Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia on Cognitive Domains: a Long-Term Observational Study on the Role of Clozapine.

The negative symptoms of schizophrenia are responsible for patients' worse quality of life. The association with cognitive deficits impairs clinical and psychopathological conditions. Our small 5-year observational study evaluated the efficacy of clozapine in negative and cognitive symptoms in schizophrenia inpatients.

Negative Symptoms and Cognitive Deficits in Primary Psychoses: an Observational Study in a Psychiatric Rehabilitation Centre.

Negative symptoms (NSs) and cognitive deficits (CDs) negatively affect patients' quality of life with primary psychosis. Our observational study evaluated the percentage of NSs in a group of inpatients of a psychiatric rehabilitation facility and the variation of the interaction with CDs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results showed a significant correlation between NSs and CDs in the first observation period (PANSS - FSNS p=0.

Metabolic Alterations and Drug Interactions: The Role of the Association between Antipsychotics / Mood Stabilizers and Cognitive Deficits.

Alterations in the metabolic profile are one of the main consequences of the use of drug therapies in psychiatric patients. In particular, dysfunction of the metabolic profile (lipid and glycidic) is very frequent in patients taking antipsychotics, especially second-generation ones, and antidepressants. Similar alterations, albeit, to a lesser extent, were highlighted with the use of mood stabilizers.

Dignity-Therapy in Bipolar Disorder and Major Depression: An Observational Study in a Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center.

Dignity Therapy (DT) is a multi-dimensional, brief and individual psychotherapeutic intervention, designed to increase the sense of dignity in patients. The aim of our study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Dignity Therapy in a group of patients suffering from major depressive disorder or bipolar disorder. The results of the study in a small group of patients showed the effectiveness of DT.

Hope in Psychiatric Patients: An Observational Study in a Psychiatric Rehabilitation Centre.

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the re-evaluation of some fundamental aspects for the management of emotions and psychological dynamics. Hope and its lack are important factors that have been especially evaluated in caregivers and HCWs. Instead, our study aimed to explore hopelessness among psychiatric rehabilitation center residents with Primary Psychosis.

Cognitive Deficits in Mood Disorders: Role and Contradictions in Psychiatry.

The principal aim of this work is to reflect about the assessment and management of cognitive deficits in psychiatric disorders, and, particularly, in mood disorders (MDD and BD). The current trend of research and clinical practice is to give more importance to cognitive dysfunctions in psychiatric disorders. There are numerous studies that highlighted the cognitive alterations as the core deficit in MDD and BD, observed across several domains (e.

The Effect of the Pandemic on the Care of Patients with Mental Disorders: Measure of "Compassion Fatigue" and "Burn-Out" in the Operator.

Background: The Covid-19 Pandemic has had a significant impact on psychophysical well-being and the ability to work productively in contexts concerning people's physical and mental care. The helping professions involved have seen an increase in stress levels, a sense of helplessness, fear, pain and social isolation. They are anchored to the hope of being able to return to their normality.

The Emotional Impact of the Operator in the Care of Patients With Mental Disorders during the Pandemic: Measure of Interventions on Compassion Fatigue and Burn-Out.

Background: The continuation of the health emergency due to the management of COVID-19 is having a profound effect on all aspects of society, including mental health and physical health. This observational study examined practitioners of psychiatric rehabilitation and therapeutic communities, focusing on the emotional aspects of patient care, in particular the fatigue of compassion, empathy and lack of hope, aspects that could be directly linked to the burnout of health professionals, as found in other similar studies.

Method: In this study, self-administered scale data was collected in 87 healthcare professionals recruited from 3 different psychiatric rehabilitation communities.

Loneliness and Hopelesness: Their Role in the Depressive Cases during the COVID Pandemia.

The COVID-19 pandemic has created new problems and presented new challenges for its management. Hope, or rather its absence, social isolation and loneliness are considered risk factors for the development of anxious and depressive symptoms. Health authorities have had to address issues regarding the mental health risks that the pandemic has created.

The Role of Fatigue of Compassion, Burnout and Hopelessness in Healthcare: Experience in the Time of COVID-19 Outbreak.

Background: In the times of serious health alarm, as it is happening in the COVID-19 pandemic, burden of healthcare is likely to explode. The current pandemic is having a profound effect on all aspects of society, including mental health and physical health. In a previous study we showed interaction between compassion fatigue, burnout and workload.

A New Rating Scale (SAVE-9) to Demonstrate the Stress and Anxiety in the Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Viral Epidemic.

The COVID-19 epidemic has been a major global public health problem during past months in Italy and in several other Countries and on the date of publication of this article, is still a serious public health problem. The health staff, engaged in the care of the sick and in the prevention of the spread of the infection have been subjected to a further increase in psychological difficulties and work-related stress, related to the workload for the continuous influx of sick and intense and close working shifts for the viral emergency. The SAVE-9 (Stress and Anxiety to Viral Epidemics - 9 items) scale has been developed as a tool for assessing work anxiety and stress in response to the viral epidemic of health professionals working to prevent the spread of the virus and to treat infected people.