Publications by authors named "Innocenza Ritacco"
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- The mental well-being of healthcare professionals can be significantly harmed by unfavorable workplace conditions, leading to burnout and psychiatric issues, prompting the establishment of a psychological support service at the General Hospital of Perugia, Italy.
- Launched in June 2022, this anonymous service aims to promote worker well-being, provide psychological support, and guide professionals towards appropriate care pathways.
- From June 2022 to April 2024, the service had 139 visits, predominantly from women (80%) and nursing staff (53%), confirming high levels of work-related stress and highlighting the importance of early identification and stigma reduction in workplace mental health.
Like the slogan of the American Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine says, "No injury, no matter how serious, can take away your ability to have a relationship, experience love, and experience the attraction between two people." However, people with spinal cord injury (SCI) have to fight with their own and societal attitudes and stereotypes that limit sexuality to the physiological functions of genitalia, phallocentric primacy of sexual pleasure, and sexual attractiveness of perfect bodies. The scope of the present study is to evaluate the impacts of a psychoeducational intervention in a personal growth group on the sexual life of seven people with SCI and four of their partners particularly their sexual interest and satisfaction, depression, and anxiety.
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