Publications by authors named "Mara Barcella"
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- The study evaluates "Functional Management and Recovery," a psychoeducational intervention tailored for individuals with psychotic disorders in psychiatric residential facilities (PRFs) in Italy, aiming to enhance recovery and functioning due to the lack of structured interventions in these settings.
- A total of 66 participants underwent a multi-center study with pre-treatment and six-month follow-up evaluations, using various scales to measure social functioning, psychopathological status, recovery, cognitive functioning, stress management, emotional intelligence, and user satisfaction.
- Results showed significant improvements in multiple areas, with 63 participants completing the study, highlighting a predominance of schizophrenia (82.5%) and addressing the need for effective recovery strategies in PRFs.
No study investigated the association between stress exposure in different stages of life and metabolic dysfunction. We explore the association between stress exposure and several biomarkers related to glucose metabolism (insulin, c-peptide, GIP, GLP-1, glucagon) in a group of 72 healthy individuals. We used the Childhood Experience of Care and Abuse-Questionnaire (CECA-Q) and a modified version of the Life Events Scale to define exposure to stress, according to four categories: no exposure to childhood trauma (CT) nor to stressful life events (SLEs) (46%), only to CT (25%), only to SLEs (21%), to both (8%).
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