Publications by authors named "Nicoletta Maugeri"

Article Synopsis
  • The study investigates how Tourette syndrome (TS) influences social cognitive skills, particularly moral decision-making and reasoning, comparing adolescents with TS to healthy controls.
  • Findings reveal that individuals with TS are more likely to favor utilitarian solutions in moral dilemmas while also applying moral principles to determine right and wrong.
  • The results indicate that, despite a possible difficulty in controlling inappropriate behaviors, individuals with TS demonstrate intact moral reasoning, suggesting a unique perspective on moral decisions.
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Background: Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a childhood-onset neurodevelopmental disorder with a worldwide prevalence of about 0.3-1% of the population. During the pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection, the impact on the mental health of children and adolescents was very important.

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Objective: To evaluate the clinical effectiveness of online remote behavior therapy, compared with face-to-face therapy in reducing tics and co-occurring disorders associated with the tics in a sample of youths with Tourette Syndrome.

Design: A randomized controlled trial. TS patients were randomized to receive face-to-face or online remote behavior therapy.

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Objective: The primary aim was to assess both the type and degree of impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on child and family wellbeing in a cohort with neurodevelopmental disorders.

Design: This was a single time-point observational study utilizing a combination of surveys and standardized measures, which were administered to parents by researchers by telephone.

Setting: The Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatric Clinic of the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Catania University, Italy.

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Pediatric cancer survivors are at increased risk for psychological distress. We sought to understand the severity and symptoms' co-occurrence among pediatric survivors compared to controls by rating both self- and parent-reported symptomatology. Forty survivors (22 males; mean age at study time: 12.

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Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (GTS) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are two neurodevelopmental disorders with male predominance, frequently comorbid, that share clinical and behavioral features. The incidence of ASD in patients affected by GTS was reported to be between 2.9% and 22.

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