Publications by authors named "R Roncone"
Background: The mental health of college students has been a significant concern in higher education, representing a priority for the institutions. Enhancing effective online interventions could represent excellent support for university counseling services that deal with students' well-being. The present study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of two online interventions provided by the Counseling and Consultation Service for Students (SACS) of the University of L'Aquila (Italy), namely Videochat with Clinical Mental Health consultation (VCMH) and Therapist-supported Internet Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (Ts-iCBT), a 12-module asynchronous program for anxiety management.
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- Schizophrenia significantly reduces life expectancy, but available treatments can help, and personal traits like resilience and coping skills are crucial for recovery.
- A study examined the genetic factors behind these personal traits in 490 schizophrenia patients, finding links to neuroticism and worry, alongside social influences.
- The research points to biological mechanisms like hippocampal neurogenesis and specific microRNAs (miR-124 and miR-137) that may be key in understanding resilience and coping in schizophrenia, marking a significant advancement in this field.
Aim: Depression in young people is common and can lead to poor long-term outcomes. Digital therapies are a promising means of promoting access to care. Currently, among the digital treatments for depression in adolescents recognized by the NICE guidelines, there is SPARX (Smart, Positive, Active, Realistic, X-factor), based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Although obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is highly prevalent in schizophrenia, its relationship with patients' real-life functioning is still controversial.
Methods: The present study aims at investigating the prevalence of OCD in a large cohort of non-preselected schizophrenia patients living in the community and verifying the relationship of OCD, as well as of other psychopathological symptoms, with real-life functioning along a continuum of OCD severity and after controlling for demographic variables.
Results: A sample of 327 outpatients with schizophrenia was enrolled in the study and collapsed into three subgroups according to OCD severity (subclinical, mild-moderate, severe).
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- Major depressive disorder (MDD) is common and challenging for older adults, and vortioxetine was considered a potential alternative to SSRIs due to its tolerability.
- A study in Italy involved 357 older adults with MDD who were randomly assigned to receive either vortioxetine or SSRIs, with the main goal of measuring treatment discontinuation due to side effects after six months.
- The results indicated that while SSRIs had a slightly better tolerability and cognitive performance, there were no significant differences in overall effectiveness or quality of life between vortioxetine and SSRIs for treating MDD.