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Objective: The study aims to assess the impact of COVID-19 on healthcare workers’ work-related stress during the first wave of the pandemic in Italy. The main objective is to investigate the existence of a positive correlation between hopelessness and burnout, assuming that burnout may be a riskfactor for the development of hopelessness, and to analyze the role thattrait Emotional Intelligence (TEI) and changes in workload could have in this relationship. Furthermore, evaluate any significant differences in burnoutand hopelessness levels in the function of some demographic variables, such as gender, professional profiles, and different working zones of Italy, tobetter understand how the diverse diffusion of the pandemic had affected Italian healthcare workers. Methods: An online survey was used to collect data between April and June,2020, with 562 responses among nurses (52.1%) and physicians (47.9%).Demographics and changes in workload and work conditions were collectedthrough an ad hoc questionnaire. The Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire-Short Form (TEIQue-SF), The Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS), and the Link Burnout Questionnaire (LBQ) were used to assess Trait Emotional Intelligence(TEI), hopelessness, and burnout, respectively. Results: Correlation analysis showed a significant positive relationship betweenhopelessness and each burnout dimension. TEI showed negative correlations both with burnout dimensions and hopelessness. Significant differences in burnout and hopelessness levels emerged as a function of some demographic variables such as gender, professional profiles (nurses or physicians), and different working zone of Italy (northern or southern). Results showed that TEI partially mediated the relationship between hopelessness and every burnout dimension,while the interaction of changes in workload was non-significant.Discussion: The mediating role of TEI in the burnout-hopelessness relationship partly explains the protective role that individual factors had on healthcareworkers mental health. Our findings support the need to integrate considerations on both psychological risk and protective factors into COVID-19 care, including the monitoring of psychological symptoms and social needs, especially among healthcare workers.

The construct of Emotional Intelligence (EI) has been studied as a potential predictor of psychological wellbeing and social interaction during childhood. Among the different possible EI formulations, some studies about Trait EI during development have also focused on its relationship with academic performance. One main limitation pertains the self-report nature of trait EI assessment tools. The use of cross-informant ratings has become an important aspect of research and clinical practice for those working with children and adolescents because potentially resulting in a less biased approach in the evaluation process. The present study is a cross informant design which involved 150 children aged 8-10 years from several primary schools located in Sicily and their prevalent teachers. The aim of this study is to explore the differences between children TEI and anxiety self-perception and teachers’ ratings of these very variables. This will serve to investigate if/how teacher perspective can be influenced by children’s scholastic achievements. The hypotheses that guide this study are: Teacher’s TEI ratings will be higher than children TEI self-perceptions; Teachers ratings of children’s anxiety levels will be lower compared to children self-report scores; Children academic performance will be more strongly and positively related to teacher’s ratings in TEI than children’s self-reported scores. The TEIQue-CSF and the TEIQue 360° SF was used to measure TEI children self-reported scores and teacher’s ratings of children TEI levels respectively. The Anxiety Scale Questionnaire for Children and the respective version for teachers was used to assess self-reported and teacher rated anxious symptoms. Academic performance was measured through children’s final school grades and school conduct. Data collection is still ongoing and it will end in May 2022. Preliminary data analysis showed that there is a significant and negative relationship between scholastic anxiety and academic results (p

The construct of Emotional Intelligence (EI) has been studied as a potential predictor of a good physical and psychological health. Among the different possible EI formulations, Trait EI can act as an important predictor for the good development of psychological wellbeing and social interaction during childhood, and individual differences in trait EI can be relevant for a positive adaptation, emotional competence, socio- emotional behavior and scholastic results within the school context. The present pilot study is a cross-sectional design that involved 150 children aged 8-10 years from several primary schools located in Sicily. This study is part of a larger research project and data collection is still ongoing. The main aims are to explore how TEI relate and could affect children scholastic competences such as scholastic integration and academic results, anxiety and depression and to explore gender and age differences in the selected sample in order to evaluate if these individual differences could be important to be assessed to explain children socio-emotional development. The Hypotheses are that TEI is positively related with better scholastic integration, conduct and results; High levels of depression and anxiety are negatively correlated with TEI; High levels of anxiety and depression will be negatively correlated with scholastic integration and results. The “Drawn Stories Technique” and the “Classroom Drawing” was used to measure emotional state of children and their scholastic integration respectively. Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire Child Short Form was used for Trait EI. The Anxiety Scale Questionnaire for Children was used to assess anxious symptoms. The Children Depression Inventory was used to assess possible depressive symptoms. Preliminary results showed that Academic performance was measured through children’s final school grades and school conduct. Preliminary results showed that, consistent with the hypotheses, TEI was negatively and significantly correlated both with anxiety (r=-396;p0,01) Exploring these constructs may have practical implications and could be used for the identification of emotional as well as school maladjustment.

Le nuove coppie, che con le loro specificità nutrono il panorama di tipologie familiari valorizzando anche la prospettiva della differenza in ambito familiare, al posto di quella della devianza (Fruggeri, 2005; Salerno, 2010), si manifestano anche nella comunicazione di massa e nelle pratiche quotidiane (Fruggeri & Mancini, 2001; Battles & Hilton-Morrow, 2002; Lowry, 2009). Il crescente riconoscimento tra la gente comune di forme familiari eterogenee, accanto alla tipologia occidentale classica di famiglia, rileva la volontà di cogliere la pluralità entro un’ottica di arricchimento reciproco (Cherlin, 2004; Le Bourdais & Lapierre-Adamcyk, 2004); posizioni che convivono con quelle dei più conservatori che con difficoltà riconoscono i nuclei familiari atipici. Le relazioni intime interculturali e omosessuali esorta, pertanto, l’approfondimento degli studi di settore anche a causa dei pregiudizi e delle discriminazioni che rendono ancora ostico il loro riconoscimento sociale e giuridico.

Introduction: Living with a progressively disease such as Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has a strong impact on the people affected and on their relatives, who have to tackle the demanding duties of caring for and assisting them (Tramonti et al., 2014). Although an extensive literature documents the levels of distress among caregivers of patients with progressive illness, less attention has been directed to determinants of caregiver mood and emotional regulation (Rabkin et al., 2009). In particular, there are not studies that assess the role of alexithymia in ALS. We evaluated the relationship between alexithymia and burden, and psychopatological symptoms in ALS’caregivers. Methods: 17 ALS’caregivers were tested with the following instruments: Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20 (TAS20); Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS); Caregiver Burden Inventory (CBI). Results: 9 (53%) caregivers suffered from alexithymia (M=58; SD=6.2), while 8 individuals (47%) were not alexithymic (M=41.25; SD=8.31). We showed a positive correlation between total alexithymia score (TAS20-Tot) and depression (HADS-D; ρ= 0.575, p

Il capitolo presenta il tema delle tecniche grafiche nella valutazione psicodiagnostica in età evolutiva. In particolare vengono descritte le tecniche di analisi del disegno dell'albero, della figura umana e della famiglia negli aspetti della somministrazione e della valutazione in diversi contesti clinici.

Le favole, è noto, ricoprono un ruolo fondamentale nel percorso di sviluppo e maturazione psicologica del bambino. Esse riescono, come le leggende, i racconti, i sogni e i miti, con linguaggio se mplice e immediato, attraverso la metafora, a presentare in modo comprensibile e accessibile alla portata della psiche infantile, situazioni di conflitto, suggerendo soluzioni più o meno magiche. Nella loro struttura a trama leggera e aperta, sono un dispositivo che, di per sé, incrocia e condensa principalmente tre dimensioni: comunicativa, narrativa e simbolica.

Da un orientamento psicoanalitico, l’operare clinico consiste nel ricercare il senso del sintomo, riconnettendo legami perduti all’interno della vita del soggetto, allargando lo spazio di pensiero, per incrementare la padronanza della vita psichica e il piacere relativo al funzionamento della mente. Si tratta di reimmettere il sintomo – di per sé fisso, denso, immutabile, ignorante nel continuum vitale della persona, pensandolo come una forma di comunicazione con potenzialità trasformative, una sorta di falla temporale che consente al passato, presente e futuro di prendere contatto tra di loro in entrambe le direzioni.

La valutazione psicodiagnostica nell’età dello sviluppo è assai complessa e problematica. E ciò per via dell’oggetto di osservazione – il bambino e l’adolescente – che presenta specifiche caratteristiche rispetto all’adulto. Occorre, innanzitutto, evidenziare l’importanza del concetto di processo di sviluppo per la comprensione dei bambini e degli adolescenti, scartando metodologie derivate dal lavoro con gli adulti e privilegiando, piuttosto, valutazioni che tengono conto della psiche infantile in continuo divenire, dei processi di cambiamento e della dimensione prognostica insita nell’atto diagnostico. Quando si parla di bambini e adolescenti viene, in sostanza, scardinato il vecchio concetto di entità nosografica.

Lo scenario contemporaneo della salute è molto cambiato negli ultimi anni: se è vero che abbiamo una speranza di vita più lunga, questa non sempre corrisponde ad un reale miglioramento della qualità di vita dei pazienti (Lazzari, 2013). Oggi ci troviamo di fronte alla necessità di rispondere sempre più ai bisogni di salute di persone affette per lo più da malattie croniche e di rispondere alle esigenze economiche relative alla necessità di riduzione della spesa sanitaria attraverso programmi di prevenzione.

Alexithymia is a theoretical construct concerning the ability to contact our feelings and the ability to describe them in words. It is very useful in clinical experience and also in empirical research for its operationalization and applicability possibility. After more than 40 years from its original definition, with clinical observation of patients defined “psychosomatics” according a classic definition, alexithymia has become one of the most investigated disease in the last decades. This paper aims to explore etiopathogenetic hypotheses and contemporaneous prospective within which it is possible to understand the relevance of the construct both in clinical experience and in empirical research. Furthermore, the paper examines alexithymia assessment methods to provide a complete and updated description of tools now available for clinical research. We also wish to underline the fundamental limit in a detailed study on alexithymia: the absence of psychometric tools to assess the disease in developmental age. This limit is related to the difficulty of building research tools able to understand the developmental movement in emotional processing capacity during childhood. However, there are recent preliminary studies on children/teens and preteens which pave the way for research in this direction.

Sturge-Weber-Krabe syndrome (SWS), also known as encephalotrigeminalangiomatosis and named the forthfacomatosis, recall the names of the authors who first describedit in its basic clinical, radiological andanatomopathological aspects. We report here 14 cases of Sturge-Weber disease. In 6 of these, despite what had been previously described in literature, an extension of the angioma has been noted in other parts of the body. The study of these subjects stresses not only the need for a pharmacological/neuropsychomotor intervention, but alsothe need of a psychotherapeutic approach, for the emotional and affective implications thatcould derive from this syndrome. The reported cases are similar to those presented in literature for their main features. In particular, two elements are interesting: i) the exceptional diffusion of the red nevousto the whole hemicorpo; and ii) the evaluation of the way the patients live the disease, which has not beenpreviously considered in literature. We can conclude that SWS is a multisystem disorder that requires the neurologist to be aware of the possible endocrine, psychiatric, ophthalmological, and other medical issues that can arise and impact on the neurological status of the patients. and neuropsychomotor therapies, but also a psychotherapeutic support to patients. It should be noted that the literature does not take psychotherapeutic support into consideration.

Background: Transition to parenthood is an important life event and a developmental crisis increasing vulnerability to psychological disorders. Postpartum depression and parenting distress are the most common psychological disturbances involving both mothers and fathers. This paper aims to explore maternal and paternal experience of transition to parenthood and compared them, to investigate the relationship between parenting distress and risk of postpartum depression, in mothers and fathers. Methods: one-hundred couples of parents were invited to compile the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form in the first month of children life. The proposed research is a first step of a longitudinal study which aims to evaluate the course of postpartum depression and parenting distress and their association with child development and parental psychological health, including affect regulation and attachment assessment. Results: study sample reported very high levels of parenting distress and a risk of postpartum depression (25,3% for mothers and 9,3% for fathers) which is significantly more high in mothers sample. A significant negative correlation between parenting distress and the risk of postpartum depression emerged, both in mothers and in fathers group. Associations between distress dimensions across mothers and fathers emerged. Chi square also suggested that fathers who have not assisted partum appear more significantly subjected to parenting distress. Discussion: The first month after partum represents a critical phase of parents life and it could be considered a developmental crisis characterized by stress and mood alterations. Fathers experience many difficulties in the adaptation to a parenting role which could distort the adaptive reaction to stressors and predispose the subject to high psychological and socio-relational vulnerability. Although, the negative relationship between parenting stress and paternal postpartum depression remains unclear.

Obiettivo. Noi riteniamo che in pazienti affetti da Fibrosi Cistica (FC) lo studio della qualità della vita (QdV), costrutto strettamente associato al recente miglioramento dei protocolli di cura e all’aumento dell’età media di sopravvivenza, dovrebbe prendere in considerazione anche il ruolo della regolazione affettiva. Con il presente lavoro si intende studiare 1) la relazione tra la qualità della vita, la regolazione affettiva e la capacità di resilienza, ed esplorare 2) la relazione tra i suddetti psicologici e le condizioni mediche dei pazienti affetti da FC. Metodi. Quaranta pazienti maggiorenni afferenti al Centro Regionale FC di Palermo hanno compilato 3 questionari: Cystic Fibrosis Quality Of Life (CFQoL), Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) e Resilience Scale (RS). Per ciascun paziente sono stati raccolti anche i dati medici e le informazioni socio-demografiche. Risultati. È emersa una correlazione significativa tra la capacità di resilienza e la QdV, in particolare con alcune sottoscale del CFQoL riguardanti il funzionamento sociale ed emotivo, le relazioni interpersonali e le preoccupazioni per la carriera. Altre correlazioni significative sono emerse tra la capacità di resilienza e la regolazione affettiva, e tra la percezione della QdV e le condizioni mediche dei pazienti. Conclusioni. La valutazione dell’assetto psicologico permette l’identificazione di funzionamenti psicologici a rischio per la salute psico-fisica dei pazienti affetti da FC, ciò potrebbe contribuire all’implementazione di modelli di cura olistici per i pazienti con FC.

Introduzione La patologia cronica in età pediatrica ha un impatto considerevole sul funzionamento familiare (McClellan et al, 2008; Herzer et al, 2010): i caregiver di bambini affetti da malattie croniche manifestano maggiore distress rispetto ai genitori di bambini con sviluppo tipico (Gupta, 2007). Lo studio ha esaminato il rapporto tra stress genitoriale e patologia cronica confrontando due condizioni di malattia, la fibrosi cistica (FC) e la celiachia (C), con un gruppo di controllo (Gc). Metodo I genitori (età M = 36,17, DS = 5,8) di 90 bambini (4-8 anni, M = 5,6 DS = 1,7) con Fibrosi Cistica (N = 30), Celiachia (N = 30) e con sviluppo tipico (N = 30) hanno compilato il Parenting stress Index-Short Form (PSI-SF) (Abidin, 1995; Guarino et al., 2008) costituito da tre sottoscale: Distress genitoriale (PD), interazione genitore-bambino disfunzionale (P-CDI) e Bambino difficile (DC). Risultati I gruppi clinici hanno registrato maggiori livelli di distress globale (MFC = 66,3; MC = 62,1) rispetto a quello di controllo (MGc = 49,6) ma dall’analisi ANOVA emergono basse differenze significative tra i gruppi (F = 2,3, p 85°percentile) differenziandosi in modo significativo dal gruppo di controllo e confermando così che le caratteristiche dei bambini con una patologia cronica possano essere percepite in modo significativamente differente e stressogeno dai genitori, rispetto al gruppo dei genitori di bambini con sviluppo tipico. Conclusioni I risultati mostrano che la nascita di un bambino con una malattia cronica rappresenta un evento critico nella storia familiare e che questo richiede un costante riadattamento. Il tipo di malattia, inoltre, rappresenta solo uno dei numerosi fattori da esplorare in questo complesso fenomeno.

Coeliac disease (CD) is a chronic disease which could stress patients and their family. Although, poor attention has been paid to the quality of life in CD children and to the functioning of families with CD children. The study aims to evaluate the parenting perception of the CD impact and the parenting distress level. A group of 74 parents of CD children compiled the Impact Childhood Illness Scale and the Parenting Stress Index which is also compiled by 74 parents of health children. The assessment does not reveal a significant impact of CD on patient’s personal life although some critical areas emerged. Results evidenced an higher level of parenting stress in parents of CD children than parents of healthy children. CD, if suitably managed, has not a critical impact on parenting perception. Although, CD certainly put parents through an higher risk of a distress related to parenting role than parents with health children. A early identification of parenting distress in a pediatric chronic illness could facilitate the adjustment to pathology.

PURPOSE: This study was done to evaluate the psychological state and anxiety of patients undergoing computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA), and assess their acceptance and satisfaction compared to invasive conventional coronary angiography (CCA). MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 442 consecutive patients (282 male; mean age 57.7 ± 9.5 years) who underwent CTCA for suspected or known coronary artery disease were evaluated with the Endler Multimodality Anxiety Scales (EMAS) before and after the scan, and a questionnaire administered after the scan. Among the 442 patients, 181 had a history of CCA. Two radiologists assessed the image quality of CTCA. RESULTS: Anxiety was more intense prior to the scan (EMAS score 51.7 vs. 46.7, p < 0.01) and in patients with a history of CCA (EMAS score 55.5 vs. 49.1, p < 0.01). Women presented more intense anxiety (EMAS score 59.5 vs. 47.3, p < 0.01), higher mean heart rate (63.5 ± 7.6 vs. 60.7 ± 7.3 beats per minute, p < 0.01) and a lower image quality than men (p < 0.0001). CTCA proved to be more acceptable than CCA because of accurate preparation, lower concern prior to the examination, negligible pain, higher comfort, and greater overall satisfaction (p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: Computed tomography coronary angiography is a patient-friendly imaging method because of the minimal perceived discomfort. Anxiety may affect CTCA image quality in women.

Recenti evidenze empiriche (Farneti et al., 2010) hanno portato a riconsiderare il ruolo paterno all'interno delle dinamiche familiari dimostrando come il disturbo depressivo post-parto, finora studiato nella figura materna, può coinvolgere anche quella paterna. Il presente lavoro, primo step di un progetto di ricerca longitudinale multifocale, intende esplorare i livelli di depressione post-parto paterna e confrontarli con quelli materni. METODO In occasione delle prime visite pediatriche, 30 coppie di genitori di neonati (età M= 21 gg) hanno risposto all'Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) (Cox, Holden, Sagowsky, 1987) e al Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) (Radloff, 1977), strumenti che, ampiamente usati per la valutazione della sintomatologia depressiva post-parto, permettono di distinguere una deflessione subclinica/lieve del tono dell’umore da una depressione clinica/grave. RISULTATI PRELIMINARI Entrambi gli strumenti hanno rilevato una deflessione del tono dell'umore in 13 madri e 12 padri. All’EPDS le 13 madri risultano avere una depressione clinica, mentre il CES-D ha rilevato una depressione clinica in 6 di queste. Per quanto riguarda i 12 padri, la maggior parte di loro (9 all’EPDS e 8 al CES-D) manifesta invece una depressione lieve e i restanti (3 all’EPDS e 4 al CES-D) una forma depressiva grave. Non è emersa correlazione significativa tra depressione post-parto materna e paterna: solo in 3 coppie entrambi i partner risultano depressi, mentre in 7 lo è solo un membro. CONCLUSIONI Sebbene i risultati confermino una differenza di genere ancora a “sfavore” per le madri, lo studio evidenzia l’emergere di un nuovo e importante fenomeno familiare connesso ai vissuti paterni durante la transizione alla genitorialità. Da qui la necessità di una rete di supporto professionale anche per i padri, al fine di identificare e intervenire precocemente il rischio di depressione post-parto.

Lo studio della Qualità della Vita (QdV), dell’assetto psicologico e dell’adherence alle prescrizioni mediche in pazienti affetti da disturbi vascolari è un obiettivo indispensabile, sia per la valutazione degli outcome clinici che per la scelta di trattamenti medici adeguati (Piscione et al., 2009). In accordo con la letteratura sulle malattie croniche, intendiamo valutare il peso esercitato da ansia, depressione, strategie di coping, percezione di malattia e alessitimia sullo stato di salute e sulla QdV di pazienti con vasculopatie. METODO Il disegno di ricerca prevede la somministrazione dei seguenti questionari: The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) (Zigmond e Snaith, 1983); Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced (COPE-NVI) (Sica et al., 2008); Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R) (Giardini et al., 2007); Toronto Structured Interview for Alexithymia (TSIA) (Caretti et al., 2011); World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL- Bref) (World Health Organization, 1993). Verrà inoltre valutato il grado di adherence tramite le informazioni clinico-mediche. RISULTATI PRELIMINARI Allo stato attuale, i dati derivano da somministrazioni parziali a 26 pazienti (8 F, 18 M, età M=59 anni) che hanno ottenuto livelli bassi di ansia e depressione e una QdV non significativamente compromessa. L’adherence alle prescrizioni mediche risulta elevata, ad esclusione della dimensione Attività Fisica. CONCLUSIONI I dati emersi appaiono in contrapposizione con la letteratura, le osservazioni cliniche e le valutazioni delle condizioni mediche riferite dai medici, da cui emergono invece rilevanti condizioni di sofferenza psichica e scarsa adesione al regime terapeutico. Riteniamo pertanto che la questione rimandi all’adeguatezza dell’uso dei self-report in condizioni di tale complessità, e che la prosecuzione dello studio permetterà di avere una visione completa e complessa delle dinamiche psichiche in pazienti con disturbi vascolari.

Burns pathology is characterized not only by insidious damage to the patients' outward appearance but also by the equally painful emotional difficulties they encounter as they reorganize their identity and their personal history. This exploratory survey, combining research work with medical action, considers the cases of 41 outpatients who were hospitalized and subjected to skin grafting. The patients were recruited through the database of the Palermo Civic Hospital Plastic Surgery and Burns Therapy Operative Unit. The questionnaires were compiled 6 and 12 months post-burn (12 months' observation). The main objective of the research was to investigate the quality of life of burn patients in relation to the way they handled their condition on the emotional level, in order to cope with the stress caused by the burn.

Transition to parenthood represents an important life event increasing vulnerability to psychological disorders. Postpartum depression and parenting distress are the most common psychological disturbances and a growing scientific evidence suggests that both mothers and fathers are involved in this developmental crisis. This paper aims to explore maternal and paternal experience of transition to parenthood in terms of parenting distress and risk of postpartum depression. Seventy-five couples of first-time parents were invited to compile the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form in the first month of children life. Study sample reported very high levels of parenting distress and a risk of postpartum depression in 20.8% of mothers and 5.7% of fathers. No significant correlation between parenting distress and the risk of postpartum depression emerged, both in mothers than in fathers group while maternal distress levels are related to paternal one. The first month after partum represents a critical phase of parents life and it could be considered a developmental crisis characterized by anxiety, stress and mood alterations that could have important repercussions on the child psycho-physical development.

OBJECTIVE: Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria (CIU), conventionally defined as the occurrence of widespread itchy weals lasting for at least six weeks, has a significant place among the dermatoses related to psychological factors. Emotions that cannot be expressed or elaborated, may be important in the etiology. The objective of this study was to evaluate the characteristics of patients with CIU and compare them in terms of alexithymia. METHODS: Forty consecutive subjects with chronic urticaria were recruited from an outpatient allergologic clinic. All of the subjects completed Toronto Alexithymia Scale, Rorschach Inkblot Test according with Comprehensive System modified by Maurizio Cuffaro administration rules and the Family Drawing Test by Corman. RESULTS: CIU patients had higher alexithymia levels (p < .05) on comparison to the normal population. There was also a positive correlation between CIU patients and the presence of depressant characteristics as evaluated by Rorschach Inkblot Test and Family Drawing Test. DISCUSSION: CIU, a severe and chronic dermatological problem, may be related to affect-regulation, particularly alexithymia. Individuals with CIU might benefit from learning how to regulate their emotions other than by medical treatments.

Scopo dello studio condotto su un gruppo di donne affette da neoplasia mammaria è quello di esplorare la presenza di tratti alessitimici e la relazione tra l'alessitimia, i meccanismi di difesa e le strategie di coping. l'alessitimia si pone come fattore di rischio aspecifico per lo sviluppo di neoplasie e correla positivamente con uno stile difensivo immaturo e stategie di coping disadattive

scopo generale dello studio è l'esplorazione della presenza di tratti alessitimici in tre gruppi indipendenti di pazienti affetti da malattia organica. viene sviluppata l'ipotesi secondo cui l'alessitimia sia correlata ad uno stile di attaccamento di tipo evitante.

Tema principale è l'analisi della dipendenza tossicomanica, secondo una prospettiva psicoanalitica

The moments that follow the diagnosis of celiac disease and the early stages of the gluten-free diet are extremely difficult and complex for parents and child, because they face an important change punctuated by self-denial and deprivation. The main objective of this research is to assess the impact of celiac disease on quality of life in subjects in developmental age, taking into account the perceptions of parents about the child's illness, with the aim to highlight the effect of disease on the child and the entire family.The study included both parents of 45 children aged between 2 and 10 years, with established celiac disease. To evaluate the effect of celiac disease on the lifestyle of affected children and their families has been used, after having adapted to the Italian context, the Impact Scale of Childhood Diseases of Hoare and Russell (1995). This study shows that celiac disease is a condition that has a significant impact on both the child and his family.The results obtained by administration of Impact Scale of Childhood Diseases to parents showed that subjects in developmental age with celiac disease could have difficulty on emotional level that affect child development and the whole family context. Acceptance of the illness by the child depends mainly by how much and how this has been accepted by parents.