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1. Psychodermatology: When Psyche and Skin Interact

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Margari, Lucia, Gabellone, Alessandra, Marzulli, Lucia, Matera, Emilia, Petruzzelli, Maria Giuseppina, Angelini, Gianni, editor, Bonamonte, Domenico, editor, Belloni Fortina, Anna, editor, Neri, Iria, editor, and Stingeni, Luca, editor

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2024
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2. Cognitive Profile Discrepancy as a Possible Predictor of Emotion Dysregulation in a Clinical Sample of Female Adolescents with Suicidal Behavior.

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Furente, Flora, Annecchini, Federica, Matera, Emilia, Serafino, Sabrina, Frigeri, Giorgia, Gabellone, Alessandra, Margari, Lucia, and Petruzzelli, Maria Giuseppina

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TEENAGE girls, ADOLESCENT psychopathology, PATHOLOGICAL psychology, CHILD psychopathology, EMOTION regulation
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Emotional dysregulation (ED) has not yet been defined as a clinical entity, although it plays an important role in child and adolescent psychopathology. It is a transdiagnostic construct defined as the inability to regulate the intensity and quality of emotions to produce an appropriate emotional response, to cope with excitability, mood instability, and emotional over-reactivity. The aim of this study is to assess, in a sample of female patients with internalizing disorders and suicidal behavior, the correlation between cognitive profile (assessed with Wechsler Scales) and the dimensions of emotion regulation assessed with the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS). We also investigated whether a discrepancy between the General Ability Index (GAI) and the Cognitive Proficiency Index (CPI) could have predictive value for certain ED domains. Our results confirmed a statistically significant prediction of the ΔGAI-CPI for individual DERS domains and for the total (p = 0.014 for DERS-TOT, p = 0.04 for GOALS, p = 0.002 for STRATEGIES and p = 0.015 for CLARITY); furthermore, IAG and PRI correlate with worse ability to find ER strategies (p = 0.04, p = 0.010). These results suggest the importance of examining the impact of cognitive vulnerabilities on the ability to manage emotions and psychopathology in general, even with normal FSIQ/GAI. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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4. Adolescent mental health: a focus on psychiatric counseling from the emergency room of an italian university hospital in the five years from 2019 to 2023

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Petruzzelli, Maria Giuseppina, Marzulli, Lucia, Colacicco, Giuseppe, Tarantino, Fabio, Furente, Flora, Gabellone, Alessandra, Margari, Lucia, Matera, Emilia, Petruzzelli, Maria Giuseppina, Marzulli, Lucia, Colacicco, Giuseppe, Tarantino, Fabio, Furente, Flora, Gabellone, Alessandra, Margari, Lucia, and Matera, Emilia

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Recent studies have revealed increasingly worse and more complex mental health conditions in young people, which is reflected in a growing trend in emergency room (ER) visits for acute psychopathological symptoms (APSs). This phenomenon has become exacerbated in recent decades, with a peak in the post-pandemic period. To better characterize the phenomenon, we investigated the change in the rate and type of ER counseling requests provided at the Child Neuropsychiatry Unit of the University Hospital of Bari, Italy over the period between 2019 and 2023 for subjects younger than 18 years old. For this purpose, we retrospectively analyzed a total number of 1073 urgent consultation reports retrieved through the reporting computerized operating system of our hospital. The distribution of the counseling requests provided for APSs and, among these, the distribution of the numbers of APSs and of the male: female ratio were significantly different over the years, with an increasing linear trend identified for APSs (p = 3.095 × 10−7 ), the average number of APSs (p = 3.598 × 10−7 ), and female gender prevalence (p = 0.03908), as well as for the patients with a history of psychotropic drug assumption (p = 0.0006319). A significant change in the number of urgent counseling requests received for eating disorders (p = 0.0007408), depression (p = 7.92 × 10−8 ), somatization (p = 4.03 × 10−6 ), self-harm (SA) (p = 1.358 × 10−6 ), and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) (p = 8.965 × 10−6 ) was found, with a significant increasing trend for anxiety (p = 0.0444), depression (p = 8.06 × 10−6 ), somatization (p = 0.004616), SA (p = 3.998 × 10−8 ), and NSSI (p = 5.074 × 10−7 ). The findings of our study support the hypothesis of an alarming progressive worsening of the mental health of children and adolescents, with an overlapping effect of the pandemic exacerbating the process.

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2024

5. Beyond Diagnosis: Preliminary Study of Impact on Children and Parents in Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis-Associated Uveitis

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Palmieri, Roberta, primary, Albano, Valeria, additional, Guerriero, Silvana, additional, Craig, Francesco, additional, La Torre, Francesco, additional, Filoni, Serena, additional, Sardella, Dario, additional, Petruzzelli, Maria Giuseppina, additional, Lecce, Paola, additional, and De Giacomo, Andrea, additional

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2024
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7. Correlations between Sleep Features and Iron Status in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Giambersio, Donatella, primary, Marzulli, Lucia, additional, Margari, Lucia, additional, Matera, Emilia, additional, Nobili, Lino, additional, De Grandis, Elisa, additional, Cordani, Ramona, additional, Barbieri, Antonella, additional, Peschechera, Antonia, additional, Margari, Anna, additional, and Petruzzelli, Maria Giuseppina, additional

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2023
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11. Demographic, clinical, and service-use characteristics related to the clinician’s recommendation to transition from child to adult mental health services

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Gerritsen, S. E., van Bodegom, L. S., Dieleman, G. C., Overbeek, M. M., Verhulst, F. C., Wolke, Dieter, Rizopoulos, D., Appleton, R., van Amelsvoort, T. A. M. J., Bodier Rethore, C., Bonnet-Brilhault, F., Charvin, I., Da Fonseca, D., Davidović, N., Dodig-Ćurković, K., Ferrari, A., Fiori, F., Franić, T., Gatherer, C., de Girolamo, G., Heaney, N., Hendrickx, G., Jardri, R., Kolozsvari, A., Lida-Pulik, H., Lievesley, K., Madan, J., Mastroianni, M., Maurice, V., McNicholas, F., Nacinovich, R., Parenti, A., Paul, M., Purper-Ouakil, D., Rivolta, L., de Roeck, V., Russet, F., Saam, M. C., Sagar-Ouriaghli, I., Santosh, P. J., Sartor, A., Schulze, U. M. E., Scocco, P., Signorini, G., Singh, S. P., Singh, J., Speranza, M., Stagi, P., Stagni, P., Street, C., Tah, P., Tanase, E., Tremmery, S., Tuffrey, A., Tuomainen, H., Walker, L., Wilson, A., Maras, A., Adams, Laura, Allibrio, Giovanni, Armando, Marco, Aslan, Sonja, Baccanelli, Nadia, Balaudo, Monica, Bergamo, Fabia, Bertani, Angelo, Berriman, Jo, Boon, Albert, Braamse, Karen, Breuninger, Ulrike, Buttiglione, Maura, Buttle, Sarah, Schandrin, Aurélie, Cammarano, Marco, Canaway, Alastair, Cantini, Fortunata, Cappellari, Cristiano, Carenini, Marta, Carrà, Giuseppe, Ferrari, Cecilia, Chianura, Krizia, Coleman, Philippa, Colonna, Annalisa, Conese, Patrizia, Costanzo, Raffaella, Daffern, Claire, Danckaerts, Marina, de Giacomo, Andrea, Ermans, Jean-Pierre, Farmer, Alan, Fegert, Jörg M., Ferrari, Sabrina, Galea, Giuliana, Gatta, Michela, Gheza, Elisa, Goglia, Giacomo, Grandetto, MariaRosa, Griffin, James, Levi, Flavia Micol, Humbertclaude, Véronique, Ingravallo, Nicola, Invernizzi, Roberta, Kelly, Caoimhe, Killilea, Meghan, Kirwan, James, Klockaerts, Catherine, Kovač, Vlatka, Liew, Ashley, Lippens, Christel, Macchi, Francesca, Manenti, Lidia, Margari, Francesco, Margari, Lucia, Martinelli, Paola, McFadden, Leighton, Menghini, Deny, Miller, Sarah, Monzani, Emiliano, Morini, Giorgia, Mutafov, Todor, O’Hara, Lesley, Negrinotti, Cristina, Nelis, Emmanuel, Neri, Francesca, Nikolova, Paulina, Nossa, Marzia, Cataldo, Maria Giulia, Noterdaeme, Michele, Operto, Francesca, Panaro, Vittoria, Pastore, Adriana, Pemmaraju, Vinuthna, Pepermans, Ann, Petruzzelli, Maria Giuseppina, Presicci, Anna, Prigent, Catherine, Rinaldi, Francesco, Riva, Erika, Roekens, Anne, Rogers, Ben, Ronzini, Pablo, Sakar, Vehbi, Salvetti, Selena, Martinelli, Ottaviano, Sandhu, Tanveer, Schepker, Renate, Siviero, Marco, Slowik, Michael, Smyth, Courtney, Conti, Patrizia, Spadone, Maria Antonietta, Starace, Fabrizio, Stoppa, Patrizia, Tansini, Lucia, Toselli, Cecilia, Trabucchi, Guido, Tubito, Maria, van Dam, Arno, van Gutschoven, Hanne, van West, Dirk, Vanni, Fabio, Vannicola, Chiara, Varuzza, Cristiana, Varvara, Pamela, Ventura, Patrizia, Vicari, Stefano, Vicini, Stefania, von Bentzel, Carolin, Wells, Philip, Williams, Beata, Zabarella, Marina, Zamboni, Anna, Zanetti, Edda, HASH(0x5651c9679ff8), RS: MHeNs - R2 - Mental Health, Psychiatrie & Neuropsychologie, MUMC+: MA Med Staf Spec Psychiatrie (9), Child and Adolescent Psychiatry / Psychology, Epidemiology, Clinical Child and Family Studies, LEARN! - Child rearing, APH - Mental Health, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Tours (CHRU Tours), Lille Neurosciences & Cognition - U 1172 (LilNCog), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Lille-Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire [Lille] (CHRU Lille), Centre Hospitalier de Versailles André Mignot (CHV), Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire [Montpellier] (CHRU Montpellier), CHU Lille, Centre de recherche en épidémiologie et santé des populations (CESP), Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)-Hôpital Paul Brousse-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université Paris-Saclay, The MILESTONE project was funded by EU FP7 programme under grant number 602442. SPS is part-funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care West Midlands (NIHR CLAHRC WM), now recommissioned as NIHR Applied Research Collaboration West Midlands. The views expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care. PS is the co-inventor of the HealthTrackerTM and is the Chief Executive Officer and shareholder in HealthTracker Ltd. FF is a Chief Technical Officer and AK is the Chief Finance Officer employed by HealthTracker Ltd, respectively. FCV publishes the Dutch translations of ASEBA, from which he receives remuneration. AM was a speaker and advisor for Neurim, Shire, Infectopharm, and Lilly (all not related to transition research)., European Project: 602442,EC:FP7:HEALTH,FP7-HEALTH-2013-INNOVATION-1,MILESTONE(2014), The Milestone Consortium, Gerritsen, S, van Bodegom, L, Dieleman, G, Overbeek, M, Verhulst, F, Wolke, D, Rizopoulos, D, Appleton, R, van Amelsvoort, T, Bodier Rethore, C, Bonnet-Brilhault, F, Charvin, I, Da Fonseca, D, Davidovic, N, Dodig-Curkovic, K, Ferrari, A, Fiori, F, Franic, T, Gatherer, C, de Girolamo, G, Heaney, N, Hendrickx, G, Jardri, R, Kolozsvari, A, Lida-Pulik, H, Lievesley, K, Madan, J, Mastroianni, M, Maurice, V, Mcnicholas, F, Nacinovich, R, Parenti, A, Paul, M, Purper-Ouakil, D, Rivolta, L, de Roeck, V, Russet, F, Saam, M, Sagar-Ouriaghli, I, Santosh, P, Sartor, A, Schulze, U, Scocco, P, Signorini, G, Singh, S, Singh, J, Speranza, M, Stagi, P, Stagni, P, Street, C, Tah, P, Tanase, E, Tremmery, S, Tuffrey, A, Tuomainen, H, Walker, L, Wilson, A, Maras, A, Adams, L, Allibrio, G, Armando, M, Aslan, S, Baccanelli, N, Balaudo, M, Bergamo, F, Bertani, A, Berriman, J, Boon, A, Braamse, K, Breuninger, U, Buttiglione, M, Buttle, S, Schandrin, A, Cammarano, M, Canaway, A, Cantini, F, Cappellari, C, Carenini, M, Carra, G, Ferrari, C, Chianura, K, Coleman, P, Colonna, A, Conese, P, Costanzo, R, Daffern, C, Danckaerts, M, de Giacomo, A, Ermans, J, Farmer, A, Fegert, J, Ferrari, S, Galea, G, Gatta, M, Gheza, E, Goglia, G, Grandetto, M, Griffin, J, Levi, F, Humbertclaude, V, Ingravallo, N, Invernizzi, R, Kelly, C, Killilea, M, Kirwan, J, Klockaerts, C, Kovac, V, Liew, A, Lippens, C, Macchi, F, Manenti, L, Margari, F, Margari, L, Martinelli, P, Mcfadden, L, Menghini, D, Miller, S, Monzani, E, Morini, G, Mutafov, T, O'Hara, L, Negrinotti, C, Nelis, E, Neri, F, Nikolova, P, Nossa, M, Cataldo, M, Noterdaeme, M, Operto, F, Panaro, V, Pastore, A, Pemmaraju, V, Pepermans, A, Petruzzelli, M, Presicci, A, Prigent, C, Rinaldi, F, Riva, E, Roekens, A, Rogers, B, Ronzini, P, Sakar, V, Salvetti, S, Martinelli, O, Sandhu, T, Schepker, R, Siviero, M, Slowik, M, Smyth, C, Conti, P, Spadone, M, Starace, F, Stoppa, P, Tansini, L, Toselli, C, Trabucchi, G, Tubito, M, van Dam, A, van Gutschoven, H, van West, D, Vanni, F, Vannicola, C, Varuzza, C, Varvara, P, Ventura, P, Vicari, S, Vicini, S, von Bentzel, C, Wells, P, Williams, B, Zabarella, M, Zamboni, A, and Zanetti, E

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Adult mental health service, Adult, Mental Health Services, Parents, Health (social science), Child and adolescent mental health service, Social Psychology, RJ, Epidemiology, ADOLESCENT, Child and adolescent mental health services, Adult mental health services, Young adults, Transition, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being, PEOPLE, SCHIZOPHRENIA, Humans, Family, Child, Demography, Mental Disorders, CARE, Psychiatry and Mental health, Young adult, [SDV.SPEE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Santé publique et épidémiologie, RA
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Purpose The service configuration with distinct child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) and adult mental health services (AMHS) may be a barrier to continuity of care. Because of a lack of transition policy, CAMHS clinicians have to decide whether and when a young person should transition to AMHS. This study describes which characteristics are associated with the clinicians’ advice to continue treatment at AMHS. Methods Demographic, family, clinical, treatment, and service-use characteristics of the MILESTONE cohort of 763 young people from 39 CAMHS in Europe were assessed using multi-informant and standardized assessment tools. Logistic mixed models were fitted to assess the relationship between these characteristics and clinicians’ transition recommendations. Results Young people with higher clinician-rated severity of psychopathology scores, with self- and parent-reported need for ongoing treatment, with lower everyday functional skills and without self-reported psychotic experiences were more likely to be recommended to continue treatment. Among those who had been recommended to continue treatment, young people who used psychotropic medication, who had been in CAMHS for more than a year, and for whom appropriate AMHS were available were more likely to be recommended to continue treatment at AMHS. Young people whose parents indicated a need for ongoing treatment were more likely to be recommended to stay in CAMHS. Conclusion Although the decision regarding continuity of treatment was mostly determined by a small set of clinical characteristics, the recommendation to continue treatment at AMHS was mostly affected by service-use related characteristics, such as the availability of appropriate services.

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2022
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13. Cohort profile

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Gerritsen, Suzanne E., Maras, Athanasios, van Bodegom, Larissa S., Overbeek, Mathilde M., Verhulst, Frank C., Wolke, Dieter, Appleton, Rebecca, Bertani, Angelo, Cataldo, Maria G., Conti, Patrizia, Da Fonseca, David, Davidović, Nikolina, Dodig-Ćurković, Katarina, Ferrari, Cecilia, Fiori, Federico, Franić, Tomislav, Gatherer, Charlotte, De Girolamo, Giovanni, Heaney, Natalie, Hendrickx, Gaëlle, Kolozsvari, Alfred, Levi, Flavia Micol, Lievesley, Kate, Madan, Jason, Martinelli, Ottaviano, Mastroianni, Mathilde, Maurice, Virginie, McNicholas, Fiona, O'Hara, Lesley, Paul, Moli, Purper-Ouakil, Diane, de Roeck, Veronique, Russet, Frédérick, Saam, Melanie C., Sagar-Ouriaghli, Ilyas, Santosh, Paramala J., Sartor, Anne, Schandrin, Aurélie, Schulze, Ulrike M. E., Signorini, Giulia, Singh, Swaran P., Singh, Jatinder, Street, Cathy, Tah, Priya, Tanase, Elena, Tremmery, Sabine, Tuffrey, Amanda, Tuomainen, Helena, van Amelsvoort, Therese A. M. J., Wilson, Anna, Walker, Leanne, Dieleman, Gwen C., Adams, Laura, Allibrio, Giovanni, Armando, Marco, Aslan, Sonja, Baccanelli, Nadia, Balaudo, Monica, Bergamo, Fabia, Berriman, Jo, Rethore, Chrystèle Bodier, Bonnet-Brilhault, Frédérique, Boon, Albert, Braamse, Karen, Breuninger, Ulrike, Buttiglione, Maura, Buttle, Sarah, Cammarano, Marco, Canaway, Alastair, Cantini, Fortunata, Cappellari, Cristiano, Carenini, Marta, Carrà, Giuseppe, Charvin, Isabelle, Chianura, Krizia, Coleman, Philippa, Colonna, Annalisa, Conese, Patrizia, Costanzo, Raffaella, Daffern, Claire, Danckaerts, Marina, Giacomo, Andrea de, Dineen, Peter, Ermans, Jean-Pierre, Farmer, Alan, Fegert, Jörg M., Ferrari, Alessandro, Ferrari, Sabrina, Galea, Giuliana, Gatta, Michela, Gheza, Elisa, Goglia, Giacomo, Grandetto, MariaRosa, Griffin, James, Healy, Elaine, Holmes, Keith, Humbertclaude, Véronique, Ingravallo, Nicola, Invernizzi, Roberta, Jardri, Renaud, Keeley, Helen, Kelly, Caoimhe, Killilea, Meghan, Kirwan, James, Klockaerts, Catherine, Kovač, Vlatka, Lida-Pulik, Hélène, Liew, Ashley, Lippens, Christel, Lynch, Fionnuala, Macchi, Francesca, Manenti, Lidia, Margari, Francesco, Margari, Lucia, Martinelli, Paola, McDonald, James, McFadden, Leighton, Menghini, Deny, Migone, Maria, Miller, Sarah, Monzani, Emiliano, Morini, Giorgia, Mutafov, Todor, Nacinovich, Renata, Negrinotti, Cristina, Nelis, Emmanuel, Neri, Francesca, Nikolova, Paulina, Nossa, Marzia, Noterdaeme, Michele, Operto, Francesca, Panaro, Vittoria, Parenti, Aesa, Pastore, Adriana, Pemmaraju, Vinuthna, Pepermans, Ann, Petruzzelli, Maria Giuseppina, Presicci, Anna, Prigent, Catherine, Rinaldi, Francesco, Riva, Erika, Rivolta, Laura, Roekens, Anne, Rogers, Ben, Ronzini, Pablo, Sakar, Vehbi, Salvetti, Selena, Sandhu, Tanveer, Schepker, Renate, Scocco, Paolo, Siviero, Marco, Slowik, Michael, Smyth, Courtney, Spadone, Maria Antonietta, Speranza, Mario, Stagi, Paolo, Stagni, Pamela, Starace, Fabrizio, Stoppa, Patrizia, Tansini, Lucia, Toselli, Cecilia, Trabucchi, Guido, Tubito, Maria, Dam, Arno van, Gutschoven, Hanne Van, West, Dirk van, Vanni, Fabio, Vannicola, Chiara, Varuzza, Cristiana, Varvara, Pamela, Ventura, Patrizia, Vicari, Stefano, Vicini, Stefania, Bentzel, Carolin von, Wells, Philip, Williams, Beata, Zabarella, Marina, Zamboni, Anna, Zanetti, Edda, RS: MHeNs - R2 - Mental Health, Psychiatrie & Neuropsychologie, MUMC+: MA Med Staf Spec Psychiatrie (9), Child and Adolescent Psychiatry / Psychology, Clinical Child and Family Studies, LEARN! - Child rearing, and APH - Mental Health

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Adult, Internationality, SAMPLE, RJ, child & adolescent psychiatry, ADOLESCENT, Jugendpsychiatrie, Cohort Studies, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being, ddc:150, QUALITY-OF-LIFE, Psychiatrische Versorgung, Child psychiatry, Humans, Prospective Studies, SCALE, Demography, Retrospective Studies, Psychiatry, Internationalität, OUTCOMES, DDC 150 / Psychology, Adolescent psychiatry, international health services, General Medicine, WHOQOL-BREF, Europe, Mental Health, Mental health services, CROSS, Adolescent Health Services, EXPERIENCE, Kinderpsychiatrie, adult psychiatry, RA, TRANSITION, RC
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PurposeThe presence of distinct child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) and adult mental health services (AMHS) impacts continuity of mental health treatment for young people. However, we do not know the extent of discontinuity of care in Europe nor the effects of discontinuity on the mental health of young people. Current research is limited, as the majority of existing studies are retrospective, based on small samples or used non-standardised information from medical records. The MILESTONE prospective cohort study aims to examine associations between service use, mental health and other outcomes over 24 months, using information from self, parent and clinician reports.ParticipantsSeven hundred sixty-three young people from 39 CAMHS in 8 European countries, their parents and CAMHS clinicians who completed interviews and online questionnaires and were followed up for 2 years after reaching the upper age limit of the CAMHS they receive treatment at.Findings to dateThis cohort profile describes the baseline characteristics of the MILESTONE cohort. The mental health of young people reaching the upper age limit of their CAMHS varied greatly in type and severity: 32.8% of young people reported clinical levels of self-reported problems and 18.6% were rated to be ‘markedly ill’, ‘severely ill’ or ‘among the most extremely ill’ by their clinician. Fifty-seven per cent of young people reported psychotropic medication use in the previous half year.Future plansAnalysis of longitudinal data from the MILESTONE cohort will be used to assess relationships between the demographic and clinical characteristics of young people reaching the upper age limit of their CAMHS and the type of care the young person uses over the next 2 years, such as whether the young person transitions to AMHS. At 2 years follow-up, the mental health outcomes of young people following different care pathways will be compared.Trial registration numberNCT03013595., publishedVersion

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2021
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16. Parents Psychopathology of Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

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Margari, Francesco, Craig, Francesco, and Petruzzelli, Maria Giuseppina

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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a disorder with extremely complex etiology, not yet well defined but certainly multi-factorial. This study investigated the possible etiopathogenetic role of ADHD symptoms and psychopathology disorders in parents of children with ADHD. We present a case-control study of parents of 50 children affected by ADHD and of 45 healthy children, matched to age and gender. Parents of ADHD children reported higher levels of ADHD symptoms, depressive disorders and Depressive Personality Disorders than parents of healthy children. Mothers displayed greater presence of depression, while fathers showed problems concerning alcohol use. The occurrence of ADHD symptoms, psychopathology and personality disorders in parents highlights the importance to integrate the treatment programs in the ADHD children with the screening and treatment for psychopathological symptoms of the parents. (Contains 5 tables.)

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2013
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25. Glucose and Lipid Profiles Predict Anthropometric Changes in Drug-Naïve Adolescents Starting Treatment with Risperidone or Sertraline: A Pilot Study.

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Matera, Emilia, Cristofano, Gloria, Furente, Flora, Marzulli, Lucia, Tarantini, Martina, Margari, Lucia, Piarulli, Francesco Maria, De Giacomo, Andrea, and Petruzzelli, Maria Giuseppina

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SERTRALINE, RISPERIDONE, PSYCHIATRIC drugs, GLUCOSE, BODY mass index
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Psychiatric disorders are associated with cardiometabolic diseases, partly due to adverse drug effects with individual risk variabilities. Risperidone and sertraline are widely used for youths. Although they may be exposed to anthropometric changes, few data about this population exist. We evaluated the correlation between several blood parameters and body changes in a very small group of drug-naïve adolescents who had started risperidone or sertraline. We examined weight, waist circumference (WC), WC/height ratio and body mass index (BMI) at baseline (T0) and after at least three months of therapy (T1), and blood glucose and lipid profiles at T0. Here, we show significant increases in several anthropometric parameters in both groups, a negative correlation between HDL and ΔWC in the risperidone group and positive correlations between insulin and ΔBMI and between HOMA-IR and ΔBMI in the sertraline group. Despite the sample size, these results are important because it is difficult to study adolescents who are long-term-compliant with psychotropic drugs. This pilot study supports the importance of future large-scale investigations to understand the metabolic risk profiles of psychotropic drugs, their individual vulnerabilities and their underlying mechanisms. Simultaneous guideline-based psychiatric and metabolic interventions should be part of daily practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2023
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27. DRD1 and DRD2 Receptor Polymorphisms: Genetic Neuromodulation of the Dopaminergic System as a Risk Factor for ASD, ADHD and ASD/ADHD Overlap

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Mariggiò, Maria Addolorata, primary, Palumbi, Roberto, additional, Vinella, Angela, additional, Laterza, Riccardo, additional, Petruzzelli, Maria Giuseppina, additional, Peschechera, Antonia, additional, Gabellone, Alessandra, additional, Gentile, Ottavio, additional, Vincenti, Alessandra, additional, and Margari, Lucia, additional

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2021
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33. Recurrent Painful Ophthalmoplegic Neuropathy and Oculomotor Nerve Schwannoma: A Pediatric Case Report with Long-Term MRI Follow-Up and Literature Review

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Petruzzelli, Maria Giuseppina, Margari, Mariella, Furente, Flora, Costanza, Maria Carmela, Legrottaglie, Anna Rosi, Dicuonzo, Franca, and Margari, Lucia

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Article Subject, bacteria, biochemical phenomena, metabolism, and nutrition
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Background. Recurrent painful ophthalmoplegic neuropathy (RPON), previously known as ophthalmoplegic migraine (OM), is an uncommon disorder with repeated episodes of ocular cranial nerve neuropathy associated with ipsilateral headache. The age of presentation is most often during childhood or adolescence. MRI has a central role in the assessment of the RPON, especially to distinguish orbital, parasellar, or posterior fossa lesions that mimic symptoms of RPON. Actually, oculomotor nerve tumors may be masquerade as RPON so that MRI follow-ups are required to detect the possibility of tumor etiology. Case presentation. We report a 16-year-old boy with a 7-year follow-up and multiple brain MRI data, previously diagnosed as OM. The last brain MRI, performed during an acute phase of oculomotor paresis with ipsilateral headache, showed a nodular lesion described as schwannoma of III cranial nerve. Then, we reviewed the literature on OM and RPON in pediatric age with a focus on brain MRI findings. Conclusions. This review highlights the important role of serial brain MRIs in the long-term follow-up of RPON, especially in the cases with childhood onset, in order to not delay the diagnosis of a possible oculomotor nerve schwannoma.

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2019
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34. Juvenile Fibromyalgia and Headache Comorbidity in Children and Adolescents: A Literature Review

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Matera, Emilia, Palumbi, Roberto, Peschechera, Antonia, Petruzzelli, Maria Giuseppina, Sciruicchio, Vittorio, de Tommaso, Marina, and Margari, Lucia

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Article Subject
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Juvenile fibromyalgia (JFM) is a chronic pain syndrome with onset in developmental age, characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain associated with other neurological or nonneurological symptoms. Headache is one of the most frequent comorbid conditions with JFM, but this association is still poorly studied in the juvenile population. The literature review was conducted searching through PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science with a combination of the following free-text terms: “fibromyalgia,” “juvenile fibromyalgia,” “headache,” “primary headache,” “migraine,” “children,” “adolescents,” and “comorbidity.” The research resulted only in two specific studies regarding comorbidity JFM + Juvenile Headache (JH). From each study, we extracted data about sample features, clinical characteristics of both JFM and PH, and assessment tools. The clinical approach to JFM and JH should include a complete examination of the main causes of comorbid diseases, thus improving the therapeutic approach to the patient in developmental age.

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2019
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36. Markers of neurodevelopmental impairments in early-onset psychosis

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Petruzzelli,Maria Giuseppina, Margari,Lucia, Craig,Francesco, Campa,Maria Gloria, Martinelli,Domenico, Pastore,Adriana, Simone,Marta, Margari,Francesco, Petruzzelli,Maria Giuseppina, Margari,Lucia, Craig,Francesco, Campa,Maria Gloria, Martinelli,Domenico, Pastore,Adriana, Simone,Marta, and Margari,Francesco

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Maria Giuseppina Petruzzelli,1 Lucia Margari,1 Francesco Craig,1 Maria Gloria Campa,1 Domenico Martinelli,2 Adriana Pastore,3 Marta Simone,1 Francesco Margari3 1Child and Adolescence Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University “Aldo Moro” of Bari, 2Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences; University of Foggia, Foggia, 3Psychiatry Unit, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organ, University “Aldo Moro” of Bari, Bari, Italy Background: The aim of this study was to assess the association between the clinical and neurobiological markers of neurodevelopmental impairments and early-onset schizophrenia spectrum psychosis. Methods: A sample of 36 patients with early-onset schizophrenia spectrum psychosis was compared to a control sample of 36 patients with migraine. We assessed early childhood neurodevelopmental milestones using a modified version of the General Developmental Scale, general intellectual ability using the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children–Revised or Leiter International Performance Scale–Revised for patients with speech and language abnormalities, and neurological soft signs with specific regard to subtle motor impairment. Results: Subjects with early-onset psychosis had a higher rate of impaired social development (P=0.001), learning difficulties (P=0.04), enuresis (P=0.0008), a lower intelligence quotient (P<0.001), and subtle motor impairments (P=0.005) than control subjects. Conclusion: We suggest that neurodevelopment in early-onset psychosis is characterized by a global impairment of functional and adaptive skills that manifests from early childhood, rather than a delay or limitation in language and motor development. The current evidence is based on a small sample and should be investigated in larger samples in future research. Keywords: early-onset psychosis, early-onset schi

Published
2015

38. Aggressive behavior, cognitive impairment, and depressive symptoms in elderly subjects

Author

Margari,Francesco, Sicolo,Michele, Spinelli,Lucia, Mastroianni,Franco, Pastore,Adriana, Craig,Francesco, Petruzzelli,Maria Giuseppina, Margari,Francesco, Sicolo,Michele, Spinelli,Lucia, Mastroianni,Franco, Pastore,Adriana, Craig,Francesco, and Petruzzelli,Maria Giuseppina

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Francesco Margari,1 Michele Sicolo,1 Lucia Spinelli,1 Franco Mastroianni,2 Adriana Pastore,1 Francesco Craig,3 Maria Giuseppina Petruzzelli31Psychiatry Unit, Department of Neuroscience and Sense Organs, Hospital Polyclinic of Bari, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 2Geriatrics Unit, Hospital “Miulli”, Acquaviva delle Fonti; 3Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari “Aldo Moro,” Bari, ItalyAbstract: Patients with dementia often have neuropsychiatric symptoms. The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between neuropsychiatric symptoms and progressive cognitive decline by assessing cognitive impairment, depressive symptoms, and aggressive behavior in a sample of elderly subjects. The study sample consisted of 201 subjects admitted to nursing homes. For the purpose of the present study each subject was evaluated using the Mini-Mental State Examination, the Geriatric Depression Scale, and the Modified Overt Aggression Scale. The results show that aggressive behavior and depressive symptoms are associated with progressive cognitive decline in elderly subjects. Early assessment of these conditions can promote rational therapeutic strategies that may improve the quality of life and delay institutionalization for elderly patients.Keywords: neuropsychiatric symptoms, dementia, behavioral and psychological syndromes of dementia (BPSD), progressive cognitive decline

Published
2012

39. Very early onset and greater vulnerability in schizophrenia: A clinical and neuroimaging study

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Margari,Francesco, Presicci,Anna, Petruzzelli,Maria Giuseppina, Ventura,Patrizia, Di Cuonzo,Franca, Palma,Michele, Margari,Lucia, Margari,Francesco, Presicci,Anna, Petruzzelli,Maria Giuseppina, Ventura,Patrizia, Di Cuonzo,Franca, Palma,Michele, and Margari,Lucia

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Francesco Margari1, Anna Presicci2, Maria Giuseppina Petruzzelli1, Patrizia Ventura2, Franca Di Cuonzo3, Michele Palma3, Lucia Margari21Department of Neurologic and Psychiatry Sciences, Psychiatry Unit; 2Department of Neurologic and Psychiatry Sciences, Child Neuropsychiatry Unit; 3Department of Neurologic and Psychiatry Sciences, Neuroradiologic Unit, University of Bari, ItalyAbstract: Although schizophrenia has been diagnosed in children, this group of disorders has received too little attention in the clinical and research literature. Preliminary data suggest that early onset schizophrenia (EOS) and very early onset schizophrenia (VEOS) tend to have a worse outcome than adult onset schizophrenia, and seem to be related to a greater familial vulnerability, due to genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors. Recently, advanced neuroimaging techniques have revealed structural and functional brain abnormalities in some cerebral areas. This paper reports on a case diagnosed as VEOS, with premorbid year-long psychopathological history. The patient showed atypical proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy findings, and normal brain and spine computer tomography and brain magnetic resonance images.Keywords: very early onset schizophrenia, early onset schizophrenia, premorbid neurodevelopmental abnormalities, magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Published
2008

42. Markers of neurodevelopmental impairments in early-onset psychosis.

Author

Petruzzelli, Maria Giuseppina, Margari, Lucia, Craig, Francesco, Campa, Maria Gloria, Martinelli, Domenico, Pastore, Adriana, Simone, Marta, and Margari, Francesco

Subjects
*NEUROBEHAVIORAL disorders, *PSYCHOSES, *INTELLECTUAL disabilities, *SOCIAL perception, *BIOMARKERS
Abstract

Background: The aim of this study was to assess the association between the clinical and neurobiological markers of neurodevelopmental impairments and early-onset schizophrenia spectrum psychosis. Methods: A sample of 36 patients with early-onset schizophrenia spectrum psychosis was compared to a control sample of 36 patients with migraine. We assessed early childhood neurodevelopmental milestones using a modified version of the General Developmental Scale, general intellectual ability using the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised or Leiter International Performance Scale-Revised for patients with speech and language abnormalities, and neurological soft signs with specific regard to subtle motor impairment. Results: Subjects with early-onset psychosis had a higher rate of impaired social development (P=0.001), learning difficulties (P=0.04), enuresis (P=0.0008), a lower intelligence quotient (P<0.001), and subtle motor impairments (P=0.005) than control subjects. Conclusion: We suggest that neurodevelopment in early-onset psychosis is characterized by a global impairment of functional and adaptive skills that manifests from early childhood, rather than a delay or limitation in language and motor development. The current evidence is based on a small sample and should be investigated in larger samples in future research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2015
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43. Guillain-Barré-Like Syndrome in a Child with Lead Poisoning.

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Toto, Maddalena, De Giacomo, Andrea, Petruzzelli, Maria Giuseppina, Dicuonzo, Franca, Santoro, Nicola, Del Vecchio, Giovanni Carlo, Craig, Francesco, and Margari, Lucia

Subjects
GUILLAIN-Barre syndrome in children, LEAD poisoning in children, LEAD toxicology, CHILD development, PERIPHERAL neuropathy, PEDIATRIC toxicology
Abstract

Lead poisoning is amedical condition caused by increased levels of the heavymetal lead in the body, generally resulting from environmental exposure. Lead poisoning can cause a variety of symptoms which vary depending on the individual and the duration of lead exposure; lead poisoning is more noxious to children than adults, because it can damage the brain and nerve development of children. We report a case of lead poisoning in a 5-year-old girl caused by accidental ingestion of a metal ring. Simultaneously, the child showed anemia, encephalopathy, and peripheral neuropathy with albuminocytological dissociation mimicking Guillain-Barré syndrome. This case suggests that anemia with signs of peripheral and central nervous system damage could be considered as a possible manifestation of lead poisoning in children. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2012
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44. Aggressive behavior, cognitive impairment, and depressive symptoms in elderly subjects.

Author

Margari, Francesco, Sicolo, Michele, Spinelli, Lucia, Mastroianni, Franco, Pastore, Adriana, Craig, Francesco, and Petruzzelli, Maria Giuseppina

Subjects
DEMENTIA, NEUROBEHAVIORAL disorders, DISEASES in older people, NURSING care facilities, DEPRESSED persons
Abstract

Patients with dementia often have neuropsychiatric symptoms. The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between neuropsychiatric symptoms and progressive cognitive decline by assessing cognitive impairment, depressive symptoms, and aggressive behavior in a sample of elderly subjects. The study sample consisted of 201 subjects admitted to nursing homes. For the purpose of the present study each subject was evaluated using the Mini-Mental State Examination, the Geriatric Depression Scale, and the Modified Overt Aggression Scale. The results show that aggressive behavior and depressive symptoms are associated with progressive cognitive decline in elderly subjects. Early assessment of these conditions can promote rational therapeutic strategies that may improve the quality of life and delay institutionalization for elderly patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2012
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46. Latest clinical frontiers related to autism diagnostic strategies.

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Cortese S, Bellato A, Gabellone A, Marzulli L, Matera E, Parlatini V, Petruzzelli MG, Persico AM, Delorme R, Fusar-Poli P, Gosling CJ, Solmi M, and Margari L

Abstract

The diagnosis of autism is currently based on the developmental history, direct observation of behavior, and reported symptoms, supplemented by rating scales/interviews/structured observational evaluations-which is influenced by the clinician's knowledge and experience-with no established diagnostic biomarkers. A growing body of research has been conducted over the past decades to improve diagnostic accuracy. Here, we provide an overview of the current diagnostic assessment process as well as of recent and ongoing developments to support diagnosis in terms of genetic evaluation, telemedicine, digital technologies, use of machine learning/artificial intelligence, and research on candidate diagnostic biomarkers. Genetic testing can meaningfully contribute to the assessment process, but caution is required when interpreting negative results, and more work is needed to strengthen the transferability of genetic information into clinical practice. Digital diagnostic and machine-learning-based analyses are emerging as promising approaches, but larger and more robust studies are needed. To date, there are no available diagnostic biomarkers. Moving forward, international collaborations may help develop multimodal datasets to identify biomarkers, ensure reproducibility, and support clinical translation., Competing Interests: Declaration of interests S.C. has declared reimbursement for travel and accommodation expenses from the Association for Child and Adolescent Central Health (ACAMH) in relation to lectures delivered for ACAMH, the Canadian ADHD Alliance Resource, and the British Association of Psychopharmacology and from Healthcare Convention for educational activity on ADHD, and S.C. has received honoraria from Medice. A.M.P. has been a consultant to and/or speaker for and has received honoraria from Servier, Sanofi, and Healx Limited. M.S. has received honoraria/has been a consultant for AbbVie, Angelini, Lundbeck, and Otsuka. P.F.-P. has received research fees from Lundbeck and received honoraria from Lundbeck, Angelini, Menarini, and Boehringer Ingelheim., (Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

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2025
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47. Socioeconomic status and imitation on language acquisition in a sample of preschool children.

Author

De Giacomo A, Coppola A, Tricarico T, Terrenzio V, Margari M, Petruzzelli MG, and Craig F

Subjects
Child Language, Child, Preschool, Comprehension, Educational Status, Female, Humans, Male, Mothers, Poverty, Schools, Nursery, Speech Production Measurement, Language Development, Social Class
Abstract

Aim: This study examines the effects of socioeconomic status (SES) on language acquisition in preschool children. It also evaluates the differences between the development of spontaneous imitation and language skills in verbal and nonverbal children., Methods: New Reynell Developmental Language Scales (NRDLS) was administered to a sample of 60 children aged from 3 years to 5 years and 11 months, with apparently normal language development. The NRDLS were administered in a public nursery school in a poor area of Bari and to a private nursery school in the "Noicattaro" residential district, in order to differentiate SES. The NRDLS identified 19 nonverbal children and 41 verbal children., Results: SES does not affect the process of language acquisition, although the mother's schooldegree improves the child's language capacity. Analysis of mean scores on the NRDLS imitation items revealed a statistically significant difference between the verbal and nonverbal group with more impairment/higher scores in nonverbal than the verbal group. These results suggest that 19 nonverbal children have specifically impaired imitation. These results are further discussed.

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2018
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