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[Long-term course of treatment strategies in panic disorder: an update narrative review 1999-2010]Massimo Biondi
Unità Operativa Complessa di Psichiatria e Psicofarmacologia Clinica Dipartimento di Scienze Psichiatriche e Medicina Psicologica, Sapienza Universita di Roma
Riv Psichiatr 45:123-44. 2010....
Psychopathological features of irritable bowel syndrome patients with and without functional dyspepsia: a cross sectional studyDaria Piacentino
Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
BMC Gastroenterol 11:94. 2011..As a preliminary analysis, it also evaluated the psychopathological differences, if any, between IBS patients featuring the two Rome III-defined FD subtypes, i.e. postprandial distress syndrome (PDS) and epigastric pain syndrome (EPS)...- Increased maintenance of obsessive-compulsive disorder remission after integrated serotonergic treatment and cognitive psychotherapy compared with medication aloneMassimo Biondi
Psychiatric Clinic III, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy
Psychother Psychosom 74:123-8. 2005..Both medication and psychotherapy are effective in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). However, they both have disadvantages. We aimed at studying the long-term effectiveness of integrated treatment compared with medication alone... - Dimensional psychopathology of depression: detection of an 'activation' dimension in unipolar depressed outpatientsM Biondi
Clinica Psichiatrica III, Dipartimento di Scienze Psichiatriche e Medicina Psicologica, University La Sapienza of Rome, Viale dell Universita, 30 00185 Rome, Italy
J Affect Disord 84:133-9. 2005.... - Increased probability of remaining in remission from panic disorder with agoraphobia after drug treatment in patients who received concurrent cognitive-behavioural therapy: a follow-up studyMassimo Biondi
Psychiatric Clinic 3rd, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
Psychother Psychosom 72:34-42. 2003..Many short-term trials suggested that the combination of psychotherapy with medication might be more effective than either treatment alone. However, only few studies examined the long-term effectiveness of this combination... 
Psychiatric disorders in adult-onset focal dystonia: a case-control studyGiovanni Fabbrini
Department of Neurological Sciences and Neuromed Institute, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Mov Disord 25:459-65. 2010..The most common psychiatric features in patients with CD and BPS are depressive disorders...- Prolactin and thyroid hormone levels are associated with suicide attempts in psychiatric patientsMaurizio Pompili
Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs Suicide Prevention Center, Sant Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Psychiatry Res 200:389-94. 2012..Further studies may help in understanding how these findings can be used by clinicians in assessing suicide risk... - Psychiatric disorders in patients with essential tremorGiovanni Fabbrini
Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Parkinsonism Relat Disord 18:971-3. 2012..Previous studies have reported that a consistent proportion of patients with Essential Tremor may have psychiatric disorders but it is unclear whether these disorders are increased in frequency as compared to healthy subjects... - Memantine augmentation for refractory obsessive-compulsive disorderMassimo Pasquini
Department of Psychiatric Science and Psychological Medicine, University La Sapienza of Rome, Italy
Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 30:1173-5. 2006..Contrasting results, reflecting different subtypes of OCD, are discussed. We hypothesized that in certain OCD subtypes an agent that enhances memory for actions may promote a reduction in orbitofrontal activation... - [Clinician' emotional resonance as investigation tool: development and preliminary validation of a questionnaire]Laura Fonzi
Dipartimento di Scienze Psichiatriche, Sapienza Universita di Roma, Italy
Riv Psichiatr 46:250-64. 2011..Our aim is to develop an instrument to evaluate psychiatrist' experience induced by each patient. This paper describes the development and preliminary validation of this instrument... - Differences in depressive thoughts between major depressive disorder, IFN-alpha-induced depression, and depressive disorders among cancer patientsMassimo Pasquini
Department of Psychiatric Science and Psychological Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
J Psychosom Res 65:153-6. 2008..The objective of this study is to test the hypothesis that there are differences in the distribution of negative thoughts among major depressive disorders (MDD), depressive disorders among cancer patients, and IFN-alpha-induced depression... - What every psychiatrist should know about PANDAS: a reviewGermana Moretti
Department of Psychiatric Sciences and Psychological Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale dell Univeristà 30, 00185, Rome, Italy
Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health 4:13. 2008..Herein we discuss available data that could provide insight into pathophysiology of adult OCD, or might explain cases of treatment-resistance. We also review the latest research findings on diagnostic and treatment... - Psychopathological features of obsessive-compulsive disorder in an Italian family with Gilles de la Tourette syndrome not linked to the SLITRK1 geneMassimo Pasquini
Department of Psychiatric Science and Psychological Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Psychiatry Res 161:109-11. 2008..Ten patients were found to have obsessive-compulsive disorder in which tic-like compulsions predominated. The distinctive feature of this family is the high frequency of obsessive-compulsive disorder with various clinical phenotypes... - [Psychopathological comorbidity and quality of life in a sample of psychiatric patients]Antonino Buzzanca
Facoltà di Psicologia 1, Sapienza Universita di Roma
Riv Psichiatr 45:22-33. 2010..Further, we aim to explore correlations between multiplicity of disorders and quality of life... - Combined pharmacological and short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy for probable medication overuse headache: a pilot studyM Altieri
Department of Neurological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Cephalalgia 29:293-9. 2009..0, P = 0.047) and 12 months (OR 2.75, P = 0.005). Our study suggests that STPP in conjunction with drug withdrawal and prophylactic pharmacotherapy relieves headache symptoms in pMOH, reducing both long-term relapses and the burden of CM... - Treatment with β-blockers and incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder after cardiac surgery: a prospective observational studyLorenzo Tarsitani
Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 26:265-9. 2012..The aim was to investigate perioperative factors associated with the development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in patients who underwent cardiac surgery... - [Sensitive delusion of reference, rivisitation of a concept: clinical accounts on onset paranoid psychosis]Mauro Pallagrosi
Dipartimento di Neurologia e Osichiatria, Sapienza Universita di Roma, Italy
Riv Psichiatr 47:440-6. 2012..It is argued the utility and topicality of those psychopathological concepts that aren't commonly investigated, especially in the evaluation and management of onset paranoid psychosis in an emergency ward... - Attachment security and immunity in healthy womenAngelo Picardi
Center of Epidemiology and Health Surveillance and Promotion, Italian National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy
Psychosom Med 69:40-6. 2007..Attachment security is associated with health and possibly autonomic and endocrine reactivity to stress, however the relationship between attachment style and immune function has not yet been investigated... - The relationship between alexithymia and circulating cytokine levels in subjects undergoing upper endoscopyGabriele Mandarelli
Department of Psychiatric Sciences and Psychological Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Neuroimmunomodulation 18:37-44. 2011.... - Capgras-like syndrome in a patient with an acute urinary tract infectionMassimo Salviati
Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 9:139-42. 2013..Awareness of the prevalence of delusional misidentification syndromes associated with acute medical illness should promote diligence on the part of clinicians in recognizing this disorder... - Measuring depression with questions about well-being: a study on psychiatric outpatientsEmanuele Tarolla
Italian National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy
Riv Psichiatr 47:304-8. 2012..The aim of the present study was to test the reliability and validity of a depression rating scale including only positively-phrased items... - Core Depressive Symptoms In Depressed Cancer OutpatientsBMassimo Pasquini
Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Psychooncology Unit, Rome, Italy
Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health 7:178-81. 2011..We also aimed to detect potential differences between patient self-assessment and psychiatrist evaluation in classifying the severity of depression... - Aripiprazole augmentation in patients with resistant obsessive compulsive disorder: a pilot studyRoberto Delle Chiaie
Department of Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale dell Universita, 30 00185 Rome, Italy
Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health 7:107-11. 2011..This pilot study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness and tolerability of Aripiprazole for the augmentation of standard treatments in patients with resistant OCD... - Nicotine augmentation for refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder. A case reportMassimo Pasquini
Psychiatric Clinic III, University of Rome La Sapienza, Viale dell Universita, 30 00185 Roma, Italy
Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 29:157-9. 2005..The role of acetylcholine in the pathophysiology of OCD is not clear. The authors discuss the effect of nicotine on memory for actions... - Detection and treatment of depressive and anxiety disorders among cancer patients: feasibility and preliminary findings from a liaison service in an oncology divisionM Pasquini
Department of Psychiatric Science and Psychological Medicine, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
Depress Anxiety 23:441-8. 2006..Further randomized trials are needed to elaborate on our findings... - How does subjective experience of pain relate to psychopathology among psychiatric patients?Maurizio Pompili
Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Suicide Prevention Center Sant Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 34:534-40. 2012.... - Factors affecting interindividual differences in clozapine response: a review and case reportFrancesco Saverio Bersani
Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Hum Psychopharmacol 26:177-87. 2011..The necessity of monitoring the therapy is the result of a wide interindividual variability in the metabolism of clozapine. In this review, we highlight all the conditions underlying this variability, analyzing them one by one... - Only limited support for a role of psychosomatic factors in psoriasis. Results from a case-control studyAngelo Picardi
Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Dermatological Institute IDI IRCCS, Via dei Monti di Creta, 104 00167, Rome, Italy
J Psychosom Res 55:189-96. 2003..To investigate the role of stressful events, social support, attachment security and alexithymia in triggering or exacerbating psoriasis... - Quetiapine for tamoxifen-induced insomnia in women with breast cancerMassimo Pasquini
Dept of Psychiatric Science and Psychological Medicine, Psycho Oncology Unit, Sapienza, University of Rome, Viale dell Universita 30, 00185, Rome, Italy
Psychosomatics 50:159-61. 2009..Insomnia is a frequent adverse effect reported by women taking tamoxifen, an estradiol receptor-antagonist, for breast cancer... - Depression induced by treatment with interferon-alpha in patients affected by hepatitis C virusStefania Bonaccorso
Psychiatric Hospital, University 'La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
J Affect Disord 72:237-41. 2002..DISCUSSION: The results show that prolonged IFNalpha treatment may induce depressive symptoms and major depression in a considerable number of subjects... - Increased depressive ratings in patients with hepatitis C receiving interferon-alpha-based immunotherapy are related to interferon-alpha-induced changes in the serotonergic systemStefania Bonaccorso
Psychiatric Hospital, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
J Clin Psychopharmacol 22:86-90. 2002..It is suggested that the IFN-alpha-induced changes in the serotonergic turnover could play a role in the development of IFN-alpha-induced depressive symptoms... - Relevance of anger and irritability in outpatients with major depressive disorderM Pasquini
Department of Psychiatric Science and Psychological Medicine, University 'La Sapienza' of Rome, Rome, Italy
Psychopathology 37:155-60. 2004..Attachment theory suggests that anger might also be conceived as part of the protest-despair-detachment reaction to a loss, either actual or symbolic... - KBG syndrome in a cohort of Italian patientsFrancesco Brancati
CSS Hospital, IRCCS, San Giovanni Rotondo and CSS-Mendel Institute, Rome, Italy
Am J Med Genet A 131:144-9. 2004..Less common manisfestations were posterior fossa malformations, eye defects, and congenital heart defects... - Psychosomatic factors in first-onset alopecia areataA Picardi
Clinical Epidemiology Unit, IDI IRCCS, Rome, Italy
Psychosomatics 44:374-81. 2003..The results suggest that personality characteristics might modulate individual susceptibility to alopecia areata... - Stress, social support, emotional regulation, and exacerbation of diffuse plaque psoriasisA Picardi
Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Dermatological Institute IDI IRCCS, and the Department of Psychiatric Sciences and Psychological Medicine, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
Psychosomatics 46:556-64. 2005..Several physiological mechanisms involving the neuroendocrine and the immune system might mediate the interplay between stress, personality, and diffuse plaque psoriasis... - Attribution of improvement to medication and increased risk of relapse of panic disorder with agoraphobiaMassimo Biondi
Psychother Psychosom 72:110-1; author reply 111. 2003 - Higher levels of anger and aggressiveness in major depressive disorder than in anxiety and somatoform disordersAngelo Picardi
J Clin Psychiatry 65:442-3. 2004 - Symptom structure of acute mania: a factor study of the 24-item Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale in a national sample of patients hospitalized for a manic episodeAngelo Picardi
Italian National Institute of Health, Center of Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, Mental Health Unit, Viale Regina Elena, 299 00161 Rome, Italy
J Affect Disord 108:183-9. 2008..Most studies included not only manic patients, but also patients with a mixed episode or other severe mental disorders. We aimed at further elucidating the symptom structure of manic states...