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  1. Article ; Online: Do Migration and Acculturation Impact Somatization? A Scoping Review.

    Barbati, Antonello / Geraci, Alessandro / Niro, Fabiana / Pezzi, Letizia / Sarchiapone, Marco

    International journal of environmental research and public health

    2022  Volume 19, Issue 23

    Abstract: Somatization is a phenomenon in which the individual experiences physical symptoms attributable to mental projections. It is a widely used term in common parlance to figuratively describe a stressful situation. Syndromes directly related to the mind have ...

    Abstract Somatization is a phenomenon in which the individual experiences physical symptoms attributable to mental projections. It is a widely used term in common parlance to figuratively describe a stressful situation. Syndromes directly related to the mind have been described; pathologies are influenced by somatization. However, the extent of somatization is also related to social and cultural factors. In fact, each culture expresses varying levels of somatization characteristic of the country of origin. A disease can even manifest with different symptoms in different ethnic groups. The migration process arises from the need for change on the part of those who undertake it and culminates in the integration of the person in the host country. This process induces changes in the person of a psychological nature, which also affects somatization. In fact, the most integrated subjects show levels of somatization comparable to those of the host country. These considerations support the thesis that psychological changes are an integral part of health and can affect the development of organic and somatized pathologies.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-11-30
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2175195-X
    ISSN 1660-4601 ; 1661-7827
    ISSN (online) 1660-4601
    ISSN 1661-7827
    DOI 10.3390/ijerph192316011
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  2. Article ; Online: Do Homicide Perpetrators Have Higher Rates of Delayed-Suicide Than the Other Offenders? Data from a Sample of the Inmate Population in Italy.

    Raddi, Silvia / Baralla, Francesca / D'Argenio, Alberto / Traverso, Simona / Sarchiapone, Marco / Marchetti, Marco

    International journal of environmental research and public health

    2022  Volume 19, Issue 24

    Abstract: Homicide-suicide can be defined as homicide followed by the suicide of the perpetrator shortly afterward. In the so-called "homicide-delayed suicide", homicide and suicide occur but within a wide and not strictly defined timeframe. This study analyzes ... ...

    Abstract Homicide-suicide can be defined as homicide followed by the suicide of the perpetrator shortly afterward. In the so-called "homicide-delayed suicide", homicide and suicide occur but within a wide and not strictly defined timeframe. This study analyzes data concerning the suicide of 667 inmates in Italy between 2002 and 2015, considering homicide perpetrators compared to all offenders. The analyses revealed that inmates who had committed homicide were more likely to commit suicide (71% versus 45%; χ2 = 10.952,
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-12-17
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2175195-X
    ISSN 1660-4601 ; 1661-7827
    ISSN (online) 1660-4601
    ISSN 1661-7827
    DOI 10.3390/ijerph192416991
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  3. Article: Psychosocial Suicide Prevention Interventions in the Elderly: A Mini-Review of the Literature.

    Zeppegno, Patrizia / Gattoni, Eleonora / Mastrangelo, Martina / Gramaglia, Carla / Sarchiapone, Marco

    Frontiers in psychology

    2019  Volume 9, Page(s) 2713

    Abstract: In Europe the elderly population is projected to increase from 18.5% (93.9 million) in 2014 to 28.7% (149.1 million) by 2080. In the United States it is estimated that by 2030 more than 20% of the population will be aged 65 years or over. This specific ... ...

    Abstract In Europe the elderly population is projected to increase from 18.5% (93.9 million) in 2014 to 28.7% (149.1 million) by 2080. In the United States it is estimated that by 2030 more than 20% of the population will be aged 65 years or over. This specific population is at high risk of unrecognized or untreated psychiatric illnesses and suicide. It is well known that completed suicide rate increases with age in both men and women. Although elderly people attempt suicide less often than other age groups, they show a higher completion rate. Generally, the methods chosen by elderly are more lethal, the intent is more serious, they are more determined, and they show fewer warning signs than the younger population. A recent systematic review and meta-analysis of psychosocial intervention, following self-harm in adults, found that cognitive behavioral therapy was the most effective therapy in these patients. Unfortunately, there have been few reported trials of other potentially effective interventions. Because the scientific literature on psychosocial suicide prevention interventions in the elderly is still scant, we conducted a mini-review in order to take stock of the situation. Studies were identified through electronic searches of the Cochrane library, MEDLINE, Scopus and the Web of Science databases. PRISMA guidelines were followed and only seven articles met the inclusion criteria. No firm conclusions can be drawn about this topic because there is still very little data and studies use inconsistent outcome measures and designs. Nonetheless, the existing data suggests that psychosocial interventions are promising.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-01-09
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2563826-9
    ISSN 1664-1078
    ISSN 1664-1078
    DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02713
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  4. Article ; Online: Serious and persistent suicidality among European sexual minority youth.

    Gambadauro, Pietro / Carli, Vladimir / Wasserman, Danuta / Balazs, Judit / Sarchiapone, Marco / Hadlaczky, Gergö

    PloS one

    2020  Volume 15, Issue 10, Page(s) e0240840

    Abstract: Background: Suicide is a leading cause of death among adolescents and more knowledge from high risk groups is needed in order to develop effective preventive strategies. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between sexual minority ... ...

    Abstract Background: Suicide is a leading cause of death among adolescents and more knowledge from high risk groups is needed in order to develop effective preventive strategies. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between sexual minority status and suicidality in a multinational sample of European school pupils.
    Methods: A self-report questionnaire was delivered to 2046 adolescents (mean age 15.34±1.01; 56.3% females) recruited from 27 randomly selected schools in 6 European countries. Suicidal ideation, measured with the Paykel Suicide Scale (PSS), and lifetime suicide attempts were compared between heterosexual and sexual minority (i.e. those with a non-heterosexual orientation) youth. Poisson regression analyses studied the longitudinal association between sexual minority status and the rate of serious suicidal ideation, measured at three time-points during a 4-month period. Several variables, including alcohol and illegal drugs use, bullying, family interaction, school-related stress, economic status, and religiosity, were included in multivariable analysis. Sex-stratified analyses evaluated the association respectively among females and males.
    Results: Of 1958 pupils included in analysis (mean age 15.35±1.00; females 56.8%), 214 (10.9%) were categorized as sexual minority youth (SMY). When compared to heterosexual youth (HSY), SMY were significantly more exposed to substance abuse, bullying, school-related stress, and lower economic status. SMY pupils had significantly higher suicidal ideation scores (p<0.001; r 0.145) as well as higher prevalence of serious suicidal ideation (odds ratio [OR] 2.64, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.83-3.79) and previous suicide attempts (OR 2.72, 95%CI 1.77-4.18), compared to their HSY peers. The rate of serious suicidal ideation reports during the study was significantly higher among SMY compared to HSY (rate ratio [RR] 2.55, 95%CI 1.90-3.43). A significant difference was found even when controlling for the pupils' country as well as after adjustment for alcohol and illegal drugs use, bullying, family interaction, school-related stress, economic status, and religiosity (adjusted RR 1.73, 95%CI 1.23-2.48). Stratified analyses showed significant associations between SMY status and persistent serious suicidal ideation for both sexes, with a notably strong association among male pupils (females aRR 1.51, 95%CI 1.01-2.24; males aRR 3.84, 95%CI 1.94-7.59).
    Conclusions: European sexual minority youth are a high-risk group for suicidality, independently from objective factors such as victimization or substance abuse. There is a need to develop primary and secondary preventive measures for sexual minority youth, including the management of context vulnerabilities and related distal stressors, before the establishment of proximal stressors. Context-targeting interventions may effectively focus on social and economic factors, as well as on the potentially different risk profile of female and male sexual minority youth.
    MeSH term(s) Adolescent ; Alcohol Drinking ; Bullying ; Economic Status ; Europe ; Female ; Heterosexuality ; Humans ; Male ; Odds Ratio ; Religion ; Self Report ; Sexual and Gender Minorities/psychology ; Stress, Psychological ; Substance-Related Disorders/pathology ; Suicidal Ideation ; Suicide, Attempted/psychology ; Suicide, Attempted/statistics & numerical data ; Surveys and Questionnaires
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-10-16
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ISSN 1932-6203
    ISSN (online) 1932-6203
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0240840
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  5. Article ; Online: Self-perceived workplace discrimination and mental health among immigrant workers in Italy: a cross-sectional study.

    Di Napoli, Anteo / Rossi, Alessandra / Baralla, Francesca / Ventura, Martina / Gatta, Rosaria / Perez, Monica / Sarchiapone, Marco / Mirisola, Concetta / Petrelli, Alessio

    BMC psychiatry

    2021  Volume 21, Issue 1, Page(s) 85

    Abstract: Background: The process of immigration is associated with poor mental and physical health. While the workplace represents an important context of social integration, previous studies evaluating the effect of discrimination experienced in the workplace ... ...

    Abstract Background: The process of immigration is associated with poor mental and physical health. While the workplace represents an important context of social integration, previous studies evaluating the effect of discrimination experienced in the workplace found worse mental health status among immigrants. The aim of this study was to investigate whether self-perceived workplace discrimination has any role in the mental health status of immigrants living and working in Italy, evaluating the contribution of other personal experiences, such as loneliness and life satisfaction.
    Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of 12,408 immigrants (aged 15-64) living and working in Italy. Data were derived from the first national survey on immigrants carried out by the Italian National Institute of Statistics (Istat). Mental health status was measured through the Mental Component Summary (MCS) of the SF-12 questionnaire. A linear multivariate linear regression was carried out to evaluate the association between mental health status, self-perceived workplace discrimination, and sociodemographic factors; path analysis was used to quantify the mediation effect of self-perceived loneliness, level of life satisfaction, and the Physical Component Summary (PCS).
    Results: Mental health status was inversely associated (p < 0.001) with self-perceived workplace discrimination (β:-1.737), self-perceived loneliness (β:-2.653), and physical health status (β:-0.089); it was directly associated with level of life satisfaction (β:1.122). As confirmed by the path analysis, the effect of self-perceived workplace discrimination on MCS was mediated by the other factors considered: self-perceived loneliness (11.9%), level of life satisfaction (20.7%), and physical health status (3.9%).
    Conclusions: Our study suggests that self-perceived workplace discrimination is associated with worse mental health status in immigrant workers through personal experiences in the workplace and explains the effect of the exposure to workplace discrimination on immigrants' psychological well-being. Our findings suggest that an overall public health response is needed to facilitate the social integration of immigrants and their access to health services, particularly those services that address mental health issues.
    MeSH term(s) Adolescent ; Adult ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Emigrants and Immigrants ; Health Status ; Humans ; Italy ; Mental Health ; Middle Aged ; Workplace ; Young Adult
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-02-09
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 1471-244X
    ISSN (online) 1471-244X
    DOI 10.1186/s12888-021-03077-6
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  6. Article: Clinical Correlates of Deliberate Self-Harm Among Migrant Trauma-Affected Subgroups.

    Baralla, Francesca / Ventura, Martina / Negay, Nikolay / Di Napoli, Anteo / Petrelli, Alessio / Mirisola, Concetta / Sarchiapone, Marco

    Frontiers in psychiatry

    2021  Volume 12, Page(s) 529361

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    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-09-22
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2564218-2
    ISSN 1664-0640
    ISSN 1664-0640
    DOI 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.529361
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  7. Article ; Online: Correction to: Investigating the effectiveness of three school based interventions for preventing psychotic experiences over a year period - a secondary data analysis study of a randomized control trial.

    Staines, Lorna / Healy, Colm / Corcoran, Paul / Keeley, Helen / Coughlan, Helen / McMahon, Elaine / Cotter, Padraig / Cotter, David / Kelleher, Ian / Wasserman, Camilla / Brunner, Romuald / Kaess, Michael / Sarchiapone, Marco / Hoven, Christina W / Carli, Vladimir / Wasserman, Danuta / Cannon, Mary

    BMC public health

    2023  Volume 23, Issue 1, Page(s) 553

    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-03-23
    Publishing country England
    Document type Published Erratum
    ZDB-ID 2041338-5
    ISSN 1471-2458 ; 1471-2458
    ISSN (online) 1471-2458
    ISSN 1471-2458
    DOI 10.1186/s12889-023-15461-w
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  8. Article ; Online: Investigating the effectiveness of three school based interventions for preventing psychotic experiences over a year period - a secondary data analysis study of a randomized control trial.

    Staines, Lorna / Healy, Colm / Corcoran, Paul / Keeley, Helen / Coughlan, Helen / McMahon, Elaine / Cotter, Padraig / Cotter, David / Kelleher, Ian / Wasserman, Camilla / Brunner, Romuald / Kaess, Michael / Sarchiapone, Marco / Hoven, Christina W / Carli, Vladimir / Wasserman, Danuta / Cannon, Mary

    BMC public health

    2023  Volume 23, Issue 1, Page(s) 219

    Abstract: Introduction: Psychotic experiences (PEs) are associated with increased risk of later mental disorders and so could be valuable in prevention studies. However, to date few intervention studies have examined PEs. Given this lack of evidence, in the ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: Psychotic experiences (PEs) are associated with increased risk of later mental disorders and so could be valuable in prevention studies. However, to date few intervention studies have examined PEs. Given this lack of evidence, in the current study a secondary data analysis was conducted on a clustered-randomized control trial (RCT) of 3 school based interventions to reduce suicidal behaviour, to investigate if these may reduce rates of PEs, and prevent PE, at 3-month and 1-year follow-up.
    Methods: The Irish site of the Saving and Empowering Young Lives in Europe study, trial registration (DRKS00000214), a cluster-RCT designed to examine the effect of school-based interventions on suicidal thoughts and behaviour. Seventeen schools (n = 1096) were randomly assigned to one of three intervention arms or a control arm. The interventions included a teacher training (gate-keeper) intervention, an interactive educational (universal-education) intervention, and a screening and integrated referral (selective-indicative) intervention. The primary outcome of this secondary data-analysis was reduction in point-prevalence of PEs at 12 months. A second analysis excluding those with PEs at baseline was conducted to examine prevention of PEs. Additional analysis was conducted of change in depression and anxiety scores (comparing those with/without PEs) in each arm of the intervention. Statistical analyses were conducted using mixed-effects modelling.
    Results: At 12-months, the screening and referral intervention was associated with a significant reduction in PEs (OR:0.12,95%CI[0.02-0.62]) compared to the control arm. The teacher training and education intervention did not show this effect. Prevention was also observed only in the screening and referral arm (OR:0.30,95%CI[0.09-0.97]). Participants with PEs showed higher levels of depression and anxiety symptoms, compared to those without, and different responses to the screening and referral intervention & universal-education intervention.
    Conclusions: This study provides the first evidence for a school based intervention that reduce & prevent PEs in adolescence. This intervention is a combination of a school-based screening for psychopathology and subsequent referral intervention significantly reduced PEs in adolescents. Although further research is needed, our findings point to the effectiveness of school-based programmes for prevention of future mental health problems.
    MeSH term(s) Adolescent ; Humans ; Secondary Data Analysis ; Mental Disorders ; Europe ; Schools ; Anxiety
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-01
    Publishing country England
    Document type Randomized Controlled Trial ; Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2041338-5
    ISSN 1471-2458 ; 1471-2458
    ISSN (online) 1471-2458
    ISSN 1471-2458
    DOI 10.1186/s12889-023-15107-x
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  9. Article ; Online: Low-activity alleles of the MAOA gene are associated with measures of hostility.

    Mandelli, Laura / Carli, Vladimir / Serretti, Alessandro / Sarchiapone, Marco

    Psychiatric genetics

    2015  Volume 25, Issue 5, Page(s) 215

    MeSH term(s) Alleles ; Hostility ; Humans ; Male ; Minisatellite Repeats ; Monoamine Oxidase/genetics ; Prisoners/psychology
    Chemical Substances Monoamine Oxidase (EC 1.4.3.4) ; monoamine oxidase A, human (EC 1.4.3.4.)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015-10
    Publishing country England
    Document type Letter
    ZDB-ID 1067837-2
    ISSN 1473-5873 ; 0955-8829
    ISSN (online) 1473-5873
    ISSN 0955-8829
    DOI 10.1097/YPG.0000000000000098
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  10. Article ; Online: Comparisons of prisoners who make or do not make suicide attempts and further who make one or multiple attempts.

    Roy, Alec / Carli, Vladimir / Sarchiapone, Marco / Branchey, Marc

    Archives of suicide research : official journal of the International Academy for Suicide Research

    2014  Volume 18, Issue 1, Page(s) 28–38

    Abstract: Suicidal behavior among prisoners is a major problem. The objective of this study was to compare prisoners who have made an attempt at suicide vs non-attempters and further to compare single vs multiple suicide attempts. Among 1,537 prisoners, 200 (13%) ... ...

    Abstract Suicidal behavior among prisoners is a major problem. The objective of this study was to compare prisoners who have made an attempt at suicide vs non-attempters and further to compare single vs multiple suicide attempts. Among 1,537 prisoners, 200 (13%) had a lifetime history of attempting suicide and 92 (6%) had made multiple attempts. Those who had made multiple or single attempts were compared on socio-demographic, developmental, personality, forensic, and psychiatric variables. In a re-analysis we also compared non-attempters with attempters in this larger sample. The comparison showed that prisoners who had made multiple attempts had experienced significantly more childhood trauma, were more introverted, less resilient, had a history of self-mutilation, and had more suicidal ideation. Anger and hostility scores and criminal and violence histories significantly differentiated prisoners who had attempted from those who had never attempted but they did not differentiate multiple from single attempters. Having a history of multiple attempts may be indicative of more severe psychopathology in prisoners, as found in other populations. These findings may be helpful in predicting which prisoner is at increased risk of exhibiting suicidal behavior while incarcerated and after release.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Adult Survivors of Child Abuse/psychology ; Aggression/psychology ; Anxiety/psychology ; Criminals/psychology ; Depression/psychology ; Humans ; Impulsive Behavior/psychology ; Italy ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Personality ; Personality Inventory ; Prisoners/psychology ; Recurrence ; Resilience, Psychological ; Risk Factors ; Suicidal Ideation ; Suicide, Attempted/psychology ; Violence
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1283671-0
    ISSN 1543-6136 ; 1381-1118
    ISSN (online) 1543-6136
    ISSN 1381-1118
    DOI 10.1080/13811118.2013.801816
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