Gian Maria Galeazzi
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 259840 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Gian Maria Galeazzi |
| NOMBRES | Gian Maria |
| APELLIDO | Galeazzi |
| FIRMA | GALEAZZI G M |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Modena and Reggio Emilia |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2706-3362 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 28 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 8 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 28 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2007 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Biopsychosocial Complexity of Revolving Door Admissions in an Acute Psychiatric Unit
BACKGROUND: Frequent psychiatric rehospitalizations, commonly referred to as revolving door (RD) pose major challenges to community mental healthcare system and may reflect patients' bio-psycho-social (BPS) complexity. AIMS: The aim of the current study was to investigate the association between BPS complexity and RD in an acute psychiatric hospital ward, located in a Northern Italy province serving around 500,000 inhabitants. METHODS: A retrospe…
Mental Health in Sexual and Gender Minority Populations
Involuntary psychiatric treatment in Reggio Emilia
Overall, prior coercion history and organizational factors appeared to play a more prominent role than demographic characteristics in shaping IPT-related outcomes. These findings highlight the importance of strengthening community-based alternatives, early intervention strategies, and bias-aware staff training to reduce reliance on coercive practices
From Policy to Practice
This study presents a research protocol employing the Delphi method to develop a consensus-based definition of the Life Project (LP) for autistic adults in the Italian context. LPs, conceived as individualized, person-centered plans, aim to promote autonomy, social inclusion, and quality of life through coordinated health and social care interventions. Despite recent legislative and policy advancements in Italy a unified operational definition an…
And is there no new thing under the sun? Retrospective study on the presence of stigmatizing articles in two Italian newspapers during the period 2006–2021
This study explores the representation of mental health in two prominent Italian newspapers, Corriere della Sera and La Repubblica, spanning from 2006 to 2021. The aim was to quantify articles containing mental health-related terms, assess their focus on mental health issues, detect stigmatizing content, analyze temporal trends, and find possible predictors of stigmatizing articles. The search utilized electronic archives, with evaluators categor…
Investigating the impact of poverty on mental illness in the UK Biobank using Mendelian randomization
It is unclear whether poverty and mental illness are causally related. Using UK Biobank and Psychiatric Genomic Consortium data, we examined evidence of causal links between poverty and nine mental illnesses (attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anorexia nervosa, anxiety disorder, autism spectrum disorder, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and schizophrenia).…
Italian health professionals on the mandatory Covid-19 vaccine
Italy was the first country in Europe to make vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory for healthcare professionals by imposing restrictions in cases of non-compliance. This study investigates the opinions of the Italian healthcare professionals' categories affected by the regulation. We performed a qualitative online survey: the questionnaire comprised both close- and open-ended questions. The final dataset included n = 4,677 valid responses. Resp…
Can a negative religious causal attribution of mental illness affect the phenomenon of public stigma
This study assessed, through an exploratory approach, how religion-based negative causal attributions of mental illness may be associated to stigmatising attitudes and behaviours that contribute to public stigma in an Italian convenience sample. All participants (N = 311; average age = 33 years, 38.6% male) completed a set of three questionnaires: Religious Beliefs and Mental Illness Stigma Scale, the Attribution Questionnaire 27 and the Mental H…
The impact of trauma, substance abuse, and psychiatric illness on suicidal and self-harm behaviours in a cohort of migrant detainees
BACKGROUND: According to the WHO, detainees attempt suicide ten times more than the general population. AIMS: To investigate the impact of migration trauma on Suicidal and Self-Harm Behaviours (SSHB) of migrants in jail and to explore how substance use and other psychiatric features affect this relationship. METHODS: Prospective cohort study, conducted at the 'Sant'Anna' jail in Modena (Italy) between February 2017 and September 2019. Socio-demog…
It’s All Covid’s Fault!”
Considering the persistence of the international emergency, effective strategies to anticipate, recognize and address distress in HCWs are essential, also because they may impact the organization and effectiveness of healthcare systems
Prevalence and Possible Predictors of Gambling Disorder in a Sample of Students in the Healthcare Professions
The Italian version of the South Oaks Gambling Screen questionnaire (SOGS) and a socio-demographic questionnaire were administered to a sample of 275 healthcare professions students aged 19 to 58 years (mean age = 22.17; females = 81.1%) to address the research objectives: to examine the prevalence and correlates of problem gambling in a population of university healthcare professions students in Italy. Among the sample, 8.7% ( n = 24) of partici…
Experience of discrimination during Covid-19 pandemic
Refugees and other migrants who had more difficulties in accessing health care and preventive measures against COVID-19 infection experienced worse mental health and increased discrimination. These negative effects appeared to be stronger for those with more insecure housing and residence status, highlighting from one side the specific risk of insecure housing in the impact of COVID-19 upon mental health and infection protection, and for another …
Translation and Validation of an Italian Language Version of the Religious Beliefs and Mental Illness Stigma Scale (I-RBMIS)
The Covid-19 recession might increase discriminating attitudes toward LGBT people and mental health problems due to minority stress
Transition Between Sensitive Delusion of Reference and Mood Disorder
The Sensitive Delusion of Reference is a clinical entity described by Ernst Kretschmer and never integrated into mainstream nosographic systems. It represents the possibility of developing psychosis starting from a personality characterized by sensitivity, scrupulousness, and fear of judgment of others. The presentation of the following clinical case highlights how the overlap between this clinical entity and mood disorders leads to characteristi…
Diagnostic Agreement between Physicians and a Consultation–Liaison Psychiatry Team at a General Hospital
Consultation-liaison psychiatry (CLP) manages psychiatric care for patients admitted to a general hospital (GH) for somatic reasons. We evaluated patterns in psychiatric morbidity, reasons for referral and diagnostic concordance between referring doctors and CL psychiatrists. Referrals over the course of 20 years (2000-2019) made by the CLP Service at Modena GH (Italy) were retrospectively analyzed. Cohen's kappa statistics were used to estimate …
Time Waits for No One
The primary aim is to describe the changes in the knowledge of mental health conditions, the attitudes toward the mentally ill, and the intended behaviour towards people with mental illness among the entire student population of the third year of a degree course in Psychology. A total of 570 students attended a seminar on stigma towards mental illness and were invited to complete an online survey which collected data on sociodemographic character…
Users’ choice and change of allocated primary mental health professional in community-based mental health services
BACKGROUND: The recovery model in mental health care emphasizes users' right to be involved in key decisions of their care, including choice of one's primary mental health professional (PMHP). AIMS: The aim of this article was to provide a scoping review of the literature on the topic of users' choice, request of change and preferences for the PMHP in community mental health services. METHOD: A search of the PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Scien…
Is Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry ‘Getting Old’? How Psychiatry Referrals in the General Hospital Have Changed over 20 Years
There is an ever-growing awareness of the health-related special needs of older patients, and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Services (CLPS) are significantly involved in providing such age-friendly hospital care. CLPS perform psychiatric assessment for hospitalized patients with suspected medical-psychiatric comorbidity and support ward teams in a bio-psycho-social oriented care management. Changes in features of the population referred to a CL…
Stigma on Mental Health among High School Students
The purpose of this study was to describe the psychometric characteristics of the AQ-27-I in a high school student population. Students aged between 17 and 20 years and attending the fourth and fifth year of a scientific high school in Milan were approached at the school and were asked to fill in an anonymous socio-demographic form and the AQ-27-I. Cronbach's alpha was used to estimate the instrument reliability and confirmatory factor analysis (…
Clinical and Socio-demographic Variables Associated with the Outcome of Vocational Rehabilitation Programs
Minority stress and mental health among LGBT populations
INTRODUCTION: In the past five years, researchers have increasingly turned to the study of mental health outcomes in LGBt populations.the present paper summarizes recent literature on the relationship between minority stress experienced by sexual minorities and mental health.eViDeNce acQUisitiON: PsyciNFO, PubMed, and the eBscO Psychology and Behavioral science collection were searched for papers concerning minority stress and mental health dispa…
How to Measure Knowledge About Mental Disorders? Validation of the Italian Version of the Maks
Impact of the economic crisis on health-related behaviors in Italy
BACKGROUND: Evidence exists supporting the impact of the Great Recession on health-related behaviors internationally, though few studies are available concerning the Italian population. AIM: To assess the impact of the late 2000s economic crisis on health-related behaviors linked to population mental health in Italy. METHODS: Descriptive study. Health indicators came from the Italian Institute of Statistics database (years 2000-2015). Statistics …
Subjective quality of life in war-affected populations
Both posttraumatic stress symptoms and aspects of the post-war environment independently influence SQOL in war-affected populations. Aid programmes to improve wellbeing following the traumatic war events should include both treatment of posttraumatic symptoms and social interventions
Experience of human rights violations and subsequent mental disorders - A study following the war in the Balkans
Constraints Perceived by Psychiatrists Working in Community Mental Health Services. Development and Pilot Study of a Novel Instrument
Investigating the impact of poverty on mental illness in the UK Biobank using Mendelian randomization
It is unclear whether poverty and mental illness are causally related. Using UK Biobank and Psychiatric Genomic Consortium data, we examined evidence of causal links between poverty and nine mental illnesses (attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anorexia nervosa, anxiety disorder, autism spectrum disorder, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and schizophrenia).…
Constraints Perceived by Psychiatrists Working in Community Mental Health Services. Development and Pilot Study of a Novel Instrument
Experience of human rights violations and subsequent mental disorders - A study following the war in the Balkans
Factors associated with mental disorders in long-settled war refugees
BACKGROUND: Prevalence rates of mental disorders are frequently increased in long-settled war refugees. However, substantial variation in prevalence rates across studies and countries remain unexplained. AIMS: To test whether the same sociodemographic characteristics, war experiences and post-migration stressors are associated with mental disorders in similar refugee groups resettled in different countries. METHOD: Mental disorders were assessed …
Subjective quality of life in war-affected populations
Both posttraumatic stress symptoms and aspects of the post-war environment independently influence SQOL in war-affected populations. Aid programmes to improve wellbeing following the traumatic war events should include both treatment of posttraumatic symptoms and social interventions
Impact of the economic crisis on health-related behaviors in Italy
BACKGROUND: Evidence exists supporting the impact of the Great Recession on health-related behaviors internationally, though few studies are available concerning the Italian population. AIM: To assess the impact of the late 2000s economic crisis on health-related behaviors linked to population mental health in Italy. METHODS: Descriptive study. Health indicators came from the Italian Institute of Statistics database (years 2000-2015). Statistics …
Minority stress and mental health among LGBT populations
INTRODUCTION: In the past five years, researchers have increasingly turned to the study of mental health outcomes in LGBt populations.the present paper summarizes recent literature on the relationship between minority stress experienced by sexual minorities and mental health.eViDeNce acQUisitiON: PsyciNFO, PubMed, and the eBscO Psychology and Behavioral science collection were searched for papers concerning minority stress and mental health dispa…
How to Measure Knowledge About Mental Disorders? Validation of the Italian Version of the Maks
Users’ choice and change of allocated primary mental health professional in community-based mental health services
BACKGROUND: The recovery model in mental health care emphasizes users' right to be involved in key decisions of their care, including choice of one's primary mental health professional (PMHP). AIMS: The aim of this article was to provide a scoping review of the literature on the topic of users' choice, request of change and preferences for the PMHP in community mental health services. METHOD: A search of the PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Scien…
Is Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry ‘Getting Old’? How Psychiatry Referrals in the General Hospital Have Changed over 20 Years
There is an ever-growing awareness of the health-related special needs of older patients, and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Services (CLPS) are significantly involved in providing such age-friendly hospital care. CLPS perform psychiatric assessment for hospitalized patients with suspected medical-psychiatric comorbidity and support ward teams in a bio-psycho-social oriented care management. Changes in features of the population referred to a CL…
Stigma on Mental Health among High School Students
The purpose of this study was to describe the psychometric characteristics of the AQ-27-I in a high school student population. Students aged between 17 and 20 years and attending the fourth and fifth year of a scientific high school in Milan were approached at the school and were asked to fill in an anonymous socio-demographic form and the AQ-27-I. Cronbach's alpha was used to estimate the instrument reliability and confirmatory factor analysis (…
Clinical and Socio-demographic Variables Associated with the Outcome of Vocational Rehabilitation Programs
Translation and Validation of an Italian Language Version of the Religious Beliefs and Mental Illness Stigma Scale (I-RBMIS)
The Covid-19 recession might increase discriminating attitudes toward LGBT people and mental health problems due to minority stress
Transition Between Sensitive Delusion of Reference and Mood Disorder
The Sensitive Delusion of Reference is a clinical entity described by Ernst Kretschmer and never integrated into mainstream nosographic systems. It represents the possibility of developing psychosis starting from a personality characterized by sensitivity, scrupulousness, and fear of judgment of others. The presentation of the following clinical case highlights how the overlap between this clinical entity and mood disorders leads to characteristi…
Diagnostic Agreement between Physicians and a Consultation–Liaison Psychiatry Team at a General Hospital
Consultation-liaison psychiatry (CLP) manages psychiatric care for patients admitted to a general hospital (GH) for somatic reasons. We evaluated patterns in psychiatric morbidity, reasons for referral and diagnostic concordance between referring doctors and CL psychiatrists. Referrals over the course of 20 years (2000-2019) made by the CLP Service at Modena GH (Italy) were retrospectively analyzed. Cohen's kappa statistics were used to estimate …
Time Waits for No One
The primary aim is to describe the changes in the knowledge of mental health conditions, the attitudes toward the mentally ill, and the intended behaviour towards people with mental illness among the entire student population of the third year of a degree course in Psychology. A total of 570 students attended a seminar on stigma towards mental illness and were invited to complete an online survey which collected data on sociodemographic character…
Italian health professionals on the mandatory Covid-19 vaccine
Italy was the first country in Europe to make vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory for healthcare professionals by imposing restrictions in cases of non-compliance. This study investigates the opinions of the Italian healthcare professionals' categories affected by the regulation. We performed a qualitative online survey: the questionnaire comprised both close- and open-ended questions. The final dataset included n = 4,677 valid responses. Resp…
Can a negative religious causal attribution of mental illness affect the phenomenon of public stigma
This study assessed, through an exploratory approach, how religion-based negative causal attributions of mental illness may be associated to stigmatising attitudes and behaviours that contribute to public stigma in an Italian convenience sample. All participants (N = 311; average age = 33 years, 38.6% male) completed a set of three questionnaires: Religious Beliefs and Mental Illness Stigma Scale, the Attribution Questionnaire 27 and the Mental H…
The impact of trauma, substance abuse, and psychiatric illness on suicidal and self-harm behaviours in a cohort of migrant detainees
BACKGROUND: According to the WHO, detainees attempt suicide ten times more than the general population. AIMS: To investigate the impact of migration trauma on Suicidal and Self-Harm Behaviours (SSHB) of migrants in jail and to explore how substance use and other psychiatric features affect this relationship. METHODS: Prospective cohort study, conducted at the 'Sant'Anna' jail in Modena (Italy) between February 2017 and September 2019. Socio-demog…
It’s All Covid’s Fault!”
Considering the persistence of the international emergency, effective strategies to anticipate, recognize and address distress in HCWs are essential, also because they may impact the organization and effectiveness of healthcare systems
Prevalence and Possible Predictors of Gambling Disorder in a Sample of Students in the Healthcare Professions
The Italian version of the South Oaks Gambling Screen questionnaire (SOGS) and a socio-demographic questionnaire were administered to a sample of 275 healthcare professions students aged 19 to 58 years (mean age = 22.17; females = 81.1%) to address the research objectives: to examine the prevalence and correlates of problem gambling in a population of university healthcare professions students in Italy. Among the sample, 8.7% ( n = 24) of partici…
Experience of discrimination during Covid-19 pandemic
Refugees and other migrants who had more difficulties in accessing health care and preventive measures against COVID-19 infection experienced worse mental health and increased discrimination. These negative effects appeared to be stronger for those with more insecure housing and residence status, highlighting from one side the specific risk of insecure housing in the impact of COVID-19 upon mental health and infection protection, and for another …
And is there no new thing under the sun? Retrospective study on the presence of stigmatizing articles in two Italian newspapers during the period 2006–2021
This study explores the representation of mental health in two prominent Italian newspapers, Corriere della Sera and La Repubblica, spanning from 2006 to 2021. The aim was to quantify articles containing mental health-related terms, assess their focus on mental health issues, detect stigmatizing content, analyze temporal trends, and find possible predictors of stigmatizing articles. The search utilized electronic archives, with evaluators categor…
Investigating the impact of poverty on mental illness in the UK Biobank using Mendelian randomization
It is unclear whether poverty and mental illness are causally related. Using UK Biobank and Psychiatric Genomic Consortium data, we examined evidence of causal links between poverty and nine mental illnesses (attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anorexia nervosa, anxiety disorder, autism spectrum disorder, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and schizophrenia).…
From Policy to Practice
This study presents a research protocol employing the Delphi method to develop a consensus-based definition of the Life Project (LP) for autistic adults in the Italian context. LPs, conceived as individualized, person-centered plans, aim to promote autonomy, social inclusion, and quality of life through coordinated health and social care interventions. Despite recent legislative and policy advancements in Italy a unified operational definition an…
Psychiatry (21 obras) · Medicine (18 obras) · Psychology (17 obras) · Mental health (16 obras) · Clinical Psychology (14 obras) · Clinical Psychology (9 obras) · Mental Health Treatment and Access (9 obras) · Social Psychology (6 obras) · Employment and Welfare Studies (5 obras) · Environmental health (5 obras)