Giuseppe Carrà
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 4618734 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Giuseppe Carrà |
| PRENOMES | Giuseppe |
| SOBRENOME | Carrà |
| ASSINATURA | CARRÀ G |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Milano-Bicocca |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6877-6169 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 25 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 18 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 25 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2014 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Metabolomics biomarkers for precision psychiatry
Mental disorders remain diagnosed primarily through symptom-based classification systems that overlook biological heterogeneity, preventing the identification of mechanistically distinct patient subgroups and precluding pathophysiology-guided treatment selection. Metabolomics offers a promising pathway towards precision psychiatry by capturing dynamic biochemical readouts at the functional endpoint of the omics cascade, integrating genetic, envir…
Defining terminology and outcome measures for evaluating overdose response technology
Digital mental health in Italy
National initiatives should firstly address education and training needs of the youngest mental health professionals, particularly those without a mentor/supervisor experienced in providing DMH/DP and in educating younger professionals in the digital clinical practice. Sex-sensitive consolidating strategies should be implemented in those mental health services already digitalized. Longitudinal studies should evaluate the efficacy in the long-term…
Promoting healthy aging through intergenerational exchange and digital empowerment
ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier NCT06162871
Mental health and loneliness in university students
Background: The transition to university often leads to increased demands and changes in lifestyle habits, which may affect mental health. In particular, loneliness could play a key role in the onset of psychological distress. Although many patterns are consistent across countries, cultural differences may influence students’ mental health and feelings of loneliness. Aims: The aim of this study was thus to examine mental health domains and their …
Influence of prior contact with community mental health services on first inpatient psychiatric admission for ethnic minorities
BACKGROUND: Research has extensively documented inequalities in inpatient psychiatric care provided to people of minoritized ethnic groups. Nonetheless, the role of their previous engagement with community mental health care has been little studied. AIMS: We aimed at exploring whether previous clinical care can influence key domains of subsequent psychiatric inpatient care for people of ethnic minorities. METHODS: We identified patients with a fi…
Longitudinal outcomes of a work inclusion program in mental health departments in the city of Milan
Background: Work functioning impairment is a key diagnostic and prognostic criterion in patients with psychiatric disorders and work inclusion is a major goal of their therapeutic pathway. Since 2009, the Regional Innovative Program (PIR) TR106, promoted by ASST Fatebenefratelli-Sacco of Milan in collaboration with other Departments of Mental Health and Addictions (DSMDs) in the town of Milan (Italy), has been developing the employment inclusion …
The effect of social media and infodemic on mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic
On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the status of pandemic due to the COVID-19 infection. The initial phases of the pandemic were characterized by uncertainty and public fears. In order to cope with such unexpected conditions, people adopted different coping strategies, including search for information, accessing Internet, and using social media. The present study based on the COMET collaborative research network aim…
Mental Health and Covid-19 in University Students
Mental health support for students has an essential role, and measures that encourage communication and social connectedness are likely to be beneficial
A longitudinal analysis of a work inclusion model for psychiatric patients in the Mental Health Departments of the city of Milan
BACKGROUND: Work functioning impairment is a key diagnostic and transnosographic criterion for psychiatric disorders in both DSM-5 and ICD-11. Occupational inclusion is a fundamental aspect of the care path for patients attending the territorial services provided by the Italian Mental Health and Addiction Departments (DSMDs). Since 2009, the Regional Innovative Programme (PIR) TR106, promoted by the Fatebenefratelli-Sacco hospital of Milan, Italy…
Covid-19-Related Social Isolation Predispose to Problematic Internet and Online Video Gaming Use in Italy
COVID-19 pandemic and its related containment measures have been associated with increased levels of stress, anxiety and depression in the general population. While the use of digital media has been greatly promoted by national governments and international authorities to maintain social contacts and healthy lifestyle behaviors, its increased access may also bear the risk of inappropriate or excessive use of internet-related resources. The presen…
Professionals’ Digital Training for Child Maltreatment Prevention in the Covid-19 Era
The responsiveness of professionals working with children and families is of key importance for child maltreatment early identification. However, this might be undermined when multifaceted circumstances, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, reduce interdisciplinary educational activities. Thanks to technological developments, digital platforms seem promising in dealing with new challenges for professionals' training. We examined a digital approach to c…
The Role of Attitudes Toward Medication and Treatment Adherence in the Clinical Response to LAIs
Background: Long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotics are efficacious in managing psychotic symptoms in people affected by severe mental disorders, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. The present study aimed to investigate whether attitude toward treatment and treatment adherence represent predictors of symptoms changes over time. Methods: The STAR Network "Depot Study" was a naturalistic, multicenter, observational, prospective study t…
Loneliness in Young Adults During the First Wave of Covid-19 Lockdown
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the mental and physical health of the general population at any age, but it is expected to have a protracted and severe consequences for younger populations. The pandemic has had several consequences on mental health including anger and irritability, depressive symptoms and somatic complaints, insomnia, lack of motivation, and loneliness. In particular, loneliness and its related negative feelings are thought to…
Family members’ perspectives of child protection services, a metasynthesis of the literature
This metasynthesis brings together what is known about family members’ perspectives of their relationship with social care practitioners as a starting point for developing a pan-European training resource for practitioners. Four databases were searched for qualitative literature with search terms relating to family members and social care practitioners. After the application of inclusion and exclusion criteria, 35 studies were critically appraise…
Effects of the lockdown on the mental health of the general population during the Covid-19 pandemic in Italy
Background The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is an unprecedented traumatic event influencing the healthcare, economic, and social welfare systems worldwide. In order to slow the infection rates, lockdown has been implemented almost everywhere. Italy, one of the countries most severely affected, entered the “lockdown” on March 8, 2020. Methods The COvid Mental hEalth Trial (COMET) network includes 10 Italian university sites and the…
The Impact of Quarantine and Physical Distancing Following Covid-19 on Mental Health
The COVID-19 pandemic and its related containment measures-mainly physical distancing and isolation-are having detrimental consequences on the mental health of the general population worldwide. In particular, frustration, loneliness, and worries about the future are common reactions and represent well-known risk factors for several mental disorders, including anxiety, affective, and post-traumatic stress disorders. The vast majority of available …
Detecting Binge Drinking and Alcohol-Related Risky Behaviours from Twitter’s Users
Binge Drinking (BD) is a common risky behaviour that people hardly report to healthcare professionals, although it is not uncommon to find, instead, personal communications related to alcohol-related behaviors on social media. By following a data-driven approach focusing on User-Generated Content, we aimed to detect potential binge drinkers through the investigation of their language and shared topics. First, we gathered Twitter threads quoting B…
Poverty matters
BACKGROUND:: Little is known about the influence of contextual characteristics on comorbid substance use and serious mental illness (SMI). AIMS:: To explore the role of poverty on comorbid SMI and cannabis use. METHODS:: We used data from the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, considering those in poverty, with income under 100% of the US poverty threshold. RESULTS:: People in poverty were more likely to suffer from concurrent SMI and c…
Early Post-stroke Depression and Mortality
Background: Post-stroke depression (PSD) is a common and serious complication after stroke. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we evaluated the association between early PSD and mortality, considering depressive symptoms occurring within the first 3 months after the neurological event. Methods: This meta-analysis was conducted following Meta-analysis Of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (MOOSE) guidelines and based on studies indexe…
Disentangling the Association Between Child Abuse and Eating Disorders
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to estimate the association between distinct types of child abuse--sexual (CSA), physical (CPA), and emotional (CEA)--and different eating disorders (EDs). METHODS: Electronic databases were searched through January 2014. Studies reporting rates of CSA, CPA, and CEA in people with anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), and binge eating disorder (BED), as compared with indiv…
Perceived insecurity, mental health and urbanization
AIMS: This article aims to (1) explore the levels of perceived insecurity in a sample of patients with mood or anxiety disorders and (2) assess whether living in 'big cities' can influence the levels of patients' perceived insecurity and social contacts compared to living in a non-urbanized context. METHODS: A total of 24 Italian mental health centers (MHCs) have been invited to participate. Twenty patients consecutively accessing the MHC have be…
The developmental effects of media-ideal internalization and self-objectification processes on adolescents’ negative body-feelings, dietary restraint, and binge eating
The Social Appearance Anxiety Scale in Italian Adolescent Populations
Testing the original and the extended dual-pathway model of lack of control over eating in adolescent girls. A two-year longitudinal study
Testing the original and the extended dual-pathway model of lack of control over eating in adolescent girls. A two-year longitudinal study
Family members’ perspectives of child protection services, a metasynthesis of the literature
This metasynthesis brings together what is known about family members’ perspectives of their relationship with social care practitioners as a starting point for developing a pan-European training resource for practitioners. Four databases were searched for qualitative literature with search terms relating to family members and social care practitioners. After the application of inclusion and exclusion criteria, 35 studies were critically appraise…
Testing the original and the extended dual-pathway model of lack of control over eating in adolescent girls. A two-year longitudinal study
The developmental effects of media-ideal internalization and self-objectification processes on adolescents’ negative body-feelings, dietary restraint, and binge eating
The Social Appearance Anxiety Scale in Italian Adolescent Populations
Disentangling the Association Between Child Abuse and Eating Disorders
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to estimate the association between distinct types of child abuse--sexual (CSA), physical (CPA), and emotional (CEA)--and different eating disorders (EDs). METHODS: Electronic databases were searched through January 2014. Studies reporting rates of CSA, CPA, and CEA in people with anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), and binge eating disorder (BED), as compared with indiv…
Perceived insecurity, mental health and urbanization
AIMS: This article aims to (1) explore the levels of perceived insecurity in a sample of patients with mood or anxiety disorders and (2) assess whether living in 'big cities' can influence the levels of patients' perceived insecurity and social contacts compared to living in a non-urbanized context. METHODS: A total of 24 Italian mental health centers (MHCs) have been invited to participate. Twenty patients consecutively accessing the MHC have be…
Poverty matters
BACKGROUND:: Little is known about the influence of contextual characteristics on comorbid substance use and serious mental illness (SMI). AIMS:: To explore the role of poverty on comorbid SMI and cannabis use. METHODS:: We used data from the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, considering those in poverty, with income under 100% of the US poverty threshold. RESULTS:: People in poverty were more likely to suffer from concurrent SMI and c…
Early Post-stroke Depression and Mortality
Background: Post-stroke depression (PSD) is a common and serious complication after stroke. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we evaluated the association between early PSD and mortality, considering depressive symptoms occurring within the first 3 months after the neurological event. Methods: This meta-analysis was conducted following Meta-analysis Of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (MOOSE) guidelines and based on studies indexe…
Effects of the lockdown on the mental health of the general population during the Covid-19 pandemic in Italy
Background The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is an unprecedented traumatic event influencing the healthcare, economic, and social welfare systems worldwide. In order to slow the infection rates, lockdown has been implemented almost everywhere. Italy, one of the countries most severely affected, entered the “lockdown” on March 8, 2020. Methods The COvid Mental hEalth Trial (COMET) network includes 10 Italian university sites and the…
The Impact of Quarantine and Physical Distancing Following Covid-19 on Mental Health
The COVID-19 pandemic and its related containment measures-mainly physical distancing and isolation-are having detrimental consequences on the mental health of the general population worldwide. In particular, frustration, loneliness, and worries about the future are common reactions and represent well-known risk factors for several mental disorders, including anxiety, affective, and post-traumatic stress disorders. The vast majority of available …
Detecting Binge Drinking and Alcohol-Related Risky Behaviours from Twitter’s Users
Binge Drinking (BD) is a common risky behaviour that people hardly report to healthcare professionals, although it is not uncommon to find, instead, personal communications related to alcohol-related behaviors on social media. By following a data-driven approach focusing on User-Generated Content, we aimed to detect potential binge drinkers through the investigation of their language and shared topics. First, we gathered Twitter threads quoting B…
The Role of Attitudes Toward Medication and Treatment Adherence in the Clinical Response to LAIs
Background: Long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotics are efficacious in managing psychotic symptoms in people affected by severe mental disorders, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. The present study aimed to investigate whether attitude toward treatment and treatment adherence represent predictors of symptoms changes over time. Methods: The STAR Network "Depot Study" was a naturalistic, multicenter, observational, prospective study t…
Loneliness in Young Adults During the First Wave of Covid-19 Lockdown
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the mental and physical health of the general population at any age, but it is expected to have a protracted and severe consequences for younger populations. The pandemic has had several consequences on mental health including anger and irritability, depressive symptoms and somatic complaints, insomnia, lack of motivation, and loneliness. In particular, loneliness and its related negative feelings are thought to…
Family members’ perspectives of child protection services, a metasynthesis of the literature
This metasynthesis brings together what is known about family members’ perspectives of their relationship with social care practitioners as a starting point for developing a pan-European training resource for practitioners. Four databases were searched for qualitative literature with search terms relating to family members and social care practitioners. After the application of inclusion and exclusion criteria, 35 studies were critically appraise…
A longitudinal analysis of a work inclusion model for psychiatric patients in the Mental Health Departments of the city of Milan
BACKGROUND: Work functioning impairment is a key diagnostic and transnosographic criterion for psychiatric disorders in both DSM-5 and ICD-11. Occupational inclusion is a fundamental aspect of the care path for patients attending the territorial services provided by the Italian Mental Health and Addiction Departments (DSMDs). Since 2009, the Regional Innovative Programme (PIR) TR106, promoted by the Fatebenefratelli-Sacco hospital of Milan, Italy…
Covid-19-Related Social Isolation Predispose to Problematic Internet and Online Video Gaming Use in Italy
COVID-19 pandemic and its related containment measures have been associated with increased levels of stress, anxiety and depression in the general population. While the use of digital media has been greatly promoted by national governments and international authorities to maintain social contacts and healthy lifestyle behaviors, its increased access may also bear the risk of inappropriate or excessive use of internet-related resources. The presen…
Professionals’ Digital Training for Child Maltreatment Prevention in the Covid-19 Era
The responsiveness of professionals working with children and families is of key importance for child maltreatment early identification. However, this might be undermined when multifaceted circumstances, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, reduce interdisciplinary educational activities. Thanks to technological developments, digital platforms seem promising in dealing with new challenges for professionals' training. We examined a digital approach to c…
The effect of social media and infodemic on mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic
On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the status of pandemic due to the COVID-19 infection. The initial phases of the pandemic were characterized by uncertainty and public fears. In order to cope with such unexpected conditions, people adopted different coping strategies, including search for information, accessing Internet, and using social media. The present study based on the COMET collaborative research network aim…
Mental Health and Covid-19 in University Students
Mental health support for students has an essential role, and measures that encourage communication and social connectedness are likely to be beneficial
Influence of prior contact with community mental health services on first inpatient psychiatric admission for ethnic minorities
BACKGROUND: Research has extensively documented inequalities in inpatient psychiatric care provided to people of minoritized ethnic groups. Nonetheless, the role of their previous engagement with community mental health care has been little studied. AIMS: We aimed at exploring whether previous clinical care can influence key domains of subsequent psychiatric inpatient care for people of ethnic minorities. METHODS: We identified patients with a fi…
Longitudinal outcomes of a work inclusion program in mental health departments in the city of Milan
Background: Work functioning impairment is a key diagnostic and prognostic criterion in patients with psychiatric disorders and work inclusion is a major goal of their therapeutic pathway. Since 2009, the Regional Innovative Program (PIR) TR106, promoted by ASST Fatebenefratelli-Sacco of Milan in collaboration with other Departments of Mental Health and Addictions (DSMDs) in the town of Milan (Italy), has been developing the employment inclusion …
Defining terminology and outcome measures for evaluating overdose response technology
Digital mental health in Italy
National initiatives should firstly address education and training needs of the youngest mental health professionals, particularly those without a mentor/supervisor experienced in providing DMH/DP and in educating younger professionals in the digital clinical practice. Sex-sensitive consolidating strategies should be implemented in those mental health services already digitalized. Longitudinal studies should evaluate the efficacy in the long-term…
Promoting healthy aging through intergenerational exchange and digital empowerment
ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier NCT06162871
Mental health and loneliness in university students
Background: The transition to university often leads to increased demands and changes in lifestyle habits, which may affect mental health. In particular, loneliness could play a key role in the onset of psychological distress. Although many patterns are consistent across countries, cultural differences may influence students’ mental health and feelings of loneliness. Aims: The aim of this study was thus to examine mental health domains and their …
Metabolomics biomarkers for precision psychiatry
Mental disorders remain diagnosed primarily through symptom-based classification systems that overlook biological heterogeneity, preventing the identification of mechanistically distinct patient subgroups and precluding pathophysiology-guided treatment selection. Metabolomics offers a promising pathway towards precision psychiatry by capturing dynamic biochemical readouts at the functional endpoint of the omics cascade, integrating genetic, envir…
Psychology (21 obras) · Medicine (20 obras) · Psychiatry (17 obras) · Mental health (13 obras) · Environmental health (8 obras) · Social Psychology (8 obras) · Clinical Psychology (7 obras) · COVID-19 and Mental Health (7 obras) · Anxiety (5 obras) · Clinical Psychology (5 obras)