Valeria Del Vecchio
Biographic Data
| ID | 5509202 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Valeria Del Vecchio |
| GIVEN NAMES | Valeria |
| FAMILY NAME | Del Vecchio |
| SIGNATURE | DEL VECCHIO V |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Transition From Maternity Blues to Full-Blown Perinatal Depression: Results From a Longitudinal Study
Background: The aims of the present study are to: (1) assess the frequency of maternity blues (MB); (2) identify the clinical and social characteristics more frequently associated with the onset of depressive symptoms after delivery; and (3) verify the hypothesis that the presence of maternity blues is a risk factor for the onset of a full-blown depressive episode in the 12 months after delivery. Methods: This is a longitudinal observational stud…
Loneliness in Young Adults During the First Wave of Covid-19 Lockdown: Results From the Multicentric Comet Study
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…
Effects of the lockdown on the mental health of the general population during the Covid-19 pandemic in Italy: Results from the Comet collaborative network
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: Study Protocol of a Multicentric Italian Population Trial
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 …
Perceived Coercion Among Patients Admitted in Psychiatric Wards: Italian Results of the Eunomia Study
The decision to use coercive measures (restraint, seclusion and forced medication) in psychiatric practice is controversial in mental health care. The EUNOMIA study was funded by the European Commission and carried out in 11 countries in order to develop European recommendations for good clinical practice on the use of coercive measures. The aim of the study is to identify sociodemographic and clinical predictors of the levels of perceived coerci…
Psychoeducational Intervention for Perinatal Depression: Study Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Perinatal depression (PD) is a severe and disabling condition impacting negatively on children in terms of adverse neonatal outcomes and on the well-being of women and their families. All pregnant women attending the unit of Gynecology and Obstetrics Service of the University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli" will be screened for PD using the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS). Women with a score 10 at the EPDS will be invited to receive a fu…
Social versus biological psychiatry: It’s time for integration
A Randomized Controlled Trial on the Efficacy of a Psychosocial Behavioral Intervention to Improve the Lifestyle of Patients With Severe Mental Disorders: Study Protocol
2015C7374S
Pathways to care and duration of untreated psychosis in patients with a first episode of psychosis in Italy
This study aimed to examine the pathways to care and the duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) in first-episode psychosis patients in Italy. Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients were collected using an ad-hoc schedule. Pathways to care of patients were evaluated by the Nottingham Onset Schedule, administered to patients, key-relatives and key-workers. Forty patients from the Department of Psychiatry of University of Naples we…
The role of relatives in pathways to care of patients with a first episode of psychosis
AIMS: To explore the role of relatives in pathways to care of patients with a recent onset of psychosis. METHODS: A total of 34 consecutive patients and their relatives from the Department of Psychiatry of the University of Naples SUN participated in the study. Pathways to care were retrospectively evaluated by administering the Pathways to Care Form and the Nottingham Onset Schedule (NOS) to patients, relatives and treating physicians. Relatives…
University students’ identification of stigmatizing schizophrenia in Italian newspapers
Stigma associated with mental disorders represents one main obstacle to receive appropriate care for people with mental disorders. Compared to adults, university students have higher levels of stigmatizing attitudes toward patients with schizophrenia. The primary aim of this case-control study was to assess university students' ability to identify stigma toward schizophrenia in Italian newspapers. Secondary aims were: a) to explore differences in…
Pathways to mental health care in Italy: Results from a multicenter study
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: In Italy, the reform of the mental health system in 1978 should have drastically changed the provision of care and pathways of patients seeking to obtain it. The aim of this article is to examine the current pathways to psychiatric care in Italy. METHODS: We used a method developed in the World Health Organization international collaborative studies to investigate pathways to care in 15 Italian mental health centers. We recru…
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Pathways to mental health care in Italy: Results from a multicenter study
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: In Italy, the reform of the mental health system in 1978 should have drastically changed the provision of care and pathways of patients seeking to obtain it. The aim of this article is to examine the current pathways to psychiatric care in Italy. METHODS: We used a method developed in the World Health Organization international collaborative studies to investigate pathways to care in 15 Italian mental health centers. We recru…
The role of relatives in pathways to care of patients with a first episode of psychosis
AIMS: To explore the role of relatives in pathways to care of patients with a recent onset of psychosis. METHODS: A total of 34 consecutive patients and their relatives from the Department of Psychiatry of the University of Naples SUN participated in the study. Pathways to care were retrospectively evaluated by administering the Pathways to Care Form and the Nottingham Onset Schedule (NOS) to patients, relatives and treating physicians. Relatives…
University students’ identification of stigmatizing schizophrenia in Italian newspapers
Stigma associated with mental disorders represents one main obstacle to receive appropriate care for people with mental disorders. Compared to adults, university students have higher levels of stigmatizing attitudes toward patients with schizophrenia. The primary aim of this case-control study was to assess university students' ability to identify stigma toward schizophrenia in Italian newspapers. Secondary aims were: a) to explore differences in…
Pathways to care and duration of untreated psychosis in patients with a first episode of psychosis in Italy
This study aimed to examine the pathways to care and the duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) in first-episode psychosis patients in Italy. Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients were collected using an ad-hoc schedule. Pathways to care of patients were evaluated by the Nottingham Onset Schedule, administered to patients, key-relatives and key-workers. Forty patients from the Department of Psychiatry of University of Naples we…
Social versus biological psychiatry: It’s time for integration
A Randomized Controlled Trial on the Efficacy of a Psychosocial Behavioral Intervention to Improve the Lifestyle of Patients With Severe Mental Disorders: Study Protocol
2015C7374S
Perceived Coercion Among Patients Admitted in Psychiatric Wards: Italian Results of the Eunomia Study
The decision to use coercive measures (restraint, seclusion and forced medication) in psychiatric practice is controversial in mental health care. The EUNOMIA study was funded by the European Commission and carried out in 11 countries in order to develop European recommendations for good clinical practice on the use of coercive measures. The aim of the study is to identify sociodemographic and clinical predictors of the levels of perceived coerci…
Psychoeducational Intervention for Perinatal Depression: Study Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Perinatal depression (PD) is a severe and disabling condition impacting negatively on children in terms of adverse neonatal outcomes and on the well-being of women and their families. All pregnant women attending the unit of Gynecology and Obstetrics Service of the University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli" will be screened for PD using the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS). Women with a score 10 at the EPDS will be invited to receive a fu…
Effects of the lockdown on the mental health of the general population during the Covid-19 pandemic in Italy: Results from the Comet collaborative network
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: Study Protocol of a Multicentric Italian Population Trial
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 …
The Transition From Maternity Blues to Full-Blown Perinatal Depression: Results From a Longitudinal Study
Background: The aims of the present study are to: (1) assess the frequency of maternity blues (MB); (2) identify the clinical and social characteristics more frequently associated with the onset of depressive symptoms after delivery; and (3) verify the hypothesis that the presence of maternity blues is a risk factor for the onset of a full-blown depressive episode in the 12 months after delivery. Methods: This is a longitudinal observational stud…
Loneliness in Young Adults During the First Wave of Covid-19 Lockdown: Results From the Multicentric Comet Study
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…
Psychiatry (12 works) · Medicine (11 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Mental health (7 works) · Schizophrenia research and treatment (6 works) · Mental Health Treatment and Access (5 works) · Anxiety (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Mental Health and Psychiatry (4 works) · Population (4 works)