Angelo Barbato
Biographic Data
| ID | 5515399 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Angelo Barbato |
| GIVEN NAMES | Angelo |
| FAMILY NAME | Barbato |
| SIGNATURE | BARBATO A |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Institute for Health, Migration and Poverty (INMP), Rome, Italy |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The transition towards community-based mental health care in the European Union
Allocation of Users of Mental Health Services to Needs-Based Care Clusters
In Italy, despite strong community-based mental health services, needs assessment is unsatisfactory. Using the Mental Health Clustering Tool (MHCT) we adopted a multidimensional and non-diagnosis dependent approach to assign mental health services users with similar needs to groups corresponding to resources required for effective care. We tested the MHCT in nine Departments of Mental Health in four Italian regions. After a brief training, 318 pr…
Psychopathological effects of the Coronavirus (Sars-CoV-2) imposed lockdown on vulnerable patients in treatment in a mental health outpatient department for migrants and individuals in poor socioecono…
BACKGROUND: The effects of Sars-Cov-2 pandemic may increase vulnerability of migrants. AIMS: To investigate the effects of the governmental lockdown on the mental health of vulnerable migrants in treatment at an outpatient department. METHOD: In a telephone survey post-migration living difficulties and psychopathological symptoms were investigated, particularly post-traumatic thoughts and nightmares, anxiety, depression, feelings of tension and i…
From contact coverage to effective coverage of community care for patients with severe mental disorders
This study ascertained the gap between contact and effective coverage of MHC and showed that administrative data can usefully contribute to assess the effectiveness of a mental health system
Outcome of Voluntary vs Involuntary Admissions in Greece over 2 years after Discharge
The Findings of a Cochrane Meta‐Analysis of Couple Therapy in Adult Depression
The association between depressive symptoms and distressed intimate relationships supported the assumption that couple therapy, by focusing on the interpersonal context of depression, might be more effective as a treatment for depression than individual psychotherapy or drug therapy. This issue was addressed by a Cochrane meta‐analysis assessing the evidence from clinical trials of couple therapy for depression in comparison with individual psych…
The Early Impact of the Covid-19 Emergency on Mental Health Workers
Lombardy was the epicenter of the Covid-19 outbreak in Italy, and in March 2020 the rapid escalation in cases prompted the Italian Government to decree a mandatory lockdown and to introduce safety practices in mental health services. The general objective of the study is to evaluate the early impact of the Covid-19 emergency and quarantine on the well-being and work practices of mental health service personnel and professionals. Data were collect…
Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for Children and Adolescents (HoNosca)
Experiences of Mental Healthcare Reported by Individuals Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder
Do people with bipolar disorders have access to psychosocial treatments? A survey in Italy
BACKGROUND: Several guidelines consider psychosocial treatments an essential component of clinical management of bipolar disorders in addition to drug therapy. However, to what extent such interventions are available in everyday practice to the average patient attending mental health services is not known. AIMS: This study aims to investigate access of people with bipolar disorders to psychosocial treatments in a community-based care system. METH…
Quality Assessment of Mental Health Care by People with Severe Mental Disorders
Travailler avec les familles dans le traitement à long terme des troubles schizophréniques
Dans un cadre systémique, les auteurs présentent les éléments principaux de l'intervention auprès des familles où un adulte souffrant de troubles schizophréniques chroniques suit un traitement de réadaptation psychosociale. Ils se penchent principalement sur l'influence réciproque entre les interventions axées sur les incapacités et celles qui sont orientées vers les attitudes, les convictions et la structure interactionnelle de la famille. On a …
Life Satisfaction in a Sample of Outpatients with Severe Mental Disorders
Discharges of patients from public psychiatric hospitals in Italy between 1994 and 2000
Discharges of Patients from Public Psychiatric Hospitals in Italy between 1994 and 2000
Background: Psychiatric hospitals in Italy had to be closed under a law dated 1994. Aims: To investigate the discharge of patients from public psychiatric hospitals. Methods: A total of 4492 patients from 22 psychiatric hospitals were described at recruitment and followed during the period 1994-2000. Their characteristics were investigated as determinants of discharge to community residential facilities for psychiatric patients versus other setti…
Discharges of patients from public psychiatric hospitals in Italy between 1994 and 2000
Discharges of Patients from Public Psychiatric Hospitals in Italy between 1994 and 2000
Background: Psychiatric hospitals in Italy had to be closed under a law dated 1994. Aims: To investigate the discharge of patients from public psychiatric hospitals. Methods: A total of 4492 patients from 22 psychiatric hospitals were described at recruitment and followed during the period 1994-2000. Their characteristics were investigated as determinants of discharge to community residential facilities for psychiatric patients versus other setti…
Life Satisfaction in a Sample of Outpatients with Severe Mental Disorders
Travailler avec les familles dans le traitement à long terme des troubles schizophréniques
Dans un cadre systémique, les auteurs présentent les éléments principaux de l'intervention auprès des familles où un adulte souffrant de troubles schizophréniques chroniques suit un traitement de réadaptation psychosociale. Ils se penchent principalement sur l'influence réciproque entre les interventions axées sur les incapacités et celles qui sont orientées vers les attitudes, les convictions et la structure interactionnelle de la famille. On a …
Quality Assessment of Mental Health Care by People with Severe Mental Disorders
Do people with bipolar disorders have access to psychosocial treatments? A survey in Italy
BACKGROUND: Several guidelines consider psychosocial treatments an essential component of clinical management of bipolar disorders in addition to drug therapy. However, to what extent such interventions are available in everyday practice to the average patient attending mental health services is not known. AIMS: This study aims to investigate access of people with bipolar disorders to psychosocial treatments in a community-based care system. METH…
Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for Children and Adolescents (HoNosca)
Experiences of Mental Healthcare Reported by Individuals Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder
The Findings of a Cochrane Meta‐Analysis of Couple Therapy in Adult Depression
The association between depressive symptoms and distressed intimate relationships supported the assumption that couple therapy, by focusing on the interpersonal context of depression, might be more effective as a treatment for depression than individual psychotherapy or drug therapy. This issue was addressed by a Cochrane meta‐analysis assessing the evidence from clinical trials of couple therapy for depression in comparison with individual psych…
The Early Impact of the Covid-19 Emergency on Mental Health Workers
Lombardy was the epicenter of the Covid-19 outbreak in Italy, and in March 2020 the rapid escalation in cases prompted the Italian Government to decree a mandatory lockdown and to introduce safety practices in mental health services. The general objective of the study is to evaluate the early impact of the Covid-19 emergency and quarantine on the well-being and work practices of mental health service personnel and professionals. Data were collect…
Outcome of Voluntary vs Involuntary Admissions in Greece over 2 years after Discharge
Psychopathological effects of the Coronavirus (Sars-CoV-2) imposed lockdown on vulnerable patients in treatment in a mental health outpatient department for migrants and individuals in poor socioecono…
BACKGROUND: The effects of Sars-Cov-2 pandemic may increase vulnerability of migrants. AIMS: To investigate the effects of the governmental lockdown on the mental health of vulnerable migrants in treatment at an outpatient department. METHOD: In a telephone survey post-migration living difficulties and psychopathological symptoms were investigated, particularly post-traumatic thoughts and nightmares, anxiety, depression, feelings of tension and i…
From contact coverage to effective coverage of community care for patients with severe mental disorders
This study ascertained the gap between contact and effective coverage of MHC and showed that administrative data can usefully contribute to assess the effectiveness of a mental health system
Allocation of Users of Mental Health Services to Needs-Based Care Clusters
In Italy, despite strong community-based mental health services, needs assessment is unsatisfactory. Using the Mental Health Clustering Tool (MHCT) we adopted a multidimensional and non-diagnosis dependent approach to assign mental health services users with similar needs to groups corresponding to resources required for effective care. We tested the MHCT in nine Departments of Mental Health in four Italian regions. After a brief training, 318 pr…
The transition towards community-based mental health care in the European Union
Medicine (13 works) · Psychiatry (13 works) · Mental health (10 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Schizophrenia research and treatment (8 works) · Mental Health Treatment and Access (5 works) · Nursing (5 works) · Psychiatric care and mental health services (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works)