Lorenzo Tarsitani
Biographic Data
| ID | 6109629 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lorenzo Tarsitani |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lorenzo |
| FAMILY NAME | Tarsitani |
| SIGNATURE | TARSITANI L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sapienza University of Rome |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1752-966X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 16 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Italian version of the Dominance Scale
This study aims to examine the Italian version of the dominance scale (DS), its factorial structure, and the measurement of invariance for the sexes. The DS is based on research on the motivational/emotional system of dominance and on studies previously conducted and systematized by psychobiologist Jack Panksepp, which led to the development of the Affective Neuroscience Personality Scales (ANPS), which assesses six motivational and emotional sys…
The Affective Neuroscience Personality Scale-Short Form (ANPS-SF)
The Affective Neuroscience theory identifies seven neurobiological systems (SEEK, CARE, PLAY, SADNESS, FEAR, ANGER, and LUST) that are phylogenetically and ontogenetically determined, shared by all mammals, and localized in ancient subcortical brain regions. These systems, influenced by genetic and environmental factors, shape individual differences. A new instrument, the Affective Neuroscience Personality Scale (ANPS), was created to measure the…
Childhood Maltreatment and Suicide Risk in Migrant Psychiatric Inpatients
BACKGROUND: Migrants are at increased risk for psychiatric disorders and suicidality due to cumulative adversities across all phases of migration. Childhood maltreatment is a well-known risk factor for depression and suicidal behavior, yet its specific contribution among migrant psychiatric patients remains insufficiently explored. AIMS: This study examined the associations between different forms of childhood maltreatment, depressive symptoms, a…
Promoting mental health and preventing mental health problems in child and adolescent refugees and asylum seekers
A systematic review of Clinical Practice Guidelines for the development of the WHO's Package of Interventions for Rehabilitation
Effectiveness of a stepped-care programme of WHO psychological interventions in migrant populations resettled in Italy
ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier: NCT04993534
Risk factors for mental disorder development in asylum seekers and refugees resettled in Western Europe and Turkey
Background: In asylum seekers and refugees, the frequency of mental disorders, such as depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder, is higher than the general population, but there is a lack of data on risk factors for the development of mental disorders in this population. Aim: This study investigated the risk factors for mental disorder development in a large group of asylum seekers and refugees resettled in high- and middle-income s…
Suicide risk and suicide risk factors among immigrants in Italy
Italy has the third-largest immigrant population of European Union countries, but only a few research papers have examined suicide risk in immigrant psychiatric patients in Italy. The main aim of this paper was to compare suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in a sample of 304 psychiatric patients. We included 152 immigrant patients matched with 152 Italian patients admitted to the same wards during the same time period by age, gender, and diag…
Psychometric properties of the Italian version of the staff attitude to coercion scale
The present findings suggest that the Italian version of the SACS is a valid and reliable tool that can be used to assess healthcare professionals' attitudes toward coercion
Involuntary psychiatric hospitalization among migrants in Italy
BACKGROUND: Immigrants in Europe appear to be at higher risk of psychiatric coercive interventions. Involuntary psychiatric hospitalization poses significant ethical and clinical challenges. Nonetheless, reasons for migration and other risk factors for involuntary treatment were rarely addressed in previous studies. The aims of this study are to clarify whether immigrant patients with acute mental disorders are at higher risk to be involuntarily …
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Trajectories the Year after Covid-19 Hospitalization
Background: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) hospitalization has been related to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Available information is limited by insufficient follow-up and lack of longitudinal studies. Baseline factors (e.g., sex; obesity) have been related to PTSD, but post-hospitalization factors have not been studied. Objective: This study aimed to analyse prevalence, baseline, post-discharge factors and possible clinical courses of P…
The association of problematic use of social media and online videogames with aggression is mediated by insomnia severity
One of the worrying concomitants of problematic use of Internet (PUI) is aggression. Although the mechanisms underlying such link have not been completely clarified, it has been suggested that problematic use of social media and online videogames (i.e., two common forms of PUI among young adults) lead to increased sleep disturbances which, in turn, represent a relevant trigger for aggression. We have tested this hypothesis in a sample ( N = 480) …
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…
Acute psychiatric treatment and the use of physical restraint in first-generation immigrants in Italy
BACKGROUND: and AIMS: Immigrants in Europe appear at higher risk of psychiatric coercive interventions. No studies have investigated this issue in Italy. The aim of this study is to investigate whether the use of physical restraint, compulsory admission and other treatment characteristics differ in immigrated and Italian-born patients admitted to a psychiatric intensive care unit. METHODS: One hundred first-generation immigrant patients were comp…
The Relationship Between Executive Functions and Capacity to Consent to Treatment in Acute Psychiatric Hospitalization
Despite the acknowledged influence of cognition on patients' capacity to consent to treatment, the specific neuropsychological domains involved remain elusive, as does the role of executive functions. We investigated possible associations between executive functions and decisional capacity in a sample of acute psychiatric inpatients. Patients were recruited and evaluated through the MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool for Treatment (MacCAT-T), t…
Attachment Security and Immunity in Healthy Women
BACKGROUND: Attachment security is associated with health and possibly autonomic and endocrine reactivity to stress, however the relationship between attachment style and immune function has not yet been investigated. METHODS: A random sample of 61 female nurses provided a blood sample and completed the Perceived Stress Scale, the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale, and the Experiences in Clo…
The Relationship Between Executive Functions and Capacity to Consent to Treatment in Acute Psychiatric Hospitalization
Despite the acknowledged influence of cognition on patients' capacity to consent to treatment, the specific neuropsychological domains involved remain elusive, as does the role of executive functions. We investigated possible associations between executive functions and decisional capacity in a sample of acute psychiatric inpatients. Patients were recruited and evaluated through the MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool for Treatment (MacCAT-T), t…
Attachment Security and Immunity in Healthy Women
BACKGROUND: Attachment security is associated with health and possibly autonomic and endocrine reactivity to stress, however the relationship between attachment style and immune function has not yet been investigated. METHODS: A random sample of 61 female nurses provided a blood sample and completed the Perceived Stress Scale, the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale, and the Experiences in Clo…
The Relationship Between Executive Functions and Capacity to Consent to Treatment in Acute Psychiatric Hospitalization
Despite the acknowledged influence of cognition on patients' capacity to consent to treatment, the specific neuropsychological domains involved remain elusive, as does the role of executive functions. We investigated possible associations between executive functions and decisional capacity in a sample of acute psychiatric inpatients. Patients were recruited and evaluated through the MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool for Treatment (MacCAT-T), t…
Acute psychiatric treatment and the use of physical restraint in first-generation immigrants in Italy
BACKGROUND: and AIMS: Immigrants in Europe appear at higher risk of psychiatric coercive interventions. No studies have investigated this issue in Italy. The aim of this study is to investigate whether the use of physical restraint, compulsory admission and other treatment characteristics differ in immigrated and Italian-born patients admitted to a psychiatric intensive care unit. METHODS: One hundred first-generation immigrant patients were comp…
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…
Involuntary psychiatric hospitalization among migrants in Italy
BACKGROUND: Immigrants in Europe appear to be at higher risk of psychiatric coercive interventions. Involuntary psychiatric hospitalization poses significant ethical and clinical challenges. Nonetheless, reasons for migration and other risk factors for involuntary treatment were rarely addressed in previous studies. The aims of this study are to clarify whether immigrant patients with acute mental disorders are at higher risk to be involuntarily …
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Trajectories the Year after Covid-19 Hospitalization
Background: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) hospitalization has been related to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Available information is limited by insufficient follow-up and lack of longitudinal studies. Baseline factors (e.g., sex; obesity) have been related to PTSD, but post-hospitalization factors have not been studied. Objective: This study aimed to analyse prevalence, baseline, post-discharge factors and possible clinical courses of P…
The association of problematic use of social media and online videogames with aggression is mediated by insomnia severity
One of the worrying concomitants of problematic use of Internet (PUI) is aggression. Although the mechanisms underlying such link have not been completely clarified, it has been suggested that problematic use of social media and online videogames (i.e., two common forms of PUI among young adults) lead to increased sleep disturbances which, in turn, represent a relevant trigger for aggression. We have tested this hypothesis in a sample ( N = 480) …
A systematic review of Clinical Practice Guidelines for the development of the WHO's Package of Interventions for Rehabilitation
Effectiveness of a stepped-care programme of WHO psychological interventions in migrant populations resettled in Italy
ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier: NCT04993534
Risk factors for mental disorder development in asylum seekers and refugees resettled in Western Europe and Turkey
Background: In asylum seekers and refugees, the frequency of mental disorders, such as depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder, is higher than the general population, but there is a lack of data on risk factors for the development of mental disorders in this population. Aim: This study investigated the risk factors for mental disorder development in a large group of asylum seekers and refugees resettled in high- and middle-income s…
Suicide risk and suicide risk factors among immigrants in Italy
Italy has the third-largest immigrant population of European Union countries, but only a few research papers have examined suicide risk in immigrant psychiatric patients in Italy. The main aim of this paper was to compare suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in a sample of 304 psychiatric patients. We included 152 immigrant patients matched with 152 Italian patients admitted to the same wards during the same time period by age, gender, and diag…
Psychometric properties of the Italian version of the staff attitude to coercion scale
The present findings suggest that the Italian version of the SACS is a valid and reliable tool that can be used to assess healthcare professionals' attitudes toward coercion
Promoting mental health and preventing mental health problems in child and adolescent refugees and asylum seekers
The Italian version of the Dominance Scale
This study aims to examine the Italian version of the dominance scale (DS), its factorial structure, and the measurement of invariance for the sexes. The DS is based on research on the motivational/emotional system of dominance and on studies previously conducted and systematized by psychobiologist Jack Panksepp, which led to the development of the Affective Neuroscience Personality Scales (ANPS), which assesses six motivational and emotional sys…
The Affective Neuroscience Personality Scale-Short Form (ANPS-SF)
The Affective Neuroscience theory identifies seven neurobiological systems (SEEK, CARE, PLAY, SADNESS, FEAR, ANGER, and LUST) that are phylogenetically and ontogenetically determined, shared by all mammals, and localized in ancient subcortical brain regions. These systems, influenced by genetic and environmental factors, shape individual differences. A new instrument, the Affective Neuroscience Personality Scale (ANPS), was created to measure the…
Childhood Maltreatment and Suicide Risk in Migrant Psychiatric Inpatients
BACKGROUND: Migrants are at increased risk for psychiatric disorders and suicidality due to cumulative adversities across all phases of migration. Childhood maltreatment is a well-known risk factor for depression and suicidal behavior, yet its specific contribution among migrant psychiatric patients remains insufficiently explored. AIMS: This study examined the associations between different forms of childhood maltreatment, depressive symptoms, a…
Medicine (10 works) · Psychiatry (9 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Mental health (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints (4 works) · Internal Medicine (4 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (4 works) · Psychological intervention (4 works)