Gabriele Massimetti
Biographic Data
| ID | 7646418 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gabriele Massimetti |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gabriele |
| FAMILY NAME | Massimetti |
| SIGNATURE | MASSIMETTI G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pisa |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5668-848X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Hikikomori-Like Social Withdrawal Mediates the Relationship Between Autistic Traits and Pathological Video Game Use Among University Students
BACKGROUND: With the rise of immersive digital entertainment, concerns have grown around Video Gaming addiction (VGA) and its potential link to severe social withdrawal, such as hikikomori, especially in individuals with high autistic traits (ATs). While the association between these dimension has been widely described, there are still few studies on its correlation and, so far, no study has yet investigated the three simultaneously. AIMS: Our st…
History of Trauma Exposure and Post-Traumatic Stress Spectrum Symptoms in a Sample of Bariatric Surgery Candidates
Obesity is a growing health concern in Western countries and the link between obesity and mental disorders has been extensively studied, although less attention has been paid to post-traumatic stress spectrum symptoms (PTSS). This observational study aimed at exploring the correlations between lifetime trauma exposure and its related PTSS and maladaptive eating behaviours in obese patients who are candidates for bariatric surgery. A total of 189 …
Relationships between depersonalization-derealization symptoms and separation anxiety in adult patients with mood and anxiety disorders
Our findings highlight a link between separation anxiety and DP symptoms. This connection contributes to understanding and evaluating suicidality in individuals with mood and anxiety disorders
Social camouflaging predicts eating disorder symptomatology among female patients with Borderline Personality Disorder
Social camouflaging is significantly elevated in women with BPD and is closely associated with disordered eating symptoms. Findings highlight camouflaging as a potential transdiagnostic mechanism linking autistic traits and ED symptomatology in BPD populations, with implications for diagnostic clarity and personalized treatment strategies
Autistic traits as predictors of post-traumatic stress symptoms among patients with borderline personality disorder
Our study confirmed the existence of a statistically significant relationship between the autism spectrum and BPD, while BPD subjects diagnosed with PTSD seem to show a higher autism spectrum burden
The mediating effect of mood spectrum on the relationship between autistic traits and catatonia spectrum
The present study highlights the presence of a mediating role of the mood disorder spectrum in the relationship between autistic traits and the catatonia spectrum
Investigating suicidality across the autistic-catatonic continuum in a clinical sample of subjects with major depressive disorder and borderline personality disorder
In both disorders, higher catatonic traits are linked to higher suicidal tendencies, confirming the high risk of suicide for this population. However, different patterns of association between catatonic symptoms and suicidality were highlighted in the two disorders
Investigating Orthorexia Nervosa With the Orto-R in a Sample of University Students With or Without Subthreshold Autism Spectrum
Our results further highlighted the association between AT and ON, in particular among females
Catatonia Spectrum
The CS showed excellent internal consistency and test-retest reliability and strong convergent validity with alternative dimensional measures of catatonia. The questionnaire performed differently across the four diagnostic groups, with an increasing score gradient from healthy controls to patients with MDD, BPD and up to the catatonia group
Psychopathological Impact in Patients with History of Rheumatic Fever with or without Sydenham’s Chorea
Sydenham's chorea (SC) is a post-streptococcal autoimmune disorder of the central nervous system, and it is a major criterium for the diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever (ARF). SC typically improves in 12-15 weeks, but patients can be affected for years by persistence and recurrencies of both neurological and neuropsychiatric symptoms. We enrolled 48 patients with a previous diagnosis of ARF, with or without SC, in a national multicenter prospecti…
Efficacy of Liposomal Melatonin in sleep EEG in Childhood
Electroencephalography (EEG) is pivotal in the clinical assessment of epilepsy, and sleep is known to improve the diagnostic yield of its recording. Sleep-EEG recording is generally reached by either partial deprivation or by administration of sleep-inducing agents, although it is still not achieved in a considerable percentage of patients. We conducted a double-blind placebo-controlled study, involving a hundred patients between 1 and 6 years ol…
Do Autistic Traits Correlate with Post-Traumatic Stress and Mood Spectrum Symptoms among Workers Complaining of Occupational Stress
The adult autism subthreshold spectrum model appears to be a useful tool for detecting possible vulnerability factors in order to develop mental disorders in the contest of work-related stress. The aim of the present study is to analyze the relationship between autism, mood, and post-traumatic spectrum in a cohort of subjects complaining of work-related stress before the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors carried out a retrospective investigation of …
Disrupted Rhythmicity and Vegetative Functions Relate to PTSD and Gender in Earthquake Survivors
Background: Increasing evidence indicates that survivors to traumatic events may show disruption of sleep pattern, eating and sexual behaviors, and somatic symptoms suggestive of alterations of biorhythmicity and vegetative functions. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate these possible alterations in a sample of survivors in the aftermath of earthquake exposure, with particular attention to gender differences and impact of post-tra…
Professional Quality of Life and Mental Health Outcomes among Health Care Workers Exposed to Sars-Cov-2 (Covid-19)
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global pandemic spreading worldwide, and Italy represented the first European country involved. Healthcare workers (HCWs) facing COVID-19 pandemic represented an at-risk population for new psychosocial COVID-19 strain and consequent mental health symptoms. The aim of the present study was to identify the possible impact of working contextual and personal variables (age, gender, working position, …
Gender Differences in the Relationship between Maladaptive Behaviors and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. A Study on 900 L’ Aquila 2009 Earthquake Survivors
Our results show high rates of maladaptive behaviors among earthquake survivors with PTSD suggesting a greater severity among men. Interestingly, post-traumatic stress symptomatology appears to be a better correlate of these behaviors among women than among men, suggesting the need for further studies based on a gender approach
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Gender Differences in the Relationship between Maladaptive Behaviors and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. A Study on 900 L’ Aquila 2009 Earthquake Survivors
Our results show high rates of maladaptive behaviors among earthquake survivors with PTSD suggesting a greater severity among men. Interestingly, post-traumatic stress symptomatology appears to be a better correlate of these behaviors among women than among men, suggesting the need for further studies based on a gender approach
Disrupted Rhythmicity and Vegetative Functions Relate to PTSD and Gender in Earthquake Survivors
Background: Increasing evidence indicates that survivors to traumatic events may show disruption of sleep pattern, eating and sexual behaviors, and somatic symptoms suggestive of alterations of biorhythmicity and vegetative functions. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate these possible alterations in a sample of survivors in the aftermath of earthquake exposure, with particular attention to gender differences and impact of post-tra…
Professional Quality of Life and Mental Health Outcomes among Health Care Workers Exposed to Sars-Cov-2 (Covid-19)
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global pandemic spreading worldwide, and Italy represented the first European country involved. Healthcare workers (HCWs) facing COVID-19 pandemic represented an at-risk population for new psychosocial COVID-19 strain and consequent mental health symptoms. The aim of the present study was to identify the possible impact of working contextual and personal variables (age, gender, working position, …
Investigating Orthorexia Nervosa With the Orto-R in a Sample of University Students With or Without Subthreshold Autism Spectrum
Our results further highlighted the association between AT and ON, in particular among females
Catatonia Spectrum
The CS showed excellent internal consistency and test-retest reliability and strong convergent validity with alternative dimensional measures of catatonia. The questionnaire performed differently across the four diagnostic groups, with an increasing score gradient from healthy controls to patients with MDD, BPD and up to the catatonia group
Psychopathological Impact in Patients with History of Rheumatic Fever with or without Sydenham’s Chorea
Sydenham's chorea (SC) is a post-streptococcal autoimmune disorder of the central nervous system, and it is a major criterium for the diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever (ARF). SC typically improves in 12-15 weeks, but patients can be affected for years by persistence and recurrencies of both neurological and neuropsychiatric symptoms. We enrolled 48 patients with a previous diagnosis of ARF, with or without SC, in a national multicenter prospecti…
Efficacy of Liposomal Melatonin in sleep EEG in Childhood
Electroencephalography (EEG) is pivotal in the clinical assessment of epilepsy, and sleep is known to improve the diagnostic yield of its recording. Sleep-EEG recording is generally reached by either partial deprivation or by administration of sleep-inducing agents, although it is still not achieved in a considerable percentage of patients. We conducted a double-blind placebo-controlled study, involving a hundred patients between 1 and 6 years ol…
Do Autistic Traits Correlate with Post-Traumatic Stress and Mood Spectrum Symptoms among Workers Complaining of Occupational Stress
The adult autism subthreshold spectrum model appears to be a useful tool for detecting possible vulnerability factors in order to develop mental disorders in the contest of work-related stress. The aim of the present study is to analyze the relationship between autism, mood, and post-traumatic spectrum in a cohort of subjects complaining of work-related stress before the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors carried out a retrospective investigation of …
The mediating effect of mood spectrum on the relationship between autistic traits and catatonia spectrum
The present study highlights the presence of a mediating role of the mood disorder spectrum in the relationship between autistic traits and the catatonia spectrum
Investigating suicidality across the autistic-catatonic continuum in a clinical sample of subjects with major depressive disorder and borderline personality disorder
In both disorders, higher catatonic traits are linked to higher suicidal tendencies, confirming the high risk of suicide for this population. However, different patterns of association between catatonic symptoms and suicidality were highlighted in the two disorders
Autistic traits as predictors of post-traumatic stress symptoms among patients with borderline personality disorder
Our study confirmed the existence of a statistically significant relationship between the autism spectrum and BPD, while BPD subjects diagnosed with PTSD seem to show a higher autism spectrum burden
Relationships between depersonalization-derealization symptoms and separation anxiety in adult patients with mood and anxiety disorders
Our findings highlight a link between separation anxiety and DP symptoms. This connection contributes to understanding and evaluating suicidality in individuals with mood and anxiety disorders
Social camouflaging predicts eating disorder symptomatology among female patients with Borderline Personality Disorder
Social camouflaging is significantly elevated in women with BPD and is closely associated with disordered eating symptoms. Findings highlight camouflaging as a potential transdiagnostic mechanism linking autistic traits and ED symptomatology in BPD populations, with implications for diagnostic clarity and personalized treatment strategies
Hikikomori-Like Social Withdrawal Mediates the Relationship Between Autistic Traits and Pathological Video Game Use Among University Students
BACKGROUND: With the rise of immersive digital entertainment, concerns have grown around Video Gaming addiction (VGA) and its potential link to severe social withdrawal, such as hikikomori, especially in individuals with high autistic traits (ATs). While the association between these dimension has been widely described, there are still few studies on its correlation and, so far, no study has yet investigated the three simultaneously. AIMS: Our st…
History of Trauma Exposure and Post-Traumatic Stress Spectrum Symptoms in a Sample of Bariatric Surgery Candidates
Obesity is a growing health concern in Western countries and the link between obesity and mental disorders has been extensively studied, although less attention has been paid to post-traumatic stress spectrum symptoms (PTSS). This observational study aimed at exploring the correlations between lifetime trauma exposure and its related PTSS and maladaptive eating behaviours in obese patients who are candidates for bariatric surgery. A total of 189 …
Psychiatry (11 works) · Clinical Psychology (10 works) · Clinical Psychology (10 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Autism spectrum disorder (5 works) · Mood (5 works) · Anxiety (4 works) · Autism (4 works) · Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (4 works)