Maria Pontillo
Biographic Data
| ID | 7654731 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maria Pontillo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maria |
| FAMILY NAME | Pontillo |
| SIGNATURE | PONTILLO M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0083-0093 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Digital health and Tourette Syndrome
Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by motor and vocal tics that can significantly impair quality of life. Traditionally, diagnosis and treatment rely on clinical assessments as well as pharmacological and behavioural interventions. In recent years, the advent of digital technologies and machine learning methodologies has opened new possibilities to improve diagnosis, monitoring, and personalized care for patients …
Pediatric obsessive–compulsive disorder as a developmental disorder of cognitive–emotional control
Pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a complex condition that typically emerges in childhood or adolescence and is closely linked to developmental changes in cognitive and emotional control. This mini-review offers a clinically oriented synthesis of pediatric OCD from a developmental and transdiagnostic perspective, framing it as a disturbance of flexibility, inhibition, and distress regulation that organizes its clinical presentation…
Investigating the attenuated psychosis syndrome in youth with autism spectrum disorder
These findings provide a more nuanced characterization of APS features in individuals with ASD and emphasize the importance of screening for APS in this population, particularly those considered at increased risk. Early detection and intervention could facilitate timely therapeutic support, potentially improving long-term outcomes for these individuals
Proximity-based solutions for optimizing autism spectrum disorder treatment
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) affects millions of individuals worldwide, presenting challenges in social communication, repetitive behaviors, and sensory processing. Despite its prevalence, diagnosis can be lengthy, and access to appropriate treatment varies greatly. This project utilizes the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI), particularly Machine Learning (ML) and Deep Learning (DL), to improve Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis and treatme…
Investigating the relationship between sleep disturbances and psychopathology In children and adolescents with microdeletion of 22q11 chromosome
Our study is one of the few to specifically investigate sleep problems in the pediatric population with 22q11.2DS and the first to use the Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children (SDSC) to assess various aspects of sleep disorders in this group. Further studies are required to draw more consistent conclusions
Has Anything Changed in the Frequency of Emergency Department Visits and the Profile of the Adolescent Seeking Emergency Mental Care during the Covid-19 Pandemic
We described changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in the frequency of Emergency Department (ED) visits for mental health disorders (MHDs) in adolescents on a wider temporal range-that is, not just "the waves" of the pandemic-and characterized the profile of the adolescent seeking emergency psychiatric care. We conducted a retrospective longitudinal study by analyzing ED visits for MHDs from 10 March 2019 to 10 March 2021. A total of 1407 ED vi…
Psychiatric Hospitalization for Psychopathological Disorders and Self-Injurious Behaviors in Italian Children and Adolescents during Covid-19
The evidence shows that the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically increased the number of urgent psychiatric consultations for children and adolescents in hospital emergency departments (EDs). However, what needs to be further investigated are the characteristics of psychiatric hospitalization in children and adolescents admitted to the Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry Unit wards in EDs. Specifically, this retrospective study aimed to examine change…
Autism spectrum disorder, very-early onset schizophrenia, and child disintegrative disorder
The diagnostic difficulty of this case reflects a clinical complexity in which it is not easy to distinguish between neurodevelopmental and psychiatric aspects. Clinical cases such as that of P. emphasize the theme of the neurodevelopment continuum model in which neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disturbances can be considered within a pattern of pathological continuity
Neurocognitive and adaptive phenotypes in adolescent inpatients with mood disorders
While impairment in working memory and processing speed is a non-specific correlate of active mood disorder, DMDD is burdened by lower general intelligence and adaptive abilities and higher rate of neurodevelopmental comorbidities. Lower IQ in the normal range is a correlate of DMDD among variables examined, not explained by the effect of neurodevelopmental comorbidities. These findings are discussed with regards to possible implications for the …
A network analysis of anxiety, depressive, and psychotic symptoms and functioning in children and adolescents at clinical high risk for psychosis
The lack of association between subclinical positive symptoms and other network variables confirmed the independent nature of subclinical positive symptoms from comorbid symptoms, which were found to play a central role in the analyzed network. Complex interventions should be developed to target positive and comorbid symptoms, prioritizing those with the most significant impact on functioning and the most relevance for the young individual, throu…
Neurodevelopmental Trajectories and Clinical Profiles in a Sample of Children and Adolescents With Early- and Very-Early-Onset Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia before the age of 18 years is usually divided into two categories. Early-onset schizophrenia (EOS) presents between the ages of 13 and 17 years, whereas very-early-onset schizophrenia (VEOS) presents at or before the age of 12 years. Previous studies have found that neurodevelopmental difficulties in social, motor, and linguistic domains are commonly observed in VEOS/EOS patients. Recent research has also shown a high prevalence of …
Personality Traits and Disorders in Adolescents at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis
Aims: Recent meta-analytic data show that approximately 40% of individuals at clinical high risk for psychosis (CHR) receive at least one personality disorder (PD) diagnosis. Personality pathology could significantly influence CHR patients' prognosis and response to treatment. We aimed at exploring the PD traits of CHR adolescents, in order to outline a prototypic description of their most frequently observed personality characteristics. Methods:…
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Personality Traits and Disorders in Adolescents at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis
Aims: Recent meta-analytic data show that approximately 40% of individuals at clinical high risk for psychosis (CHR) receive at least one personality disorder (PD) diagnosis. Personality pathology could significantly influence CHR patients' prognosis and response to treatment. We aimed at exploring the PD traits of CHR adolescents, in order to outline a prototypic description of their most frequently observed personality characteristics. Methods:…
Neurodevelopmental Trajectories and Clinical Profiles in a Sample of Children and Adolescents With Early- and Very-Early-Onset Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia before the age of 18 years is usually divided into two categories. Early-onset schizophrenia (EOS) presents between the ages of 13 and 17 years, whereas very-early-onset schizophrenia (VEOS) presents at or before the age of 12 years. Previous studies have found that neurodevelopmental difficulties in social, motor, and linguistic domains are commonly observed in VEOS/EOS patients. Recent research has also shown a high prevalence of …
A network analysis of anxiety, depressive, and psychotic symptoms and functioning in children and adolescents at clinical high risk for psychosis
The lack of association between subclinical positive symptoms and other network variables confirmed the independent nature of subclinical positive symptoms from comorbid symptoms, which were found to play a central role in the analyzed network. Complex interventions should be developed to target positive and comorbid symptoms, prioritizing those with the most significant impact on functioning and the most relevance for the young individual, throu…
Has Anything Changed in the Frequency of Emergency Department Visits and the Profile of the Adolescent Seeking Emergency Mental Care during the Covid-19 Pandemic
We described changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in the frequency of Emergency Department (ED) visits for mental health disorders (MHDs) in adolescents on a wider temporal range-that is, not just "the waves" of the pandemic-and characterized the profile of the adolescent seeking emergency psychiatric care. We conducted a retrospective longitudinal study by analyzing ED visits for MHDs from 10 March 2019 to 10 March 2021. A total of 1407 ED vi…
Psychiatric Hospitalization for Psychopathological Disorders and Self-Injurious Behaviors in Italian Children and Adolescents during Covid-19
The evidence shows that the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically increased the number of urgent psychiatric consultations for children and adolescents in hospital emergency departments (EDs). However, what needs to be further investigated are the characteristics of psychiatric hospitalization in children and adolescents admitted to the Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry Unit wards in EDs. Specifically, this retrospective study aimed to examine change…
Autism spectrum disorder, very-early onset schizophrenia, and child disintegrative disorder
The diagnostic difficulty of this case reflects a clinical complexity in which it is not easy to distinguish between neurodevelopmental and psychiatric aspects. Clinical cases such as that of P. emphasize the theme of the neurodevelopment continuum model in which neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disturbances can be considered within a pattern of pathological continuity
Neurocognitive and adaptive phenotypes in adolescent inpatients with mood disorders
While impairment in working memory and processing speed is a non-specific correlate of active mood disorder, DMDD is burdened by lower general intelligence and adaptive abilities and higher rate of neurodevelopmental comorbidities. Lower IQ in the normal range is a correlate of DMDD among variables examined, not explained by the effect of neurodevelopmental comorbidities. These findings are discussed with regards to possible implications for the …
Investigating the attenuated psychosis syndrome in youth with autism spectrum disorder
These findings provide a more nuanced characterization of APS features in individuals with ASD and emphasize the importance of screening for APS in this population, particularly those considered at increased risk. Early detection and intervention could facilitate timely therapeutic support, potentially improving long-term outcomes for these individuals
Proximity-based solutions for optimizing autism spectrum disorder treatment
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) affects millions of individuals worldwide, presenting challenges in social communication, repetitive behaviors, and sensory processing. Despite its prevalence, diagnosis can be lengthy, and access to appropriate treatment varies greatly. This project utilizes the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI), particularly Machine Learning (ML) and Deep Learning (DL), to improve Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis and treatme…
Investigating the relationship between sleep disturbances and psychopathology In children and adolescents with microdeletion of 22q11 chromosome
Our study is one of the few to specifically investigate sleep problems in the pediatric population with 22q11.2DS and the first to use the Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children (SDSC) to assess various aspects of sleep disorders in this group. Further studies are required to draw more consistent conclusions
Digital health and Tourette Syndrome
Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by motor and vocal tics that can significantly impair quality of life. Traditionally, diagnosis and treatment rely on clinical assessments as well as pharmacological and behavioural interventions. In recent years, the advent of digital technologies and machine learning methodologies has opened new possibilities to improve diagnosis, monitoring, and personalized care for patients …
Pediatric obsessive–compulsive disorder as a developmental disorder of cognitive–emotional control
Pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a complex condition that typically emerges in childhood or adolescence and is closely linked to developmental changes in cognitive and emotional control. This mini-review offers a clinically oriented synthesis of pediatric OCD from a developmental and transdiagnostic perspective, framing it as a disturbance of flexibility, inhibition, and distress regulation that organizes its clinical presentation…
Psychiatry (10 works) · Clinical Psychology (8 works) · Clinical Psychology (8 works) · Medicine (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Anxiety (5 works) · Autism spectrum disorder (5 works) · Autism (4 works) · Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (4 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (4 works)