2024
Dimensions and predictors of clinical and personal recovery in first‐episode psychoses: Results from a cross‐sectional study
Ferrara M, Zaffarami G, Simonelli G, Domenicano I, Vecchioni L, Toffanin T, Folesani F, Zotos S, Scrignoli C, Bertelli R, Carozza P, Grassi L. Dimensions and predictors of clinical and personal recovery in first‐episode psychoses: Results from a cross‐sectional study. Early Intervention In Psychiatry 2024, 18: 455-470. PMID: 38318707, DOI: 10.1111/eip.13513.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPersonal recoveryFirst-episode psychosisInvestigate predictors of recoveryRecovery Assessment ScaleDimensions of recoveryNation Outcome ScalesAdjusted logistic regressionCross-sectional studyPositive and Negative Syndrome ScalePredictors of recoveryLong-acting antipsychoticsPromotion interventionsUsual careNegative Syndrome ScalePsychiatric careAssessment ScaleSeverity of symptomatologyPsychiatric hospitalFEP servicesOral antipsychoticsBivariate analysisRecovery dimensionsLogistic regressionCareMale sex
2019
Early intervention service for first episode psychosis in Modena, Northern Italy: The first hundred cases
Ferrara M, Tedeschini E, Baccari F, Musella V, Vacca F, Mazzi F, Ferri M, Srihari V, Starace F, Group F. Early intervention service for first episode psychosis in Modena, Northern Italy: The first hundred cases. Early Intervention In Psychiatry 2019, 13: 1011-1017. PMID: 30672134, DOI: 10.1111/eip.12788.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly intervention servicesClinical improvementMedian ageIntervention servicesCommunity mental health centerCommunity outpatient servicesPsychiatric hospital unitMeaningful clinical improvementFirst-episode psychosisModel of careNon-affective psychosisNation Outcome ScalesMental health centersHigher median ageEarly detection effortsRefinement of treatmentMain referralsPharmacological consultationYounger patientsUntreated psychosisOutcome ScaleGeneral practitionersEpisode psychosisHealth centersOutpatient services