2014
The concomitant use of second-generation antipsychotics and long-term antiretroviral therapy may be associated with increased cardiovascular risk
Ferrara M, Umlauf A, Sanders C, Meyer JM, McCutchan J, Duarte N, Atkinson J, Grant I, Ellis RJ, Group T. The concomitant use of second-generation antipsychotics and long-term antiretroviral therapy may be associated with increased cardiovascular risk. Psychiatry Research 2014, 218: 201-208. PMID: 24794030, PMCID: PMC4082695, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2014.04.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecond-generation antipsychoticsBody mass indexAntiretroviral therapyCardiovascular riskMultivariable modelExact testUse of SGAsHIV Neurobehavioral Research ProgramLong-term antiretroviral therapyHigher body mass indexHigher mean triglyceridesMetabolic syndrome componentsHuman immunodeficiency virusDiabetes mellitus incidenceLogistic multivariable modelFisher's exact testMean triglyceridesMetabolic complicationsHIV diseaseSerum lipidsSyndrome componentsArterial pressureMedication combinationsMass indexImmunodeficiency virus
2011
Physical Restraints in an Italian Psychiatric Ward: Clinical Reasons and Staff Organization Problems
Di Lorenzo R, Baraldi S, Ferrara M, Mimmi S, Rigatelli M. Physical Restraints in an Italian Psychiatric Ward: Clinical Reasons and Staff Organization Problems. Perspectives In Psychiatric Care 2011, 48: 95-107. PMID: 22458723, DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6163.2011.00308.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatric wardsHr of hospitalizationItalian psychiatric wardPhysical restraint rateAcute psychiatric wardsPhysical restraint useNursing chartsClinical reasonsRestraint usePsychotic disordersRestraint ratesVoluntary admissionPhysical restraintMechanical restraintPatientsAggressive behaviorWardsHospitalizationAltered statesAdmissionSchizophrenia