2020
COVID-19 disease emergency operational instructions for Mental Health Departments issued by the Italian Society of Epidemiological Psychiatry
Starace F, Ferrara M. COVID-19 disease emergency operational instructions for Mental Health Departments issued by the Italian Society of Epidemiological Psychiatry. Epidemiology And Psychiatric Sciences 2020, 29: e116. PMID: 32228737, PMCID: PMC7163186, DOI: 10.1017/s2045796020000372.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersMeSH KeywordsAmbulatory CareBetacoronavirusCommunity Mental Health ServicesCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Emergency Service, HospitalHealth Services ResearchHumansItalyMental DisordersPandemicsPneumonia, ViralPractice Guidelines as TopicPsychiatryPublic HealthQuality of Health CareSARS-CoV-2Societies, MedicalConceptsMental health departmentHealth departmentsEpidemiological psychiatryItalian Mental Health DepartmentsSafety of proceduresItalian SocietyCOVID-19 diseaseCommunity psychiatry servicesMental health providersPublic health responsibilitiesCurrent COVID-19 pandemicPsychiatry servicesBetter health careInpatient servicesHealth responsibilityHealth providersPublic health necessityHealth emergencyDisease emergenciesHealth careCOVID-19 pandemicOriginal Italian versionCurrent pandemicItalian versionHealth necessity
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