2024
The association between female sex and depression following traumatic brain injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Sandhu M, Schonwald A, Boyko M, Jafar T, Freedman I, Woeste J, Kurup A, Funaro M, Zlotnik A, Gruenbaum S, Elsamadicy A, Reynolds R, Gruenbaum B. The association between female sex and depression following traumatic brain injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 2024, 168: 105952. PMID: 39603437, DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105952.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-TBI depressionTraumatic brain injurySpectrum of TBI severityBrain injuryDiagnosis of depressionNeurobehavioral symptomsTBI severitySystematic reviewDepressionMeta-analysisStatistically significant differenceMedian ageFemale patientsPooled analysisFemale sexRisk factorsSevere casesParticipantsPotential associationSignificant differenceSexSeverityRiskInjurySubjects
2022
Examining weight bias before and/or after bariatric surgery: A systematic review
Bennett BL, Lawson JL, Funaro MC, Ivezaj V. Examining weight bias before and/or after bariatric surgery: A systematic review. Obesity Reviews 2022, 23: e13500. PMID: 36053042, DOI: 10.1111/obr.13500.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBariatric surgeryWeight biasPeer-reviewed quantitative studiesRisk of biasBariatric populationMedical sequelaeHigh riskSurgeryBehavioral sequelaeSystematic reviewFuture patientsGreater riskWeight stigmaSequelaePatientsRiskSample of individualsPresent studyMost studiesNegative correlatesRigorous researchReviewStudy
2021
The cost of caring during recent epidemics: a rapid review of risk factors, psychological manifestations, and strategies for its treatment.
Ferrara M, Funaro MC, Vacca F, Kusmann F, Tedeschini E, Galeazzi GM, Scattoni ML, Starace F. The cost of caring during recent epidemics: a rapid review of risk factors, psychological manifestations, and strategies for its treatment. Annali Dell Istituto Superiore Di Sanità 2021, 57: 7-17. PMID: 33797399, DOI: 10.4415/ann_21_01_02.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care workersSuch psychological distressAppropriate protective equipmentMental health risksMental health consequencesCochrane HandbookRisk factorsPsychiatric illnessCare workersSystematic reviewHealth consequencesProtective equipmentHealth policyMental healthRecent epidemicSystematic searchPsychological distressCOVID-19 epidemicRapid reviewPsychological manifestationsEpidemicHealth risksAdequate trainingRiskSecondary trauma
2020
Hospital treatment of persons found not guilty by reason of insanity
Kapoor R, Wasser TD, Funaro MC, Norko MA. Hospital treatment of persons found not guilty by reason of insanity. Behavioral Sciences & The Law 2020, 38: 426-440. PMID: 32897589, DOI: 10.1002/bsl.2484.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital-based treatmentReason of insanityRecovery-oriented careViolence riskComplex psychiatric presentationsSecure forensic hospitalHospital treatmentPatient populationPsychiatric presentationsTherapeutic modalitiesInpatient aggressionSpecific treatmentForensic hospitalTreatmentHospitalInsanity acquitteesRiskAcquitteesRisk assessmentPopulationCliniciansCare