2025
Sex differences in clozapine prescription: results from an Italian 30-year health records registry
Ferrara M, Domenicano I, Bellagamba A, Zaffarami G, Benini L, Sorio C, Gentili E, Srihari V, Grassi L. Sex differences in clozapine prescription: results from an Italian 30-year health records registry. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.02.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAntipsychotics to clozapineSchizophrenia spectrum disordersDiagnosis of schizophreniaClozapine prescriptionPrescribed clozapineSpectrum disorderDiagnosis of schizophrenia spectrum disorderBarriers to clozapine useTreatment-resistant schizophreniaOutpatient psychiatric servicesGender-specific biasesClozapine useBackground ClozapineSchizophrenia diagnosisClozapineSchizophreniaSex differencesPrescribed to womenClinical confounding factorsDisordersFemale patientsHazard ratioAntipsychoticsAdequate treatmentPatients
2024
The revival of psilocybin between scientific excitement, evidence of efficacy, and real-world challenges
Scala M, Fabbri C, Fusar-Poli P, Di Lorenzo G, Ferrara M, Amerio A, Fusar-Poli L, Pichiecchio A, Asteggiano C, Menchetti M, De Ronchi D, Sub-Project M, Fanelli G, Serretti A. The revival of psilocybin between scientific excitement, evidence of efficacy, and real-world challenges. CNS Spectrums 2024, 29: 570-584. PMID: 39655426, DOI: 10.1017/s1092852924002268.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnxiety disordersPost-traumatic stress disorderPsychedelic-assisted psychotherapyObsessive-compulsive disorderSubstance use disordersPsychotic spectrumStandard antidepressantsResearch to clinical practiceTreating moodStress disorderAddictive behaviorsPsychopharmacological researchPsychiatric conditionsPsilocybinEvidence of efficacyAnxietyMethodological limitationsDisordersMoodMethodological constraintsMethodological rigorEvidence basePotential paradigm shiftLong-term efficacyCultural stigma
2014
Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders in HIV
Ferrara M, Valero I, Moore D, Knight A, Duarte N, Atkinson J. Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders in HIV. 2014, 157-210. DOI: 10.1002/9781118339503.ch4.ChaptersPsychiatric disordersCare of HIVHealth-related qualityQuality of lifeHIV dementiaAntiretroviral therapyOverall morbidityAntiretroviral medicationsHIV infectionNeurocognitive disordersPsychopharmacological treatmentPsychiatric symptomsPsychosocial distressHIVHealth outcomesMental illnessMild formBehavioral interventionsLower likelihoodDisordersLife qualityTreatmentInterventionMedicationsMorbidity
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