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
2017
Assessment of cardiovascular risk in an Italian psychiatric outpatient sample: A chart review of patients treated with second‐generation antipsychotics
Severi E, Ferrara M, Tedeschini E, Vacca F, Mungai F, Amendolara R, Baccari F, Starace F. Assessment of cardiovascular risk in an Italian psychiatric outpatient sample: A chart review of patients treated with second‐generation antipsychotics. International Journal Of Mental Health Nursing 2017, 27: 1002-1008. PMID: 29197134, DOI: 10.1111/inm.12407.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular risk assessmentSecond-generation antipsychoticsChart reviewMental illnessCommunity mental health servicesCommunity mental health centerPhysical healthCardiovascular risk monitoringOutpatient sampleSignificant cardiovascular burdenPrevalence of MetSClinical chart reviewMore psychotropic medicationsMental health centersSubsample of patientsLow-density lipoproteinMental health servicesMental health professionalsΓ-glutamyl transpeptidaseCardiovascular riskBlood pressureCardiovascular burdenMetabolic syndromeTotal cholesterolWaist circumference
2008
What Is the Biopsychosocial Role of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Positivity in Patients With End-Stage Liver Disease Who Undergo Orthotopic Liver Transplantation?
Silva V, Ferrara M, Mazzi F, Pingani L, Cocchi S, Romano A, Masetti M, Gerunda GE, Guaraldi G, Rigatelli M. What Is the Biopsychosocial Role of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Positivity in Patients With End-Stage Liver Disease Who Undergo Orthotopic Liver Transplantation? Transplantation Proceedings 2008, 40: 1910-1912. PMID: 18675086, DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.05.060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransplant Evaluation Rating ScaleMontgomery-Asberg Depression Rating ScaleHuman immunodeficiency virusHIV groupHIV patientsPsychiatric comorbidityEnd-stage liver disease patientsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positivityEnd-stage liver diseaseAsberg Depression Rating ScaleConsultation-liaison psychiatry serviceRating ScaleBaseline psychiatric comorbidityLiver transplantation centerNon-HIV patientsOLT waiting listOrthotopic liver transplantationLiver disease patientsObservational prospective studySolid organ transplantationLiaison psychiatry serviceDepression Rating ScaleLiver transplantationTransplantation centersVirus positivity