Psychosomatic profile in patients with systemic sclerosis: results from an observational study.

Objectives: The aim of the present study was to test whether the occurrence of psychosomatic syndromes in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) may influence psychopathological distress and well-being.

Methods: A total of 276 outpatients with SSc were consecutively enrolled. Mental disorders were assessed using the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI), while psychosomatic syndromes were assessed using the Semi-Structured Interview for Diagnostic Criteria for Psychosomatic Research-Revised (DCPR-R-SSI).

Healthcare professionals' views on healthcare-related factors influencing symptom course in persistent somatic symptoms: a qualitative study of four European countries.

Background: The care trajectory for patients with Persistent Somatic Symptoms (PSS) is complex due to variability in diagnoses and treatments, with differences across European healthcare systems. Existing findings predominantly come from individual Western European countries, and comparative studies are lacking. This study aimed to explore how healthcare systems are perceived to influence PSS courses across four European countries and how professionals view their respective systems regarding PSS.

The assessment of psychological well-being in systemic sclerosis: a clinimetric validation.

Background: The assessment of psychological well-being has been largely neglected in clinical settings, particularly in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), where the focus of clinical attention was mainly on symptoms. This is the first study in which the validity, reliability, and sensibility of two patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) of psychological well-being, the five-item World Health Organization Well-Being Index (WHO-5) and the six-item version of the Ryff's Psychological Well-Being Scales (PWB-6), have been tested according to clinimetric criteria to determine their current and potential clinical applications in SSc patients.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 219 patients with a diagnosis of SSc.

Translation and Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the Instrument for the Diagnosis of the Complexity of Palliative Care Needs.

Background: In recent years, the palliative care (PC) paradigm is evolving from a prognosis-based approach to one centered on complexity, also in response to the aging population and the increase in chronic diseases. It is therefore necessary to strengthen PC networks with effective management of the specialist resources available. The use of tools such as the spanish Diagnostic Instrument for Complexity in Palliative Care (IDC-Pal) can help evaluate the complexity of PC needs, thus guiding the clinical care response.

Truthful communication of mental science: pledge to our patients and profession.

Recent changes in US government priorities have serious negative implications for science that will compromise the integrity of mental health research, which focuses on vulnerable populations. Therefore, as editors of mental science journals and custodians of the academic record, we confirm with conviction our collective commitment to communicating the truth.

Predictors of Treatment Success of Psychotherapy in Functional Disorders: A Systematic Review of the Literature.

Objective: Functional disorders (FDs) benefit from psychotherapy. However, the determinants predicting their efficacy remain largely unexplored.

Methods: A systematic literature review was conducted.

Chronic pain in European adult populations: a systematic review of prevalence and associated clinical features.

Chronic pain (CP) is a multifaceted and severely disabling persistent condition that affects individuals worldwide. A synthesis of epidemiological data is still lacking. The present systematic review aims at presenting point, period, and lifetime prevalence estimates of CP in the European adult population, as well as relevant features associated with it.

Anxiety and Depression and Related Risk Factors in Italian Healthcare Providers Involved in Adverse Events.

Despite the importance of the second victim phenomenon for healthcare systems, there is limited research on Italian healthcare providers. We assessed emotional distress in individuals impacted by an adverse event using the Withstand-PSY Questionnaire (WS-PSY-Q). Additionally, we aimed to identify potential risk factors for anxiety and depression.

The role of 15 mA and 77.5 Hz transcranial alternating current stimulation in blood pressure regulation: A post hoc analysis of a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) at 77.5 Hz and 15 mA, targeting the forehead and mastoid areas, has proven efficacious in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) by simultaneously stimulating multiple brain nuclei and regions, many of which are critical for blood pressure regulation. This post hoc analysis aimed to assess the potential blood pressure-lowering effects of 77.

Psychological features of systemic sclerosis: results from an observational study.

Objectives: (a) Assessing mental disorders, psychological distress, psychological wellbeing in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc); (b) identifying psychological features independently contributing to the status of having the diagnosis of SSc.

Methods: Two hundred SSc outpatients were compared with 100 healthy subjects. Mental disorders were assessed via the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI).

Mental Pain Questionnaire: Clinimetric Properties of a Potential Global Person-Centred Outcome Measure.

Introduction: The Mental Pain Questionnaire (MPQ) was developed using a clinimetric approach to bring together the key features of mental pain into a single, brief, transdiagnostic scale. The present study aims at extending the validation of the MPQ to people from three different clinical settings.

Methods: A multicentre, cross-sectional study on adults diagnosed with migraine (n = 256), systemic sclerosis (n = 219), or mental disorders (n = 138) was conducted.

Well-Being Therapy for Depression.

Well-being therapy (WBT) is a short-term psychotherapeutic strategy, based on the technique of self-observation via the use of a structured diary and the guide of a therapist, with the goal of increasing psychological well-being, thus reaching euthymia and a balance among psychic forces. WBT showed to be suitable for application in residual symptoms of unipolar and bipolar depression, since the sequential combination with cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) led to a decrease in the relapse rate of recurrent depression. WBT also showed clinical utility in the treatment of cyclothymia, which represents one of the stages of bipolar disorder.

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor and Serotonin-Noradrenaline Reuptake Inhibitor Withdrawal Changes DSM Presentation of Mental Disorders: Results from the Diagnostic Clinical Interview for Drug Withdrawal.

Introduction: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) may cause withdrawal at dose decrease, discontinuation, or switch. Current diagnostic methods (e.g.

Healthcare professionals' views on factors influencing persistent somatic symptoms - ARISE-HCP online survey across countries.

Objective: The Health Care Online Survey Europe-Healthcare Professionals (ARISE-HCP) cross-sectionally investigated healthcare professionals' (HCPs) views on healthcare factors influencing the symptom course of persistent somatic symptoms (PSS) across four European countries.

Methods: An online survey was developed for HCPs experienced in PSS care in Germany, Italy, Poland, and the Netherlands. The study employed a mixed-methods approach.

The moderating role of stigma in the relationship between depression and resilience: results of a cross-sectional study in university students.

Background/objective: Depression is a growing concern in university students and resilience has shown to play a protective role. The impact of stigma is still under-explored, with reference to its moderating role between depression and resilience. The present study investigate such a relationship among Italian university students.

Prevalence of functional disorders across Europe: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Functional Disorders (FD) refer to persistent somatic symptoms caused by changes in the functioning of bodily processes. Previous findings suggest that FD are highly prevalent, but overall prevalence rates for FD in European countries are scarce. Therefore, the aim of the present work was to estimate the point prevalence of FD in adult general populations.

Well-Being Therapy in systemic sclerosis outpatients: a randomized controlled trial.

Objectives: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients have psychological distress and poor well-being and need a tailored treatment. Psychological interventions, rarely tested for efficacy, showed poor benefits. The present randomized controlled trial tested the efficacy of Well-Being Therapy (WBT) in SSc patients.

Key psychosocial issues in medical care.

Objective: The aim of this review is to illustrate an innovative framework for assessing the psychosocial aspects of medical disorders within the biopsychosocial model. It is based on clinimetrics, the science of clinical measurements. It may overcome the limitations of DSM-5 in identifying highly individualized responses at the experiential, behavioral, and interpersonal levels.