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Giovanni Ostuzzi

University of Verona
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[HTML][HTML] Common mental disorders in asylum seekers and refugees: umbrella review of prevalence and intervention studies

G Turrini, M Purgato, F Ballette, M Nosè… - International journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Background In recent years there has been a progressive rise in the number of asylum
seekers and refugees displaced from their country of origin, with significant social …

Antidepressants for the treatment of depression in people with cancer

G Ostuzzi, F Matcham, S Dauchy… - Cochrane Database …, 2018 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Major depression and other depressive conditions are common in people with
cancer. These conditions are not easily detectable in clinical practice, due to the overlap …

Efficacy of psychosocial interventions for mental health outcomes in low-income and middle-income countries: an umbrella review

C Barbui, M Purgato, J Abdulmalik, C Acarturk… - The Lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Mental health conditions are leading causes of disability worldwide.
Psychosocial interventions for these conditions might have a key role in their treatment …

Oral and long‐acting antipsychotics for relapse prevention in schizophrenia‐spectrum disorders: a network meta‐analysis of 92 randomized trials including 22,645 …

G Ostuzzi, F Bertolini, F Tedeschi, G Vita… - World …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
According to current evidence and guidelines, continued antipsychotic treatment is key for
preventing relapse in people with schizophrenia‐spectrum disorders, but evidence‐based …

Effectiveness of a WHO Self‐Help psychological intervention for preventing mental disorders among Syrian refugees in Turkey: a randomized controlled trial

C Acarturk, E Uygun, Z Ilkkursun, K Carswell… - World …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Refugees are at high risk of developing mental disorders. There is no evidence from
randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that psychological interventions can prevent the onset of …

Effectiveness of self-help plus in preventing mental disorders in refugees and asylum seekers in Western Europe: a multinational randomized controlled trial

M Purgato, K Carswell, F Tedeschi, C Acarturk… - Psychotherapy and …, 2021 - karger.com
Abstract Introduction: Self-Help Plus (SH+) is a group-based psychological intervention
developed by the World Health Organization for managing stress. Objective: To assess the …

Continuing, reducing, switching, or stopping antipsychotics in individuals with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders who are clinically stable: a systematic review and …

G Ostuzzi, G Vita, F Bertolini, F Tedeschi… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Although antipsychotic maintenance treatment is widely recommended to
prevent relapse in chronic psychoses, evidence-based guidelines do not provide clear …

Safety of psychotropic medications in people with COVID-19: evidence review and practical recommendations

G Ostuzzi, D Papola, C Gastaldon, G Schoretsanitis… - Focus, 2020 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Background: The novel coronavirus pandemic calls for a rapid adaptation of conventional
medical practices to meet the evolving needs of such vulnerable patients. People with …

Maintenance treatment with long-acting injectable antipsychotics for people with nonaffective psychoses: a network meta-analysis

G Ostuzzi, F Bertolini, C Del Giovane… - American Journal of …, 2021 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: This study compared relapse prevention and acceptability of long-acting
injectable (LAI) antipsychotics in the maintenance treatment of adults with nonaffective …

Efficacy of interventions to reduce coercive treatment in mental health services: umbrella review of randomised evidence

C Barbui, M Purgato, J Abdulmalik… - The British Journal of …, 2021 - cambridge.org
BackgroundCoercive treatment comprises a broad range of practices, ranging from implicit
or explicit pressure to accept certain treatment to the use of forced practices such as …