Alexithymia and inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review

G Martino, A Caputo, P Schwarz, F Bellone… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background: Given the role of alexithymia—as the inability to identify, differentiate, and
express emotions—in chronic and immune-mediated illness, this systematic review …

The relationship between alexithymia and type 2 diabetes: a systematic review

G Martino, A Caputo, CM Vicario, A Catalano… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background: This systematic review analyzed the relationship between alexithymia,
considered as the inability to recognize and express thoughts and emotions, and type 2 …

Going beyond the visible in type 2 diabetes mellitus: defense mechanisms and their associations with depression and health-related quality of life

G Martino, A Caputo, F Bellone… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Clinical psychological features may impact a person's aptitude to deal with
chronic diseases, leading to emotional distress, suffering, and a worse perceived quality of …

Defensive responses to stressful life events associated with cancer diagnosis

M Miniati, M Miccoli, R Ciacchini, G Orrù… - … Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - arpi.unipi.it
Objectives: Stressful life events (SLEs) are common in patients who developed both physical
and psychological syndromes. Research shown the role of psychological defense …

Clinical psychological figures in healthcare professionals: Resilience and maladjustment as the “cost of care”

EM Merlo, AP Stoian, IG Motofei, S Settineri - Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background: The health professionals are involved in the paths of care for patients with
different medical conditions. Their life is frequently characterized by psychopathological …

Quality of life and psychological functioning in postmenopausal women undergoing aromatase inhibitor treatment for early breast cancer

G Martino, A Catalano, RM Agostino, F Bellone… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Aromatase inhibitors (AIs) dramatically increased breast cancer (BC) survival,
leading to enhanced attention to their long-term consequences on psychological …

Tensions and trade-offs in multi-actor service ecosystems

JR McColl-Kennedy, L Cheung, LV Coote - Journal of Business Research, 2020 - Elsevier
The purpose of this article is to:(1) understand tensions and trade-offs that actors make
through activities and interactions in their service ecosystem stemming from differing …

Gambling in adolescence: a narrative review of the last 20 years

F Frisone, S Settineri, PF Sicari… - Journal of Addictive …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background Gambling has increasingly become a problem in adolescence over the last 20
years. Previous research has failed to identify exactly the level of involvement of adolescents …

Problem gambling during Covid-19

F Frisone, A Alibrandi, S Settineri - Mediterranean Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - cab.unime.it
Background: Problem gambling could progressively grow in a period of isolation due to the
COVID-19 pandemic to the possibility of gambling directly from home. Objectives: This pilot …

Defensive profile of parents of children with externalizing problems receiving Regulation-Focused Psychotherapy for Children (RFP-C): A pilot study

M Di Giuseppe, TA Prout, M Fabiani… - Mediterranean Journal of …, 2020 - cab.unime.it
Background: Implicit emotion regulation, operationalized as psychological defense
mechanisms, plays an important role in parenting, especially for parents of children with …