Background: COVID-19 represents a threat both for the physical and psychological health of
oncological patients experiencing heightened distress levels to which the fear of the virus is …

This study aims to explore personal meanings related to the constructs 'sexuality'and 'sexual
pleasure'in people who choose to write in forums and blogs about their own experience with …

Background The main purpose of this study was to investigate the perception of
schizophrenia in different categories of persons (directly and/or indirectly) involved with it …

Background: This research investigates the two sides of violence by profiling female
interpersonal violence offenders (IVO) and female interpersonal violence victims (IVV) …

Despite increasing popularity and intensive worldwide use, few studies have assessed the
validity and factorial structure of the Heartland Forgiveness Scale (HFS). However, scientific …

This study's first aim was to explore whether stigma's facets differ between internalizing and
externalizing disorders in adolescence. The second aim was to compare the relationships …

Introduction The attachment theory is widely used in order to explain anorexia nervosa
origin, course and treatment response. Nevertheless, very little literature specifically …

Introduction Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a widespread phenomenon that affects the
physical and mental well-being of victims. Several barriers prevented sufferers from …

Background A growing body of literature has been focusing on individual alexithymia in
anorexia nervosa, while there are only scarce and conflicting studies on alexithymia in the …

Background: Although scientific research on the etiology of mental disorders has improved
the knowledge of biogenetic and psychosocial aspects related to the onset of mental illness …