Mindfulness, compassion, and self-compassion among health care professionals: What's new? A systematic review

C Conversano, R Ciacchini, G Orrù… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Health care professionals (HCPs) are a population at risk for high levels of burnout and
compassion fatigue. The aim of the present systematic review was to give an overview on …

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 …

Mindfulness, age and gender as protective factors against psychological distress during COVID-19 pandemic

C Conversano, M Di Giuseppe, M Miccoli… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Objective Mindfulness disposition is associated with various psychological factors and
prevents emotional distress in chronic diseases. In the present study, we analyzed the key …

Psychological impact of coronavirus disease 2019 among Italians during the first week of lockdown

M Di Giuseppe, S Zilcha-Mano, TA Prout… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Pandemics and government-mandated quarantining measures have a substantial impact on
mental health. This study investigated the psychological impact of the coronavirus disease …

[HTML][HTML] Psychological distress among healthcare professionals involved in the COVID-19 emergency: Vulnerability and resilience factors

C Conversano, L Marchi, M Miniati - Clinical Neuropsychiatry, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The aim of this paper is to outline some considerations about the psychological distress in
healthcare professional during the COVID-19 pandemic. We summarize available literature …

[HTML][HTML] Psychological resources against the traumatic experience of COVID-19

M Di Giuseppe, A Gemignani… - Clinical …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Psychological resources, such as defense mechanism and mindfulness practice, can
mediate the individual reaction to traumatic experiences as the ongoing COVID-19 …

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 …

Psychological factors as determinants of chronic conditions: clinical and psychodynamic advances

C Conversano, M Di Giuseppe - Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The involvement of psychological factors in the etiology of chronic diseases is rousing the
interest of the scientific community (Conversano, 2019; Martino et al., 2019b; Merlo, 2019; …

[PDF][PDF] Uncertainty, alexithymia, suppression and vulnerability during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy

E Merlo, F Sicari, F Frisone, G Costa… - Health Psychology …, 2021 - termedia.pl
BACKGROUND COVID-19 represents the largest outbreak of atypical pneumonia caused by
the SARS-CoV-2 virus, belonging to the coronavirus family (Orthocoronavirinae). The rapid …

Alexithymia, emotional distress, and perceived quality of life in patients with hashimoto's thyroiditis

G Martino, A Caputo, CM Vicario… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Emotion-processing impairment represents a risk factor for the development of somatic
illness, affecting negatively both health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and disease …