Browsing by Author "Esposito, Gianluca"

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    • Assessing problematic use of social media: where do we stand and what can be improved? 

      Cataldo, Ilaria; Billieux, Joël; Esposito, Gianluca; Corazza, Ornella (2022-06-01)
      The increased popularity of social media has brought clinicians and researchers to question the potential problematic outcomes of such Internet-based applications. Over the past two decades, an increasing number of studies ...

    • Clinical Implications of Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) Use: a Literature Review 

      Prevete, Elisabeth; Kuypers, Kim Paula Colette; Theunissen, Eef Lien; Esposito, Gianluca; Ramaekers, Johannes Gerardus; Pasquini, Massimo; Corazza, Ornella (2023-06-30)
      Purpose of Review: This work aims to provide an up-to-date review of the preclinical and clinical scientific literature on the therapeutic value of kratom to better understand the underlying mechanisms related to its use ...

    • Fitspiration on social media: Body-Image and other psychopathological risks among young adults. A narrative review. 

      Cataldo, Ilaria; De Luca, Ilaria; Giorgetti, Valentina; Cicconcelli, Dorotea; Bersani, Francesco Saverio; Imperatori, Claudio; Abdi, Samira; Negri, Attilio; Esposito, Gianluca; Corazza, Ornella (2021-05-24)
      Background The use of social media is popular in the health and the beauty industry, with an increasing number of brands using web platforms to promote their products. Among the recently-emerged trends, “fitspiration” (also ...

    • Gambling at the time of COVID-19: results from interviews in an Italian sample of gamblers 

      Cataldo, Ilaria; Casonato, Eleonora; Levari, Ermelinda; Negri, Attilio; Simonatoc, Pierluigi; Tomasi, Giulia; Branz, Giovanna; Coppola, Aurora; Gianfranceschi, Pietro; Leoni, Eva; Mistretta, Pietro; Stefani, Martina; Vanzetta, Miriam; Franceschini, Anna; Esposito, Gianluca; Corazza, Ornella (2022-02-07)
      The coronavirus pandemic affected the life of those suffering from addic- tive behaviors often confined to prolonged periods of self-isolation. To explore the variation of symptoms related to gambling, 46 outpatients of ...

    • An international cross-sectional investigation on social media, fitspiration content exposure, and related risks during the COVID-19 self-isolation period 

      Cataldo, Ilaria; Burkauskas, Julius; Dores, Artemisa R.; Carvalho, Irene P.; Simonato, Pierluigi; De Luca, Ilaria; Gómez-Martínez, Maria Ángeles; Melero Ventola, Alejandra Rebeca; Demetrovics, Zsolt; Szabo, Attila; Ábel, Krisztina Edina; Shibata, Mami; Kobayashi, Kei; Fujiwara, Hironobu; Arroyo-Anlló, Eva Maria; Martinotti, Giovanni; Barbosa, Fernando; Griskova-Bulanova, Inga; Pranckeviciene, Aiste; Bowden-Jones, Henrietta; Esposito, Gianluca; Corazza, Ornella (2022-04)
      With the global COVID-19 pandemic, governments from many countries in the world implemented various restrictions to prevent the SARS-Cov-2 virus's spread, including social distancing measures, quarantine, in-home lockdown, ...

    • Mind the dad–A review on the biopsychosocial influences of drug abuse on father-infant interaction 

      Lee, Jovin Jie Ning; Cataldo, Ilaria; Coppola, Aurora; Corazza, Ornella; Esposito, Gianluca (2021-07-09)
      Substance use disorder (SUD) is an issue of concern that can have inter- generational impacts. Fathers affected by this disorder can exhibit atypical parenting that leaves pronounced, adverse consequences for the child, ...

    • The novel psychoactive substances epidemic: A scientometric perspective 

      Neoh, Michelle Jin Yee; Carollo, Alessandro; Lim, Mengyu; Corazza, Ornella; Coppola, Aurora; Esposito, Gianluca (2023-01-05)
      The unprecedented proliferation of novel psychoactive substances (NPS) in the illicit drug market has been a public health concern since their emergence in the 2000s. Their consumption can pose severe health risks as their ...

    • Profiling and assessing the risks of image- and performance-enhancing drugs use during the COVID-19 lockdown 

      De Luca, Ilaria; Di Carlo, Francesco; Burkauskas, Julius; Dores, Artemisa R.; Carvalho, Irene P.; Gómez-Martínez, M. Ángeles; Szabo, Attila; Fujiwara, Hironobu; Barbosa, Cristina Monteiro; Di Nicola, Marco; Mazza, Marianna; Sani, Gabriele; Luciani, Debora; Pettorruso, Mauro; di Giannantonio, Massimo; Cataldo, Ilaria; Esposito, Gianluca; Martinotti, Giovanni; Zandonai, Thomas; Rabin, Olivier; Corazza, Ornella (2024-06-19)
      Background: Image and Performance-Enhancing Drugs (IPEDs) can enhance mental and physical capabilities and impact one’s overall health. Initially confined in sport environments, IPEDs use has become increasingly widespread ...

    • Understanding the Evolving Nature of Novel Psychoactive Substances: Mapping 10 Years of Research 

      Carollo, Alessandro; Corazza, Ornella; Rabin, Olivier; Coppola, Aurora; Esposito, Gianluca (2023-09-28)
      Novel psychoactive substances (NPS) is an umbrella term used to describe a heterogeneous group of compounds that mimic the effects of existing drugs and whose demand and use rapidly emerge, change, or even vanish in the ...

    • Unfolding the real-time neural mechanisms in addiction: functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) as a resourceful tool for research and clinical practice 

      Carollo, Alessandro; Cataldo, Ilaria; Fong, Seraphina; Corazza, Ornella; Esposito, Gianluca (2022-12-31)
      Neural underpinnings of addiction have been widely investigated using traditional neuroimaging techniques and paradigms. However, certain mechanisms are still underexplored, and existing studies often do not adopt an ...