Browsing by Author "di Giannantonio, Massimo"

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    • The benzydamine experience: A systematic review of Benzydamine abuse 

      Chiappini, Stephania; Miuli, Andrea; Mosca, Alessio; Pettorruso, Mauro; Guirguis, Amira; Corkery, John Martin; Martinotti, Giovanni; di Giannantonio, Massimo; Schifano, Fabrizio (2021-01-13)
      Background: Both prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs recently emerged among novel psychoactive substances (NPS) being reported as ingested for recreational purposes. Among them, benzydamine (BZY), normally ...

    • Club Drugs: Psychotropic Effects and Psychopathological Characteristics of a Sample of Inpatients 

      Martinotti, Giovanni; Giorgetti, Raffaele; Schifano, Fabrizio; di Giannantonio, Massimo (2020-08-31)
      Background: growing evidence supports the possibility of significant psychiatric consequences related to novel and traditional psychoactive substance consumption. The problem of differential diagnosis has hampered research ...

    • Focus on over-the-counter drugs’ misuse; a systematic review on antihistamines, cough medicines and decongestants 

      Schifano, Fabrizio; Chiappini, Stefania; Miuli, Andrea; Santovito, Monica Chiara; Mosca, Alessio; Santovito, Maria Chiara; Corkery, John Martin; Guirguis, Amira; Pettorruso, Mauro; di Giannantonio, Massimo; Martinotti, Giovanni (2021-05-07)
      Background: Over the past 20 years or so the drug misuse scenario has seen the emergence of both prescription-only and over-the-counter (OTC) medications being reported as ingested for recreational purposes. OTC drugs such ...

    • Focus on over-the-counter drugs’ misuse; a systematic review on antihistamines, cough medicines and decongestants 

      Schifano, Fabrizio; Chiappini, Stefania; Miuli, Andrea; Santovito, Monica Chiara; Mosca, Alessio; Santovito, Maria Chiara; Corkery, John Martin; Guirguis, Amira; Pettorruso, Mauro; di Giannantonio, Massimo; Martinotti, Giovanni (2021-05-07)
      Background: Over the past 20 years or so the drug misuse scenario has seen the emergence of both prescription-only and over-the-counter (OTC) medications being reported as ingested for recreational purposes. OTC drugs such ...

    • Focus on over-the-counter drugs’ misuse; a systematic review on antihistamines, cough medicines and decongestants 

      Schifano, Fabrizio; Chiappini, Stefania; Miuli, Andrea; Santovito, Monica Chiara; Mosca, Alessio; Santovito, Maria Chiara; Corkery, John Martin; Guirguis, Amira; Pettorruso, Mauro; di Giannantonio, Massimo; Martinotti, Giovanni (2021-05-07)
      Background: Over the past 20 years or so the drug misuse scenario has seen the emergence of both prescription-only and over-the-counter (OTC) medications being reported as ingested for recreational purposes. OTC drugs such ...

    • Following “the roots” of kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) : the evolution of an enhancer from a traditional use to increase work and productivity in South-East Asia to a recreational psychoactive drug in Western Countries 

      Cinosi, Eduardo; Martinotti, G.; Simonato, Pierluigi; Singh, Darshan; Demetrovics, Zsolt; Roman-Urrestarazu, Andres; Bersani, Francesco Saverio; Vicknasingam, Balasingam; Piazzon, Giulia; Li, Jih-Heng; Yu, Weng-Jing; Kapitány-Fövény , Máté; Farkas, Judit; di Giannantonio, Massimo; Corazza, Ornella (2015-11-01)
      The use of substances to enhance human abilities is a constant and cross-cultural feature in the evolution of humanity. Although much has changed over time, the availability on the Internet, often supported by misleading ...

    • An Italian survey of opioids misuse: Epidemiological and psychopathological aspects 

      Stigliano, Gianfranco; Miuli, Andrea; Lalli, Aliseo; Alessi, Maria Chiara; Sociali, Antonella; Esposito, Fabiana; D'Angelo, Laura; d'Andrea, Giacomo; Mosca, Alessio; Santovito, Maria Chiara; Martinotti, Giovanni; di Giannantonio, Massimo (2021-11-18)
      Objective Opioid abuse is a worrying reality especially in the US. The increase in the prescription of opioids in Europe poses the risk of a possible increase in the number of abusers also in Italy. The aim of the study ...

    • Knowledge and use of over-the-counter drugs in Italy: a survey-based study in the general population 

      Chiappini, Stephania; Ceci, Franca; Mosca, Alessio; Di Carlo, Francesco; Burkauskas, Julius; Pettorruso, Mauro; Martinotti, Giovanni; Guirguis, Amira; Corkery, John Martin; Scherbaum, Norbert; Schifano, Fabrizio; di Giannantonio, Massimo (2022-10-06)
      Background: During the past decade, the misuse of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines has become a global public health concern, especially among young people. In this study, we aimed to explore the OTC consumption and related ...

    • A matter of life and death : substance-caused and substance-related fatalities in Ibiza in 2015 

      Santacroce, Rita; Ruiz Bennasar, Claudia; Sancho Jaraiz, Juan Ramon; Fiori, Federica; Sarchione, Fabiola; Angelini, Federica; Catalano, Gabriella; Carenti, Maria Luisa; Corkery, John Martin; Schifano, Fabrizio; di Giannantonio, Massimo; Martinotti, Giovanni (2017-06-28)
      Objectives and methods: In the framework of the EU-funded project “EU-Madness,” we collected and analysed all the reports of fatalities directly or indirectly related to substances of abuse registered in Ibiza from January ...

    • Misuse of anticholinergic medications: a systematic review. 

      Chiappini, Stefania; Mosca, Alessio; Miuli, Andrea; Semeraro, Francesco; Mancusi, Gianluca; Santovito, Maria Chiara; Di Carlo, Francesco; Pettorruso, Mauro; Guirguis, Amira; Corkery, John M.; Martinotti, Giovanni; Schifano, Fabrizio; di Giannantonio, Massimo (2022-02-01)
      (1) Background: Over the last decade, misuse and diversion of medications has appeared to be increasingly concerning phenomena, including a range of different molecules. As current knowledge on the abuse of centrally acting ...

    • New drugs on the Internet : the case of Camfetamine 

      Cinosi, Eduardo; Corazza, Ornella; Santacroce, Rita; Lupi, Matteo; Acciavatti, Tiziano; Martinotti, Giovanni; di Giannantonio, Massimo (2014-07-16)
      The number of new psychoactive substances (NPS) advertised for sale online is constantly increasing and it has become a phenomenon of global concern. Among NPS, Camfetamine has been rediscovered as recreational drug in ...

    • New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) and Serotonin Syndrome onset: a Systematic Review 

      Schifano, Fabrizio; Chiappini, Stephania; Corkery, John; Scherbaum, Norbert; Napoletano, Flavia; Arillotta, Davide; Catalani, Valeria; Vento, Alessandro; Pettorruso, Mauro; Martinotti, Giovanni; di Giannantonio, Massimo; Guirguis, Amira (2021-05-01)
      The use of several new psychoactive substances (NPS) has become very popular and is posing global health risks. Chemically and pharmacologically diverse molecules are constantly emerging and are presenting with a wide range ...

    • New Psychoactive Substances and suicidality: a systematic review of the current literature. 

      Chiappini, Stefania; Mosca, Alessio; Miuli, A.; Santovito, Monica Chiara; Orsolini, Laura; Corkery, John Martin; Guirguis, Amira; Pettorruso, Mauro; Martinotti, Giovanni; di Giannantonio, Massimo; Schifano, Fabrizio (2021-06-06)
      Background and Objectives: Over the past twenty years a large number of New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) has entered and modified the recreational drug scene. Their intake has been associated with health-related risks, ...

    • Novel psychoactive substance consumption is more represented in bipolar disorder than in psychotic disorders : A multicenter-observational study 

      Acciavatti, Tiziano; Lupi, Matteo; Santacroce, Rita; Aguglia, Andrea; Attademo, Luigi; Bandini, Laura; Ciambrone, Paola; Lisi, Giulia; Migliarese, Giovanni; Pinna, Federica; Quattrone, Diego; Ribolsi, Michele; Signorelli, Maria Salvina; Calò, Salvatore; Schifano, Fabrizio; di Giannantonio, Massimo; Martinotti, Giovanni (2017-05)
      OBJECTIVE: Comorbidities between psychiatric diseases and use of traditional substances of abuse are common. Nevertheless, there are few data regarding the use of novel psychoactive substances (NPS) among psychiatric ...

    • Physical Activity and Exercise Addiction During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Italy 

      Ceci, Franca; Di Carlo, Francesco; Burkauskas, Julius; Salone, Anatolia; De Luca, Ilaria; Cicconcelli, Dorotea; Giorgetti, Valentina; La Fratta, Irene; Todaro, Antonino; Simonato, Pierluigi; Martinotti, Giovanni; di Giannantonio, Massimo; Corazza, Ornella (2022-04-20)
      Severe restrictive measures were implemented globally to limit the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic leading to significant lifestyle changes and impacting on both the physical and the mental health of citizens. Caught by ...

    • Prescription drugs misuse in “clubbers” and disco goers in Ibiza 

      di Giannantonio, Massimo; Negri, Attilio; Schiavone, Stefania; Vannini, Chiara; Pettorruso, Mauro; Di Giorgio, Fabio; Verrastro, Valeria; Trabace, Luigia; Corbo, Mariangela; Gottardo, Rossella; Camuto, Cristian; Mazzarino, Monica; Barra, Andrea; De Berardis, Domenico; Iglesias Lopez, Juan; Merino del Villar, Cristina; Schifano, Fabrizio; Martinotti, Giovanni (2020-12-15)
      Background: Prescription drugs misuse and its related risks are considered a worldwide public health issue. Current trends show that the extent of such phenomenon may not be limited to subjects with psychiatric disorders, ...

    • Substance use in the club scene of Rome : a pilot study 

      Vento, Alessandro; Martinotti, Giovanni; Cinosi, Eduardo; Lupi, Matteo; Acciavatti, Tiziano; Carrus, Dario; Santacroce, Rita; Chillemi, Eleonora; Bonifaci, Ludovica; di Giannantonio, Massimo; Corazza, Ornella; Schifano, Fabrizio (2014-08-28)
      Over the last few years, a wide number of unregulated substances have been marketed on the Web and in smart and head shops; they are usually advertised as legal alternatives to commonly known drugs and are defined as “smart ...

    • Treating bipolar depression with esketamine: Safety and effectiveness data from a naturalistic multicentric study on esketamine in bipolar versus unipolar treatment‐resistant depression 

      the REAL‐ESK Study Group; Martinotti, Giovanni; Dell'Osso, Bernardo; Di Lorenzo, Giorgio; Maina, Giuseppe; Bertolino, Alessandro; Clerici, Massimo; Barlati, Stefano; Rosso, Gianluca; Di Nicola, Marco; Marcatili, Matteo; d'Andrea, Giacomo; Cavallotto, Clara; Chiappini, Stefania; De Filippis, Sergio; Nicolò, Giuseppe; De Fazio, Pasquale; Andriola, Ileana; Zanardi, Raffaella; Nucifora, Domenica; Di Mauro, Stefania; Bassetti, Roberta; Pettorruso, Mauro; McIntyre, Roger S.; Sensi, Stefano L.; di Giannantonio, Massimo; Vita, Antonio; Baldacci, Giulia; Belletti, Sandro; Bellomo, Antonello; Benatti, Beatrice; Carminati, Matteo; Carullo, Rosalba; de Berardis, Domenico; de Filippis, Renato; Chiaie, Roberto Delle; di Carlo, Francesco; Di Petta, Gilberto; Galluzzo, Alessandro; Giorgelli, Valentina; Lombardozzi, Ginevra; Martiadis, Vassilis; Mattei, Chiara; Mosca, Alessio; Niolu, Cinzia; Olivola, Miriam; Percudani, Mauro; Pepe, Maria; Rossi, Eros; Scardigli, Maria Ilaria; Tatì, Filippo (2023-01-18)
      Background: Bipolar depression accounts for most of the disease duration in type I and type II bipolar disorder (BD), with few treatment options, often poorly tolerated. Many individuals do not respond to first‐line ...