Browsing Research publications by Author "Di Carlo, Francesco"

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    • Aberrant salience in cannabis-induced psychosis: a comparative study 

      Ricci, Valerio; Di Muzio, Ilenia; Ceci, Franca; Di Carlo, Francesco; Mancusi, Gianluca; Piro, Tommaso; Paggi, Andrea; Pettorruso, Mauro; Vellante, Federica; De Berardis, Domenico; Martinotti, Giovanni; Maina, Giuseppe (2024-01-08)
      Background: Natural Cannabis (NC) and Synthetic Cannabinoids (SCs) use can increase the risk and exacerbate the course of psychotic disorders. These could be influenced by the Aberrant Salience (AS) construct. It refers ...

    • Brexpiprazole as a new approach of treatment in somatization disorder 

      Chiappini, Stefania; Mosca, Alessio; Martinotti, Giovanni; Di Carlo, Francesco; Miuli, Andrea; Dattoli, Luigi; Pettorruso, Mauro; Di Giannantonio, Massimo (2022-01-27)
      Introduction: Somatic symptom disorder (SSD) is a mental disorder that involves one or more physical symptoms (e.g. palpitations, dizziness, diarrhoea, limb weakness, pain, and pseudo neurological symptoms) accompanied by ...

    • Club Drugs and Psychiatric Sequelae: An Issue of Vulnerability and Previous Psychiatric History 

      Martinotti, Giovanni; Del Villar, Cristina Merino; Cordoba, Andrés Garcia; Tubau, Lluís Andrés; Sánchez, Ivan Castro; Di Carlo, Francesco; Chiappini, Stefania; Pettorruso, Mauro; Schifano, Fabrizio; Di Giannantonio, Massimo (2021-06-29)
      The pursuit of pleasure among clubbers and disco-goers often involves drug use. However, whether substance use may represent a relevant risk factor contributing to the development of psychiatric symptoms and of mental ...

    • Duration of Untreated Disorder and Cannabis Use: An Observational Study on a Cohort of Young Italian Patients Experiencing Psychotic Experiences and Dissociative Symptoms 

      Ricci, Valerio; Martinotti, Giovanni; Ceci, Franca; Chiappini, Stefania; Di Carlo, Francesco; Burkauskas, Julius; Susini, Ottavia; Luciani, Debora; Quattrone, Diego; De Berardis, Domenico; Pettorruso, Mauro; Maina, Giuseppe; Di Giannantonio, Massimo (2021-11-30)
      Background: The Duration of Untreated Psychosis (DUP) is the time between the first-episode psychosis (FEP) and the initiation of antipsychotic treatment. It is an important predictor of several disease-related outcomes ...

    • Enhanced peripheral levels of BDNF and proBDNF: elucidating neurotrophin dynamics in cocaine use disorder 

      Pettorruso, Mauro; Miuli, Andrea; Clemente, Katia; Mancusi, Gianluca; Migliara, Giuseppe; Di Carlo, Francesco; Pernaci, Giulia; Di Crosta, Teresa; Santorelli, Mario; d’Andrea, Giacomo; De Risio, Luisa; Ciavarella, Mariaceleste; Baccolini, Valentina; Di Meo, Ilenia; Cataldo, Ivana; Sensi, Stefano L.; Martinotti, Giovanni (2024-03-01)
      Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and its precursor, proBDNF, are known to significantly contribute to brain homeostasis, neuroplasticity, and neuronal remodeling. Although these neurotrophins are thought to have ...

    • Ibogaine/Noribogaine in the treatment of Substance Use Disorders: a systematic review of the current literature 

      Mosca, Alessio; Chiappini, Stefania; Miuli, Andrea; Mancusi, Gianluca; Santovito, Maria Chiara; Di Carlo, Francesco; Pettorruso, Mauro; Corkery, John; Canessa, Carlos; Martinotti, Giovanni; Di Giannantonio, Massimo (2023-02-07)
      Background: Ibogaine and noribogaine are psychedelic substances with dissociative properties naturally occurring in plants of the Apocynaceae family. Research has shown their efficacy in treating substance use disorders ...

    • Investigating the Role of Maintenance TMS Protocols for Major Depression: Systematic Review and Future Perspectives for Personalized Interventions 

      d’Andrea, Giacomo; Mancusi, Gianluca; Santovito, Maria Chiara; Marrangone, Carlotta; Martino, Fabrizio; Santorelli, Mario; Miuli, Andrea; Di Carlo, Francesco; Signorelli, Maria Salvina; Clerici, Massimo; Pettorruso, Mauro; Martinotti, Giovanni (2023-04-21)
      Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) has been approved by the FDA as an effective intervention for Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD). However, there is little evidence about maintenance protocol necessity. ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 trends of drug abuse in custodial settings: a systematic review on the misuse of over-the-counter drugs, prescription-only-medications, and new psychoactive substances 

      Chiappini, Stefania; Vaccaro, Giorgia; Mosca, Alessio; Miuli, Andrea; Stigliano, Gianfranco; Stefanelli, Giulia; Giovannetti, Giulia; Carullo, Rosalba; d'Andrea, Giacomo; Di Carlo, Francesco; Cavallotto, Clara; Pettorruso, Mauro; Di Petta, Gilberto; Corkery, John Martin; Guirguis, Amira; Stair, Jacqueline L.; Martinotti, Giovanni; Fazel, Seena; Schifano, Fabrizio (2024-07-30)
      The article presents a systematic literature review on the use and the psychiatric implications of over-the-counter drugs (OTC), prescription-only-medications (POM), and new psychoactive substances (NPS) within custodial ...

    • Online Behaviours during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Their Associations with Psychological Factors: An International Exploratory Study 

      Burkauskas, Julius; Fineberg, Naomi; Ioannidis, Konstantinos; Chamberlain, Samuel; Bowden-Jones, Henrietta; Griskova-Bulanova, Inga; Pranckeviciene, Aiste; Dores, Artemisa; Carvalho, Irene; Barbosa, Fernando; Simonato, Pierluigi; De Luca, Ilaria; Mooney, Rosin; Gómez-Martínez, Maria; Demetrovics, Zsolt; Ábel, Krisztina; Szabo, Attila; Fujiwara, Hironobu; Shibata, Mami; Melero-Ventola, Alejandra; Arroyo-Anlló, Eva; Santos-Labrador, Ricardo; Kobayashi, Kei; Di Carlo, Francesco; Monteiro, Cristina; Martinotti, Giovanni; Corazza, Ornella (2022-07)
      This cross-sectional study aimed to explore specific online behaviours and their association with a range of underlying psychological and other behavioural factors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Eight countries (Italy, ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • Therapeutic Potentials of Ketamine and Esketamine in Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Substance Use Disorders (SUD) and Eating Disorders (ED): A Review of the Current Literature 

      Martinotti, Giovanni; Chiappini, Stefania; Pettorruso, Mauro; Mosca, Alessio; Miuli, Andrea; Di Carlo, Francesco; D’Andrea, Giacomo; Collevecchio, Roberta; Di Muzio, Ilenia; Sensi, Stefano L.; Di Giannantonio, Massimo (2021-06-27)
      The obsessive–compulsive spectrum refers to disorders drawn from several diagnostic categories that share core features related to obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), such as obsessive thoughts, compulsive behaviors and ...