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1. Comparing Long-Acting Antipsychotic Discontinuation Rates Under Ordinary Clinical Circumstances: A Survival Analysis from an Observational, Pragmatic Study

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Bertolini, F., Ostuzzi, G., Pievani, M., Aguglia, A., Bartoli, F., Bortolaso, P., Callegari, C., Caroleo, M., Carra, G., Corbo, M., D'Agostino, A., De Fazio, P., Magliocco, F., Martinotti, G., Ostinelli, E. G., Piccinelli, M. P., Tedeschi, F., Barbui, C., Boschello, F., Gastaldon, C., Mazzi, M. A., Nose, M., Papola, D., Perini, G., Piccoli, A., Purgato, M., Ruggeri, M., Terlizzi, S., Turrini, G., Raffaele, G., Cavallotti, S., Chirico, M., Ferrato, F., Limosani, I., Mastromo, D., Monzani, E., Porcellana, M., Restaino, F., Annese, P. M., Bolognesi, S., Cerretini, M., De Capua, A., Debolini, S., Del Zanna, M., Fargnoli, F., Giannini, A., Luccarelli, L., Lucii, C., Pierantozzi, E., Tozzi, F., Bardicchia, F., Cardamone, G., Facchi, E., Magnani, N., Soscia, F., Biancosino, B., Zotos, S., Giacomin, M., Pompei, F., Spano, M., Zonta, F., Buzzi, A., Callegred, C., Calzolari, R., Caselli, I., Diurni, M., Giana, E., Ielmini, M., Milano, A., Poloni, N., Sani, E., Zizolfi, D., Alberini, G., Cazzamalli, S., Costantini, C., Di Caro, A., Paronelli, C., Piantanida, S., Piccinelli, M., Alessandro, P., Barbanti, S. V., D'Ippolito, C., Gozzi, M., Moretti, V., Campese, O., Di Capro, L., di Giannantonio, M., Fiori, F., Lorusso, M., Mancini, V., Viceconte, D., Calandra, C., Luca, M., Signorelli, M. S., Suraniti, F., Balzarro, B., Boncompagni, G., Caretto, V., Emiliani, R., Lupoli, P., Menchetti, M., Rossi, E., Storbini, V., Tarricone, I., Terzi, L., Boso, M., Catania, C., De Paoli, G., Risaro, P., Aspesi, F., Bava, M., Bono, A., Brambilla, G., Castagna, G., Lucchi, S., Nava, R., Provenzi, M., Tabacchi, T., Tremolada, M., Verrengia, E., Barchiesi, M., Oriani, M. G., Pacetti, M., Ferro, M., Ghio, L., Beneduce, R., Laffranchini, L., Magni, L. R., Rossi, G., Tura, G. B., Addeo, L., Balletta, G., De Vivo, E., Di Benedetto, R., Parise, V. F., Carpiniello, B., Pinna, F., Pecile, D., Mattei, C., Bonavigo, T., Fabrici, E. P., Panarello, S., Peresson, G., Vitucci, C., Gardellin, F., Strizzolo, S., Cossetta, E., Fizzotti, C., Moretti, D., Di Gregorio, L., Sozzi, F., Colli, G., La Barbera, D., Laurenzi, S., Bertolini, F, Ostuzzi, G, Pievani, M, Aguglia, A, Bartoli, F, Bortolaso, P, Callegari, C, Caroleo, M, Carra, G, Corbo, M, D'Agostino, A, De Fazio, P, Magliocco, F, Martinotti, G, Ostinelli, E, Piccinelli, M, Tedeschi, F, Barbui, C, Boschello, F, Gastaldon, C, Mazzi, M, Nose, M, Papola, D, Perini, G, Piccoli, A, Purgato, M, Ruggeri, M, Terlizzi, S, Turrini, G, Raffaele, G, Cavallotti, S, Chirico, M, Ferrato, F, Limosani, I, Mastromo, D, Monzani, E, Porcellana, M, Restaino, F, Annese, P, Bolognesi, S, Cerretini, M, De Capua, A, Debolini, S, Del Zanna, M, Fargnoli, F, Giannini, A, Luccarelli, L, Lucii, C, Pierantozzi, E, Tozzi, F, Bardicchia, F, Cardamone, G, Facchi, E, Magnani, N, Soscia, F, Biancosino, B, Zotos, S, Giacomin, M, Pompei, F, Spano, M, Zonta, F, Buzzi, A, Calzolari, R, Caselli, I, Diurni, M, Giana, E, Ielmini, M, Milano, A, Poloni, N, Sani, E, Zizolfi, D, Alberini, G, Cazzamalli, S, Costantini, C, Di Caro, A, Paronelli, C, Piantanida, S, Alessandro, P, Barbanti, S, D'Ippolito, C, Gozzi, M, Moretti, V, Campese, O, Di Capro, L, di Giannantonio, M, Fiori, F, Lorusso, M, Mancini, V, Viceconte, D, Calandra, C, Luca, M, Signorelli, M, Suraniti, F, Balzarro, B, Boncompagni, G, Caretto, V, Emiliani, R, Lupoli, P, Menchetti, M, Rossi, E, Storbini, V, Tarricone, I, Terzi, L, Boso, M, Catania, C, De Paoli, G, Risaro, P, Aspesi, F, Bava, M, Bono, A, Brambilla, G, Castagna, G, Lucchi, S, Nava, R, Provenzi, M, Tabacchi, T, Tremolada, M, Verrengia, E, Barchiesi, M, Oriani, M, Pacetti, M, Ferro, M, Ghio, L, Beneduce, R, Laffranchini, L, Magni, L, Rossi, G, Tura, G, Addeo, L, Balletta, G, De Vivo, E, Di Benedetto, R, Parise, V, Carpiniello, B, Pinna, F, Pecile, D, Mattei, C, Bonavigo, T, Fabrici, E, Panarello, S, Peresson, G, Vitucci, C, Gardellin, F, Strizzolo, S, Cossetta, E, Fizzotti, C, Moretti, D, Di Gregorio, L, Sozzi, F, Colli, G, La Barbera, D, Laurenzi, S, Bertolini F., Ostuzzi G., Pievani M., Aguglia A., Bartoli F., Bortolaso P., Callegari C., Caroleo M., Carra G., Corbo M., D'Agostino A., De Fazio P., Magliocco F., Martinotti G., Ostinelli E.G., Piccinelli M.P., Tedeschi F., Barbui C., Boschello F., Gastaldon C., Mazzi M.A., Nose M., Papola D., Perini G., Piccoli A., Purgato M., Ruggeri M., Terlizzi S., Turrini G., Raffaele G., Cavallotti S., Chirico M., Ferrato F., Limosani I., Mastromo D., Monzani E., Porcellana M., Restaino F., Annese P.M., Bolognesi S., Cerretini M., De Capua A., Debolini S., Del Zanna M., Fargnoli F., Giannini A., Luccarelli L., Lucii C., Pierantozzi E., Tozzi F., Bardicchia F., Cardamone G., Facchi E., Magnani N., Soscia F., Biancosino B., Zotos S., Giacomin M., Pompei F., Spano M., Zonta F., Buzzi A., Callegred C., Calzolari R., Caselli I., Diurni M., Giana E., Ielmini M., Milano A., Poloni N., Sani E., Zizolfi D., Alberini G., Cazzamalli S., Costantini C., Di Caro A., Paronelli C., Piantanida S., Piccinelli M., Alessandro P., Barbanti S.V., D'Ippolito C., Gozzi M., Moretti V., Campese O., Di Capro L., di Giannantonio M., Fiori F., Lorusso M., Mancini V., Viceconte D., Calandra C., Luca M., Signorelli M.S., Suraniti F., Balzarro B., Boncompagni G., Caretto V., Emiliani R., Lupoli P., Menchetti M., Rossi E., Storbini V., Tarricone I., Terzi L., Boso M., Catania C., De Paoli G., Risaro P., Aspesi F., Bava M., Bono A., Brambilla G., Castagna G., Lucchi S., Nava R., Provenzi M., Tabacchi T., Tremolada M., Verrengia E., Barchiesi M., Oriani M.G., Pacetti M., Ferro M., Ghio L., Beneduce R., Laffranchini L., Magni L.R., Rossi G., Tura G.B., Addeo L., Balletta G., De Vivo E., Di Benedetto R., Parise V.F., Carpiniello B., Pinna F., Pecile D., Mattei C., Bonavigo T., Fabrici E.P., Panarello S., Peresson G., Vitucci C., Gardellin F., Strizzolo S., Cossetta E., Fizzotti C., Moretti D., Di Gregorio L., Sozzi F., Colli G., La Barbera D., and Laurenzi S.

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Male, Pediatrics, respectively), 0302 clinical medicine, Delayed-Action Preparation, Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, Pharmacology (medical), he STAR Network ‘Depot Study’ prospectively followed 394 subjects initiating treatment with long-acting injections (LAIs) of antipsychotics under naturalistic conditions for 12 months. LAI discontinuation was frequent in everyday clinical practice in Italy, Original Research Article, Prospective Studies, Prospective cohort study, treatment, Mental Disorders, Hazard ratio, whereas more than half of participants initiating risperidone LAI and olanzapine LAI discontinued during the 12 months of follow-up (51.4 and 62.5%, Psychiatric Status Rating Scale, Middle Aged, side efects, Psychiatry and Mental health, Italy, Mental Disorder, Female, he STAR Network ‘Depot Study’ prospectively followed 394 subjects initiating treatment with long-acting injections (LAIs) of antipsychotics under naturalistic conditions for 12 months. LAI discontinuation was frequent in everyday clinical practice in Italy, occurring in almost 40% of the entire sample, side efects, participant refusal to continue LAIs and LAIs no longer being required were the most frequently reported reasons for discontinuation. Paliperidone LAI and aripiprazole LAI were the least discontinued medications (33.9 and 35.4%, respectively), whereas more than half of participants initiating risperidone LAI and olanzapine LAI discontinued during the 12 months of follow-up (51.4 and 62.5%, respectively). In multivariate analysis, being prescribed olanzapine LAI and poor medication adherence at baseline were signifcantly associated with higher discontinuation risk, Human, Antipsychotic Agents, medicine.drug, Psychopathology, Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, Discontinuation, Follow-Up Studie, Medication Adherence, 03 medical and health sciences, medicine, Humans, Paliperidone, Adverse effect, Settore MED/25 - Psichiatria, discontinuation rates, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, respectively). In multivariate analysis, business.industry, Long-Acting Antipsychotic, long-acting injectable antipsychotics, Survival Analysis, Confidence interval, participant refusal to continue LAIs and LAIs no longer being required were the most frequently reported reasons for discontinuation. Paliperidone LAI and aripiprazole LAI were the least discontinued medications (33.9 and 35.4%, 030227 psychiatry, Prospective Studie, Antipsychotic Agent, occurring in almost 40% of the entire sample, Delayed-Action Preparations, Neurology (clinical), business, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery, being prescribed olanzapine LAI and poor medication adherence at baseline were signifcantly associated with higher discontinuation risk, Follow-Up Studies
Abstract

Background Recent guidelines suggested a wider use of long-acting injectable antipsychotics (LAI) than previously, but naturalistic data on the consequences of LAI use in terms of discontinuation rates and associated factors are still sparse, making it hard for clinicians to be informed on plausible treatment courses. Objective Our objective was to assess, under real-world clinical circumstances, LAI discontinuation rates over a period of 12 months after a first prescription, reasons for discontinuation, and associated factors. Methods The STAR Network ‘Depot Study’ was a naturalistic, multicentre, observational prospective study that enrolled subjects initiating a LAI without restrictions on diagnosis, clinical severity or setting. Participants from 32 Italian centres were assessed at baseline and at 6 and 12 months of follow-up. Psychopathology, drug attitude and treatment adherence were measured using the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, the Drug Attitude Inventory and the Kemp scale, respectively. Results The study followed 394 participants for 12 months. The overall discontinuation rate at 12 months was 39.3% (95% confidence interval [CI] 34.4–44.3), with paliperidone LAI being the least discontinued LAI (33.9%; 95% CI 25.3–43.5) and olanzapine LAI the most discontinued (62.5%; 95% CI 35.4–84.8). The most frequent reason for discontinuation was onset of adverse events (32.9%; 95% CI 25.6–40.9) followed by participant refusal of the medication (20.6%; 95% CI 14.6–27.9). Medication adherence at baseline was negatively associated with discontinuation risk (hazard ratio [HR] 0.853; 95% CI 0.742–0.981; p = 0.026), whereas being prescribed olanzapine LAI was associated with increased discontinuation risk compared with being prescribed paliperidone LAI (HR 2.156; 95% CI 1.003–4.634; p = 0.049). Conclusions Clinicians should be aware that LAI discontinuation is a frequent occurrence. LAI choice should be carefully discussed with the patient, taking into account individual characteristics and possible obstacles related to the practicalities of each formulation. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40263-021-00809-w.

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2021

2. Clinical correlates of paliperidone palmitate and aripiprazole monohydrate prescription for subjects with schizophreniaspectrum disorders: Findings from the STAR Network Depot Study

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Barbui C, Nosè M, Purgato M, Turrini G, Ostuzzi G, Mazzi MA, Papola D, Gastaldon C, Terlizzi S, Bertolini F, Piccoli A, Ruggeri M, De Fazio P, Magliocco F, Caroleo M, Raffaele G, D'Agostino A, Ostinelli EG, Chirico M, Cavallotti S, Lucii C, Bolognesi S, Debolini S, Pierantozzi E, Fargnoli F, Del Zanna M, Giannini A, Luccarelli L, De Capua A, Annese PM, Cerretini M, Tozzi F, Magnani N, Cardamone G, Bardicchia F, Facchi E, Soscia F, Zotos S, Biancosino B, Zonta F, Pompei F, Callegari C, Zizolfi D, Poloni N, Ielmini M, Caselli I, Giana E, Buzzi A, Diurni M, Milano A, Sani E, Calzolari R, Bortolaso P, Piccinelli M, Cazzamalli S, Alberini G, Piantanida S, Costantini C, Paronelli C, Di Caro A, Moretti V, Gozzi M, D'Ippolito C, Barbanti SV, Papalini A, Corbo M, Martinotti G, Campese O, Fiori F, Lorusso M, Di Capro L, Viceconte D, Mancini V, Suraniti F, Signorelli MSI, Rossi E, Lupoli P, Menchetti M, Terzi L, Boso M, Risaro P, De Paoli G, Catania C, Tarricone I, Caretto V, Storbini V, Emiliani R, Balzarro B, Carrà G, Bartoli F, Tabacchi T, Nava R, Bono A, Provenzi M, Brambilla G, Aspesi F, Trotta G, Tremolada M, Castagna G, Bava M, Verrengia E, Lucchi S, Oriani MG, Barchiesi M, Pacetti M, Aguglia A, Magni LR, Rossi G, Beneduce R, Tura GB, Laffranchini L, Mastromo D, Ferrato F, Restaino F, Monzani E, Porcellana M, Limosani I, Ghio L, Ferro M, Parise VF, Balletta G, Addeo L, De Vivo E, Di Benedetto R, Pinna F, Carpiniello B, Spano M, Giacomin M, Pecile D, Mattei C, Fabrici EP, Panarello S, Peresson G, Vitucci C, Bonavigo T, Perini G, Boschello F, Strizzolo S, Gardellin F, Di Giannantonio M, Moretti D, Fizzotti C, Cossetta E, Di Gregorio L, Sozzi F, Boncompagni G, La Barbera D, Colli G, Laurenzi S, Calandra C, Luca M, Crocamo C, STAR Network Depot Investigators, Bartoli F., Ostuzzi G., Crocamo C., Corbo M., D'Agostino A., Martinotti G., Ostinelli E.G., Tabacchi T., Barbui C., Carr G., Nose M., Purgato M., Turrini G., Mazzi M.A., Papola D., Gastaldon C., Terlizzi S., Bertolini F., Piccoli A., Ruggeri M., De Fazio P., Magliocco F., Caroleo M., Raffaele G., Chirico M., Cavallotti S., Lucii C., Bolognesi S., Debolini S., Pierantozzi E., Fargnoli F., Del Zanna M., Giannini A., Luccarelli L., De Capua A., Annese P.M., Cerretini M., Tozzi F., Magnani N., Cardamone G., Bardicchia F., Facchi E., Soscia F., Zotos S., Biancosino B., Zonta F., Pompei F., Callegari C., Zizolfi D., Poloni N., Ielmini M., Caselli I., Giana E., Buzzi A., Diurni M., Milano A., Sani E., Calzolari R., Bortolaso P., Piccinelli M., Cazzamalli S., Alberini G., Piantanida S., Costantini C., Paronelli C., Di Caro A., Moretti V., Gozzi M., D'Ippolito C., Barbanti S.V., Papalini A., Campese O., Fiori F., Lorusso M., Di Capro L., Viceconte D., Mancini V., Suraniti F., Signorelli M.S., Rossi E., Lupoli P., Menchetti M., Terzi L., Boso M., Risaro P., De Paoli G., Catania C., Tarricone I., Caretto V., Storbini V., Emiliani R., Balzarro B., Carra G., Nava R., Bono A., Provenzi M., Brambilla G., Aspesi F., Trotta G., Tremolada M., Castagna G., Bava M., Verrengia E., Lucchi S., Oriani M.G., Barchiesi M., Pacetti M., Aguglia A., Magni L.R., Rossi G., Beneduce R., Tura G.B., Laffranchini L., Mastromo D., Ferrato F., Restaino F., Monzani E., Porcellana M., Limosani I., Ghio L., Ferro M., Parise V.F., Balletta G., Addeo L., De Vivo E., Di Benedetto R., Pinna F., Carpiniello B., Spano M., Giacomin M., Pecile D., Mattei C., Fabrici E.P., Panarello S., Peresson G., Vitucci C., Bonavigo T., Perini G., Boschello F., Strizzolo S., Gardellin F., Di Giannantonio M., Moretti D., Fizzotti C., Cossetta E., Di Gregorio L., Sozzi F., Boncompagni G., La Barbera D., Colli G., Laurenzi S., Calandra C., Luca M., Barbui C, Nosè M, Purgato M, Turrini G, Ostuzzi G, Mazzi MA, Papola D, Gastaldon C, Terlizzi S, Bertolini F, Piccoli A, Ruggeri M, De Fazio P, Magliocco F, Caroleo M, Raffaele G, D'Agostino A, Ostinelli EG, Chirico M, Cavallotti S, Lucii C, Bolognesi S, Debolini S, Pierantozzi E, Fargnoli F, Del Zanna M, Giannini A, Luccarelli L, De Capua A, Annese PM, Cerretini M, Tozzi F, Magnani N, Cardamone G, Bardicchia F, Facchi E, Soscia F, Zotos S, Biancosino B, Zonta F, Pompei F, Callegari C, Zizolfi D, Poloni N, Ielmini M, Caselli I, Giana E, Buzzi A, Diurni M, Milano A, Sani E, Calzolari R, Bortolaso P, Piccinelli M, Cazzamalli S, Alberini G, Piantanida S, Costantini C, Paronelli C, Di Caro A, Moretti V, Gozzi M, D'Ippolito C, Barbanti SV, Papalini A, Corbo M, Martinotti G, Campese O, Fiori F, Lorusso M, Di Capro L, Viceconte D, Mancini V, Suraniti F, Signorelli MSI, Rossi E, Lupoli P, Menchetti M, Terzi L, Boso M, Risaro P, De Paoli G, Catania C, Tarricone I, Caretto V, Storbini V, Emiliani R, Balzarro B, Carrà G, Bartoli F, Tabacchi T, Nava R, Bono A, Provenzi M, Brambilla G, Aspesi F, Trotta G, Tremolada M, Castagna G, Bava M, Verrengia E, Lucchi S, Oriani MG, Barchiesi M, Pacetti M, Aguglia A, Magni LR, Rossi G, Beneduce R, Tura GB, Laffranchini L, Mastromo D, Ferrato F, Restaino F, Monzani E, Porcellana M, Limosani I, Ghio L, Ferro M, Parise VF, Balletta G, Addeo L, De Vivo E, Di Benedetto R, Pinna F, Carpiniello B, Spano M, Giacomin M, Pecile D, Mattei C, Fabrici EP, Panarello S, Peresson G, Vitucci C, Bonavigo T, Perini G, Boschello F, Strizzolo S, Gardellin F, Di Giannantonio M, Moretti D, Fizzotti C, Cossetta E, Di Gregorio L, Sozzi F, Boncompagni G, La Barbera D, Colli G, Laurenzi S, Calandra C, Luca M, Crocamo C, STAR Network Depot Investigators, Bartoli, F, Ostuzzi, G, Crocamo, C, Corbo, M, D'Agostino, A, Martinotti, G, Ostinelli, E, Tabacchi, T, Barbui, C, and Carra, G

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Aripiprazole monohydrate, Long-acting injectable antipsychotics, Paliperidone palmitate, Schizophrenia, Adult, Antipsychotic Agents, Aripiprazole, Female, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Humans, Male, Medication Adherence, Paliperidone Palmitate, Practice Patterns, Physicians', Schizophrenic Psychology, Young Adult, Long-acting injectable antipsychotic, medicine.medical_specialty, medicine.medical_treatment, Aripiprazole monohydrate, Long-acting injectable antipsychotics, Paliperidone palmitate, Schizophrenia, Practice Patterns, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Internal medicine, Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, medicine, Pharmacology (medical), Antipsychotic, Settore MED/25 - Psichiatria, Practice, Physicians', business.industry, Health Knowledge, medicine.disease, 030227 psychiatry, Psychiatry and Mental health, Attitudes, Propensity score matching, Observational study, business, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery, medicine.drug, Psychopathology
Abstract

This study, based on the 'Servizi Territoriali Associati per la Ricerca' (STAR) Network Depot Study nationwide baseline data, explored whether individual symptoms severity and clusters might influence the prescription of paliperidone palmitate 1-month (PP1M) vs. aripiprazole monohydrate. The Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) was used to assess psychopathology and relevant symptoms clusters. Drug Attitude Inventory, 10 items, was used to test attitude towards medications. Adherence to treatments was rated according to the Kemp seven-point scale. We assessed for eligibility 451 individuals and, among them, we included 195 subjects (n = 117 who started PPM1 and n = 78 aripiprazole monohydrate). Individuals were comparable in terms of age, gender, treatment years, recent hospitalizations, previous long-acting injectable antipsychotic treatments, additional oral treatments, attitude toward drugs, medication adherence, and alcohol/substance-related comorbidities. Subjects starting PP1M presented higher BPRS overall (P = 0.009), positive (P = 0.015), and negative (P = 0.010) symptom scores compared to subjects starting aripiprazole monohydrate. Results were confirmed by appropriate regression models and propensity score matching analysis. No differences were found comparing the other BPRS subscale scores: affect, resistance, and activation. Clinicians may be more prone to prescribe PPM1, rather than aripiprazole monohydrate, to subjects showing higher overall symptom severity, including positive and negative symptoms. No additional clinical factors influenced prescribing attitudes in our sample.

Published
2020

3. Factors associated with first- versus second-generation long-acting antipsychotics prescribed under ordinary clinical practice in Italy

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Ostuzzi, G., Mazzi, M. A., Terlizzi, S., Bertolini, F., Aguglia, A., Bartoli, F., Bortolaso, P., Callegari, C., Caroleo, M., Carrà, G., Corbo, M., D'Agostino, A., Gastaldon, C., Lucii, C., Magliocco, F., Martinotti, G., Nosé, M., Ostinelli, E. G., Papola, D., Piccinelli, M. P., Piccoli, A., Purgato, M., Tabacchi, T., Turrini, G., Ruggeri, M., Barbui, C., De Fazio, P., Raffaele, G., Chirico, M., Cavallotti, S., Bolognesi, S., Debolini, S., Pierantozzi, E., Fargnoli, F., Del Zanna, M., Giannini, A., Luccarelli, L., De Capua, A., Annese, P. M., Cerretini, M., Tozzi, F. E., Magnani, N., Cardamone, G., Bardicchia, F., Facchi, E., Soscia, F., Zotos, S., Biancosino, B., Zonta, F., Pompei, F., Zizolfi, D., Poloni, N., Ielmini, M., Caselli, I., Giana, E., Buzzi, A., Diurni, M., Milano, A., Sani, E., Calzolari, Roberta, Cazzamalli, S., Alberini, Gabrio, Piantanida, Silvia, Costantini, C., Paronelli, Chiara, Di Caro, A., Moretti, V., Gozzi, M., D'Ippolito, C., Barbanti, S. V., Alessandro, P., Campese, O., Fiori, F., Lorusso, M., Di Capro, L., Viceconte, D., Mancini, V., Suraniti, F., Signorelli, M. S., Rossi, E., Lupoli, P., Menchetti, M., Terzi, L., Boso, M., Risaro, P., De Paoli, G., Catania, C., Tarricone, I., Caretto, V., Storbini, V., Emiliani, R., Balzarro, B., Nava, R., Bono, A., Provenzi, M., Brambilla, G., Aspesi, F., Tremolada, M., Castagna, G., Bava, M., Verrengia, E., Lucchi, S., Oriani, M. G., Barchiesi, M., Pacetti, M., Magni, L. R., Rossi, G., Beneduce, R., Tura, G. B., Laffranchini, L., Mastromo, D., Ferrato, F., Restaino, F., Monzani, E., Porcellana, M., Limosani, I., Ghio, L., Ferro, M., Parise, V. F., Balletta, G., Addeo, L., De Vivo, E., Benedetto, R. D., Pinna, F., Carpiniello, B., Spano, M., Giacomin, M., Pecile, D., Mattei, C., Fabrici, E. P., Panarello, S., Peresson, G., Vitucci, C., Bonavigo, T., Perini, G., Boschello, F., Strizzolo, S., Gardellin, F., Di Giannantonio, M., Moretti, D., Fizzotti, C., Cossetta, E., Gregorio, L. D., Sozzi, F., Boncompagni, G., Barbera, D. L., Colli, G., Laurenzi, S., Calandra, C., Luca, M., Ostuzzi, Giovanni, Mazzi, Maria Angela, Terlizzi, Samira, Bertolini, Federico, Aguglia, Andrea, Bartoli, Francesco, Bortolaso, Paola, Callegari, Camilla, Caroleo, Mariarita, Carrà, Giuseppe, Corbo, Mariangela, D'Agostino, Armando, Gastaldon, Chiara, Lucii, Claudio, Magliocco, Fabio, Martinotti, Giovanni, Nosé, Michela, Ostinelli, Edoardo Giuseppe, Papola, Davide, Piccinelli, Marco Piero, Piccoli, Alberto, Purgato, Marianna, Tabacchi, Tommaso, Turrini, Giulia, Ruggeri, Mirella, Barbui, Corrado, De Fazio, Pasquale, Raffaele, Gaetano, Chirico, Margherita, Cavallotti, Simone, Bolognesi, Simone, Debolini, Sara, Pierantozzi, Elisa, Fargnoli, Francesco, Del Zanna, Maria, Giannini, Alessandra, Luccarelli, Livia, De Capua, Alberto, Annese, Pasqua Maria, Cerretini, Massimiliano, Tozzi, Fior-Ella, Magnani, Nadia, Cardamone, Giuseppe, Bardicchia, Francesco, Facchi, Edvige, Soscia, Federica, Zotos, Spyridon, Biancosino, Bruno, Zonta, Filippo, Pompei, Francesco, Zizolfi, Daniele, Poloni, Nicola, Ielmini, Marta, Caselli, Ivano, Giana, Edoardo, Buzzi, Aldo, Diurni, Marcello, Milano, Anna, Sani, Emanuele, Calzolari, Roberta, Piccinelli, Marco, Cazzamalli, Sara, Alberini, Gabrio, Piantanida, Silvia, Costantini, Chiara, Paronelli, Chiara, Di Caro, Angela, Moretti, Valentina, Gozzi, Mauro, D'Ippolito, Chiara, Barbanti, Silva Veronica, Alessandro, Papalini, Campese, Ornella, Fiori, Federica, Lorusso, Marco, Di Capro, Lucia, Viceconte, Daniela, Mancini, Valerio, Suraniti, Francesco, Signorelli, Maria Salvina, Rossi, Eugenio, Lupoli, Pasqualino, Menchetti, Marco, Terzi, Laura, Boso, Marianna, Risaro, Paolo, De Paoli, Giuseppe, Catania, Cristina, Tarricone, Ilaria, Caretto, Valentina, Storbini, Viviana, Emiliani, Roberta, Balzarro, Beatrice, Nava, Roberto, Bono, Adele, Provenzi, Milena, Brambilla, Giulia, Aspesi, Flora, Tremolada, Martina, Castagna, Gloria, Bava, Mattia, Verrengia, Enrica, Lucchi, Sara, Oriani, Maria Ginevra, Barchiesi, Michela, Pacetti, Monica, Magni, Laura Rosa, Rossi, Giuseppe, Beneduce, Rossella, Tura, Giovanni Battista, Laffranchini, Laura, Mastromo, Daniele, Ferrato, Farida, Restaino, Francesco, Monzani, Emiliano, Porcellana, Matteo, Limosani, Ivan, Ghio, Lucio, Ferro, Maurizio, Parise, Vincenzo Fricchione, Balletta, Giovanni, Addeo, Lelio, De Vivo, Elisa, Benedetto, Rossella Di, Pinna, Federica, Carpiniello, Bernardo, Spano, Mariangela, Giacomin, Marzio, Pecile, Damiano, Mattei, Chiara, Fabrici, Elisabetta Pascolo, Panarello, Sofia, Peresson, Giulia, Vitucci, Claudio, Bonavigo, Tommaso, Perini, Giovanni, Boschello, Filippo, Strizzolo, Stefania, Gardellin, Francesco, Di Giannantonio, Massimo, Moretti, Daniele, Fizzotti, Carlo, Cossetta, Edoardo, Gregorio, Luana Di, Sozzi, Francesca, Boncompagni, Giancarlo, Barbera, Daniele La, Colli, Giuseppe, Laurenzi, Sabrina, Calandra, Carmela, Luca, Maria, Ostuzzi, G, Mazzi, M, Terlizzi, S, Bertolini, F, Aguglia, A, Bartoli, F, Bortolaso, P, Callegari, C, Caroleo, M, Carrà, G, Corbo, M, D'Agostino, A, Gastaldon, C, Lucii, C, Magliocco, F, Martinotti, G, Nosé, M, Ostinelli, E, Papola, D, Piccinelli, M, Piccoli, A, Purgato, M, Tabacchi, T, Turrini, G, Ruggeri, M, Barbui, C, De Fazio, P, Raffaele, G, Chirico, M, Cavallotti, S, Bolognesi, S, Debolini, S, Pierantozzi, E, Fargnoli, F, Del Zanna, M, Giannini, A, Luccarelli, L, De Capua, A, Annese, P, Cerretini, M, Tozzi, F, Magnani, N, Cardamone, G, Bardicchia, F, Facchi, E, Soscia, F, Zotos, S, Biancosino, B, Zonta, F, Pompei, F, Zizolfi, D, Poloni, N, Ielmini, M, Caselli, I, Giana, E, Buzzi, A, Diurni, M, Milano, A, Sani, E, Calzolari, R, Cazzamalli, S, Alberini, G, Piantanida, S, Costantini, C, Paronelli, C, Di Caro, A, Moretti, V, Gozzi, M, D'Ippolito, C, Barbanti, S, Alessandro, P, Campese, O, Fiori, F, Lorusso, M, Di Capro, L, Viceconte, D, Mancini, V, Suraniti, F, Signorelli, M, Rossi, E, Lupoli, P, Menchetti, M, Terzi, L, Boso, M, Risaro, P, De Paoli, G, Catania, C, Tarricone, I, Caretto, V, Storbini, V, Emiliani, R, Balzarro, B, Nava, R, Bono, A, Provenzi, M, Brambilla, G, Aspesi, F, Tremolada, M, Castagna, G, Bava, M, Verrengia, E, Lucchi, S, Oriani, M, Barchiesi, M, Pacetti, M, Magni, L, Rossi, G, Beneduce, R, Tura, G, Laffranchini, L, Mastromo, D, Ferrato, F, Restaino, F, Monzani, E, Porcellana, M, Limosani, I, Ghio, L, Ferro, M, Parise, V, Balletta, G, Addeo, L, De Vivo, E, Benedetto, R, Pinna, F, Carpiniello, B, Spano, M, Giacomin, M, Pecile, D, Mattei, C, Fabrici, E, Panarello, S, Peresson, G, Vitucci, C, Bonavigo, T, Perini, G, Boschello, F, Strizzolo, S, Gardellin, F, Di Giannantonio, M, Moretti, D, Fizzotti, C, Cossetta, E, Gregorio, L, Sozzi, F, Boncompagni, G, Barbera, D, Colli, G, Laurenzi, S, Calandra, C, and Luca, M

Subjects
Genetics and Molecular Biology (all), Male, Pediatrics, European People, Bipolar Disorder, Cross-sectional study, Economics, Epidemiology, medicine.medical_treatment, assessment, viruses, lcsh:Medicine, Social Sciences, Longitudinal Studie, Biochemistry, Prescription, Geographical locations, 0302 clinical medicine, Mathematical and Statistical Techniques, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (all), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (all), immune system diseases, Medicine and Health Sciences, long-acting intramuscular (LAI) antipsychotics, clinical practice, second-generation antipsychotic (SGA) LAIs, Antipsychotics, Ethnicities, Longitudinal Studies, lcsh:Science, Multidisciplinary, virus diseases, Drugs, Middle Aged, Italian People, Europe, Prescriptions, Italy, Physical Sciences, Aripiprazole, Female, Bivariate Analysis, Statistics (Mathematics), medicine.drug, Human, Research Article, Antipsychotic Agents, Employment, Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, Adolescent, Research and Analysis Methods, 03 medical and health sciences, Mental Health and Psychiatry, medicine, Humans, Paliperidone, Bipolar disorder, European Union, Statistical Methods, Antipsychotic, Cross-Sectional Studie, Pharmacology, Risperidone, business.industry, Mood Disorders, lcsh:R, medicine.disease, 030227 psychiatry, Antipsychotic Agent, Cross-Sectional Studies, Labor Economics, Multivariate Analysis, Schizophrenia, Observational study, lcsh:Q, Population Groupings, People and places, business, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery, Mathematics
Abstract

Background For many years, long-acting intramuscular (LAI) antipsychotics have been prescribed predominantly to chronic and severe patients, as a last resort when other treatments failed. Recently, a broader and earlier use of LAIs, particularly second-generation LAIs, has been emphasized. To date, few studies attempted to frame how this change in prescribing took place in real-world practice. Therefore, this study aimed to describe the clinical features of patients prescribed with LAIs, and to explore possible prescribing differences between first- and second-generations LAIs under ordinary clinical practice in Italy. Methods The STAR Network "Depot" Study is an observational, longitudinal, multicenter study involving 35 centers in Italy. In the cross-sectional phase, patients prescribed with LAIs were consecutively recruited and assessed over a period of 12 months. Descriptive statistics and multivariable logistic regression analyses were employed. Results Of the 451 recruited patients, 61% were males. The level of social and working functioning was heterogeneous, as was the severity of disease. Seventy-two per cent of the patients had a diagnosis of the schizophrenia spectrum. Seventy per cent were prescribed with second-generation antipsychotic (SGA) LAIs (mostly paliperidone, aripiprazole and risperidone). Compared to first-generation antipsychotic (FGA) LAIs, patients prescribed with SGA LAIs were more often younger; employed; with a diagnosis of the schizophrenia spectrum or bipolar disorder; with higher levels of affective symptoms; with fewer LAI prescriptions in the past. Discussion LAIs' prescribing practices appear to be more flexible as compared to the past, although this change is mostly restricted to SGA LAIs.

Published
2018

4. Prevalence and correlates of QTc prolongation in Italian psychiatric care: cross-sectional multicentre study

Author

Nosè, M., Bighelli, I., Castellazzi, M., Martinotti, G., Carrà, G., Lucii, C., Ostuzzi, G., Sozzi, F., Barbui, C., Acciavatti, T., Adamo, A., Aguglia, A., Albanese, C., Baccaglini, S., Bardicchia, F., Barone, R., Barone, Y., Bartoli, F., Bergamini, C., Bertolini, F., Bolognesi, S., Bordone, A., Bortolaso, P., Bugliani, M., Calandra, C., Calò, S., Cardamone, G., Caroleo, M., Carra, E., Carretta, D., Chiocchi, L., Clerici, M., Corbo, M., Corsi, E., Costanzo, R., Costoloni, G., D'Arienzo, F., Debolini, S., De Capua, A., Di Napoli, W. A., Dinelli, M., Facchi, E., Fargnoli, F., Fiori, F., Franchi, A., Gardellin, F., Gazzoletti, E., Ghio, L., Giacomin, M., Gregis, M., Iovieno, N., Koukouna, D., Lax, A., Lintas, C., Luca, A., Luca, M., Lussetti, M., Madrucci, M., Magnani, N., Magni, L., Manca, E., Martorelli, C., Mattafirri, R., Percudani, M., Perini, G., Petrosemolo, P., Pezzullo, M., Piantanida, S., Pinna, F., Prato, K., Prestia, D., Quattrone, D., Reggianini, C., Restaino, F., Ribolsi, M., Rinosi, G., Rizzo, C., Rizzo, R., Roggi, M., Rossi, G., Rossi, S., Ruberto, S., Santoro, R., Santi, M., Signorelli, M. S., Soscia, F., Staffa, P., Stilo, M., Strizzolo, S., Suraniti, F., Tavian, N., Tortelli, L., Tosoni, F., Valdagno, M., Zanobini, V., Nosè, M, Bighelli, I, Castellazzi, M, Martinotti, G, Carra', G, Lucii, C, Ostuzzi, G, Sozzi, F, Barbui, C, Acciavatti, T, Adamo, A, Aguglia, A, Albanese, C, Baccaglini, S, Bardicchia, F, Barone, R, Barone, Y, Bartoli, F, Bergamini, C, Bertolini, F, Bolognesi, S, Bordone, A, Bortolaso, P, Bugliani, M, Calandra, C, Calò, S, Cardamone, G, Caroleo, M, Carra, E, Carretta, D, Chiocchi, L, Clerici, M, Corbo, M, Corsi, E, Costanzo, R, Costoloni, G, D'Arienzo, F, Debolini, S, De Capua, A, Di Napoli, W, Dinelli, M, Facchi, E, Fargnoli, F, Fiori, F, Franchi, A, Gardellin, F, Gazzoletti, E, Ghio, L, Giacomin, M, Gregis, M, Iovieno, N, Koukouna, D, Lax, A, Lintas, C, Luca, A, Luca, M, Lussetti, M, Madrucci, M, Magnani, N, Magni, L, Manca, E, Martorelli, C, Mattafirri, R, Percudani, M, Perini, G, Petrosemolo, P, Pezzullo, M, Piantanida, S, Pinna, F, Prato, K, Prestia, D, Quattrone, D, Reggianini, C, Restaino, F, Ribolsi, M, Rinosi, G, Rizzo, C, Rizzo, R, Roggi, M, Rossi, G, Rossi, S, Ruberto, S, Santoro, R, Santi, M, Signorelli, M, Soscia, F, Staffa, P, Stilo, M, Strizzolo, S, Suraniti, F, Tavian, N, Tortelli, L, Tosoni, F, Valdagno, M, and Zanobini, V

Subjects
Adult, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Psychotropic drugs, Epidemiology, medicine.medical_treatment, Long QT syndrome, Antidepressant, Drug overdose, Adverse effect, QT interval, Antipsychotic, 03 medical and health sciences, Electrocardiography, 0302 clinical medicine, Risk Factors, Psychotropic drug, medicine, Prevalence, Humans, cardiovascular diseases, Psychiatry, Settore MED/25 - Psichiatria, Polypharmacy, business.industry, Environmental and Occupational Health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Public Health, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Original Articles, medicine.disease, 030227 psychiatry, Substance abuse, Long QT Syndrome, Cross-Sectional Studies, Italy, Aripiprazole, Female, business, adverse effect, antipsychotic, psychotropic drugs, Antipsychotic Agents, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery, medicine.drug
Abstract

Aims.In recent years several warnings have been issued by regulatory authorities on the risk of electrocardiogram abnormalities in individuals exposed to psychotropic drugs. As a consequence of these warnings, monitoring of the QT interval corrected for heart rate (QTc) has become increasingly common. This study was conducted to measure the frequency of QTc prolongation in unselected psychiatric patients, and to document the associated factors using a cross-sectional approach.Method.The study was carried out in 35 Italian psychiatric services that are part of the STAR (Servizi Territoriali Associati per la Ricerca) Network, a research group established to produce scientific knowledge by collecting data under ordinary circumstances. During a three-month period, a consecutive unselected series of both in- and out-patients were enrolled if they performed an ECG during the recruitment period and were receiving psychotropic drugs on the day ECG was recorded.Results.During the recruitment period a total of 2411 patients were included in the study. The prevalence of QTc prolongation ranged from 14.7% (men) and 18.6% (women) for the cut-off of 450 ms, to 1.26% (men) and 1.01% (women) for the cut-off of 500 ms. In the multivariate model conducted in the whole sample of patients exposed to psychotropic drugs, female sex, age, heart rate, alcohol and/or substance abuse, cardiovascular diseases and cardiovascular drug treatment, and drug overdose were significantly associated with QTc prolongation. In patients exposed to antipsychotic drugs, polypharmacy was positively associated with QTc prolongation, whereas use of aripiprazole decreased the risk. In patients exposed to antidepressant drugs, use of citalopram, citalopram dose and use of haloperidol in addition to antidepressant drugs, were all positively associated with QTc prolongation.Conclusions.The confirmation of a link between antipsychotic polypharmacy and QTc prolongation supports the current guidelines that recommend avoiding the concurrent use of two or more antipsychotic drugs, and the confirmation of a link between citalopram and QTc prolongation supports the need for routine QTc monitoring. The relatively low proportion of patients with QTc prolongation not only suggests compliance with current safety warnings issued by regulatory authorities, but also casts some doubts on the clinical relevance of QTc prolongation related to some psychotropic drugs.

Published
2016

5. Antipsychotic dose mediates the association between polypharmacy and corrected QT interval

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Barbui, Corrado, Bighelli, Irene, Carrà, Giuseppe, Castellazzi, Mariasole, Lucii, Claudio, Martinotti, Giovanni, Nosè, Michela, Ostuzzi, Giovanni, Acciavatti, T., Adamo, A., Aguglia, A., Albanese, C., Baccaglini, S., Bardicchia, F., Barone, R., Barone, Y., Bartoli, F., Bergamini, C., Bertolini, F., Bolognesi, S., Bordone, A., Bortolaso, P., Bugliani, M., Calandra, C., Calò, S., Cardamone, G., Caroleo, M., Carra, E., Car-Retta, D., Chiocchi, L., Cinosi, E., Clerici, M., Corbo, M., Corsi, E., Costanzo, R., Costoloni, G., D'Arienzo, F., Debolini, S., De Capua, A., Di Napoli, W. A., Dinelli, M., Facchi, E., Fargnoli, F., Fiori, F., Franchi, A., Gardellin, F., Gastaldon, C., Gazzoletti, E., Ghio, L., Giacomin, M., Gregis, M., Iovieno, N., Koukouna, D., Lax, A., Lintas, C., Luca, A., Luca, M., Lussetti, M., Madrucci, M., Magnani, N., Magni, L., Manca, E., Martorelli, C., Mattafirri, R., Paladini, C., Papola, D., Percudani, M., Perini, G., Petrosemolo, P., Pezzullo, M., Piantanida, S., Pinna, F., Prato, K., Prestia, D., Quattrone, D., Reggianini, C., Restaino, F., Ribolsi, M., Rinosi, G., Rizzo, C., Rizzo, R., Roggi, M., Rossi, G., Rossi, S., Ruberto, S., Santi, M., Santoro, R., Sepede, G., Signorelli, M. S., Soscia, F., Sozzi, F., Staffa, P., Stilo, M., Strizzolo, S., Suraniti, F., Tavian, N., Tortelli, L., Tosoni, F., Valdagno, M., Zanobini, V., Barbui, C, Bighelli, I, Carrà, G, Castellazzi, M, Lucii, C, Martinotti, G, Nosè, M, Ostuzzi, G, Acciavatti, T, Adamo, A, Aguglia, A, Albanese, C, Baccaglini, S, Bardicchia, F, Barone, R, Barone, Y, Bartoli, F, Bergamini, C, Bertolini, F, Bolognesi, S, Bordone, A, Bortolaso, P, Bugliani, M, Calandra, C, Calò, S, Cardamone, G, Caroleo, M, Carra, E, Carretta, D, Chiocchi, L, Cinosi, E, Clerici, M, Corbo, M, Corsi, E, Costanzo, R, Costoloni, G, D'Arienzo, F, Debolini, S, De Capua, A, Di Napoli, W, Dinelli, M, Facchi, E, Fargnoli, F, Fiori, F, Franchi, A, Gardellin, F, Gastaldon, C, Gazzoletti, E, Ghio, L, Giacomin, M, Gregis, M, Iovieno, N, Koukouna, D, Lax, A, Lintas, C, Luca, A, Luca, M, Lussetti, M, Madrucci, M, Magnani, N, Magni, L, Manca, E, Martorelli, C, Mattafirri, R, Paladini, C, Papola, D, Percudani, M, Perini, G, Petrosemolo, P, Pezzullo, M, Piantanida, S, Pinna, F, Prato, K, Prestia, D, Quattrone, D, Reggianini, C, Restaino, F, Ribolsi, M, Rinosi, G, Rizzo, C, Rizzo, R, Roggi, M, Rossi, G, Rossi, S, Ruberto, S, Santi, M, Santoro, R, Sepede, G, Signorelli, M, Soscia, F, Sozzi, F, Staffa, P, Stilo, M, Strizzolo, S, Suraniti, F, Tavian, N, Tortelli, L, Tosoni, F, Valdagno, M, and Zanobini, V

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Male, Genetics and Molecular Biology (all), medicine.medical_treatment, Aripiprazole, lcsh:Medicine, Pharmacology, Cardiovascular Medicine, dose-dependent risk, Biochemistry, Electrocardiography, 0302 clinical medicine, Heart Rate, Medicine and Health Sciences, 80 and over, Antipsychotics, lcsh:Science, Aged, 80 and over, Multidisciplinary, Pharmaceutics, Medicine (all), Mental Disorders, Confounding, Drug Information, Drugs, Middle Aged, Long QT Syndrome, Bioassays and Physiological Analysis, Italy, Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiology, Female, QT interval corrected for heart rate, Adult, Aged, Antipsychotic Agents, Cross-Sectional Studies, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Haloperidol, Humans, Young Adult, Polypharmacy, Agricultural and Biological Sciences (all), medicine.drug, Research Article, medicine.medical_specialty, Patients, QTc lenghtening, therapy risk, Long QT syndrome, antipsychotic drugs, Research and Analysis Methods, polypharmacy, QT interval, 03 medical and health sciences, Dose Prediction Methods, Drug Therapy, Internal medicine, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (all), Heart rate, medicine, Antipsychotic, Inpatients, business.industry, lcsh:R, Electrophysiological Techniques, medicine.disease, 030227 psychiatry, Health Care, Defined daily dose, Settore MED/25, lcsh:Q, Cardiac Electrophysiology, business, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Abstract

Antipsychotic (AP) drugs have the potential to cause prolongation of the QT interval corrected for heart rate (QTc). As this risk is dose-dependent, it may be associated with the number of AP drugs concurrently prescribed, which is known to be associated with increased cumulative equivalent AP dosage. This study analysed whether AP dose mediates the relationship between polypharmacy and QTc interval. We used data from a cross-sectional survey that investigated the prevalence of QTc lengthening among people with psychiatric illnesses in Italy. AP polypharmacy was tested for evidence of association with AP dose and QTc interval using the Baron and Kenny mediational model. A total of 725 patients were included in this analysis. Of these, 186 (26%) were treated with two or more AP drugs (AP polypharmacy). The mean cumulative AP dose was significantly higher in those receiving AP polypharmacy (prescribed daily dose/defined daily dose = 2.93, standard deviation 1.31) than monotherapy (prescribed daily dose/defined daily dose = 0.82, standard deviation 0.77) (z = -12.62, p < 0.001). Similarly, the mean QTc interval was significantly longer in those receiving AP polypharmacy (mean = 420.86 milliseconds, standard deviation 27.16) than monotherapy (mean = 413.42 milliseconds, standard deviation 31.54) (z = -2.70, p = 0.006). The Baron and Kenny mediational analysis showed that, after adjustment for confounding variables, AP dose mediates the association between polypharmacy and QTc interval. The present study found that AP polypharmacy is associated with QTc interval, and this effect is mediated by AP dose. Given the high prevalence of AP polypharmacy in real-world clinical practice, clinicians should consider not only the myriad risk factors for QTc prolongation in their patients, but also that adding a second AP drug may further increase risk as compared with monotherapy.

Published
2016

6. Family burden in bipolar disorders: results from the Italian Mood Disorders Study (IMDS)

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Magliano, L, Orrico, A, Fiorillo, A, Del Vecchio, V, Castiello, G, Malangone, C, De Rosa, C, Capuano, V, Maj, M, Working Group, Imds, Torchio, E, Franzoi, V, Pingani, Luca, Curti, C, Spanarello, S, Scattina, M, Fuchs, H, Test, G, Ferrigno, J, Minciotti, E, Innocente, P, Bardicchia, F, Galli, A, La Rovere, R, Maroncelli, M, Iapichino, S, Pannozzo, M, Nuccetelli, F, Di Nunzio, R, Armellino, R, Palladino, C, Delcuratolo, V, Cadoni, M, Cannas, A, Caniglia, A, Cudia, M., Magliano, Lorenza, Orrico, A, Fiorillo, Andrea, DEL VECCHIO, H, Castiello, G, Malangone, C, DE ROSA, C, Capuano, V, Maj, Mario, IMDS WORKING, Group, Torchio, E, Franzoi, V, Pingani, L, Curti, C, Spanarello, S, Scattina, M, Fuchs, H, Test, G. R., Ferrigno, J, Minciotti, E, Innocente, P, Bardicchia, F, Galli, A, LA ROVERE, R, Maroncelli, M, Iapichino, S, Pannozzo, M, Nuccetelli, F, DI NUNZIO, R, Armellino, R, Palladino, C, Delcuratolo, V, Cadoni, M, Cannas, A, Caniglia, A, and Cudia, M.

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Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Bipolar Disorder, Psychological intervention, MEDLINE, Bipolar disorders, Burden of illness, Family, Social support, Prevalence of mental disorders, Cost of Illness, Humans, Medicine, Bipolar disorder, family burden, bipolar disorders, Psychiatry, Family Health, business.industry, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Mental health, Psychiatry and Mental health, Italy, Mood disorders, Female, business, Psychosocial
Abstract

SummaryAims – To explore: a) the burden of care, and the professional and social support in relatives of patients with bipolar disorders; b) the psychosocial interventions provided to patients and their families by Italian mental health centres. Methods – 342 outpatients with a bipolar disorder and their key-relatives were randomly recruited in 26 Italian mental health centres, randomly selected and stratified by geographical area and population density. Family burden was explored in relation to: a) patient's clinical status and disability; b) relatives’ social and professional support; c) interventions received by patients and their families; d) geographical area. Results – In the previous two months, global functioning was moderately impaired in 36% of the patients, and severely impaired in 34% of them. Twenty-one percent of patients attended a rehabilitative programme, and 3% of their families received a psychoeducational intervention. Burden was higher when patient's symptoms and disability were more severe, the relatives had poorer psychological support and help in emergencies by the social network, and the family lived in Southern Italy. Differences in family burden in relation to geographical area disappeared when psychosocial interventions were provided. Conclusion – This study highlights the need to increase the availability of rehabilitative interventions for patients with bipolar disorders and of psychological support for their families, especially in Southern Italy.

Published
2009

7. The SIEP-DIRECT'S Project on the discrepancy between routine practice and evidence. An outline of main findings and practical implications for the future of community based mental health services

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Ruggeri, M., Lora, A., (SIEP-DIRECT'S Group authors: Asioli F, Semisa D., Balbi, A, Buscaglia, G, Carrà, G, Casacchia, M, Corlito, G, Di Munzio, W, Erlicher, A, Lasalvia, A, Marinoni, A, Miceli, M, Morganti, C, Morosini, P, Iacchetti, D, Pegoraro, M, Scavo, V, Alderighi, M, Lorenzo, P, Lecci, F, Tanini, A, Cefalì, T, Pucci, C, Caneschi, A, Ottanelli, R, Magnani, N, Bardicchia, F, Pescosolido, R, Allevi, L, Confalonieri, S, Ferrigno, J, Giusto, F, Rolando, P, Burti, L, Dall'Agnola, R, Bissoli, S, Cassano, Am, Ciampolillo, G, Fracchiolla, P, Lupoi, S, Visani, E, Cerbo, Gm, Pismataro, Cp, Mari, L, Gazale, Mf, Bianchi, I, Milano, Mc, Amideo, F, Basile, F, Santelia, S, Bacigalupi, M, Parravani, R, Vanetti, M, Carnevale, L, Debernardi, C, Fiorica, L, Roncone, R, Pollice, R, Cavicchio, A, Pioli, R, Cicolella, G, Riva, E, Cristofalo, D, Leng, G, Levav, I, Losavio, T, Maj, M, Pilling, S, Saxena, S, Tansella, M., Ruggeri, M, Lora, A, Semisa, D, Asioli, F, Balbi, A, Buscaglia, G, Carra', G, Casacchia, M, Corlito, G, Di Munzio, W, Erlicher, A, Lasalvia, A, Marinoni, A, Miceli, M, Morganti, C, and Morosini, P

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medicine.medical_specialty, Epidemiology, Family support, Nice, Context (language use), Psychosi, Nursing, Guidelines implementation, Medicine, Humans, psychosis, Clinical guideline, Societies, Medical, clinical guidelines, schizophrenia, clinical routine, community mental health services, guidelines implementation, computer.programming_language, First episode, business.industry, Community mental health service, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Guideline, Monitoring and evaluation, Mental illness, medicine.disease, Mental health, Italy, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Family medicine, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Clinical routine, Schizophrenia, business, computer, Forecasting
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SUMMARYAims– To highlight the major discrepancies that emerged between evidence and routine practice in the framework of the SIEP-DIRECT's Project (DIscrepancy betweenRoutine practice andEvidence in psychiatricCommunityTreatments onSchizophrenia). The Project was conducted in 19 Italian mental health services (MHS), with the aims of: a) evaluating the appropriateness of the NICE Guidelines for Schizophrenia in the Italian context, b) developing and testing a set of 103 indicators that operationalised preferred clinical practice requirements according to the NICE Guidelines, and c) evaluating their actual application in Italian MHSs.Methods– The indicators investigated five different areas: common elements in all phases of schizophrenia; first episode treatment; crisis treatment; promoting recovery; the aggressive behaviour management.Results– The NICE recommendations examined were judged in most instances to be appropriate to the Italian MHS context, and the indicators fairly easy to use. The more severe and frequently encountered evidence-practice discrepancies were: lack of written material, guidelines, and information to be systematically provided to users; lack of intervention monitoring and evaluation; difficulty in implementingspecific and structured forms of intervention; difficulty in considering patients' family members as figures requiring targeted support themselves and who should also be regularly involved in the patient care process.Conclusions– The key actions to be undertaken to favour implementation of evidence-based routine practices are: focussing on mental illness onset and family support/involvement in care; planning training activities aimed at achieving specific treatment goals; encouraging MHS participation in evaluation activities; identifying thresholds for guideline application and promoting specific guideline implementation actions; and activating decision making and resource allocationprocesses that rely more strictly on evidence and epidemiological assessment. These considerations are of value for rethinking the model of community psychiatry in Italy as well as in other countries.Declaration of Interest: None.

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2008

8. Perceived insecurity, mental health and urbanization: Results from a multicentric study

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Antonio Ventriglio, C. De Rosa, Giuseppe Carrà, Francesco Catapano, P De Fazio, D. Sbordone, Gaia Sampogna, Andrea Fiorillo, Mario Luciano, Francesco Bardicchia, Anna Rita Atti, Federica Pinna, L Cava, Silvia Ferrari, Salvatore Calò, Massimiliano Piselli, Ilaria Tarricone, A Ginanneschi, Luca Pingani, Lorenzo Tarsitani, Simona Gotelli, D Papanti, F Bertossi, Signorelli, Alice Mulè, V. Del Vecchio, M Ciafone, A Macina, E Fantini, G Di Iorio, Luciano, Mario, De Rosa, C., Del Vecchio, V., Sampogna, G., Sbordone, D., Atti, A. R., Bardicchia, F., Bertossi, F., Calò, S., Cava, L., Ciafone, M., De Fazio, P., Di Iorio, G., Fantini, E., Ferrari, S., Ginanneschi, A., Gotelli, S., Macina, A., Mulè, A., Papanti, D., Pingani, L., Pinna, F., Piselli, M., Signorelli, M. S., Tarricone, I., Tarsitani, L., Ventriglio, A., Carrà, G., Catapano, Francesco, Fiorillo, Andrea, Luciano, M, DE ROSA, S, Del Vecchio, V, Sampogna, G, Sbordone, D, Atti, A, Bardicchia, F, Bertossi, F, Calo', S, Cava, L, Ciafone, M, De Fazio, P, Di Iorio, G, Fantini, E, Ferrari, S, Ginanneschi, A, Gotelli, S, Macina, A, Mulè, A, Papanti, D, Pingani, L, Pinna, F, Piselli, M, Signorelli, M, Tarricone, I, Tarsitani, L, Ventriglio, A, Carra', G, Catapano, F, Fiorillo, A, Atti, A.R., Signorelli, M.S., Catapano, F., and Fiorillo, A.

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Adult, Hospitals, Psychiatric, Male, social cohesion, urban mental health, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Quality of life (healthcare), Perceived insecurity, uncertainty, urbanization, Anxiety Disorders, Female, Humans, Italy, Middle Aged, Mood Disorders, Perception, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires, Urban Health, Urbanization, Mental Health, Uncertainty, Rating scale, medicine, 030212 general & internal medicine, medicine.disease, Mental health, Hospitals, 030227 psychiatry, Psychiatry and Mental health, Mood, Mood disorders, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Schizophrenia, Anxiety, Psychiatric, medicine.symptom, Psychology, Clinical psychology
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Aims: This article aims to (1) explore the levels of perceived insecurity in a sample of patients with mood or anxiety disorders and (2) assess whether living in ‘big cities’ can influence the levels of patients’ perceived insecurity and social contacts compared to living in a non-urbanized context. Methods: A total of 24 Italian mental health centers (MHCs) have been invited to participate. Twenty patients consecutively accessing the MHC have been recruited. All patients have been assessed using validated assessment tools. Results: The sample consisted of 426 patients, mostly female, with a mean age of 45 years. Globally, 52.2% of patients had a diagnosis of mood disorders, and 37.8% had anxiety disorders. Half of the sample declared that the main feeling toward life is uncertainty; higher levels of pessimistic views toward life have been detected in patients living in urban areas. A positive association between negative attitudes toward life and higher levels of depressive and anxiety symptoms, poor social functioning and higher levels of perceived psychological distress has been found. Conclusion: Our findings confirm the presence of a common sense of perceived uncertainty among our sample. Such attitude toward life can have a detrimental impact on patients’ psychological and physical well-being, contributing to high levels of distress.

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2016

9. Feasibility of a psychoeducational family intervention for people with bipolar I disorder and their relatives: Results from an Italian real-world multicentre study

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D. Sbordone, Giuseppe Carrà, Francesco Bardicchia, S. Biondi, Mariano Bassi, C. De Rosa, D. Lampis, A. Graziani, Franco Veltro, Sonia Iapichino, Gaia Sampogna, Anna Maria Moroni, C. Baronessa, Alfonso Tortorella, G. Nicolò, Mario Maj, Francesco Catapano, Claudio Malangone, Mario Luciano, Andrea Fiorillo, Massimiliano Piselli, E. Orlandi, G. Ciampini, F. Starace, V. Del Vecchio, Fiorillo, Andrea, Del Vecchio, V., Luciano, Mario, Sampogna, G., Sbordone, D., Catapano, Francesco, De Rosa, C., Malangone, C., Tortorella, A., Veltro, F., Nicolò, G., Piselli, M., Bardicchia, F., Ciampini, G., Lampis, D., Moroni, A., Bassi, M., Iapichino, S., Biondi, S., Graziani, A., Orlandi, E., Starace, F., Baronessa, C., Carrà, G., Maj, Mario, Fiorillo, A, Del Vecchio, V, Luciano, M, Sampogna, G, Sbordone, D, Catapano, F, DE ROSA, S, Malangone, C, Tortorella, A, Veltro, F, Nicolò, G, Piselli, M, Bardicchia, F, Ciampini, G, Lampis, D, Moroni, A, Bassi, M, Iapichino, S, Biondi, S, Graziani, A, Orlandi, E, Starace, F, Baronessa, C, Carra', G, and Maj, M

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Male, Family therapy, Bipolar I disorder, Feasibility, Implementation, Psychoeducational family intervention, Routine care, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Clinical Psychology, Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar I disorder, medicine.medical_treatment, Psychoeducational family intervention, law.invention, 0302 clinical medicine, Randomized controlled trial, Professional-Family Relations, law, mental health center, Health Education, feasibility study, Feasibility, Professional-Patient Relations, Middle Aged, Clinical Psychology, priority journal, Caregivers, Italy, mental health care personnel, Psychiatry and Mental Health, outpatient, Family Therapy, Female, Health education, Adult, Mental Health Services, medicine.medical_specialty, Article, 03 medical and health sciences, Intervention (counseling), medicine, Psychoeducation, Humans, human, Bipolar disorder, Psychiatry, outcome assessment, Routine care, business.industry, patient care, social interaction, medicine.disease, major clinical study, Mental health, 030227 psychiatry, relative, multicenter study, Implementation, psychoeducation, Feasibility Studies, responsibility, business, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery
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Background Despite several guidelines recommend the use of psychoeducational family interventions (PFIs) as add-on in the treatment of patients with bipolar I disorder, their implementation on a large scale remains limited. The aim of the present study is to identify obstacles for the feasibility of PFIs in routine care. Methods This was a multicentre, real-world, controlled, outpatient trial, carried out in 11 randomly recruited Italian mental health centres. Two mental health professionals from each center attended a modular training course on PFI and provided the intervention. Difficulties and benefits experienced by mental health professionals in implementing the intervention were assessed through the Family Intervention Schedule (FIS-R), which was administered six times. Results Sixteen out of the 22 recruited professionals completed the training and administered the PFI to 70 patients with bipolar I disorder and their relatives. The retention rate of families receiving the intervention was 93%. Mental health professionals reported high levels of organizational difficulties, several benefits in their daily clinical work and low levels of intervention-related difficulties. The most important organizational obstacles were related to the need to integrate the intervention with other work responsibilities and to the lack of time to carry out the intervention. These difficulties did not decrease over time. Intervention-related difficulties were rated as less problematic since the first time assessment and tended to improve over time. Limitations Low number of recruited professionals; use of a not previously validated assessment instrument. Conclusions PFIs are feasible in routine care for the treatment of patients with bipolar I disorder and their relatives, and main obstacles are related to the organization/structure of mental health centres, and not to the characteristics of the intervention itself.

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2016

10. The effects of psychoeducational family intervention on coping strategies of relatives of patients with bipolar I disorder: results from a controlled, real-world, multicentric study

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Giuseppina Borriello, Benedetta Pocai, Valeria Del Vecchio, Francesco Bardicchia, Luca Steardo, Vincenzo Giallonardo, Micaela Savorani, Franco Veltro, Silvia Ferrari, Alfonso Tortorella, Corrado De Rosa, Andrea Fiorillo, Gaia Sampogna, Sonia Iapichino, D. Lampis, Giusy Ciampini, Enrico Pompili, E. Orlandi, Giuseppe Carrà, Massimiliano Piselli, Mario Luciano, Silvia Biondi, Claudio Malangone, Anna Maria Moroni, Francesco Bartoli, Sampogna, Gaia, Luciano, Mario, Del Vecchio, Valeria, Malangone, Claudio, De Rosa, Corrado, Giallonardo, Vincenzo, Borriello, Giuseppina, Pocai, Benedetta, Savorani, Micaela, Steardo, Luca, Lampis, Debora, Veltro, Franco, Bartoli, Francesco, Bardicchia, Francesco, Moroni, Anna Maria, Ciampini, Giusy, Orlandi, Emanuele, Ferrari, Silvia, Biondi, Silvia, Iapichino, Sonia, Pompili, Enrico, Piselli, Massimiliano, Tortorella, Alfonso, Carrà, Giuseppe, Fiorillo, Andrea, Sampogna, G, Luciano, M, Del Vecchio, V, Malangone, C, De Rosa, C, Giallonardo, V, Borriello, G, Pocai, B, Savorani, M, Steardo Jr, L, Lampis, D, Veltro, F, Bartoli, F, Bardicchia, F, Moroni, A, Ciampini, G, Orlandi, E, Ferrari, S, Biondi, S, Iapichino, S, Pompili, E, Piselli, M, Tortorella, A, Carrà, G, and Fiorillo, A

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medicine.medical_specialty, Bipolar I disorder, Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, Bipolar disorder, coping strategies, family burden, psychoeducation family intervention, bipolar disorder, social functioning, Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry, 03 medical and health sciences, Coping strategie, 0302 clinical medicine, Intervention (counseling), family functioning, Social functioning, medicine, 030212 general & internal medicine, Psychiatry, RC346-429, Biological Psychiatry, Original Research, Coping strategies, business.industry, Psychoeducation family intervention, Confounding, Odds ratio, medicine.disease, Mental health, 030227 psychiatry, Schizophrenia, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Family burden, Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system, Biological psychiatry, business, RC321-571
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Gaia Sampogna,1 Mario Luciano,1 Valeria Del Vecchio,1 Claudio Malangone,1,2 Corrado De Rosa,1 Vincenzo Giallonardo,1 Giuseppina Borriello,1 Benedetta Pocai,1 Micaela Savorani,1 Luca Steardo Jr,1 Debora Lampis,3 Franco Veltro,4 Francesco Bartoli,5 Francesco Bardicchia,6 Anna Maria Moroni,7 Giusy Ciampini,8 Emanuele Orlandi,9 Silvia Ferrari,10 Silvia Biondi,11 Sonia Iapichino,11,12 Enrico Pompili,13 Massimiliano Piselli,14 Alfonso Tortorella,15 Giuseppe Carrà,5,16 Andrea Fiorillo1 1Department of Psychiatry, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, 2Mental Health Centre of Ravello, Mental Health Unit, Ravello, 3Mental Health Centre of Lanusei, Mental Health Unit, Lanusei, 4Mental Health Department of Campobasso, Campobasso, 5Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano Bicocca, Monza, 6Mental Health Centre of Grosseto, Mental Health Unit, Grosseto, 7Niguarda Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Milan, 8Mental Health Centre of Lanciano, Mental Health Unit, Lanciano, 9Mental Health Centre of Sassuolo, Mental Health Unit, Sassuolo, 10University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Department of Psychiatry, Reggio Emilia, 11Mental Health Centre of Montecatini, Mental Health Unit, Montecatini, 12Auditor Psychiatrist, for the activities of Clinical Risk Management and safety of treatments, Tuscany Region, 13Mental Health Centre of Rome, Mental Health Unit, Rome, 14Mental Health Centre of Foligno, Mental Health Unit, Foligno, 15Department of Medicine, Section of Psychiatry, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy; 16Division of Psychiatry, University College of London, London, UK Background: Psychoeducational family intervention (PFI) has been proven to be effective in improving the levels of family burden and patients’ personal functioning in schizophrenia and bipolar disorders (BDs). Less is known about the impact of PFI on relatives’ coping strategies in BD. Methods: A multicenter, controlled, outpatient trial funded by the Italian Ministry of Health and coordinated by the Department of Psychiatry of the University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli” has been conducted in patients with bipolar I disorder (BD-I) and their key relatives consecutively recruited in 11 randomly selected Italian community mental health centers. We aim to test the hypothesis that PFI improves problem-oriented coping strategies in relatives of BD-I patients compared to the Treatment As Usual (TAU) group. Results: The final sample was constituted of 123 patients and 139 relatives. At baseline assessment (T0), the vast majority of relatives already adopted problem-oriented coping strategies more frequently than the emotion-focused ones. At the end of the intervention, relatives receiving PFI reported a higher endorsement of adaptive coping strategies, such as “maintenance of social interests” (odds ratio [OR]=0.309, CI=0.04–0.57;p=0.023), “positive communication with the patient” (OR=0.295, CI=0.13–0.46;p=0.001), and “searching for information” (OR=0.443, CI=0.12–0.76;p=0.007), compared to TAU relatives, after controlling for several confounders. As regards the emotion-focused coping strategies, relatives receiving the experimental intervention less frequently reported to adopt “resignation” (OR=-0.380, CI=-0.68 to -0.08; p=0.014) and “coercion” (OR=-0.268, CI=-0.46 to -0.08;p=0.006) strategies, compared to TAU relatives. Conclusion: PFI is effective in improving the adaptive coping strategies of relatives of BD-I patients, but further studies are needed for evaluating the long-term benefits of this intervention. Keywords: coping strategies, family burden, psychoeducation family intervention, bipolar disorder, social functioning

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2018

11. Efficacy of psychoeducational family intervention for bipolar I disorder: A controlled, multicentric, real-world study

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Mario Luciano, D. Lampis, Giuseppe Carrà, Cristina Crocamo, Giuseppina Ciampini, Sonia Iapichino, Mario Maj, Umberto Volpe, Andrea Fiorillo, Francesco Bardicchia, Claudio Malangone, Valeria Del Vecchio, Corrado De Rosa, Enrico Pompili, Anna Maria Moroni, Franco Veltro, E. Orlandi, Massimiliano Piselli, Gaia Sampogna, Fiorillo, A, Del Vecchio, V, Luciano, M, Sampogna, G, De Rosa, C, Malangone, C, Volpe, U, Bardicchia, F, Ciampini, G, Crocamo, C, Iapichino, S, Lampis, D, Moroni, A, Orlandi, E, Piselli, M, Pompili, E, Veltro, F, Carra', G, and Maj, M

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Family therapy, Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar I disorder, medicine.medical_treatment, law.invention, Randomized controlled trial, law, mental health center, Social functioning, Medicine, Health Education, comparative study, Outcome, adult, Middle Aged, Cognitive behavioral therapy, aged, Psychiatry and Mental health, Clinical Psychology, female, Italy, Research Design, family therapy, medicine.medical_specialty, Article, male, Intervention (counseling), Psychoeducation, Humans, Family, controlled study, human, Psychiatry, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, controlled clinical trial, business.industry, social interaction, Mental illness, medicine.disease, major clinical study, Clinical trial, clinical effectivene, hospital admission, multicenter study, psychoeducation, Schizophrenia, Family burden, treatment outcome, business
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Background This study assessed the efficacy of the Falloon model of psychoeducational family intervention (PFI), originally developed for schizophrenia management and adapted to bipolar I disorder. The efficacy of the intervention was evaluated in terms of improvement of patients׳ social functioning and reduction of family burden. Methods This was a multicentre, real-world, controlled, outpatient trial carried out in 11 randomly recruited Italian mental health centres. Enroled patients and key-relatives were consecutively allocated either to receive PFI and Treatment As Usual (TAU) or to a waiting list receiving TAU alone. The efficacy of the intervention was evaluated in terms of improvement in patients׳ social functioning (primary outcome) and reduction of family burden (secondary outcome). Results Of the 137 recruited families, 70 were allocated to the experimental group and 67 to the control group. At the end of the intervention, significant improvements in patients׳ social functioning and in relatives׳ burden were found in the treated group compared to TAU. This effect of the intervention remained also after controlling for several confounding patient׳s socio-demographic and clinical factors. The experimental intervention had an impact also on other outcome measures, such as patients׳ clinical status and personal burden. Limitations Lack of an active control group. Conclusions The results of this study clearly show that the psychoeducational family intervention according to the Falloon model is effective in improving the social outcome of patients with bipolar I disorder.

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2015
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12. Combinations of QTc-prolonging drugs: towards disentangling pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic effects in their potentially additive nature

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A. D. Meid, I. Bighelli, S. Mächler, G. Mikus, G. Carrà, M. Castellazzi, C. Lucii, G. Martinotti, M. Nosè, G. Ostuzzi, T. Acciavatti, A. Adamo, A. Aguglia, C. Albanese, S. Baccaglini, F. Bardicchia, R. Barone, Y. Barone, F. Bartoli, C. Bergamini, F. Bertolini, S. Bolognesi, A. Bordone, P. Bortolaso, M. Bugliani, C. Calandra, S. Calò, G. Cardamone, M. Caroleo, E. Carra, D. Carretta, L. Chiocchi, E. Cinosi, M. Clerici, M. Corbo, E. Corsi, R. Costanzo, G. Costoloni, F. D’Arienzo, S. Debolini, A. De Capua, W. A. Di Napoli, M. Dinelli, E. Facchi, F. Fargnoli, F. Fiori, A. Franchi, F. Gardellin, C. Gastaldon, E. Gazzoletti, L. Ghio, M. Giacomin, M. Gregis, N. Iovieno, D. Koukouna, A. Lax, C. Lintas, A. Luca, M. Luca, M. Lussetti, M. Madrucci, N. Magnani, L. Magni, E. Manca, C. Martorelli, R. Mattafirri, C. Paladini, D. Papola, M. Percudani, G. Perini, P. Petrosemolo, M. Pezzullo, S. Piantanida, F. Pinna, K. Prato, D. Prestia, D. Quattrone, C. Reggianini, F. Restaino, M. Ribolsi, G. Rinosi, C. Rizzo, R. Rizzo, M. Roggi, G. Rossi, S. Rossi, S. Ruberto, M. Santi, R. Santoro, G. Sepede, M. S. Signorelli, F. Soscia, P. Staffa, M. Stilo, S. Strizzolo, F. Suraniti, N. Tavian, L. Tortelli, F. Tosoni, M. Valdagno, V. Zanobini, C. Barbui, W. E. Haefeli, Meid, A, Bighelli, I, Mächler, S, Mikus, G, Carrà, G, Castellazzi, M, Lucii, C, Martinotti, G, Nosè, M, Ostuzzi, G, Acciavatti, T, Adamo, A, Aguglia, A, Albanese, C, Baccaglini, S, Bardicchia, F, Barone, R, Barone, Y, Bartoli, F, Bergamini, C, Bertolini, F, Bolognesi, S, Bordone, A, Bortolaso, P, Bugliani, M, Calandra, C, Calò, S, Cardamone, G, Caroleo, M, Carra, E, Carretta, D, Chiocchi, L, Cinosi, E, Clerici, M, Corbo, M, Corsi, E, Costanzo, R, Costoloni, G, D’Arienzo, F, Debolini, S, De Capua, A, Di Napoli, W, Dinelli, M, Facchi, E, Fargnoli, F, Fiori, F, Franchi, A, Gardellin, F, Gastaldon, C, Gazzoletti, E, Ghio, L, Giacomin, M, Gregis, M, Iovieno, N, Koukouna, D, Lax, A, Lintas, C, Luca, A, Luca, M, Lussetti, M, Madrucci, M, Magnani, N, Magni, L, Manca, E, Martorelli, C, Mattafirri, R, Paladini, C, Papola, D, Percudani, M, Perini, G, Petrosemolo, P, Pezzullo, M, Piantanida, S, Pinna, F, Prato, K, Prestia, D, Quattrone, D, Reggianini, C, Restaino, F, Ribolsi, M, Rinosi, G, Rizzo, C, Rizzo, R, Roggi, M, Rossi, G, Rossi, S, Ruberto, S, Santi, M, Santoro, R, Sepede, G, Signorelli, M, Soscia, F, Staffa, P, Stilo, M, Strizzolo, S, Suraniti, F, Tavian, N, Tortelli, L, Tosoni, F, Valdagno, M, Zanobini, V, Barbui, C, and Haefeli, W

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QT interval, medicine.medical_specialty, electrocardiography, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Pharmacokinetics, Internal medicine, medicine, cohort study, 030212 general & internal medicine, drug–drug interaction, Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous), Original Research, drug–drug interactions, psychiatry, medicine.diagnostic_test, business.industry, Pharmacodynamics, Cardiology, Psychology (miscellaneous), business, Electrocardiography, cohort study, drug–drug interactions, electrocardiography, psychiatry, QT interval, Cohort study
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Background:Whether arrhythmia risks will increase if drugs with electrocardiographic (ECG) QT-prolonging properties are combined is generally supposed but not well studied. Based on available evidence, the Arizona Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics (AZCERT) classification defines the risk of QT prolongation for exposure to single drugs. We aimed to investigate how combining AZCERT drug categories impacts QT duration and how relative drug exposure affects the extent of pharmacodynamic drug–drug interactions.Methods:In a cohort of 2558 psychiatric inpatients and outpatients, we modeled whether AZCERT class and number of coprescribed QT-prolonging drugs correlates with observed rate-corrected QT duration (QTc) while also considering age, sex, inpatient status, and other QTc-prolonging risk factors. We concurrently considered administered drug doses and pharmacokinetic interactions modulating drug clearance to calculate individual weights of relative exposure with AZCERT drugs. Because QTc duration is concentration-dependent, we estimated individual drug exposure with these drugs and included this information as weights in weighted regression analyses.Results:Drugs attributing a ‘known’ risk for clinical consequences were associated with the largest QTc prolongations. However, the presence of at least two versus one QTc-prolonging drug yielded nonsignificant prolongations [exposure-weighted parameter estimates with 95% confidence intervals for ‘known’ risk drugs + 0.93 ms (–8.88;10.75)]. Estimates for the ‘conditional’ risk class increased upon refinement with relative drug exposure and co-administration of a ‘known’ risk drug as a further risk factor.Conclusions:These observations indicate that indiscriminate combinations of QTc-prolonging drugs do not necessarily result in additive QTc prolongation and suggest that QT prolongation caused by drug combinations strongly depends on the nature of the combination partners and individual drug exposure. Concurrently, it stresses the value of the AZCERT classification also for the risk prediction of combination therapies with QT-prolonging drugs.

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2017

13. Family psychoeducational interventions for schizophrenia in routine settings: impact on patients' clinical status and social functioning and on relatives' burden and resources

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Vincenzo Delcuratolo, Riccardo Curreli, Luisa Maresca, Rosa Salmeri, Emi Bondi, Laura Pezzenati, Andrea Fiorillo, Graziella Campo, Gennaro Cerullo, Flavia Dagianti, Aniello Esposito, Corrado De Rosa, Rita Di Nunzio, Claudio Malangone, Lucia Matrella, Monica Prezioso, Annarita Sasso, Francesco Bardicchia, Rosario Cantone, Gruppo Di Lavoro, Mauro Raffaeli, Giuseppina Robustelli Test, Grazia Favata, Michele Di Lella, Barbara Scandone, Paola Innocente, Giovanna Cavaliere, Lorenza Magliano, Mario Scordato, Rossella Bellini, Angela Scorsino, Elisabetta Biscussi, Maria Giannini, Matteo Folla, Francesco Degl'Innocent, Luisa Gargiulo, Mario Maj, Silvana Miscali, Lucetta Casale, Floralba Gentile, Stefania Lucania, Magliano, Lorenza, Fiorillo, Andrea, Malangone, C, DE ROSA, C, Favata, G, Sasso, A, Prezioso, M, Pezzenati, L, Gentile, F, Casale, L, Bondi, E, Test, Gr, DI LELLA, M, Biscussi, E, Degl'Innocent, F, Bellini, R, DI NUNZIO, R, Matrella, L, Salmeri, R, Cantone, R, Gargiulo, L, Esposito, A, Delcuratolo, V, Giannini, M, Maresca, L, Cavaliere, G, Scandone, B, Folla, M, Raffaeli, M, Innocente, P, Dagianti, F, Lucania, S, Scorsino, A, Bardicchia, F, Cerullo, G, Curreli, R, Miscali, S, Scordato, M, Campo, G, Maj, Mario, and GRUPPO DI, Lavoro

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Male, medicine.medical_specialty, MEDLINE, Severity of Illness Index, Resource Allocation, Disability Evaluation, Social support, Catchment Area, Health, Cost of Illness, Intervention (counseling), Severity of illness, Prevalence, medicine, Humans, Family, Social Behavior, Psychiatry, Health Education, Demography, Social network, business.industry, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Social Support, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Mental health, Psychiatry and Mental health, Mental Health, Italy, Schizophrenia, Family Therapy, Female, Health education, Psychology, business
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SUMMARYObjective — This study explored the effectiveness of a psychoeducational family intervention for schizophrenia on patients' clinical status and disability and relatives' burden and perceived support. Methods — The study has been carried out in 17 mental health centres. In each of them, 2 professionals were trained in a psychoeducational intervention and applied it for six months with families of users with schizophrenia. At baseline and six months later, patients' clinical status and disability, and relatives' burden, social network and professional support were assessed by validated tools. Results — Of the seventy-one recruited families, 48 (68%) completed the intervention. At six months, a significant improvement was found in patients' clinical status and social functioning, as well as in relatives' burden and social and professional support. In particular, the percentage of patients with poor or very poor global social functioning dropped from 50% to 27% at six months. Forty percent of patients and 45% of relatives reported a significant improvement in their social contacts over the intervention period. Conclusions — The results of this study confirm the hypothesis that psychoeducational family interventions may have a significant effect on social outcome and family burden in schizophrenia when provided in routine conditions.Declaration of Interest: none of the authors has had any interest or he/she has received any form of support, including that from drug companies and honoraria for lectures and consultancies, potentially in conflict with this scientific work. None of the authors has received any form of fee for his/her participation in this study. This study was supported by grants received from the “M. Lugli” Foundation (grant n. 2/18/8) and from the National Institute of Health, Italy (grant no. 1AL/F3).

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2006
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14. Benefits and difficulties in implementing family psychoeducational interventions for schizophrenia in mental health services: results from a multicentre Italian study

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Paola Innocente, Angela Scorsino, Corrado De Rosa, Barbara Scandone, Luisa Gargiulo, Mario Maj, Francesco Degl'Innocenti, Lucia Matrella, Rossella Bellini, Rita Di Nunzio, Andrea Fiorillo, Michele Di Lella, Graziella Campo, Anna Malacarne, Carla Sodde, Francesco Bardicchia, Giovanna Cavaliere, Giuseppina Robustelli Test, Laura Pezzenati, Rosa Salmeri, Cinzia Mameli, Luigi D'Ambra, Mauro Raffaeli, Flavia Dagianti, Lorenza Magliano, Grazia Favata, Elisabetta Biscussi, Gruppo Di Lavoro, Aniello Esposito, Monica Prezioso, Mario Scordato, Maria Giannini, Matteo Folla, Stefania Lucania, Floralba Gentile, Riccardo Curreli, Luisa Maresca, Silvana Miscali, Lucetta Casale, Gennaro Cerullo, Vincenzo Delcuratolo, Claudio Malangone, Annarita Sasso, Rosario Cantone, Emi Bondi, Magliano, Lorenza, Fiorillo, Andrea, Malangone, C, DE ROSA, C, Favata, G, Sasso, A, Prezioso, M, Pezzenati, L, Gentile, F, Casale, L, Bondi, E, Test, Gr, DI LELLA, M, Biscussi, E, Degl'Innocenti, F, Bellini, R, DI NUNZIO, R, Matrella, L, Salmeri, R, Cantone, R, Gargiulo, L, Esposito, A, Delcuratolo, V, Giannini, M, Maresca, L, Cavaliere, G, Scandone, B, Folla, M, Raffaeli, M, Innocente, P, Dagianti, F, Lucania, S, Scorsino, A, Bardicchia, F, Cerullo, G, Curreli, R, Miscali, S, Scordato, M, Campo, G, Mameli, C, Sodde, C, D'Ambra, L, Malacarne, A, and Maj, Mario

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Adult, Male, Mental Health Services, medicine.medical_specialty, Epidemiology, Schizophrenia (object-oriented programming), Training course, Psychological intervention, Psychoeducational intervention, Risk Assessment, Professional-Family Relations, Intervention (counseling), medicine, Humans, Psychiatry, Health Education, business.industry, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Mental health, Clinical Practice, Psychiatry and Mental health, Italy, Family medicine, Schizophrenia, Female, business
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SUMMARYAims – This study aims to explore: a) the feasibility of psycho-educational interventions for families of users with schizophrenia in clinical practice by trained staff; b) the benefits and problems encountered by professionals in the use of these interventions. Methods – 46 professionals from 23 Italian Mental Health Sen'ices (MHS) attended at a three-module training course in psycho-educational interventions and four supervisions in the subsequent year. Following the course, participants provided the intervention to families of users with schizophrenia. The difficulties and benefits encountered by trainees to use the intervention were registered on the Family Intervention Schedule.Results – 83% of the participants completed the training course. Following the course, the intervention started in 71 families from 17 MHS. 76% of trainees provided the intervention to 2-5 families, while 13% of them only held informative sessions on schizophrenia. During the supervision period, the organisational difficulties experienced by the professionals were stable, while the benefits increased. Differences in benefits and difficulties were detected in relation to the trainees’ experience and professional roles. Conclusions – It is possible to introduce psycho-educational interventions in MHS after a relatively brief period of training and supervision of the staff. Organisational difficulties need to be addressed to increase the dissemination of these interventions on a large scale.Declaration of Interest: None of the authors has had any interest or he/she has received any form of support, including that from drug companies and honoraria for lectures and consultancies, potentially in conflict with this scientific work. None of the authors has received any form of fee for his/her participation in this study. This study was supported by grants received from the “M. Lugli” Foundation (grant n. 2/18/8) and from the National Institute of Health, Italy (grant no. 1AL/F3).

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2005
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15. Pathways to mental health care in Italy: Results from a multicenter study

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Simona Gotelli, Francesco Bardicchia, Alice Mulè, Giancarlo Cerveri, Silvia Ferrari, Dario Filippo, S Piras, Andrea Fiorillo, Gaia Sampogna, Valeria Del Vecchio, Michele Ribolsi, Maria Salvina Signorelli, Claudia Palumbo, Corrado De Rosa, Norman Sartorius, Massimiliano Piselli, Mario Luciano, Salvatore Calò, Umberto Volpe, Pasquale De Fazio, Volpe, U, Fiorillo, A, Luciano, M, Del Vecchio, V, Palumbo, C, Calò, S, Piras, S, Signorelli, M, Filippo, D, Piselli, M, De Fazio, P, Gotelli, S, Bardicchia, F, Cerveri, G, Ferrari, S, Mulè, A, Ribolsi, M, Sampogna, G, De Rosa, C, and Sartorius, N.

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Male, Mental Health Services, medicine.medical_specialty, Time Factors, Mental health system, Primary care, Pathways to care, community mental health service, general practitioners, mental health systems, primary care, psychiatric care in Italy, Community Mental Health Services, Critical Pathways, Female, Humans, Italy, Mental Disorders, Middle Aged, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, pathways to care, psychiatry, General practitioner, Psychiatric care in Italy, Nursing, General practitioners, Health care, Medicine, Settore MED/25 - Psichiatria, business.industry, Critical pathways, Mental health systems, Community mental health service, Mental health, Psychiatry and Mental health, Multicenter study, Family medicine, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Mental health care, business
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Background and aims:In Italy, the reform of the mental health system in 1978 should have drastically changed the provision of care and pathways of patients seeking to obtain it. The aim of this article is to examine the current pathways to psychiatric care in Italy.Methods:We used a method developed in the World Health Organization international collaborative studies to investigate pathways to care in 15 Italian mental health centers. We recruited 420 patients with a psychiatric illness and explored the care pathways they took to reach to psychiatric services and the delays from the onset of illness to reaching psychiatric care.Results:The majority of patients (33.8%) had direct access to mental health care, whereas the others arrived to a specialist in psychiatry through general hospitals (20.3%), general practitioners (33.0%) or private practitioners (9.8%). The main diagnosis for referral was neurotic disorder (36.6%), followed by affective disorder (35.4%) and psychotic disorder (11.5%). The delay from onset of illness to psychiatric care was greater for patients with psychotic disorders than for those with affective and neurotic disorders. The most frequently prescribed treatments were pharmacotherapy (56%), psychological support (8%), and psychotherapy (7.0%); 15% of the patients received no treatment.Conclusions:Our multicenter study shows that although general practitioners and hospital doctors are still the main referral point for mental health care, a greater proportion of patients are first seen in private settings or directly reach mental health centers, compared to previous surveys conducted in Italy. However, a stronger collaboration of psychiatrists with general practitioners and psychologists is still needed.

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2014

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