G. Serafini
University of Genoa
16 Papers
79 Citations
G. Serafini is an academic researcher from University of Genoa. The author has contributed to research in topics: Suicide prevention & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 16 publications. Previous affiliations of G. Serafini include University of Geneva.
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Papers
Covid-19 pandemic impact on mental health: a web-based cross-sectional survey on a sample of Italian general practitioners.
Andrea Amerio,Davide Bianchi,Francesca Santi,Luigi Costantini,Anna Odone,Anna Odone,Carlo Signorelli,Alessandra Costanza,G. Serafini,Mario Amore,Andrea Aguglia +10 more
- 11 May 2020
TL;DR: Early insight is given into the urgent need to provide continuity of care for patients at the community-level, adequate PPE to GPs and a clear guidance from public health institutions.
The Efficacy of Buprenorphine in Major Depression, Treatment-Resistant Depression and Suicidal Behavior: A Systematic Review
G. Serafini,G. Serafini,Giulia Adavastro,Giovanna Canepa,Domenico De Berardis,Alessandro Valchera,Maurizio Pompili,Henry A. Nasrallah,Mario Amore,Mario Amore +9 more
TL;DR: BUP is an efficacious, well-tolerated, and safe option in reducing depressive symptoms, serious suicidal ideation, and NSSI, even in patients with TRD, but more studies are needed to evaluate the long-term effects, and relative efficacy of specific combinations.
Stigmatization of schizophrenia as perceived by nurses, medical doctors, medical students and patients
G. Serafini,Maurizio Pompili,R. Haghighat,Daniela Pucci,M. Pastina,David Lester,Gloria Angeletti,Roberto Tatarelli,Paolo Girardi +8 more
TL;DR: Considering schizophrenia as a genetic disorder influenced participants perception of other people's beliefs about dangerousness and unpredictability and people's desire for social distance.
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Higher hopelessness and suicide risk predict lower self-deception among psychiatric patients and non-clinical individuals Elevati livelli di disperazione e rischio di suicidio predicono un minore autoinganno nei pazienti psichiatrici e nei controlli sani
Maurizio Pompili,Paolo Iliceto,Debora Luciano,Marco Innamorati,G. Serafini,Antonio Del Casale,Roberto Tatarelli,Paolo Girardi,David Lester +8 more
- 01 Jan 2016
TL;DR: Self-deception may be a coping response to stressful live events and disruption of such coping mechanism may indeed increase suicide risk as individuals do not want to face self-awareness and get close to a highly negative self.
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Prospective, open study of long-acting injected risperidone versus oral antipsychotics in 88 chronically psychotic patients.
Paolo Girardi,G. Serafini,Maurizio Pompili,Marco Innamorati,Roberto Tatarelli,Ross J. Baldessarini +5 more
TL;DR: Indications that RLAI can be an effective and well-tolerated treatment-option for chronically psychotic patients are added, due to the lack of a parallel control treatment, lack of blinded assessments, and a moderate number of subjects.
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