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L’abuso all’infanzia e all’adolescenza:prospettiva storica e questioni aperte
No full textIl capitolo affronta il tema dell'abuso sessuale a danno di minorenni nei suoi risvolti clinici, giuridici, psicoforensi
La guerra vista attraverso uno schermotelevisivo: possibili conseguenze sui bambini e sugli adolescenti
No full textIl capitolo affronta il complesso tema della relazione tra bambini e media, anche nei suoi risvolti legati alla salute mentale e all'educazion
“The Class Activation Program with children affected by the Molise earthquake of October 2002”
No full text“A developmental psychopathology approach to child abuse and neglect: Telefono Azzurro network intervention”,
No full textChild abuse and neglect, amental health perspective
No full textChild maltreatment is one of the major public health issue and a worldwide concern. It is clearly evident that research on child maltreatment lived a scientific maturation during the last two decades. Nonetheless, as highlighted by the US National Institutes of Health, it still “lacks a level of sophistication necessary to address adequately the critical scientific and clinical issues . . . There have been only a handful of longitudinal studies on course and outcome of maltreatment in children” (The neglect of child neglect, Editorial Lancet, 2003). On one side, the time has come to address some fundamental questions relating to definitions, classifications, measurement, interpretation of abuse statistics, effective prevention and treatment interventions. On the other side, research in the field of psychological abuse and neglect has to be promoted. Psychological abuse and neglect seem to remain a low priority, with very few resources, initiatives and studies. As evidenced in a study by the International Journal of Child Abuse and Neglect (Behl et al, 2003), during the past 22 years, the percentage of articles examining child physical abuse declined, while the proportion of research published on sexual abuse rose. At the same time, the percentage of articles examining child neglect and emotional abuse remained consistently low. In this chapter we present advances in the field of child abuse and neglect, both in clinics and research. Central areas will be covered, including epidemiology of child abuse and neglect, definitions, impact of abuse, prevention and treatment. Similarly, controversial topics, unanswered questions and the need for further research will be highlighted
Promoting resilience and psychological well-being in vulnerable life stages
No full textThe magnitude of children and adolescentmental disorders, taken with the limited investments andavailability of services, argue for preventive and earlytreatment interventions capable of promoting healthy developmentand psychological well-being, both bystrengthening protective factors and reducing risk factors
Un approccio evolutivo emultifattoriale alla depressione in adolescenza
No full textA lungo considerata entità diagnostica di scarsa rilevanza sociale e dalla vaga definizione sintomatologica, la depressione in adolescenza rappresenta senza dubbio oggi un’emergenza di sanità pubblica. Il presente articolo presenta gli avanzamenti teorici nell'ambito della valutazione e dell'intervent
How to train professionals to effectively manage child abuse cases? The case-example of a university–based multidisciplinary training program in Italy
No full textDespite the increasing number of child psychological, physical and sexual abuse cases, and the subsequent need for interagency interventions, professional knowledge about the dynamics, nature, strengths and dif- ficulties of the integrated response to child abuse is not universal. In addition to this, training programs for the delivery of a multidisciplinary approach to child abuse cases has always received little attention. The purpose of this chapter is to describe the postgraduate training course “Assessment and treatment approach when handling child abuse cases and paedophilia”, developed by the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (Italy), as an example of a university based and multidisciplinary training to child abuse professionals. This program is aimed at assisting graduated communities’ professionals - such as child psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, educators, law enforcement officers, judges and lawyers - to develop evidence based strategies to respond to child abuse. First the training program will be presented, describing contents and methods used to facilitate critical reflection and analysis of practice/policy: lec- tures, case studies, work-groups and team-building, web-based and experiential learning. Furthermore, the impact on trainee knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors will be described and discussed on the basis of the existing literature. Barriers to multidisciplinary work such as work style and communication differences among professions, attitudes and behaviors toward children, will be also critically discussed
Temperament profiles to distinguish resilient from stress affected children during Covid-19 pandemic.
No full textThe Covid-19 pandemic is a public health emergency worldwide that has posed unprecedented challenges to individual resilience, especially among children who are the most affected by its psychological consequences. We aim to investigate temperament profiles that might constitute a potential risk factor for the development of psychopathology and low levels of resilience in children experiencing Covid-19 quarantine.
The sample included 158 Italian children aged 5 to 10 years (48% boys, M = 7.4, SD = 1.8) recruited through a snowball sampling from the general population. Temperament, psychopathological symptoms, and resilience were assessed with the Junior Temperament and Character Inventory, the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, and the Child and Youth Resilience Measure. Profile Analysis was employed to outline temperament differences between resilient and stress-affected children.
Results evidenced that high-resilient children displayed high persistence, reward dependence, and low novelty seeking. Conversely, behavioral difficulties were associated with low persistence, reward dependence, and high novelty seeking whereas internalizing symptoms were more likely among children with high harm avoidance and low persistence.
These findings identify clusters of individuals with distinguishing temperament profiles strongly related to both negative and positive outcomes in facing stressful situations paving the way for planning early preventive interventions for vulnerable targets
The mediation of care and overprotection between parent-adolescent conflicts and adolescents’ psychological difficulties during the pandemic: which role for fathers?
Full text linkBackground: There is evidence of a significant raise in youths’ emotional and behavioral difficulties during the pandemic. Only a few studies have addressed parent-adolescent conflict, and none investigated the possible mediating effect of parenting in the association between conflicts with parents and adolescents’ symptoms. This study aimed at investigating youths’ psychological symptoms during the pandemic, focusing on the predicting effect of parent-adolescent conflict. The mediating role of care and overprotection was also explored, considering whether adolescent gender moderated this mediation. Methods: 195 adolescents aged 14–18 years participated in an online longitudinal study. Perceived conflict with parents and parenting dimensions (Parental Bonding Instrument; PBI) were assessed at baseline (2021). Self-reported psychological difficulties (Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire; SDQ) were collected at baseline and after one year (2022). Results: A significantly severer symptomatology was found in adolescents having a conflictual relationship with one or both parents. Major conflicts with parents correlated with lower care and greater overprotection in mothers and fathers. However, parental overprotection and maternal care were not mediators of the relationship between conflict and youths' difficulties. The only exception was represented by paternal care that fully mediated this relationship in both adolescent males and females. Conclusions: Although further investigations are needed to overcome limitations due to the small sample, findings extend our insight into the impact of parent-adolescent conflict, highlighting the role of fathers’ care and the need to maximize their involvement in clinical interventions
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