Excitatory/inhibitory imbalance in autism spectrum disorders: implication for interventions and therapeutics
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Better than treated as usual: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation augmentation in selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor-refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder, mini-review and pilot open-label trial
J Psychopharmacol-2016-Pallanti-
From psychopathology to neurocircuits: what we can learn from DBS? The case of obsessive-compulsive disorder
(Dalla psicopatologia ai neurocircuiti: cosa possiamo apprendere dal DBS? Il caso del Disturbo Ossessivo-Compulsivo) Summary Objectives The aim of this review is to provide a brief summary of the existing data on the safety and effectiveness of deep brain stimulation...
Enhancing Cognitive-behavioral Therapy With Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Refractory Obsessive-compulsive-disorder: A Case Report
Grassi G, Godini L, Grippo A, Piccagliani D, Pallanti S. Exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP) is a cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) technique that is well established as first line treatment for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) [1]. The goal of exposure...
Pharmacological Treatments for Behavioral Addictions: From Behavioral Dimensions to the Research Domain Criteria Based Target
Authors: S. Pallanti, G. Grassi, T. Tofani, S. Spitoni Several patterns of maladaptive behaviors share their clinical features with those of substance use disorders such as tolerance, withdrawal, repeated unsuccessful attempts to cut back or quit, and interference...
Le emergenze psichiatriche nella medicina d’emergenza il punto di vista del medico d’emergenza
In medicina d’emergenza le emergenze psichiatriche (EP) rappresentano una importante realtà. In letteratura troviamo che tali emergenze sono al terzo posto tra tutte le emergenze dopo quelle internistiche e chirurgiche, e che rappresentano fino al 15% di tutti gli...
Ultime novità sulla Light Therapy
Caro Professore, soffro di depressione ed ogni anno in autunno è la stessa cosa: non riesco ad evitare la crisi. Ho sentito parlare della terapia della luce. Mi potrebbe aiutare? La Fototerapia o terapia della luce (in inglese Light Therapy) è ormai conosciuta anche...
Low-frequency rTMS over right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in the treatment of resistant depression: cognitive improvement is independent from clinical response, resting motor threshold is related to clinical response.
BACKGROUND: Clinical studies have shown that repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is effective in a certain percentage of treatment-resistant depression (TRD). The left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) 10 Hz rTMS stimulation received FDA approval...
Communicate Evolusive Psycotherapy Adapted for the Psychodynamic Group Setting in the Treatment of Pathological Interpersonal Dynamics of Identity
Roberto di Rubbo, Elena Sogaro, Stefano Pallanti (Florence, Italy) Psychoanalytical psychotherapyview the sense of personal identity shows a paradoxical aspect. It enhance the knowledge of the self, particularly of the unconscious. However, simultaneously, it stresses...
Strategies of Treatment-Resistant OCD
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