Laws for the Right to Work of Disabled People: The Italian Experience

This scholarly handbook covers all aspects of people with disabilities entering the workplace, including the legal aspects, transitions, types, and levels of employments, the impact of different disabilities, and the consideration of the intersection of disability with other identities such as gender and ethnicity. Comprehensive in scope, chapters look beyond organizational strategies that accommodate an employee’s disability and use case studies to highlight important issues and the individual’s perspective. The handbook concludes with a reflection on the work included in the book, what was not included and why, and makes recommendations for future disability research. Marking a major contribution to the study of workplace diversity and bringing together academics from various disciplines and global regions, this handbook covers a truly broad and diverse mix of approaches, theories, and models

War and Bereavement: Consequences for Mental and Physical Distress

Background: Little is known about the long-term impact of the killing of a parent in childhood or adolescence during war on distress and disability in young adulthood. This study assessed current prevalence rates of mental disorders and levels of dysfunction among young adults who had lost their father due to war-related violence in childhood or adolescence. Methods: 179 bereaved young adults and 175 non-bereaved young adults were interviewed a decade after experiencing the war in Kosovo. Prevalence rates of Major Depressive Episode (MDE), anxiety, and substance use disorders, and current suicide risk were assessed using the Mini–International Neuropsychiatric Interview. The syndrome of Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) was assessed with the Prolonged Grief Disorder Interview (PG-13). Somatic symptoms were measured with the Patient Health Questionnaire. General health distress was assessed with the General Health Questionnaire. Findings: Bereaved participants were significantly more likely to suffer from either MDE or any anxiety disorder than nonbereaved participants (58.7 % vs. 40%). Among bereaved participants, 39.7 % met criteria for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, 34.6 % for PGD, and 22.3 % for MDE. Bereaved participants with PGD were more likely to suffer from MDE, any anxiety disorder, or current suicide risk than bereaved participants without PGD. Furthermore, these participants reported significantly greater physical distress than bereaved participants without PGD. Conclusion: War-related loss during middle childhood and adolescence presents significant risk for adverse mental healt

Trame di parole. Studi in memoria di Clara Borrelli.

l volume miscellaneo Trame di parole. Studi in memoria di Clara Borrelli raccoglie circa trenta contributi, da parte di colleghi, amici e allievi, su temi e autori della letteratura italiana a lei cari, soprattutto dell’Otto-Novecento (Manzoni, Leopardi, Ungaretti, Quasimodo, Elsa Morante, Pirandello, Primo Levi, Ginzburg, Eduardo De Filippo). Vi si annoverano anche saggi su Petrarca e Boccaccio, sulla letteratura del Cinquecento e del Seicento, sul rapporto tra letteratura e cinema, letteratura e teatro, mentre in generale il volume presenta ampi interessi linguistici e comparatistici, in specifico relativi all’area romena e soprattutto spagnola.Tre saggi sono in lingua spagnola. Il presente volume vuole essere un segno di amicizia e di continuità nel ricordo di una cara docente, amica, collega e maestra