Effectiveness of psycho-educational intervention to promote mental health focused on emotional intelligence in middle-school

Purpose. The specific “outcome-oriented” pattern of the emotional intelligence (EI) should be considered of capital importance for teenagers in order to promote mental health. Nevertheless it is rarely evaluated because a specific tool, useful for routinely use, is not available. In this paper the authors describe the effectiveness of a new approach of public health to improve the EI “outcome-oriented”, by a specific index.Design. A comparison of two samples: experimental (i.e. applying the program) vs control group, without randomization.Setting. 12 classes belonging to 3 different schools.Subjects. A sample of 276 students, 146 (53%) belonging to the experimental classes. Intervention. A program of 20 meetings, once a week, based on the handbook Intervento psicoeducativo per la promozione del benessere psicologico e dell’intelligenza emotiva nelle scuole (Psycho-educational intervention for promoting psychological well-being and emotional intelligence at school) in order to stimulate a “peer to peer student approach”.Measures. Index of emotional intelligence (15 items), inventory idea questionnaire (19 items), learning ability questionnaire (6 items).Analysis. Nonparametric tests were used.Results. The authors found significant statistical differences at the conclusion of the study for all considered measures.Conclusion. The results show a remarkable and positive impact of the approach above all on the “outcome-oriented” EI. Significant results were also observed about the indicator concerning irrational beliefs. The same significant results were found about learning abilities (goal definition, problem-solving and communication skills). The main limit is the study design (lack of randomization). Further evaluation is needed

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What is the role of the placebo effect for pain relief in neurorehabilitation? Clinical implications from the Italian consensus conference on pain in neurorehabilitation

Background: It is increasingly acknowledged that the outcomes of medical treatments are influenced by the context of the clinical encounter through the mechanisms of the placebo effect. The phenomenon of placebo analgesia might be exploited to maximize the efficacy of neurorehabilitation treatments. Since its intensity varies across neurological disorders, the Italian Consensus Conference on Pain in Neurorehabilitation (ICCP) summarized the studies on this field to provide guidance on its use. Methods: A review of the existing reviews and meta-analyses was performed to assess the magnitude of the placebo effect in disorders that may undergo neurorehabilitation treatment. The search was performed on Pubmed using placebo, pain, and the names of neurological disorders as keywords. Methodological quality was assessed using a pre-existing checklist. Data about the magnitude of the placebo effect were extracted from the included reviews and were commented in a narrative form. Results: 11 articles were included in this review. Placebo treatments showed weak effects in central neuropathic pain (pain reduction from 0.44 to 0.66 on a 0-10 scale) and moderate effects in postherpetic neuralgia (1.16), in diabetic peripheral neuropathy (1.45), and in pain associated to HIV (1.82). Moderate effects were also found on pain due to fibromyalgia and migraine; only weak short-term effects were found in complex regional pain syndrome. Confounding variables might have influenced these results. Clinical implications: These estimates should be interpreted with caution, but underscore that the placebo effect can be exploited in neurorehabilitation programs. It is not necessary to conceal its use from the patient. Knowledge of placebo mechanisms can be used to shape the doctor-patient relationship, to reduce the use of analgesic drugs and to train the patient to become an active agent of the therapy

Studio di fattibilita' dell'impiego di tecniche bayesiane nell'interfacciamento di modelli di tossicocinetica con modelli di rischio

Questo lavoro e' stato condotto nell'ambito del Progetto n. 759 'Metodologie per la valutazione del rischio di mortalita' da tumori in relazione all'esposizione occupazionale a diossina (2,3,7,8 TCDD) finanziato dal Ministero del Lavoro e della Previdenza SocialeConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Biblioteca Centrale - P.le Aldo Moro, 7 Rome / CNR - Consiglio Nazionale delle RichercheSIGLEITItal

P-groups of small breadth

Supported by CNRConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Biblioteca Centrale - P.le Aldo Moro,7, Rome / CNR - Consiglio Nazionale delle RichercheSIGLEITItal

Invariant sets for controlled degenerate diffusions: a viscosity solutions approach

Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Biblioteca Centrale - P.le Aldo Moro,7, Rome / CNR - Consiglio Nazionale delle RichercheSIGLEITItal

A Dirichlet type problem for nonlinear degenerate elliptic equations arising in time-optimal stochastic control

Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Biblioteca Centrale - P.le Aldo Moro,7, Rome / CNR - Consiglio Nazionale delle RichercheSIGLEITItal

Population toxicokinetic analysis of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin using Bayesan techniques

Questo lavoro e' stato condotto nell'ambito del progetto n. 759 'Metodologie per la valutazione quantitativa del rischio di mortalita' da tumori in relazione all'esposizione occupazionale a diossina (2,3,7,8 TCDD)' finanziato con contributo del Ministero del Lavoro e della Previdenza SocialeConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Biblioteca Centrale - P.le Aldo Moro, 7 Rome / CNR - Consiglio Nazionale delle RichercheSIGLEITItal

Renal tuberculosis: a case report

: Tuberculosis or TB (tubercle bacillus) remains a major public health problem in developing countries. Over the last decades extrapulmonary locations of the disease have become more frequent due to the increased prevalence of acquired immune deficiency syndrome and the increase number of organ transplants. The urogenital localization represents about 27% of all extra-pulmonary localizations of TB and may be due either to a disseminated infection or to a primitive genitourinary localization. The majority of patients, has pyuria, sometimes with hematuria. The diagnosis of urinary tuberculosis is based on the finding of pyuria in the absence of infection by common bacteria. The initial medical treatment includes isoniazide, rifampicin, pyrazinamide, ethambutol and streptomycin. This disease should be suspected in patients with unexplained urinary tract infections, especially if immunocompromised and/or coming from endemic areas