Clinical Neuropsychiatry Volume 22, issue 2 – April 2025
Intensive Short-term Dynamic Psychotherapy for Functional Somatic Disorders: A Scoping Review
Allan Abbass, Behnia Haghiri Key words: psychodynamic, somatic symptoms, emotion, unconscious anxiety, psychophysiological disorders Objective: Functional somatic disorders (FSD) are extremely common amongst neuropsychiatric and other specialty medicine...
Long-term diagnostic stability of autism before the concept of spectrum: An Italian hub-center experience
Valentina Iannuzzi, Virginia Giuberti, Debora Formisano, Michele Poletti Key words: autism spectrum disorders, DSM 5, diagnostic stability Objective: The diagnosis of autism is considered more longitudinally stable compared to other diagnoses for children...
An Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling Approach for the Narcissistic Personality Inventory: Support for the NPI-13 Brief Version and Evidence Based on Relations to Other Variables
Rossella Bottaro, Giuseppe Craparo, Palmira Faraci Key words: narcissism, psychometrics, exploratory structural equation model, brief version, assessment Objective: The Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI) is the most commonly used psychometric instrument...
Repetitive negative thinking in university students with Specific Learning Disorder: does gender matter?
Maristella Scorza, Michela Camia, Erika Benassi, Damiano Angelini, Angela Ciaramidaro and Sara Giovagnoli Key words: specific learning disorder, worry, rumination, gender, university students, assessment Objective: To date, the literature on repetitive...
Metacognition and Personality Functioning Levels as Mediators between Maladaptive Personality Traits and Risk of Gambling Problems in a Non-Clinical Sample
Roberto Pedone Key words: metacognition, problematic gambling, personality disorder, levels of personality functioning Objective: This study investigates the role of metacognition and personality functioning levels as mediators in the relationship between...