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    Patients With First-Episode Psychosis are Not a Homogeneous Population: Implications for Treatment

    Angelo Cocchi , Giorgio Cerati , Antonio Lora , Anna Meneghelli , Emiliano Monzani , Mauro Percudani , Lorenzo Petrovich , Fiorino Mirabella , Angelo Picardi and Antonio Preti

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2014; 10: 1.
    Electronic Publication Date: February 7 , 2014
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    Mental Disorders and Work Integration: A Retrospective Study in a Northern Italian Town

    Chiara Buizza , Rosaria Pioli , Sara Lecchi , Chiara Bonetto , Anna Bartoli , Renzo Taglietti , Alberto Ghilardi and Eugenio Riva

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2014; 10: 9.
    Electronic Publication Date: February 7 , 2014
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    The Effects of the Combination of Cognitive Training and Supported Employment on Improving Clinical and Working Outcomes for People with Schizophrenia in Japan

    Sayaka Sato , Kazuhiko Iwata , Shun-Ichi Furukawa , Yasuhiro Matsuda , Norifumi Hatsuse and Emi Ikebuchi

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2014; 10: 18.
    Electronic Publication Date: February 7 , 2014
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    “Nomophobia”: Impact of Cell Phone Use Interfering with Symptoms and Emotions of Individuals with Panic Disorder Compared with a Control Group

    Anna Lucia Spear King , Alexandre Martins Valença , Adriana Cardoso Silva , Federica Sancassiani , Sergio Machado and Antonio Egidio Nardi

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2014; 10: 28.
    Electronic Publication Date: February 21 , 2014
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    The Association Between Different Kinds of Exercise and Quality of Life in the Long Term. Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial on the Elderly

    Gioia Mura, Federica Sancassiani, Gian Mario Migliaccio, Giorgia Collu and Mauro Giovanni Carta

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2014; 10: 36.
    Electronic Publication Date: March 7, 2014
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    Misdiagnosed Hypomanic Symptoms in Patients with Treatment-Resistant Major Depressive Disorder in Italy: Results from the Improve Study

    Moro Maria Francesca, Lecca Maria Efisia, Ghillani M. Alessandra , Alacqua Marianna and Carta Mauro Giovanni

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2014; 10: 42.
    Electronic Publication Date: March 7 , 2014
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    Validation of the Italian Version of the Biological Rhythms Interview of Assessment in Neuropsychiatry (BRIAN): Some Considerations on its Screening Usefulness

    Maria F Moro , Mauro G Carta , Mirra Pintus , Elisa Pintus , Riccardo Melis , Flavio Kapczinski , Eduard Vieta and Francesc Colom

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2014; 10: 48.
    Electronic Publication Date: June 13 , 2014
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    Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders Among Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Adolescents in Norway

    Marianne Jakobsen , Melinda A. M Demott and Trond Heir

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2014; 10: 53.
    Electronic Publication Date: June 13, 2014
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    Does Parental Divorce Increase Risk Behaviors among 15/16 and 18/19 year-old Adolescents? A Study from Oslo, Norway

    Henok Zeratsion , Cecilie B Bjertness , Lars Lien , Ole R Haavet , Madeleine Dalsklev , Jon A Halvorsen , Espen Bjertness and Bjørgulf Claussen

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2014; 10: 59.
    Electronic Publication Date: June 13, 2014
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    Quality of Life, Cortisol Blood Levels and Exercise in Older Adults: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial

    Gioia Mura , Giulia Cossu , Gian M Migliaccio , Claudio Atzori , Antonio E Nardi , Sergio Machado and Mauro G Carta

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2014; 10: 67.
    Electronic Publication Date: June 13, 2014
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    Sailing for Rehabilitation of Patients with Severe Mental Disorders: Results of a Cross Over Randomized Controlled Trial

    Mauro G Carta , Federica Maggiani , Laura Pilutzu , Maria F Moro , Gioia Mura , Federica Cadoni , Federica Sancassiani , Marcello Vellante , Sergio Machado and Antonio Preti

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2014; 10: 73.
    Electronic Publication Date: July 23 , 2014
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    Sailing Can Improve Quality of Life of People with Severe Mental Disorders: Results of a Cross Over Randomized Controlled Trial

    Mauro Giovanni Carta , Federica Maggiani , Laura Pilutzu , Maria Francesca Moro , Gioia Mura , Federica Sancassiani , Vellante Vellante , Gian Mario Migliaccio , Sergio Machado , Antonio Egidio Nardi and Antonio Preti

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2014; 10: 80.
    Electronic Publication Date: July 23 , 2014
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    Absence of Positive Results for Flexible Assertive Community Treatment. What is the next Approach?

    Tommy Nordén and Torsten Norlander

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2014; 10: 87.
    Electronic Publication Date: September 26 , 2014
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    Transcranial Brain Stimulation Techniques For Major Depression: Should We Extend TMS Lessons to tDCS?

    Bernardo Dell’Osso and A. Carlo Altamura

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2014; 10: 92.
    Electronic Publication Date: October 3 , 2014
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    Clinical and Organizational Factors Related to the Reduction of Mechanical Restraint Application in an Acute Ward: An 8-Year Retrospective Analysis

    Rosaria Di Lorenzo, Fiorenza Miani, Vitantonio Formicola and Paola Ferri

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2014; 10: 94.
    Electronic Publication Date: October 3 , 2014
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Built Environment and Elderly Population Health: A Comprehensive Literature Review

    Noe Garin , Beatriz Olaya , Marta Miret , Jose Luis Ayuso-Mateos , Michael Power , Paola Bucciarelli and Josep Maria Haro

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2014; 10: 103.
    Electronic Publication Date: October 21 , 2014
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    Childhood Adversities and Traumata in Lebanon: A National Study

    Lynn Itani , Youmna C Haddad , John Fayyad , Aimee Karam and Elie Karam

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2014; 10: 116.
    Electronic Publication Date: October 21 , 2014
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    Effects of Chronic Exercise on Severity, Quality of Life and Functionality in an Elderly Parkinson’s Disease Patient: Case Report

    Eduardo Lattari , Pedro Paulo Pereira-Junior , Geraldo Albuquerque Maranhão Neto , Murilo Khede Lamego , Antonio Marcos de Souza Moura , Alberto Souza de Sá , Ridson Rosa Rimes , João Paulo Manochio , Oscar Arias-Carrión , Gioia Mura , Antonio E Nardi and Sergio Machado

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2014; 10: 126.
    Electronic Publication Date: November 14 , 2014
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    The Use of the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale in a Population of Teenager Pregnant Women in Mexico: A Validation Study

    Cosme Alvarado-Esquivel , Antonio Sifuentes-Alvarez and Carlos Salas-Martinez

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2014; 10: 129.
    Electronic Publication Date: November 26 , 2014
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    Medical Patients’ Treatment Decision Making Capacity: A Report from a General Hospital in Greece

    Nikolaos Bilanakis , Aikaterini Vratsista , Eleni Athanasiou , Dimitris Niakas and Vaios Peritogiannis

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2014; 10: 133.
    Electronic Publication Date: November 26 , 2014
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    Psychotherapy of Mood Disorders

    Angelo Picardi and Paola Gaetano

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2014; 10: 140.
    Electronic Publication Date: November 26 , 2014
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    The Impact of Peplau's Therapeutic Communication Model on Anxiety and Depression in Patients Candidate for Coronary Artery Bypass

    Kourosh Zarea , Solmaz Maghsoudi , Bahman Dashtebozorgi , Mohammad Hossin Hghighizadeh and Mostafa Javadi

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2014; 10: 159.
    Electronic Publication Date: November 28 , 2014
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    Ethiopathogenesis of Depressive Disorders

    M Pasquini, I Berardelli and M Biondi

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2014; 10: 166.
    Electronic Publication Date: December 19 , 2014
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    Hemodynamic Responses of Unfit Healthy Women at a Training Session with Nintendo Wii: A Possible Impact on the General Well-Being

    Renato S Monteiro-Junior , Luiz F Figueiredo , Isabel Conceição , Carolina Carvalho , Eduardo Lattari , Gioia Mura , Sérgio Machado and Elirez B da Silva

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2014; 10: 172.
    Electronic Publication Date: December 19 , 2014
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    A Comparison between Children with ADHD and Children with Epilepsy in Self-Esteem and Parental Stress Level

    Antonella Gagliano , Marco Lamberti , Rosamaria Siracusano , Massimo Ciuffo , Maria Boncoddo , Roberta Maggio , Simona Rosina , Clemente Cedro and Eva Germanò

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2014; 10: 176.
    Electronic Publication Date: December 24 , 2014
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    How many Assertive Community Treatment Teams are Needed in Japan? Estimate from Need Survey in Sendai City

    Masaaki Nishio , Tamaki Sono , Toru Ishiguro , Kentaro Horiuchi and Hiroaki Ambo

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2014; 10: 184.
    Electronic Publication Date: December 29 , 2014
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      • About the Editor

        Mauro Giovanni Carta
        Department of Public Health
        University of Cagliari
        Cagliari
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        Biography of Mauro Giovanni Carta

        Professor Mauro Giovanni Carta completed his fellowship in Psychiatry and post-graduated from the University of Cagliari, Italy (1986 to 1990). Prof. Carta currently holds the following key positions:(a) Full Professor of Translational Medicine at the University of Cagliari; (b) Head of the Liaison Psychiatric Unit at University Hospital of Cagliari, Italy; (c) Co-chairman at WHO-Geneva and University of Cagliari agreement for implementing the Quality Rights Project in the Mediterranean Area ; (d) Head of a Collaborating Unit, Chafea – European Union, Joint Action on Mental Health, University of Cagliari; (e) President of the Mediterranean Society on Mental Health. He, as an author, has been involved in the publication of more than 200 articles in various international journals.

        Department of Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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        Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health

        ISSN: 1745-0179
        Volume: 17, 2021

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        Sultan Idris University of Education (UPSI) was established in 1922 and was known as the first Teacher Training College of Malaya. It is known as one of the oldest universities in Malaysia. UPSI was later upgraded to a full university institution on 1 May, 1997, an upgrade from their previous college status. Their aim to provide exceptional leadership in the field of education continues until today and has produced quality graduates to act as future educators to students in the primary and secondary level.

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        The first Ministry of Health in Jordan was established in 1950. The Ministry began its duties in 1951, the beginning of the health development boom in Jordan. The first accomplishment was the establishment of six departments in the districts headed by a physician and under the central administration of the Ministry. The Ministry of Health undertakes all health affairs in the Kingdom and its accredited hospitals include AL-Basheer Hospital, Zarqa Governmental Hospital, University of Jordan Hospital, Prince Hashem Military Hospital and Karak Governmental Hospital.

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        Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health is committed to ensuring high quality of research published. We believe that a dedicated and committed team of editors and reviewers make it possible to ensure the quality of the research papers. The overall standing of a journal is in a way, reflective of the quality of its Editor(s) and Editorial Board and its members.

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