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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Quality of Life in Carotid Atherosclerosis: The Role of Co-morbid Mood Disorders

    Maria Lecca, Luca Saba, Roberto Sanfilippo, Elisa Pintus, Michela Cadoni, Federica Sancassiani, Maria Francesca Moro, Davide Craboledda, Chiara Lo Giudice and Roberto Montisci

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2016; 12: 1.
    Electronic Publication Date: March 8, 2016
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    Mental Practice Combined with Motor Rehabilitation to Treat Upper Limb Hemiparesis of Post-Stroke Patients: Clinical and Experimental Evidence

    Sergio Machado, Eduardo Lattari, Flávia Paes, Nuno B.F. Rocha, Antonio E. Nardi, Oscar Arias-Carrión, Gioia Mura, Ti-Fei Yuan, Mauro G. Carta and Carlos Campos

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2016; 12: 9.
    Electronic Publication Date: March 15, 2016
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    Swedish Version of Mood Spectrum Self-Report Questionnaire: Psychometric Properties of Lifetime and Last-week Version

    Michael Ioannou, Marzia Dellepiane, Antonella Benvenuti, Konstantinos Feloukatzis, Nektaria Skondra, Liliana Dell'Osso and Steinn Steingrímsson

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2016; 12: 14.
    Electronic Publication Date: March 31, 2016
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    Dehydroepiandrosterone, Its Sulfate and Cognitive Functions

    Karina Junqueira de Menezes, Clayton Peixoto, Antonio Egidio Nardi, Mauro Giovanni Carta, Sérgio Machado and André Barciela Veras

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2016; 12: 24.
    Electronic Publication Date: April 29, 2016
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    Jogging Therapy for Hikikomori Social Withdrawal and Increased Cerebral Hemodynamics: A Case Report

    Masaki Nishida, Senichiro Kikuchi, Kazuhito Fukuda and Satoshi Kato

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2016; 12: 38.
    Electronic Publication Date: April 29, 2016
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    Internet Addiction and Excessive Social Networks Use: What About Facebook?

    Eduardo Guedes, Federica Sancassiani, Mauro Giovani Carta, Carlos Campos, Sergio Machado, Anna Lucia Spear King and Antonio Egidio Nardi

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2016; 12: 43.
    Electronic Publication Date: June 28, 2016
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    A 13-Weeks Mindfulness Based Pain Management Program Improves Psychological Distress in Patients with Chronic Pain Compared with Waiting List Controls

    Tonny Elmose Andersen and Henrik Bjarke Vægter

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2016; 12: 49.
    Electronic Publication Date: June 30, 2016
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    How Stable are Temperaments in the Clinical Setting: A Pilot Study

    Elie G. Karam, Elaine El Khoury and Lynn Itani

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2016; 12: 59.
    Electronic Publication Date: September 30, 2016
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    Human Rights of Asylum Seekers with Psychosocial Disabilities in Europe

    Mauro Giovanni Carta, Maria Francesca Moro, Antonio Preti, Jutta Lindert, Dinesh Bhugra, Mattias Angermeyer and Marcello Vellante

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2016; 12: 64.
    Electronic Publication Date: September 30, 2016
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    Associations Between Anxiety Disorder Diagnoses and Body Mass Index Differ by Age, Sex and Race: A Population Based Study

    Ramona S. DeJesus, Carmen R. Breitkopf, Jon O. Ebbert, Lila J. Finney Rutten, Robert M. Jacobson, Debra J. Jacobson, Chun Fan and Jennifer St. Sauver

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2016; 12: 67.
    Electronic Publication Date: October 31, 2016
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    State of Acute Agitation at Psychiatric Emergencies in Europe: The STAGE Study

    Luis San, Josef Marksteiner, Peter Zwanzger, María Aragüés Figuero, Francisco Toledo Romero, Grigorios Kyropoulos, Alberto Bessa Peixoto, Roxana Chirita and Anca Boldeanu

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2016; 12: 75.
    Electronic Publication Date: October 27, 2016
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    The Role of Family Variables in the Length of Stay of Psychiatric In-patients

    Satoko Yoneyama, Yudo Makita, Keiko Miyazu, Kazuhiko Katsukawa, Eiichi Yoneyama, Shinji Masuda, Yukiko Nakajima, Yasuhiro Kawasaki and Kenji Miyazu

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2016; 12: 87.
    Electronic Publication Date: October 31, 2016
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  • REVIEW ARTICLE

    Prior Acute Mental Exertion in Exercise and Sport

    Fernando Lopes e Silva-Júnior, Patrick Emanuel, Jordan Sousa, Matheus Silva, Silmar Teixeira, Flávio Oliveira Pires, Sérgio Machado and Oscar Arias-Carrion

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2016; 12: 94.
    Electronic Publication Date: October 31, 2016
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    Acute Affective Responses and Frontal Electroencephalographic Asymmetry to Prescribed and Self-selected Exercise

    Eduardo Lattari, Eduardo Portugal, Renato Sobral Monteiro Junior, Bruno Ribeiro Ramalho Oliveira, Tony Meireles Santos, Gioia Mura, Federica Sancassiani, Eric Murillo-Rodriguez, Oscar Arias-Carrión, Henning Budde, Nuno Barbosa Rocha and Sérgio Machado

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2016; 12: 108.
    Electronic Publication Date: October 31, 2016
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  • REVIEW ARTICLE

    From Asperger's Autistischen Psychopathen to DSM-5 Autism Spectrum Disorder and Beyond: A Subthreshold Autism Spectrum Model

    Liliana Dell’Osso, Riccardo Dalle Luche, Camilla Gesi, Ilenia Moroni, Claudia Carmassi and Mario Maj

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2016; 12: 120.
    Electronic Publication Date: November 03, 2016
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  • RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Working and Environmental Factors on Job Burnout: A Cross-sectional Study Among Nurses

    Maura Galletta, Igor Portoghese, Marta Ciuffi, Federica Sancassiani, Ernesto D' Aloja and Marcello Campagna

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2016; 12: 132.
    Electronic Publication Date: November 11, 2016
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    Does the “Silver Bullet” Lose its Shine Over the Time? Assessment of Loss of Lithium Response in a Preliminary Sample of Bipolar Disorder Outpatients

    M. Fornaro, B. Stubbs, D. De Berardis, F. Iasevoli, M. Solmi, N. Veronese, A. Carano, G. Perna and A. De Bartolomeis

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2016; 12: 142.
    Electronic Publication Date: December 23, 2016
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    Quality of Life of Sardinian Immigrants in Buenos Aires and of People Living in Italy and Sardinia: Does the Kind of Care have a Role for People with Depression?

    Mauro Giovanni Carta, Silvia D’Oca, Michela Atzeni, Alessandra Perra, Maria Francesca Moro, Federica Sancassiani, Gustavo Mausel, Antonio Egidio Nardi, Luigi Minerba and Veronica Brasesco

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2016; 12: 158.
    Electronic Publication Date: December 23, 2016
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    Nursing Staff Members Mental’s Health and Factors Associated with the Work Process: An Integrative Review

    Selene Cordeiro Vasconcelos, Sandra Lopes de Souza, Everton Botelho Sougey, Elayne Cristina de Oliveira Ribeiro, José Jailson Costa do Nascimento, Mariana Bandeira Formiga, Luciana Batista de Souza Ventura, Murilo Duarte da Costa Lima and Antonia Oliveira Silva

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2016; 12: 167.
    Electronic Publication Date: December 23, 2016
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    Relationship Among Body Image, Anthropometric Parameters and Mental Health in Physical Education Students

    Sandro Legey, Murilo Khede Lamego, Eduardo Lattari, Carlos Campos, Flávia Paes, Federica Sancassiani, Gioia Mura, Mauro Giovanni Carta, Nuno Barbosa F. Rocha, Antônio Egídio Nardi, Aldair José de Oliveira, Geraldo Maranhão Neto, Eric Murillo-Rodriguez, Oscar Arias-Carrión, Henning Budde and Sergio Machado

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2016; 12: 177.
    Electronic Publication Date: December 27, 2016
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        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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        Bentham Open Welcomes Sultan Idris University of Education (UPSI) as Institutional Member

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        Bentham Open is pleased to welcome Sultan Idris University of Education (UPSI), Malaysia as Institutional Member. The partnership allows the researchers from the university to publish their research under an Open Access license with specified fee discounts. Bentham Open welcomes institutions and organizations from world over to join as Institutional Member and avail a host of benefits for their researchers.

        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.

        Bentham Open publishes a number of peer-reviewed, open access journals. These free-to-view online journals cover all major disciplines of science, medicine, technology and social sciences. Bentham Open provides researchers a platform to rapidly publish their research in a good-quality peer-reviewed journal. All peer-reviewed accepted submissions meeting high research and ethical standards are published with free access to all.


        Ministry Of Health, Jordan joins Bentham Open as Institutional Member

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        Bentham Open is pleased to announce an Institutional Member partnership with the Ministry of Health, Jordan. The partnership provides the opportunity to the researchers, from the university, to publish their research under an Open Access license with specified fee concessions. Bentham Open welcomes institutions and organizations from the world over to join as Institutional Member and avail a host of benefits for their researchers.

        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.

        Bentham Open publishes a number of peer-reviewed, open access journals. These free-to-view online journals cover all major disciplines of science, medicine, technology and social sciences. Bentham Open provides researchers a platform to rapidly publish their research in a good-quality peer-reviewed journal. All peer-reviewed, accepted submissions meeting high research and ethical standards are published with free access to all.


        Porto University joins Bentham Open as Institutional Member

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        Bentham Open is pleased to announce an Institutional Member partnership with the Porto University, Faculty of Dental Medicine (FMDUP). The partnership provides the opportunity to the researchers, from the university, to publish their research under an Open Access license with specified fee concessions. Bentham Open welcomes institutions and organizations from world over to join as Institutional Member and avail a host of benefits for their researchers.

        The Porto University was founded in 1911. Porto University create scientific, cultural and artistic knowledge, higher education training strongly anchored in research, the social and economic valorization of knowledge and active participation in the progress of the communities in which it operates.

        Bentham Open publishes a number of peer-reviewed, open access journals. These free-to-view online journals cover all major disciplines of science, medicine, technology and social sciences. Bentham Open provides researchers a platform to rapidly publish their research in a good-quality peer-reviewed journal. All peer-reviewed accepted submissions meeting high research and ethical standards are published with free access to all.


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        Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health is an Open Access online journal, which publishes research articles, reviews, letters, case reports and guest-edited single topic issues in all areas of clinical practice and epidemiology in mental health. Bentham Open ensures speedy peer review process and accepted papers are published within 2 weeks of final acceptance.

        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.

        Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health is seeking energetic and qualified researchers to join its editorial board team as Editorial Board Members or reviewers.

        The essential criteria to become Editorial Board Members of Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health are as follows:

        1. Experience in clinical practice and epidemiology in mental health with an academic degree.
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