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    Strategy to Accelerate or Augment the Antidepressant Response and for An Early Onset of SSRI Activity. Adjunctive Amisulpride to Fluvoxamine in Major Depressive Disorder

    Hardoy Maria Carolina and Carta Mauro Giovanni

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2010; 6: 1.
    Electronic Publication Date: January 27, 2010
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    Comparative Validity of Screening Instruments for Mental Distress in Zambia

    Peter J Chipimo and Knut Fylkesnes

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2010; 6: 4.
    Electronic Publication Date: January 27, 2010
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    Patient Opinions on the Helpfulness of External Rehabilitative Activities in Residential Psychiatric Care: A Pilot Study

    Bruno Biancosino, Luciana Marmai, Federica Marchesini, Raffaella Bertasi, Gino Targa, Raffaella Bivi, Alessandro Cucchi and Luigi Grassi

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2010; 6: 16.
    Electronic Publication Date: April 9, 2010
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    Current Nosology of Treatment Resistant Depression: A Controversy Resistant to Revision

    Michele Fornaro and Patricia Giosuè

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2010; 6: 20.
    Electronic Publication Date: May 4, 2010
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    Optimism and Its Impact on Mental and Physical Well-Being

    Ciro Conversano, Alessandro Rotondo, Elena Lensi, Olivia Della Vista, Francesca Arpone and Mario Antonio Reda

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2010; 6: 25.
    Electronic Publication Date: May 14, 2010
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    Augmentation of Clozapine with Aripiprazole in Severe Psychotic Bipolar and Schizoaffective Disorders: A Pilot Study

    Alessandra Benedetti, Antonello Di Paolo, Marianna Lastella, Francesco Casamassima, Chiara Candiracci, Antonella Litta, Laura Ciofi, Romano Danesi, Lorenzo Lattanzi, Mario Del Tacca and Giovanni Battista Cassano

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2010; 6: 30.
    Electronic Publication Date: June 4, 2010
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    Gender, Division of Unpaid Family Work and Psychological Distress in Dual-Earner Families

    Wenting Tao, Bonnie L Janzen and Sylvia Abonyi

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2010; 6: 36.
    Electronic Publication Date: June 18, 2010
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    Depression, Anxiety and Alcohol Abuse in a Gastroenterology Intensive Care Unit: Prevalence and Detection

    Graça Cardoso, Joana Alexandre and Alda Rosa

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2010; 6: 47.
    Electronic Publication Date: July 8, 2010
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    Romantic Attachment and Subtypes/Dimensions of Jealousy

    Donatella Marazziti, Giorgio Consoli, Francesco Albanese, Emanuela Laquidara, Stefano Baroni and Mario Catena Dell’Osso

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2010; 6: 53.
    Electronic Publication Date: July 8, 2010
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    Eating Behaviour and Body Satisfaction in Mediterranean Children: the Role of the Parents

    Valdo Ricca, Francesco Rotella, Edoardo Mannucci, Claudia Ravaldi, Giovanni Castellini, Francesco Lapi, Linda Cangioli, Paolo Martini and Carlo Faravelli

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2010; 6: 59.
    Electronic Publication Date: July 20, 2010
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    How Much is Geriatric Caregivers Burnout Caring-Specific? Questions from a Questionnaire Survey

    Ennio Cocco

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2010; 6: 66.
    Electronic Publication Date: July 29, 2010
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    Symptom Dimensions as Predictors of Clinical Outcome, Duration of Hospitalization, and Aggressive Behaviours in Acutely Hospitalized Patients with Psychotic Exacerbation

    Alessandro Colasanti, Silvia Paletta, Donatella Moliterno, Alessandra Mazzocchi, Massimo Carlo Mauri and Alfredo Carlo Altamura

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2010; 6: 72.
    Electronic Publication Date: August 9, 2010
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    Quality of Life in Spanish Patients with Liver Transplant

    M.A Pérez-San-Gregorio, A Martín-Rodríguez, J Pérez-Bernal and M.D Maldonado

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2010; 6: 79.
    Electronic Publication Date: August 27, 2010
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    Psychometric Attributes of the DISC Predictive Scales

    Esther Cubo , Sara Sáez Velasco , Vanesa Delgado Benito , Vanesa Ausín Villaverde , José María Trejo Gabriel Galín, Asunción Martín Santidrián , Jesús Macarrón Vicente , José Cordero Guevara , Elan D Louis and Julián Benito-León

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2010; 6: 86.
    Electronic Publication Date: August 27, 2010
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    The Use of Antidepressant Drugs and the Lifetime Prevalence of Major Depressive Disorders in Italy

    Mauro Giovanni Carta, Eugenio Aguglia, Alberto Bocchetta, Matteo Balestrieri, Filippo Caraci, Massimo Casacchia, Liliana Dell’Osso, Guido Di Sciascio, Filippo Drago, Carlo Faravelli, Maria Efisia Lecca, Maria Francesca Moro, Pier Luigi Morosini, Marcello Nardini, Gabriella Palumbo and Maria Carolina Hardoy

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2010; 6: 94.
    Electronic Publication Date: August 27, 2010
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    PTSD-8: A Short PTSD Inventory

    Maj Hansen , Tonny Elmose Andersen , Cherie Armour , Ask Elklit , Sabina Palic and Thomas Mackrill

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2010; 6: 101.
    Electronic Publication Date: September 28, 2010
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    A More Comprehensive Index in the Evaluation of Scientific Research: The Single Researcher Impact Factor Proposal

    Gianluca Castelnuovo, Daniel Limonta , Luis Sarmiento and Enrico Molinari

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2010; 6: 109.
    Electronic Publication Date: November 5, 2010
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    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2010; 6: 115.
    Electronic Publication Date: November 30, 2010
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    Reciprocal Effects of Social Support in Major Depression Epidemiology

    Scott B Patten, Jeanne V.A Williams, Dina H Lavorato and Andrew G.M Bulloch

    Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2010; 6: 126.
    Electronic Publication Date: November 30, 2010
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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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