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Di Carlo Francesco

2 papers in the library · 2 citations · publishing 2023-2025

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Alexithymia and psychopathological dimensions in First-Episode Psychosis: Comparative patterns in natural cannabis versus synthetic cannabinoid users

Journal of Psychiatric Research June 19, 2025 Valerio Ricci, Ilenia di Muzio, Mancusi Gianluca et al. 2 citations

AIMS: This study aimed to investigate the differences in psychotic symptomatology, dissociative symptoms, alexithymia, and aberrant salience among three groups: non-cannabis users (NU), natural cannabis users (NC), and synthetic cannabinoid users (SCs). The study also explored the patterns of alexithymia and its associations with other psychopathological dimensions in these populations....

First episode psychosis with and without the use of cannabis and synthetic cannabinoids: Psychopathology, global functioning and suicidal ideation and antipsychotic effectiveness.

Psychiatry Research 2023 Ricci Valerio, Ceci Franca, Di Carlo Francesco et al.

BACKGROUND Natural Cannabis (NC) and Synthetic Cannabinoids (SCs) use can increase the risk of developing psychotic disorders and exacerbate their course. AIMS To examine the differences between psychoses not associated with cannabis use and those associated with NC and SCs use, evaluating psychotic symptoms, global functioning, dissociative symptoms and suicidal ideation. METHODS The sample of...