First-episode psychosis and migration in Italy (PEP-Ita migration): a study in the Italian mental health services

BMC Psychiatry

Study Protocol

Giuseppe Barrasso¹  Diego Primavera²  Bernardo Carpiniello²  Francesca Podavini³  Vanna Berlincioni³  Antonello Bellomo⁴  Antonio Ventriglio⁴  Mauro Braca⁵  Fabio Allegri⁵  Marco Conforti Donati⁵  Ilaria Tarricone⁶  Domenico Berardi⁶  Luigi Ferrannini⁷  Andrea Fiorillo⁸  Valeria Del Vecchio⁸  Corrado De Rosa⁸  Mario Luciano⁸  Maria Antonietta Furio⁹  Samuele Defilippi^1,10  Alessio Ceregato^1,10  Alice Mulè^1,11  Caterina La Cascia^1,11  Patrizia Zeppegno^1,12  Carla Gramaglia^1,12  Silvia Ferrari^1,13  Marco Rigatelli^1,13  Corinna Reggianini^1,13  Marcello Nardini^1,14  Orlando Todarello^1,14  Elena Turella^1,15 

[1] Andria Community Mental Health Centre, Andria, BAT, Italy;Clinica Psichiatrica - Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy;Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy;Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Section of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy;Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Bologna University, Bologna, Italy;Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Bologna University, Bologna, Italy;Department of Mental Health and Pathological Addictions, Local Health Trust, Bologna, Italy;Department of Mental Health ASL 3 Liguria, Genova, Italy;Department of Psychiatry, University of Naples SUN, Napoli, Italy;Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche di Base, Neuroscienze ed Organi di Senso, Università degli Studi Aldo Moro di Bari, Bari, Italy;Mental Health Department A.S.L. TO4, Chivasso, TO, Italy;Psychiatric Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico “P. Giaccone” Palermo, Palermo, Italy;Department of Experimental Biomedicine and Clinical Neuroscience, Section of Psychiatry, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy;SC Psichiatria, AOU Ospedale Maggiore della Carità, Dipartimento di Medicina Traslazionale, Università del Piemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogadro, Novara, Italy;U.O. Psichiatria Ospedaliero-Universitaria Modena Centro, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy;U.O. di Psichiatria - Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria “Consorziale Policlinico” Bari, Bari, Italy;Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche di Base, Neuroscienze ed Organi di Senso, Università degli Studi Aldo Moro di Bari, Bari, Italy;U.O.A. di Psichiatria di Camposampiero (PD), Camposampiero, PD, Italy;

关键词: Migrants;    First-episode psychosis;    Italy;    Risk factors;    Protective factors;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-244X-14-186

 received in 2013-08-08, accepted in 2014-05-28,  发布年份 2014

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundIt has been frequently reported a higher incidence of psychotic disorders in immigrants than in native populations. There is, however, a lack of knowledge about risk factors which may explain this phenomenon. A better understanding of the causes of psychosis among first-generation migrants is highly needed, particularly in Italy, a country with a recent massive migration.Methods/DesignThe “Italian study on first-episode psychosis and migration (PEP-Ita)” is a prospective observational study over a two-year period (1 January 2012–31 December 2013) which will be carried out in 11 Italian mental health centres. All participating centres will collect data about all new cases of migrants with first-episode psychosis. The general purpose (“core”) of the PEP-Ita study is to explore the socio-demographic and clinical characteristics, and the pathways to care of a population of first-episode psychosis migrants in Italy. Secondary aims of the study will be: 1) to understand risk and protective factors for the development of psychotic disorders in migrants; 2) to evaluate the correlations between psychopathology of psychotic disorders in migrants and socio-demographic characteristics, migration history, life experiences; 3) to evaluate the clinical and social outcomes of first-episode psychoses in migrants.DiscussionThe results of the PEP-Ita study will allow a better understanding of risk factors for psychosis in first-generation migrants in Italy. Moreover, our results will contribute to the development of prevention programmes for psychosis and to the improvement of early intervention treatments for the migrant population in Italy.

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