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Bruno Biancosino
Researcher at University of Ferrara
Publications - 50
Citations - 1021
Bruno Biancosino is an academic researcher from University of Ferrara. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mental health & Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 45 publications receiving 908 citations.
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Use of the diagnostic criteria for psychosomatic research in oncology.
TL;DR: The DCPR system was found to be useful in oncology in investigating psychological conditions which are not identified by the DSM-IV alone and may give more specific information and help in tailoring psychological intervention for patients with cancer.
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Efficacy of pharmacotherapy against core traits of borderline personality disorder: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
TL;DR: Pharmacotherapy can exert a modest beneficial effect on some core traits of borderline personality disorder and produce significant benefits against impulsivity and aggression, unstable relationships, suicidality and global functioning.
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Affective syndromes and their screening in cancer patients with early and stable disease: Italian ICD-10 data and performance of the Distress Thermometer from the Southern European Psycho-Oncology Study (SEPOS).
TL;DR: The results suggest that simple instruments can be used as feasible tools in the screening of mood and anxiety disorders among cancer patients by detecting affective syndrome disorders in Italian cancer patients.
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Determinants of antipsychotic polypharmacy in psychiatric inpatients: a prospective study.
TL;DR: The perception of clinicians is to reserve antipsychotic polypharmacy for severe, persistent and difficult-to-treat cases, and this was confirmed by the finding that patients discharged on two or more antipsychotics were more severely ill on admission.
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Violent behavior in acute psychiatric inpatient facilities: a national survey in Italy.
Bruno Biancosino,Sara Delmonte,Luigi Grassi,Giovanni Santone,Antonio Preti,Rossella Miglio,Giovanni de Girolamo +6 more
TL;DR: Light is shed on a need for the careful assessment of clinical and treatment variables, and greater effort aimed at improving specific prevention and treatment programs of violent behavior, for acute psychiatric inpatients.