Maria Boscacci’s research while affiliated with University of Milan and other places

... 528). While one study estimated that one in two OCD patients benefited from antipsychotics (Conti et al., 2024), a more recent review found efficacy in only one in three patients (Thamby & Jaisoorya, 2019). Indeed, a recent Cochrane review (Komossa et al., 2010) found no effect of olanzapine augmentation on OCD and only some (not fully conclusive) evidence that adding quetiapine or risperidone to antidepressants increases efficacy. ...

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Towards the DSM-6: The Intersection of OCD and Psychosis: Expert Perspectives on Insight in the Diagnosis of OCD

... Thus, identifying and managing the most critical side effects encourages patients to take medications regularly and adhere to the course of treatment. This situation increases treatment compliance and may positively affect treatment outcomes [10]. Therefore, priority should be given to the more important ones, among these side effects. ...

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Identifying the most critical side effects of antidepressant drugs: a new model proposal with quantum spherical fuzzy M-SWARA and DEMATEL techniques

... In accordance with the literature, a score of 10 or above is a reliable cut-off to assign a provisional diagnosis of major depression [26]. The PHQ-9 has been largely used as a screening tool for depression in primary care settings, as well as to assess depressive symptoms in healthcare workers during COVID-19 [27,28]. ...

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What Mattered Most: Personal, Work-Related, and Psychopathological Characteristics Associated with Healthcare Workers’ Impairment of Functioning during COVID-19