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OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE ITALIAN SOCIETY OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY Journal of Editor-in-chief: Alessandro Rossi VOL. 25 - 2019 NUMBER Cited in: EMBASE - Excerpta Medica Database • Index Copernicus • PsycINFO • SCOPUS • Google Scholar • Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), a new edition of Web of Science Journal of OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE ITALIAN SOCIETY OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY Free download Current Issue Archive Early view Submission on line Cited in: EMBASE - Excerpta Medica Database • Index Copernicus PsycINFO • SCOPUS • Google Scholar • Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), a new edition of Web of Science In course of evaluation for PubMed/Medline, PubMed Central, ISI Web of Knowledge, Directory of Open Access Journals Access the site Editor-in-chief: Alessandro Rossi on your smartphone www.pacinimedicina.it OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE ITALIAN SOCIETY OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY Journal of Editor-in-chief: Alessandro Rossi International Editorial Board R. Roncone (University of L’Aquila, Italy) D. 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Treasure (King’s College, London, UK) Advisory Board E. Aguglia (University of Catania, Italy) M. Amore (University of Genoa, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy) L. Bellodi (Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy) A. Bertolino (University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Consorziale Policlinico, Bari, Italy) M. Biondi (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy) B. Carpiniello (University of Cagliari, Italy) F. Catapano (University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy) VOL. 25 - 2019 D. De Ronchi (University of Bologna, Italy) L. Dell’Osso (University of Pisa, Italy) NUMBER M. Di Giannantonio (University of Chieti, Italy) A. Favaro (University of Padova, Italy) 4Cited in: S. Galderisi, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy) EMBASE - Excerpta Medica Database • Index Copernicus D. La Barbera (University of Palermo, Italy) M. Maj (University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy) PsycINFO • SCOPUS • Google Scholar • Emerging Sources Citation Index P. Rocca (University of Turin, Italy) (ESCI), a new edition of Web of Science Contents Editorial The neurodevelopmental continuum towards a neurodevelopmental gradient hypothesis L. Dell’Osso, P. Lorenzi, B. Carpita .................................................................................................................. 179 Original articles Fashion industry as a source of inspiration for the ‘Mental Health Department 4.0’: an overview G. Mattei .......................................................................................................................................................... 183 Headache in paediatric and adult patients with Gilles de la Tourette syndrome A.E. Cavanna, V. Bandera, B. Bartoli, C. Luoni, C. Selvini, G. Rossi, L. Balottin, M. Agosti, U. Balottin, C. Termine ................................................................................................................... 190 The Inter-Rater Reliability and convergent validity of the Italian translation of the Structured Clinical Interview for the DSM-5 Alternative Model of Personality Disorders Module III in a psychotherapy outpatient sample A. Somma, S. Borroni, D. Carlotta, L.E. Giarolli, M. Barranca, C. Cerioli, C. Franzoni, E. Masci, R. Manini, S.L. Busso, G. Ruotolo, A. Fossati ................................................................................. 195 Psychotic-like experiences interaction with common risk factors for suicidal ideation R. Rossi, V. Socci, A. Collazzoni, A. Lucaselli, G. Di Lorenzo, F. Pacitti ......................................................... 205 Dissociative symptoms in complex post-traumatic stress disorder and in post-traumatic stress disorder L. Longo, V. Cecora, R. Rossi, C. Niolu, A. Siracusano, G. Di Lorenzo .......................................................... 212 Assessment and instruments in psychopathology Examining subjective experience of social cognition in early psychosis: validation of the Italian version of the GEOPTE scale in an adolescent and young adult clinical sample L. Pelizza, S. Azzali, S. Garlassi, I. Scazza, F. Paterlini, L.R. Chiri, M. Poletti, S. Pupo, A. Raballo ......................................................................................................................................... 220 Case report Acute cognitive and psychomotor impairment in a patient taking forty different herbal products and dietary supplements: a case report M. Maiello, M.G. Carbone, L. Dell’Osso, M. Simoncini, M. Miniati .................................................................. 231 VOLUME 25 - DECEMBER 2019 4 JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY Editorial 2019;25:179-182 L. Dell’Osso, P. Lorenzi, B. Carpita The neurodevelopmental continuum towards Department of Clinical and Experimental a neurodevelopmental gradient hypothesis Medicine, University of Pisa, Italy Summary In contrast to the categorical approach of the current nosographic system, in the last decades increasing literature is suggesting that psychiatric disorders may be better conceptualized as a continuum, which would feature as a common basis a neurodevelopmental alteration. The “neu- rodevelopmental continuum” (NC) is a theoretical framework supported by several empirical ev- idences in multiple fields of research. The conceptual core of this model is that an alteration in brain development, the expression of which would be determined by the intertwined relationships between genetic and environmental factors, may constitute the common underpinning of differ- ent kinds of mental disorders. Moreover, the NC theory also implies that psychiatric conditions could be placed along a gradient, where autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with intellectual dis- abilities would be the most severe expression of an alteration of the “social brain development”, followed by other DSM-5 neurodevelopmental phenotypes characterized by a milder impairment. This model would subsequently include, along a decreasing neurodevelopmental gradient, other psychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia and mood disorders as well as eating and anxiety disorders, encompassing also non-psychopathological personality traits. From a cognitive point of view, the link between neurodevelopmental alterations and vulnerability towards psychopa- thology could be identified in an impairment of the proprioceptive experience and of the intero- ceptive inference, which would prevent the patient to properly define his own subjectivity and to adequately place him-self in the relational space. The conceptual framework proposed here may allow significant changes in both research and clinical settings, eventually leading to improve therapeutic and prevention strategies. Key words Neurodevelopment • Autism • DSM-5 • Dimensional approach • Comorbidity Classification of neurodevelopmental disorders in DSM-5 The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorder (DSM-5) defines “Neurodevelopmental disorders” (ND) as “[…] a group of conditions with onset in the developmental period. The disorders typically manifest early in development, often before the child enters grade school, and are characterized by developmental deficits that produce impairments of © Copyright by Pacini Editore Srl personal, social, academic, or occupational functioning. The range of devel- OPEN ACCESS opmental deficits varies from very specific limitations of learning or control of executive functions to global impairments of social skills or intelligence […]” 1. Received: July 28, 2019 This category in DSM-5 includes: Accepted: November 4, 2019 – intellectual
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