We are pleased to announce that the results of the EU-VIORMED study have been published in Psychological Medicine (2020 Impact Factor: 7.723) on September 13, 2021.... Read more
SAVE THE DATE: September 27, 2021. from 9.30am until 3.30pm CET the EU-VIORMED Final Event is almost here!... Read more
Save the date: the EU-VIORMED Final Event is almost here! We are pleased to announce that the three-year EU-VIORMED project, aimed at supporting the harmonization of forensic psychiatric care pathways and treatment patterns across Europe, will hold its Final Event on September 27, 2021. Join us as we discuss the state of forensic psychiatry in European […]... Read more
Mercoledì 23 giugno 2021 – 10:00- 13:00 Webinar gratuito con ECM Il webinar si propone illustrare i principali risultati del progetto European Study on Risk Factors for Violence in Mental Disorder and Forensic Care: a multicentre project. The EU-VIORMED Study, giunto ormai al termine. L’obiettivo generale del progetto EU-VIORMED, finanziato dalla Commissione Europea (Grant PP-2-3-2016), […]... Read more
We are pleased to announce that an article by the EU-VIORMED group has been published in Frontiers in Psychiatry (2019 Impact Factor: 2.849) on May 10, 2021. This study... Read more
One of the aims of the EU-VIORMED project is to assess effective treatments for people suffering from mental disorders who are at risk of violence and crime. Clarifying the gradient of effectiveness for medications is important to inform clinical decision-making thereby improving the quality of forensic psychiatric care for patients across Europe. A recent observational […]... Read more
We are pleased to announce that an article by the EU-VIORMED group has been published in CNS Spectrums (2019 Impact Factor: 3.356) on February 5, 2021. This study systematically investigated the available evidence about pharmacological interventions aimed at reducing violence perpetrated by subjects with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders (SSDs) in forensic psychiatry.... Read more
A better understanding of forensic psychiatry care pathways and treatment patterns has been hampered by several matters.... Read more
Situation to date: Violent behaviors of people suffering from schizophrenia include physical aggression, verbal aggression, anger, and hostility, which correlate with physiological changes in the brain. As a whole, physiological changes and unsatisfactory sleep quality in people suffering from schizophrenia can influence their emotional adjustment. Sleep disorders may reduce emotional control, thereby increasing the likelihood of […]... Read more