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Analysis of the Personality Characteristics and Lifestyle of Young People Who Access Psychiatric Outpatient Clinics
Sponsor: Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Summary
Considering the growing importance of services psychiatric and psychological for adolescence and adulthood incidence of discomfort expressed in this age group, comes assessed the need to provide adequate and targeted services. Reasons: The study aims to evaluate the characteristics and trends of adolescents who access the service, in order to frame the type of discomfort expressed and the expectations with respect to access to the service and the resource base on which it can the therapeutic intervention must be thought out and organised. Furthermore, the study aims to identify the factors that influence the request for help and evaluate the quality of the assistance received, with the aim of improving it effectiveness.
Official title: Analysis of the Personality Characteristics and Lifestyle of Young People Who Access Psychiatric Outpatient Clinics: a Qualitative Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
13 Years - 21 Years
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
115
Start Date
2025-09-15
Completion Date
2027-01-15
Last Updated
2025-08-12
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Using a structured questionnaire to collect quantitative and qualitative data on adolescents' experiences and perceptions. The Italian version of the Mentalization Questionnaire (MZQ) was develop
Using a structured questionnaire to collect quantitative and qualitative data on adolescents' experiences and perceptions. * The Italian version of the Mentalization Questionnaire (MZQ) was developed as a self-rated instrument to assess mentalization. It consists of 15 items with responses ranging from 1 = 'no agreement at all' to 5 = 'total agreement' on a 5-point Likert scale. Calculated sum scores for the total scale range from 15 to 75 with higher scores indicating lower mentalization capacities. * The Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS) is a measure of deficiency in understanding, processing, or describing emotions (alexithymia). It has twenty statements rated on a five-point Likert scale. The total score ranges from 40 to 200 and the higher score indicates a greater level of alexithymia.
Locations (1)
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A.Gemelli IRCCS
Rome, ROMA, Italy