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Department of Translational Medicine, Federico II University, 80131 Naples, Italy
Interests: autism; child psychiatric; Rett syndrome; depression; psychofarmacology in children

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1. Department of Health Sciences, Psychology Section, University of Florence, 50135 Florence, Italy
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Interests: assessment; addiction; treatment; addictive behaviors

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Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 80756, Taiwan
Interests: addiction; child and adolescent mental health; psychiatry; sex research; sexual minority
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Department of Psychological Medicine, Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tikva 4920235, Israel
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Department of Psychology, University of Zürich, CH-8050 Zürich, Switzerland
Interests: personality; character; virtues; assessment; humor; laughter; positive psychology

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Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce this Special Issue collection titled “Editorial Board Members' Collection Series: Mental Health and Well-Being”. This Issue will be a collection of papers from researchers invited by the Editorial Board Members. The aim is to provide a venue for networking and communication between IJERPH and scholars in the field of modeling disease risk and outcomes. All papers will be fully open access upon publication after peer review.

Prof. Dr. Carmela Bravaccio
Dr. Alessio Gori
Prof. Dr. Cheng-Fang Yen
Prof. Dr. Alan Apter
Prof. Dr. Willibald Ruch
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Keywords

mental health
psychiatry
suicide
depression
neurodevelopmental disorder
neurocognitive disorder
stigma
depression
anxiety
well-being
loneliness
suicidal behavior
self-harm
suicide prevention
borderline personality disorder
integrated/collaborative psychiatric care

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Assessing Enacted Sexual Stigma toward Gay and Bisexual Men in the Military: The Enacted Sexual Stigma Experiences Scale in Military Service

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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(2), 1260; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021260 - 10 Jan 2023

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Gay and bisexual military servicemembers experience disproportionately high rates of victimization due to enacted sexual stigma (ESS). This study formulated a new scale, called the Enacted Sexual Stigma Experiences Scale in Military Service (ESSESiMS) for gay and bisexual servicemembers, and examined its psychometric propensities. The five-item ESSESiMS was first developed based on the results of focus group interviews with 12 participants. A total of 399 gay and bisexual men who have experience of the military service participated in the study. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was implemented to determine the factor structure of the ESSESiMS; the internal consistency and concurrent validity of the ESSESiMS was also examined. The EFA results indicate that the ESSESiMS should have a single-item structure. The ESSESiMS exhibited acceptable internal consistency and concurrent validity. Incidents of ESS in the ESSESiMS were significantly associated with perceived sexual stigma outside the military service and with higher levels of depression, loneliness, and suicidal ideation. The results of our study supported the psychometric properties of the newly developed ESSESiMS for assessing the experiences of ESS among gay and bisexual servicemembers in Taiwan. Experiences of ESS toward gay and bisexual servicemembers were common; ESS was significantly associated with adverse mental health outcomes. Full article

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Association between Self-Stigma and Suicide Risk in Individuals with Schizophrenia: Moderating Effects of Self-Esteem and Perceived Support from Friends

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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(22), 15071; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215071 - 16 Nov 2022

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This cross-sectional study assessed the moderating effects of self-esteem and perceived support from friends on the association between self-stigma and suicide risk in individuals with schizophrenia. We included 300 participants (267 with schizophrenia and 33 with schizoaffective disorder). Suicide risk was assessed using items adopted from the suicide module of the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview; self-stigma was assessed using the Self-Stigma Scale–Short; perceived support from friends was assessed using the Friend Adaptation, Partnership, Growth, Affection, and Resolve Index; and self-esteem was assessed using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. A moderation analysis was performed to examine the moderating effects of self-esteem and perceived support from friends on the association between self-stigma and suicide risk. The results indicated that self-stigma was positively associated with suicide risk after the effects of other factors were controlled for. Both perceived support from friends and self-esteem significantly reduced the magnitude of suicide risk in participants with self-stigma. Our findings highlight the value of interventions geared toward ameliorating self-stigma and enhancing self-esteem in order to reduce suicide risk in individuals with schizophrenia. Full article

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