Biomedical subjects

M G Michelotti

Publications and source records attributed to M G Michelotti.

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PubMed1985

[Analysis of a case series of 1,500 suicide attempts in Parma (1971-1983)].

The authors analyse data from a case series of 1500 attempted suicides, gathered by the University of Parma, Institute of Psychiatry. The attempted suicides were studied according to sex, age, class, place where the subject was born and where the attempt took place, marital status, family background, level of education, financial position, occupation, as well as the method of the attempted suicide and the mental condition of the patient when under observation. The main points to emerge were the similarities between these data and those of the literature, as well as the psychological features and social background of these patients. Our study also confirms the results of a previous research on 500 attempted suicides, here included: the obtained out of the last 1.000 cases confirms those out of previous 500.

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PubMed1978

[Repeated attempted suicides: a clinical study (author's transl)].

In this work we have again examined a sample of 500 attempted suicides which took place in Parma between September 1971 and January 1976. We have made a distinction between the various types--those who tried only once and those who repeated their attempts, and have also taken into consideration other factors--sex, marital status, family background, level of education, financial position, as well as the method of the attempted suicide and the mental condition of the patient when under observation. The main points to emerge were: a) there was a much higher rate of mental illness among the patients who had repeated their attempts, (66,6%), in comparison to those who had tried only once (19,5%). b) while there was already a high proprotion of females who made one attempt (74%), the rate rose even higher so with those who repeated their attempts (88,8%).

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[Neuropsychologic and behavioral sequelae of cranial injuries: remarks on classification, diagnosis and correlation with injury variables].

The psychological and behavioural impairment following head injury has been investigated in order to throw light on and assess the related epidemiological aspects, methodological approaches, clinical manifestations, and the correlations between the sequelae and the variables of head trauma, i.e. degree of severity of trauma, age of patients, presence or absence of fractures and haematoma. This study was conducted on 117 head- injured patients and 43 matched "control" subjects. The findings point out the following: a) Even the medical staff is often largely misinformed about this type of sequelae. The methods used for assessment should therefore be further developed and a more systematic evaluation of the higher functions following head injury appears to be necessary. b) The syndromes observed are mostly of a composite and diffuse type. It is therefore difficult to classify them according to strict criteria; indeed, it appears that the only possible approach is to define large groups of head- injured patients based on clinical description, which are partly borne out and partly described ex novo in the present series. c) As regards the correlations between the variables of the injury and the resulting neuropsychological impairment, the age factor should be distinguished from the severity of injury. If it is true that the older patients, the greater the impairment, such a direct correlation no longer exists when severity of the injury is considered. Indeed, the latter does not appear to be a significant differential factor in determining the degree of impairment. Similarly, whether the injury is an "open" or "closed" one, or the presence of haematoma do not appear to be differential factors, either.

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