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Lorys Castelli, Ph.D., Psy.D.

Full Professor, Department of Psychology, Univesity of Turin.
Verified email at unito.it
Cited by 5483

Mental health of healthcare workers during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Italy

…, A Romeo, A Benfante, L Castelli - Journal of evaluation in …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background The COVID‐19 pandemic represents one of the most stressful events of recent
times. Among the population, healthcare professionals who treat COVID‐19 patients are …

The spread of COVID-19 in the Italian population: anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress symptoms

L Castelli, M Di Tella, A Benfante… - The Canadian Journal …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
The first case of COVID-19 in Italy emerged at the end of January 2020. 1 Following a series
of increasingly severe restrictions, a new decree on March 9, 2020, imposed home …

Alexithymia in chronic pain disorders

M Di Tella, L Castelli - Current rheumatology reports, 2016 - Springer
This review proposes a critical discussion of the recent studies investigating the presence of
alexithymia in patients suffering from different chronic pain (CP) conditions. The term CP …

[HTML][HTML] Traumatic stress in healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic: a review of the immediate impact

A Benfante, M Di Tella, A Romeo, L Castelli - Frontiers in psychology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The disease caused by respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) called COVID-19
resulted in a pandemic that has demanded extraordinary physical and mental effort from …

Unseen facial and bodily expressions trigger fast emotional reactions

M Tamietto, L Castelli, S Vighetti… - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - National Acad Sciences
The spontaneous tendency to synchronize our facial expressions with those of others is often
termed emotional contagion. It is unclear, however, whether emotional contagion depends …

Chronic deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus for Parkinson's disease: effects on cognition, mood, anxiety and personality traits

L Castelli, P Perozzo, M Zibetti, B Crivelli… - European …, 2006 - karger.com
Objective: To evaluate modifications occurring in cognitive functions and behavioural
aspects in a group of 72 consecutive patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) 15 months after …

Are fibromyalgia patients cognitively impaired? Objective and subjective neuropsychological evidence

…, GC Geminiani, R Torta, L Castelli - Arthritis Care & …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Patients with fibromyalgia (FM) syndrome often report a cluster of cognitive
disorders that strongly interferes with their work and daily life, but the relationship between …

Spatial navigation in large-scale virtual environments: Gender differences in survey tasks

L Castelli, LL Corazzini, GC Geminiani - Computers in Human behavior, 2008 - Elsevier
Most of the studies on gender differences in spatial abilities have focused on traditional
paper and pencil cognitive tests, while these differences have been less investigated in …

[HTML][HTML] Psychological treatments and psychotherapies in the neurorehabilitation of pain: evidences and recommendations from the Italian Consensus Conference on …

…, V Villa, A Cottini, C Lai, F Pagnini, L Castelli… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Background: It is increasingly recognized that treating pain is crucial for effective care within
neurological rehabilitation in the setting of the neurological rehabilitation. The Italian …

Pain experience in Fibromyalgia Syndrome: The role of alexithymia and psychological distress

…, F Colonna, E Fusaro, R Torta, L Castelli - Journal of affective …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic pain syndrome with a high prevalence of
alexithymia, a personality disposition that affects emotional self-awareness. The present study …