Sara Carletto
(RTDb) Assistant Professor
- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences
- SSD: M-PSI/08 - clinical psychology
- ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-4951-7479
Contacts
At
- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e Biologiche
- Laurea in Tecnica della Riabilitazione Psichiatrica
- Laurea magistrale in Scienze Riabilitative delle Professioni Sanitarie
- MedInTO Medicine and Surgery
- PhD Programme in Experimental Medicine and Therapy - Dottorato in Medicina e Terapia Sperimentale
Curriculum vitae
Selected research products
2022 - Childhood Trauma Meta-Analysis Study Group. (2022). Treatment efficacy and effectiveness in adults with major depressive disorder and childhood trauma history: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Psychiatry, S2215-0366(22)00227-9. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(22)00227-9.
- Carletto S, Lo Moro G, Zuccaroli Lavista V, Soro G, Siliquini R, Bert F, Leombruni P. (2022). The Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health in Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study in Italy. Psychol Rep, 332941221127632. doi: 10.1177/00332941221127632.
- Carletto S, Ariotti MC, Garelli G, Di Noto L, Berchialla P, Malandrone F, Guardione R, Boarino F, Campagnoli MF, Savant Levet P, Bertino E, Ostacoli L, Coscia A. (2022). Moral Distress and Burnout in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Healthcare Providers: A Cross-Sectional Study in Italy. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 19(14):8526. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19148526.
- Carli V, Petros NG, Hadlaczky G, Vitcheva T, Berchialla P, Bianchi S, Carletto S, Christinaki E, Citi L, Dinis S, Gentili C, Geraldes V, Giovinazzo L, Gonzalez-Martinez S, Meyer B, Ostacoli L, Ottaviano M, Ouakinin S, Papastylianou T, Paradiso R, Poli R, Rocha I, Settanta C, Scilingo EP, Valenza G. (2022). The NEVERMIND e-health system in the treatment of depressive symptoms among patients with severe somatic conditions: A multicentre, pragmatic randomised controlled trial. EClinicalMedicine, 6;48:101423. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101423.
- Petros NG, Hadlaczky G, Carletto S, Martinez SG, Ostacoli L, Ottaviano M, Meyer B, Scilingo EP, Carli V. (2022). Sociodemographic Characteristics Associated With an eHealth System Designed to Reduce Depressive Symptoms Among Patients With Breast or Prostate Cancer: Prospective Study. JMIR Form Res, 8;6(6):e33734. doi: 10.2196/33734.
- Rossini PG, Ostacoli L, Pagani M, Malandrone F, Oliva F, Cominu L, Annetta MC, Carletto S. (2022). The Neural Signature of Psychological Interventions in Persons With Cancer: A Scoping Review. Integr Cancer Ther, 21:15347354221096808. doi: 10.1177/15347354221096808.
- Minelli A, Silva RC, Barlati S, Vezzoli M, Carletto S, Isabello C, Bortolomasi M, Nibbio G, Lisoni J, Menesello V, Perusi G, Accardo V, Deste G, Vita A. (2022). The Elephant in the Room: A Cross-Sectional Study on the Stressful Psychological Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Mental Healthcare Workers. Brain Sci, 12(3):408. doi:10.3390/brainsci12030408.
- Ferrante G, Rossini PG, Rousset S, Ostacoli L, Piccinelli C, Carletto S*, Giordano L*. (*co-last authors) (2022). The emotional side of post-traumatic stress reaction during COVID-19 pandemic: an Italian survey. BMC Public Health, 22(1):333. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-12749-1.
- Malandrone F, Bevilacqua F, Merola M, Gallio N, Ostacoli L, Carletto S*, Benedetto C*. (*co-last authors) (2021). The Impact of Vulvar Cancer on Psychosocial and Sexual Functioning: A Literature Review. Cancers, 14(1):63. doi: 10.3390/cancers14010063.
- Bovero A, Pidinchedda A, Clovis F, Berchialla P, Carletto S. (2022). Psychosocial factors associated with complicated grief in caregivers during COVID-19: Results from a preliminary cross-sectional study. Death Stud, 46(6):1433-1442. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2021.2019144.
2021 - Carletto S, Miniotti M, Persico A, Leombruni P. (2021). Emotional distress and psychiatric drug use among students in an Italian medical school: Assessing the role of gender and year of study. J Educ Health Promot, 10(1),451. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_612_21
- Sales CMD, Martins F, Alves MM, Carletto S, Conejo-Cerón S, da Silva LC, Čuš A, Edridge C, Ferreira N, Hancheva C, Lima EMA, Liverpool S, Midgley N, Moltrecht B, Moreno-Peral P, Morgan N, Mortimer R, Mota CP, Pietrabissa G, Sousa S, Ulberg R, Edbrooke-Childs J. (2021). Patient and Public Involvement in Youth Mental Health Research: Protocol for a Systematic Review of Practices and Impact. Front Psychol, 12:703624. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.703624.
- Carletto S, Corezzi M, Furmenti MF, Olivero E, Rapicavoli P, Rossello P, Stanizzo MR, Bovero A. (2021). Interprofessional Communication Team for Caregivers of Patients Hospitalized in the COVID-19 Wards: Results From an Italian Experience. Front Med, 8:621725. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2021.621725.
- Oliva F, Malandrone F, di Girolamo G, Mirabella S, Colombi N, Carletto S, Ostacoli L. (2021). The efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder beyond core symptoms: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression. J Affect Disord, 292:475-486. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.05.068.
- Pellegrini M, Carletto S, Scumaci E, Ponzo V, Ostacoli L, Bo S. (2021). The Use of Self-Help Strategies in Obesity Treatment. A Narrative Review Focused on Hypnosis and Mindfulness. Curr Obes Rep, ;10(3):351-364. doi: 10.1007/s13679-021-00443-z.
- Carletto S, Malandrone F, Berchialla P, Oliva F, Colombi N, Hase M, Hofmann A, Ostacoli L. (2021). Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Psychotraumatol,12(1):1894736. doi: 10.1080/20008198.2021.1894736.
- Portigliatti Pomeri A, La Salvia A, Carletto S, Oliva F, Ostacoli L. (2021) EMDR in Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review. Front Psychol, 11:590204. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.590204.
2020 - Ostacoli L, Cosma S, Bevilacqua F, Berchialla P, Bovetti M, Carosso AR, Malandrone F, Carletto S, Benedetto C. (2020). Psychosocial factors associated with postpartum psychological distress during the Covid-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 20(1):703. doi: 10.1186/s12884-020-03399-5.
- Foletti A, Baron P, Berchialla P, Francone D, Malandrone F, Ostacoli L, Carletto S. (2020). Use of biophysical treatment for the management of mild anxiety, depression and stress: a randomized controlled trial. J Biol Regul Homeost Agents, 34(3):1171-1177. doi: 10.23812/20-132-L-57.
- Carletto S, Cavalera C, Sadowski I, Rovaris M, Borghi M, Khoury B, Ostacoli L, Pagnini F. (2020). Mindfulness-Based Interventions for the Improvement of Well-Being in People With Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Psychosom Med, 82(6):600-613. doi: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000819.
- Liverpool S, Mota CP, Sales CMD, Čuš A, Carletto S, Hancheva C, Sousa S, Cerón SC, Moreno-Peral P, Pietrabissa G, Moltrecht B, Ulberg R, Ferreira N, Edbrooke-Childs J. (2020). Engaging Children and Young People in Digital Mental Health Interventions: Systematic Review of Modes of Delivery, Facilitators, and Barriers. J Med Internet Res, 22(6):e16317. doi: 10.2196/16317.
- Carli V, Wasserman D, Hadlaczky G, Petros NG, Carletto S, Citi L, Dinis S, Gentili C, Gonzalez-Martinez S, De Leonibus A, Meyer B, Ostacoli L, Ottaviano M, Ouakinin S, Paradiso R, Poli R, Rocha I, Settanta C, Waldmeyer MTA, Valenza G, Scilingo EP. (2020). A protocol for a multicentre, parallel-group, pragmatic randomised controlled trial to evaluate the NEVERMIND system in preventing and treating depression in patients with severe somatic conditions. BMC Psychiatry. 2020 Mar 2;20(1):93. doi: 10.1186/s12888-020-02494-3.
- Chiorino V, Cattaneo MC, Macchi EA, Salerno R, Roveraro S, Bertolucci GG, Mosca F, Fumagalli M, Cortinovis I, Carletto S*, Fernandez I. * (*co-last authors) (2020). The EMDR Recent Birth Trauma Protocol: a pilot randomized clinical trial after traumatic childbirth. Psychol Health, 35(7):795-810. doi: 10.1080/08870446.2019.1699088.
2019 - Malandrone F, Carletto S, Hase M, Hofmann A, Ostacoli L. (2019). A brief narrative summary of randomized controlled trials investigating EMDR treatment of patients with depression. J EMDR Pract&Res, 13:302-306. doi: 10.1891/1933-3196.13.4.302.
- Pagani M, Carletto S, Ostacoli L. (2019). PET and SPECT in psychiatry: the past and the future. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging, 46:1985-7. doi: 10.1007/s00259-019-04451-z.
- Carletto S, Porcaro C, Settanta C, Vizzari V, Stanizzo MR, Oliva F, Torta R, Fernandez I, Coletti Moja M, Pagani M, Ostacoli L. (2019). Neurobiological Features and Response to Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Treatment of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Patients with Breast Cancer. Eur J Psychotraumatol, 10:1600832. doi: 10.1080/20008198.2019.1600832.
- Oliva F, Ostacoli L, Versino E, Portigliatti Pomeri A, Furlan PM, Carletto S, Picci RL. (2019). Compulsory Psychiatric Admissions in an Italian Urban Setting: Are They Actually Compliant to the Need for Treatment Criteria or Arranged for Dangerous Not Clinical Condition? Front Psychiatry, 9:740. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00740.
2018 - Ostacoli L, Carletto S, Cavallo M, Baldomir-Gago P, Di Lorenzo G, Fernandez I, Hase M, Justo-Alonso A, Lehnung M, Migliaretti G, Oliva F, Pagani M, Recarey-Eiris S, Torta R, Tumani V, Gonzalez-Vazquez AI, Hofmann A. (2018). Comparison of Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as Adjunctive Treatments for Recurrent Depression: The European Depression EMDR Network (EDEN) Randomized Controlled Trial. Front Psychol, 13;9:74. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00074.
- Oliva F, Nibbio G, Vizzuso P, Jaretti Sodano A, Ostacoli L, Carletto S, Picci RL. (2018). Gender Differences in Anxiety and Depression before and after Alcohol Detoxification: Anxiety and Depression as Gender-Related Predictors of Relapse. Eur Addict Res, 24:163-172. doi: 10.1159/000490046.
- Carletto S, Oliva F, Barnato M, Antonelli T, Cardia A, Mazzaferro P, Raho C, Ostacoli L, Fernandez I, Pagani M. (2018). EMDR as Add-on Treatment for Psychiatric and Traumatic Symptoms in Patients with Substance Use Disorder. Front Psychol, 11;8:2333. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02333.
- Carletto S, Borghi M, Scavelli F, Francone D, Perucchini ML, Cavallo M, Pagnini F, Bertolotto A, Oliva F, Ostacoli L. (2018). Prevalence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis. J Nerv Ment Dis, 206(2):149-151. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000000780.
2017 - Carletto S, Borsato T, Pagani M. (2017). The Role of Slow Wave Sleep in Memory Pathophysiology: Focus on Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. Front Psychol, 8:2050. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02050.
- Carletto S, Tesio V, Borghi M, Francone D, Scavelli F, Bertino G, Malucchi S, Bertolotto A, Oliva F, Torta R, Ostacoli L. (2017). The Effectiveness of a Body-Affective Mindfulness Intervention for Multiple Sclerosis Patients with Depressive Symptoms: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. Front Psychol, 8:2083. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02083.
- Pagani M, Amann BL, Landin-Romero R, Carletto S. (2017). Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing and Slow Wave Sleep: A Putative Mechanism of Action. Front Psychol, 8:1935. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01935.
- Carletto S, Ostacoli L, Colombi N, Calorio L, Oliva F, Fernandez I, Hofmann A. (2017). EMDR for Depression: a systematic review of controlled studies. Clinical Neuropsychiatry, 14:306-312.
- Pagani M, Carletto S. (2017). A hypothetical mechanism of action of EMDR: the role of Slow Wave Sleep. Clinical Neuropsychiatry, 14:301-305.
- Carletto S, Borsato T. (2017). Neurobiological correlates of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: a focus on cerebellum role. European Journal of Trauma and Dissociation, 1:153-157. doi: 10.1016/j.ejtd.2017.03.012
2016 - Carletto S, Pagani M. (2016). Neurobiological Impact of EMDR therapy in Cancer. J EMDR Pract&Res, 10:153-161. doi: 10.1891/1933-3196.10.3.153
- Borghi M, Carletto S, Ostacoli L, Scavelli F, Pia L, Pagani M, Bertolotto A, Malucchi S, Signori A, Cavallo M. (2016). Decline of Neuropsychological Abilities in a Large Sample of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: A Two-Year Longitudinal Study. Front Hum Neurosci. 8;10:282. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2016.00282.
- Carletto S, Borghi M, Bertino G, Oliva F, Cavallo M, Hofmann A, Zennaro A, Malucchi S, Ostacoli L. (2016) Treating Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in patients with Multiple Sclerosis: a randomized controlled trial comparing the efficacy of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing and Relaxation Therapy. Front Psychol. 7:526. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00526
- Carletto S, Borghi M, Francone D, Scavelli F, Bertino G, Cavallo M, Malucchi S, Bertolotto A, Oliva F, Ostacoli L. (2016). The efficacy of a Mindfulness Based Intervention for depressive symptoms in patients with Multiple Sclerosis and their caregivers: study protocol for a randomized controlled clinical trial. BMC Neurol, 16(1):7. doi: 10.1186/s12883-016-0528-0.
- Oliva F, Versino E, Gammino L, Colombi N, Ostacoli L, Carletto S, Furlan PM, Picci RL. (2016). Type D Personality and Essential Hypertension in Primary Care: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study Within a Cohort of Patients Visiting General Practitioners. J Nerv Ment Dis, 204(1):43-8. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000000421.
2014 - Ostacoli L, Saini A, Zuffranieri M, Boglione A, Carletto S, De Marco I, Lombardi I, Picci RL, Berruti A, Comandone A. (2014). Quality of Life, Anxiety and Depression in Soft Tissue Sarcomas as Compared to More Common Tumours: An Observational Study. Appl Res Qual Life, 9:123–31. doi: 10.1007/s11482-013-9213-2.
2013 - Capezzani L, Ostacoli L, Cavallo M, Carletto S, Fernandez I, Solomon R, Pagani M, Cantelmi T. (2013). EMDR and CBT for cancer patients: Comparative study of effects on PTSD, anxiety and depression. J EMDR Pract&Res, 7: 134-143. doi: 10.1891/1933-3196.7.3.134.
- Borghi M, Cavallo M, Carletto S, Ostacoli L, Zuffranieri M, Picci RL, Scavelli F, Johnston H, Furlan PM, Bertolotto A, Malucchi S. (2013). Presence and Significant Determinants of Cognitive Impairment in a Large Sample of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis. PloS One, 8:e69820. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069820.
- Brusa D, Simone M, Gontero P, Spadi R, Racca P, Micari J, Degiuli M, Carletto S, Tizzani A, Matera L. (2013). Circulating immunosuppressive cells of prostate cancer patients before and after radical prostatectomy: Profile comparison. Int J Urol, 20:971-978. doi: 10.1111/iju.12086.
- Ostacoli L, Carletto S, Borghi M, Cavallo M, Rocci E, Zuffranieri M, Malucchi S, Bertolotto A, Zennaro A, Furlan PM, Picci RL. (2013). Prevalence and significant determinants of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in a large sample of patients with Multiple Sclerosis. J Clin Psychol Med Settings, 20(2):240-6. doi: 10.1007/s10880-012-9323-2.
2011 - Tagliabue M, Gottero C, Zuffranieri M, Negro M, Carletto S, Picci RL, Tomelini M, Bertaina S, Pucci E, Trento M, Ostacoli L. (2011). Sexual function in women with type 1 diabetes matched with a control group: depressive and psycho-social aspects. J Sex Med, 8:1694-700. doi: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02262.x.
- Brusa D, Carletto S, Cucchiarale G, Gontero P, Greco A, Simone M, Ferrando U, Tizzani A, Matera L. (2011). Prostatectomy Restores the Maturation Competence of Blood Dendritic Cell Precursors and Reverses the Abnormal Expansion of Regulatory T Lymphocytes. Prostate, 71:344-52. doi: 10.1002/pros.21248.
Courses
- ADE - THE END OF LIFE: THE ROLE OF DYING IN LIFE, PALLIATIVE CARE AND END OF LIFE CARE (SCB0492)
MedInTO Medicine and Surgery - Clinica Psicodinamica (SCB0337A)
Laurea in Tecnica della Riabilitazione Psichiatrica - Discipline a scelta dello studente (MSL0328)
Laurea magistrale in Scienze Riabilitative delle Professioni Sanitarie - Fondamenti di Riabilitazione Psichiatrica (SCB0337)
Laurea in Tecnica della Riabilitazione Psichiatrica - Internal Medicine and Medical Genetics (SCB0223)
MedInTO Medicine and Surgery - Internal Medicine and Medical Genetics - module of Clinical Psychology (SCB0223C)
MedInTO Medicine and Surgery - Introduzione alle scienze riabilitative (SCB0589)
Laurea in Tecnica della Riabilitazione Psichiatrica - Introduzione alle scienze umane (SCB0590)
Laurea in Tecnica della Riabilitazione Psichiatrica - Laboratorio I (MSL0326)
Laurea magistrale in Scienze Riabilitative delle Professioni Sanitarie - Laboratorio II (MSL0327)
Laurea magistrale in Scienze Riabilitative delle Professioni Sanitarie - Psicologia Clinica I (SCB0589F)
Laurea in Tecnica della Riabilitazione Psichiatrica - Psicologia Clinica II (SCB0336A)
Laurea in Tecnica della Riabilitazione Psichiatrica - Psicologia clinica e comunicazione interpersonale (SCB0341C)
Laurea magistrale in Scienze Riabilitative delle Professioni Sanitarie - Terapia e Riabilitazione Psichiatrica (SCB0341)
Laurea magistrale in Scienze Riabilitative delle Professioni Sanitarie - Tirocinio I (MSL0324)
Laurea magistrale in Scienze Riabilitative delle Professioni Sanitarie - Tirocinio II (MSL0325)
Laurea magistrale in Scienze Riabilitative delle Professioni Sanitarie
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