Abnormal and Behavioural Psychology

In the Italian prison system, there is a distinction between physical and psychological health care. However, this and other changes to the penal system pose challenges to prison staff, which vary depending on their roles and backgrounds. This study collects and integrates the perspectives of 91 prison staff who work in various capacities in eight prisons in northeast Italy to create a process of dialogue and collaboration that includes different points of view, needs, and proposals regarding mental health in prisons. Each participant took part in either a focus group or a semistructured interview, and the transcripts were processed using thematic analysis. During this process, ten themes emerged that highlight the challenges of working with prisoners suffering from psychiatric disorders.

Surgical menopause is an emergency procedure performed on a woman when reproductive pathology requires it. With various intervention protocols, the post-surgical consequences should be effectively monitored and controlled. One of the commendable protocols for improving the emotional and social profiles of women undergoing surgical menopause is cognitive-behavioral therapy.It is a randomised controlled trial involving 230 women who have undergone surgical menopause. Participants were divided into intervention and control groups at random. Following the collection of demographic information, the CBT intervention Cognitive Behaviour Therapy programme - was implemented, lasting seven months and including all six sessions.Both groups completed pre- and post-test questionnaires based on the Emotional well-being scale and the social concern scale.To determine the effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy on emotional and social well-being in women undergoing surgical menopause.