Biomedical subjects

G Vittadini

Publications and source records attributed to G Vittadini.

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[Employment and alcohol: analysis of a clinical casuistic].

The relationship between alcohol and work was studied in a group of 537 voluntary patients (393 male and 144 female) admitted to the department of Medicina del Lavoro, Pavia University for alcohol rehabilitation. The highest incidence of alcohol abuse was found in non-working subjects (pensioners, unemployed, housewives) although the start of excessive drinking takes place after beginning a working activity; a cause-effect relationship between these two factors can not be clearly determined, however. It is true that the stress provoked by this new condition (introduction to the work experience) can, in certain subjects, be a contributing factor in alcohol abuse. The increasingly lower age of initiation to alcohol reconfirms the need for prevention and instruction even at scholastic level. We can deduce how no working condition, low age and low education can constitute makers of risk for alcohol abuse.

Adolescent↗

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[Evaluation of trends in occupational pathology in clinical cases].

The study considered all patients admitted to the 1st Division of Occupational Medicine, Department of Preventive, Occupational and Community Medicine of the University of Pavia between January 1st 1989 and December 31st 1995 with a diagnosis of occupational disease. It was useful in illustrating the evolution of occupational disease as regards both changes in etiology and in the symptoms and systems involved. A decrease in the number of occupational diseases diagnosed from 1993 to 1995 was revealed, but it is difficult to draw any significant conclusions from these data since the need for hospitalization when diagnosing this type of disease has diminished greatly. Changes in legislation which have obliged employers to take precise preventive measures could also be partly responsible for this downward trend. The patients were, in almost all cases, at an initial stage of their disease. This is reassuring as far as the therapeutic and legal need for an early diagnosis is concerned. However, it remains unknown how often the causal relationship between work and disease was not suspected and therefore how many cases did not arrive to observation. Finally, the study confirmed the disappearance of some occupational diseases, such as benzene intoxication, common in the past, and the increase in "emerging" pathologies like allergies.

Humans↗

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[A group therapy model in the rehabilitation fo alcoholism].

At present group psychotherapy is one of the most important resources in the treatment of alcoholism. Among the various theoretical orientations present in this setting, the systemic approach has always favoured interventions designed to improve interpersonal relationships. More recently, the concepts of constructivism and "narrative" therapy have laid greater emphasis upon the relational and linguistic aspect of any individual problem. Starting from these premises, a systemic-constructivistic therapy group was created for persons with problems associated with alcohol, as part of an inpatient rehabilitation programme. Given the novelty of this initiative and the particular context, several solutions were adopted that may represent a proposal for the extension of the method. The characteristics and ways in which this particular group might evolve are discussed under four headings: 1) the characteristics of the group, 2) techniques for guiding the group, 3) the role and problems facing the therapist, and 4) the recurrent problems in the life of the group.

Alcoholism↗