ABSTRACT

Our Psychiatry Institute has a long-standing tradition of providing training in the importance of relational and emotional skills and helping relationships. Here we describe techniques that are routinely used on our psychiatric ward (Maggiore della Carità Hospital, Novara, Italy) to promote early rehabilitation of acute psychiatric inpatients. We focus on the Cinema group, which is typical of our approach to informal, therapeutic group activity. Targeting social and relational issues as adjunct to treatment as usual is useful in acute settings and can begin at an early stage of hospitalization. Our intervention is designed to improve patients’ coping strategies, relational and communication skills, and overall quality of life.

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Patrizia Zeppegno

Patrizia Zeppegno, Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist, is a Professor at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale in Novara, Italy. Carla Gramaglia, Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist, is a Researcher at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale. Alessandro Feggi and Debora Marangon are Psychiatrists and Psychotherapists at AOU Maggiore della Carità in Novara, Italy. Paola Bergamasco is Head Nurse of the Psychiatry Ward at AOU Maggiore della Carità. Camilla Vecchi, Luigi Girardi, and Alessandra Venesia are Residents in training at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale. Eleonora Gambaro is a Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale. Eugenio Torre, Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist, was a Professor at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale and is currently President of the Cultural Association REI-Rotundus.

Carla Gramaglia

Patrizia Zeppegno, Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist, is a Professor at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale in Novara, Italy. Carla Gramaglia, Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist, is a Researcher at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale. Alessandro Feggi and Debora Marangon are Psychiatrists and Psychotherapists at AOU Maggiore della Carità in Novara, Italy. Paola Bergamasco is Head Nurse of the Psychiatry Ward at AOU Maggiore della Carità. Camilla Vecchi, Luigi Girardi, and Alessandra Venesia are Residents in training at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale. Eleonora Gambaro is a Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale. Eugenio Torre, Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist, was a Professor at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale and is currently President of the Cultural Association REI-Rotundus.

Alessandro Feggi

Patrizia Zeppegno, Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist, is a Professor at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale in Novara, Italy. Carla Gramaglia, Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist, is a Researcher at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale. Alessandro Feggi and Debora Marangon are Psychiatrists and Psychotherapists at AOU Maggiore della Carità in Novara, Italy. Paola Bergamasco is Head Nurse of the Psychiatry Ward at AOU Maggiore della Carità. Camilla Vecchi, Luigi Girardi, and Alessandra Venesia are Residents in training at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale. Eleonora Gambaro is a Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale. Eugenio Torre, Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist, was a Professor at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale and is currently President of the Cultural Association REI-Rotundus.

Debora Marangon

Patrizia Zeppegno, Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist, is a Professor at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale in Novara, Italy. Carla Gramaglia, Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist, is a Researcher at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale. Alessandro Feggi and Debora Marangon are Psychiatrists and Psychotherapists at AOU Maggiore della Carità in Novara, Italy. Paola Bergamasco is Head Nurse of the Psychiatry Ward at AOU Maggiore della Carità. Camilla Vecchi, Luigi Girardi, and Alessandra Venesia are Residents in training at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale. Eleonora Gambaro is a Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale. Eugenio Torre, Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist, was a Professor at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale and is currently President of the Cultural Association REI-Rotundus.

Paola Bergamasco

Patrizia Zeppegno, Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist, is a Professor at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale in Novara, Italy. Carla Gramaglia, Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist, is a Researcher at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale. Alessandro Feggi and Debora Marangon are Psychiatrists and Psychotherapists at AOU Maggiore della Carità in Novara, Italy. Paola Bergamasco is Head Nurse of the Psychiatry Ward at AOU Maggiore della Carità. Camilla Vecchi, Luigi Girardi, and Alessandra Venesia are Residents in training at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale. Eleonora Gambaro is a Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale. Eugenio Torre, Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist, was a Professor at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale and is currently President of the Cultural Association REI-Rotundus.

Camilla Vecchi

Patrizia Zeppegno, Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist, is a Professor at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale in Novara, Italy. Carla Gramaglia, Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist, is a Researcher at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale. Alessandro Feggi and Debora Marangon are Psychiatrists and Psychotherapists at AOU Maggiore della Carità in Novara, Italy. Paola Bergamasco is Head Nurse of the Psychiatry Ward at AOU Maggiore della Carità. Camilla Vecchi, Luigi Girardi, and Alessandra Venesia are Residents in training at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale. Eleonora Gambaro is a Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale. Eugenio Torre, Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist, was a Professor at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale and is currently President of the Cultural Association REI-Rotundus.

Luigi Girardi

Patrizia Zeppegno, Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist, is a Professor at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale in Novara, Italy. Carla Gramaglia, Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist, is a Researcher at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale. Alessandro Feggi and Debora Marangon are Psychiatrists and Psychotherapists at AOU Maggiore della Carità in Novara, Italy. Paola Bergamasco is Head Nurse of the Psychiatry Ward at AOU Maggiore della Carità. Camilla Vecchi, Luigi Girardi, and Alessandra Venesia are Residents in training at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale. Eleonora Gambaro is a Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale. Eugenio Torre, Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist, was a Professor at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale and is currently President of the Cultural Association REI-Rotundus.

Alessandra Venesia

Patrizia Zeppegno, Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist, is a Professor at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale in Novara, Italy. Carla Gramaglia, Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist, is a Researcher at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale. Alessandro Feggi and Debora Marangon are Psychiatrists and Psychotherapists at AOU Maggiore della Carità in Novara, Italy. Paola Bergamasco is Head Nurse of the Psychiatry Ward at AOU Maggiore della Carità. Camilla Vecchi, Luigi Girardi, and Alessandra Venesia are Residents in training at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale. Eleonora Gambaro is a Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale. Eugenio Torre, Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist, was a Professor at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale and is currently President of the Cultural Association REI-Rotundus.

Eleonora Gambaro

Patrizia Zeppegno, Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist, is a Professor at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale in Novara, Italy. Carla Gramaglia, Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist, is a Researcher at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale. Alessandro Feggi and Debora Marangon are Psychiatrists and Psychotherapists at AOU Maggiore della Carità in Novara, Italy. Paola Bergamasco is Head Nurse of the Psychiatry Ward at AOU Maggiore della Carità. Camilla Vecchi, Luigi Girardi, and Alessandra Venesia are Residents in training at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale. Eleonora Gambaro is a Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale. Eugenio Torre, Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist, was a Professor at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale and is currently President of the Cultural Association REI-Rotundus.

Eugenio Torre

Patrizia Zeppegno, Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist, is a Professor at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale in Novara, Italy. Carla Gramaglia, Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist, is a Researcher at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale. Alessandro Feggi and Debora Marangon are Psychiatrists and Psychotherapists at AOU Maggiore della Carità in Novara, Italy. Paola Bergamasco is Head Nurse of the Psychiatry Ward at AOU Maggiore della Carità. Camilla Vecchi, Luigi Girardi, and Alessandra Venesia are Residents in training at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale. Eleonora Gambaro is a Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale. Eugenio Torre, Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist, was a Professor at the Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale and is currently President of the Cultural Association REI-Rotundus.

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