Publications

Publications

Peer-reviewed articles and preprints

13 of 13 publications

Peer-reviewed articles

2026Open accessDeliberate self-harmSchizophrenia spectrum disordersForensic patientsRisk factors

Differentiating indicators of vulnerability to deliberate self-harm in forensic and non-forensic patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders: A multinational LASSO-based analysis

Iozzino L, Martella D, Toffol E, Torino G, Caselani E, Leone S, Heitzman J, Wancata J, Picchioni MM, de Girolamo G

BMJ Mental Health, 29, e302372

Forensic and non-forensic patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders show distinct vulnerability profiles for deliberate self-harm, supporting tailored risk formulations

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2026Open accessSuicide attemptsAlcohol useMulti-affected familiesRisk factorsSex differences

Suicide attempt risk factors in individuals with psychiatric disorders and multi-affected families: a network analysis

Torino G, Delvecchio G, Pigoni A, Madonna D, Zito S, Brambilla P

npj Mental Health Research

In multi-affected families, previous suicide attempts are primarily associated with alcohol abuse, female sex and a younger age of onset of psychiatric disorders

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2026Open accessMajor depressive disorderCardiac autonomic functionOlder adults

Brain-heart interactions in late-onset major depressive disorder revealed by multimodal HRV-driven fMRI

Goffi F, Enrico P, Reali P, Torino G, Marra MP, Di Consoli L, Ferro A, Schiena G, Torrente Y, Lombardi L, Triulzi FB, Bianchi AM, Brambilla P, Maggioni E

Communications Biology

HRV-driven fMRI reveals altered brain–heart coupling in late-onset depression, with right insula hypoactivation correlating with symptom severity

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2026Open accessSuicidal ideationRisk assessmentHealth professionalsGeneral population

Comparing suicide risk assessment between health professionals and the general population (CARE): a study protocol

Torino G, Delvecchio G, Calati R, Magliocca S, Moltrasio C, Citerà N, Toracca L, Brambilla P

Frontiers in Psychiatry

A vignette-based study testing whether brief training and the C-SSRS improve agreement in suicide risk estimates across healthcare professionals and laypeople

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2026Suicidal ideationSuicide attemptsIdeation-to-action theories

Ideation-to-action framework of suicide: a systematic review of the integrated motivational-volitional model and the three-step theory of suicide

Torino G, Calati R, Brambilla P, Delvecchio G

Journal of Affective Disorders

Across 65 studies, ideation formation is robustly supported in both the IMV model and the 3ST, whereas the transition from thoughts to action yields conflicting findings

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2025Open accessSuicide attemptsAffective disordersBipolar disorderMajor depressive disorder

The association between white matter hyperintensities and suicide attempts in affective disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Torino G, Maggioni E, Lengvenyte A, Brambilla P, Delvecchio G

Translational Psychiatry, 15(1), 411

White matter hyperintensities are associated with a two-fold higher odds of lifetime suicide attempts in affective disorders (OR = 2.15)

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2025Suicidal ideationSuicide attemptsSuicide deathChronic painRisk factors

Psychological and somatic determinants of suicidal behaviour and ideation in chronic pain patients: a systematic review

Forget J, Attali D, Kalisch L, Calati R, Torino G, Courtet P, Baeza-Velasco C

The Clinical Journal of Pain

Forty-nine studies identify 17 psychopathological and psychosocial factors associated with suicide-related outcomes in chronic pain

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2025Suicide deathBipolar disorderSchizophrenia spectrum disordersRisk assessment

Validity and feasibility of the Oxford Mental Illness and Suicide tool (OxMIS): a mini-review and meta-analysis

Torino G, Moltrasio C, Callari A, Delvecchio G

Journal of Affective Disorders, 381, 321–328

The OxMIS tool shows good discrimination for 12-month suicide risk in severe mental illness, with an average cost-saving of about £300 per assessed patient

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2025Open accessDeath wishSuicidal ideationSuicide planningSuicide attemptsSuicide deathPhysical pain

Physical pain and suicide-related outcomes across the lifespan: systematic review and meta-analysis

Torino G, Rignanese M, Salmè E, Madeddu F, Courtet P, Forget J, Attali D, Kalisch L, Baeza-Velasco C, Lopez-Castroman J, Fornaro M, Calati R

Psychiatry Research, 116371

Across 88 studies, physical pain is associated with roughly two-fold higher odds of suicidal ideation and attempts throughout the lifespan (OR up to 2.10)

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2024Open accessSuicidal ideationSuicide attemptsYoung peopleSex differencesRisk factors

Prospective analysis of sex differences and factors associated with suicidal thoughts and behaviours in young people from the MILESTONE Italian sample

Torino G, Leone S, Cortese S, Dieleman G, Gerritsen S, Maffezzoni D, Martella D, Micciolo R, Singh S, Street C, Tuffrey A, Walker L, Zamparini M, de Girolamo G, Italian MILESTONE Consortium

Scientific Reports, 14(1), 25206

Over two years of transitional care, suicidal thoughts and behaviours decreased, with females showing a higher prevalence than males across all time points

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2023Open accessSchizophrenia spectrum disordersResidential facilitiesNeeds for care

Needs for care of residents with schizophrenia spectrum disorders and association with daily activities and mood monitored with experience sampling method: the DIAPASON study

Martinelli A, D'Addazio M, Zamparini M, Thornicroft G, Torino G, Zarbo C, Rocchetti M, Starace F, Casiraghi L, Ruggeri M, de Girolamo G, DiAPASon Collaborators

Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 32, e18

Staff and residents disagree on unmet care needs in Italian residential facilities, and more unmet needs are linked to less time in leisure activities and lower momentary mood

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Preprints

2025Open access

Neuroimaging data infrastructure in the age of big data and AI: habits, challenges, and opportunities

Loreggia G*, Torino G* (co-first authors), Vannoni S, Sampaio IW, Squarcina L, Moretto M, Castellaro M, Brambilla P, Maggioni E, Veronese M

SSRN preprint (under review in Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine)

A survey of neuroimaging laboratories outlining habits, challenges and opportunities for data infrastructure in the age of big data and AI

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2025Open accessMeaning in life

Meaning in life is a daily occurring experience: evidence from a systematic review of intensive longitudinal studies

Zambelli M, Torino G, Tagliabue S

OSF preprint (under review in Review of General Psychology)

A systematic review of intensive longitudinal studies documenting meaning in life as a daily occurring experience

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