title: Secondary school teachers and mental health competence: Italy-United Kingdom comparison.
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the differences between teachers' knowledge about early psychosis among three different Italian cities and a UK sample.
  
  
  
  The sample consisted of 556 secondary school teachers from three different cities in Italy (Milan, Rome and Lamezia Terme) and London (UK). The research was based on the Knowledge and Experience of Social Emotional Difficulties Among Young People Questionnaire. The Italian version of the questionnaire was used in Italy.
  
  
  
  Overall, 67.6% of English teachers, 58.5% of Milan's teachers, 41.8% of Rome's teachers and 33.3% of Lamezia Terme's teachers were able to recognize psychotic symptoms from a case vignette. Logistic regression analysis showed that 'city' was the only independent variable significantly related to the correct/wrong answer about diagnosis.
  
  
  
  We found statistically significant differences between the three Italian samples and the UK sample regarding teachers' knowledge about first signs of psychosis. English teachers showed a better knowledge than Italian teachers in general. Teachers from Milan, where a specific early detection program was established in 2000, seemed to be more familiar with early signs of psychosis than teachers in the other two Italian towns.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Odontology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Monducci
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosciences and Neurorehabilitation, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Battaglia
authors.affiliation: Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Functions (NESMOS) Department, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Forte
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Odontology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Alice
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Masillo
authors.affiliation: Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Functions (NESMOS) Department, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Ludovica
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Telesforo
authors.affiliation: Mental Health Department, ASL Roma 1 (ex A), Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carlotto
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Odontology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Gioia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Piazzi
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Odontology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Martina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Patanè
authors.affiliation: Mental Health Department, ASL Roma 1 (ex E), Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Giulia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Angelis
authors.affiliation: Mental Health Department, Prevention and Early Intervention Mental Health (PIPSM), ASL Roma 1 (ex E), Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Romano
authors.affiliation: Mental Health Department, Prevention and Early Intervention Mental Health (PIPSM), ASL Roma 1 (ex E), Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fagioli
authors.affiliation: Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Functions (NESMOS) Department, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Girardi
authors.affiliation: Department of Mental Health, Center for Early Detection and Intervention in Psychosis-Programma 2000, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cocchi
authors.affiliation: Department of Mental Health, Center for Early Detection and Intervention in Psychosis-Programma 2000, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Meneghelli
authors.affiliation: Department of Mental Health, Center for Early Detection and Intervention in Psychosis-Programma 2000, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alpi
authors.affiliation: Department of Mental Health, Center for Early Detection and Intervention in Psychosis-Programma 2000, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Nicoletta
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pafumi
authors.affiliation: Department of Mental Health, Center for Early Detection and Intervention in Psychosis-Programma 2000, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Noelia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Moreno Granados
authors.affiliation: Department of Mental Health, Center for Early Detection and Intervention in Psychosis-Programma 2000, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Preti
authors.affiliation: Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatric Unit, IRCSS Foundation Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Masolo
authors.affiliation: Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatric Unit, IRCSS Foundation Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Benzoni
authors.affiliation: Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatric Unit, IRCSS Foundation Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cavenaghi
authors.affiliation: Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatric Unit, IRCSS Foundation Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Ilaria
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Molteni
authors.affiliation: Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatric Unit, IRCSS Foundation Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Lavinia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Salvadori
authors.affiliation: Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatric Unit, IRCSS Foundation Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Solbiati
authors.affiliation: Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatric Unit, IRCSS Foundation Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Costantino
authors.affiliation: Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatric Unit, Melegnano Hospital, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Rosalba
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Di Lauro
authors.affiliation: Department of Mental Health 4, Niguarda Ca' Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Annachiara
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piccinini
authors.affiliation: Middlesex University, London, Italy.
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Collins Eade
authors.affiliation: University of Greenwich, London, UK.
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Holmshaw
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Odontology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fiori Nastro
mesh_terms: D042241:Early Diagnosis; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008131:London; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D000070777:School Teachers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D000070260:Teacher Training / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: adolescents; early onset psychosis; prevention; teachers