Health Protection Agency

An application of random forest regression for predicting healthcare costs using administrative databases

BACKGROUND: segmentation. METHODS: This retrospective population-based study used administrative healthcare data (2011-2023) from the Health Protection Agency of Bergamo (Italy). We traced 5-year healthcare resource utilization to predict individual's healthcare costs in the foll...

Burden and determinants of perinatal depression: population-based estimates from linked healthcare utilization data and EPDS screening

Perinatal depression is a frequent disorder affecting about 10–15% of women. Despite its significance, only a proportion of the female population is screened or intercepted by professional services. The aim of this study was to estimate its occurrence and to examine potential ris...

Addressing fusiform gyrus dysfunction in schizophrenia, theory of mind, and implications for antipsychotics’ response and resistance: A systematic review and critical appraisal

Background The Fusiform Gyrus (FG), a brain region relevant for the interaction between cognitive processes and emotional behavior, especially emotion recognition and interpretation of social cues, has been linked to the pathophysiology of schizophrenia conceptualized as a disord...