Commentary: Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Restless Legs Syndrome Patients: A Call to Action

Domenico De Berardis^{1

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4}, Valerio Ricci⁵, Marianna Mazza⁶, Irfan Ullah⁷, Andrea Amerio⁸, Giovanni Martinotti²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Mental Health, Teramo, Italy.
² Department of Psychiatry, University "G. D'Annunzio", Chieti, Italy.
³ University of L'Aquila, School of Nursing, Italy.
⁴ International Centre for Education and Research in Neuropsychiatry, University of Samara, Russia.
⁵ Department of Neuroscience, San Luigi Gonzaga University Hospital, Orbassano, Italy.
⁶ Institute of Psychiatry and Psychology, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
⁷ Kabir Medical College, Gandhara University, Peshawar, Pakistan.
⁸ Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, Section of Psychiatry, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.

Editorial

Domenico De Berardis et al. Alpha Psychiatry. 2023.

. 2023 May 1;24(3):100-101.

doi: 10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2023.160523. eCollection 2023 May.

Domenico De Berardis^{1

2

3

4}, Valerio Ricci⁵, Marianna Mazza⁶, Irfan Ullah⁷, Andrea Amerio⁸, Giovanni Martinotti²

¹ Department of Mental Health, Teramo, Italy.
² Department of Psychiatry, University "G. D'Annunzio", Chieti, Italy.
³ University of L'Aquila, School of Nursing, Italy.
⁴ International Centre for Education and Research in Neuropsychiatry, University of Samara, Russia.
⁵ Department of Neuroscience, San Luigi Gonzaga University Hospital, Orbassano, Italy.
⁶ Institute of Psychiatry and Psychology, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
⁷ Kabir Medical College, Gandhara University, Peshawar, Pakistan.
⁸ Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, Section of Psychiatry, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.

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