Several psychological interventions have been activated to help people during the Coronavirus pandemic, and research highlights the crucial role of group interventions as a space for sharing and processing the psychological experiences linked to this emergency and the consequent changes in people’s lifestyles. In this context, psychologists are mostly providers of this kind of service more than users. This study aimed at investigating and comparing post-hoc the subjective experience of psychotherapists, psychology trainees & students, and individuals of the general population who participated in a psychodynamically-oriented supportive group intervention. Fifty-two subjects were enrolled to participate to focus groups aimed at exploring participants’ decision to participate, their perceptions on how the support group influenced their elaboration of the psychological effects of pandemic/lockdown, and their feedback on its utility. Transcripts of the focus groups were analyzed with the Linguistic Inquiry Word Count (LIWC). Differences in the use of words/linguistic categories between groups were tested through chi-square tests. Content analysis was conducted by independent judges who extracted the most relevant comments. Preliminary results showed the main features related to the crisis response, and how belonging to different social roles was associated with different ways of experiencing and sharing emotions. People react in different ways to traumatic events, and how people react may say a lot about how they cope with the event and the extent to which the event plays a role in the future. Clinical implications on the use of this data for future treatment planning are also discussed.

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A novel co-precipitation route for preparing pure nanograined (Ti, Sn, Nb)O2 solid solution has been accomplished. The solid solution containing the three elements has been synthesized with the molar ratios for Sn:Ti:Nb 100:42:5. Electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction have been adopted to observe the morphology, the crystalline structure and the mean grain radius. Calcining at 550, 650, 850 or 1050 °C for 2h, showed rutile-like single-phase.The prepared powders have been deposited to produce gas sensors in form of thick films through screen-printing technology. SEM micrographs of both powders and films showed regularly-shaped particles with grain dimensions at nanometric level, the nanostructure being maintained up to 1050°C. The sensors have been tested with different reducing gases showing large responses to hydrogen and good selectivity.

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