Vella Fondacaro, Daniel
Mansell, Paul
Slater, Matthew
Article History
Received: 27 August 2025
Accepted: 16 March 2026
First Online: 2 April 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: was obtained from the Health Ethics Committee on the 22nd of December 2023 (HEC19/23 - Ministry for Health and Active Ageing, Malta). Research governance approval was obtained from the Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry (Malta Mental Health Services). All methods were carried out with national guidelines and regulations. Clinical trial number: Not applicable.
: Informed consent to participate in the study was obtained from all participants.
: Informed consent to publish the data was obtained from all participants.