IDENTIFYING DATA AND ACADEMIC HISTORY
Born in Ferrara (Italy) July 4, 1957. Graduated in Medicine (1981), post-graduate specializations in Psychological Medicine (1985) and Psychiatry (1989).
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Professor and Chair of Psychiatry, University of Ferrara. Director Department of Biomedical and Specialty Surgical Sciences, University of Ferrara (2012-2018); Director Department of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation (2021-present); Director of the graduate school in Rehabilitation Psychiatry(2005-2018) and the post-graduate specialization in Psychiatry (2005-2021), University of Ferrara.
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
Chief and Director of the Psychiatry Unit, University Hospital Arcispedale S.Anna (2002-2009), Director University Hospital Psychiatry Unit, Integrated Department of Mental Health and Addictions, Local Health Trust,Ferrara (2009-present).
RESEARCH
His research interests cover the following areas 1) Psychiatric and psychosocial dimensions of life-threatening illnesses (especially cancer); 2) Prevalence, diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric comorbidity in the General Hospital; 3) Anxiety, depression and stress related disorders in the general population; 4) Rehabilitation Psychiatry. Author of more 200 publications, 40 chapters of books and six international books for Oxford University Press, Wiley, Springer.
OTHER APPOINTMENTS
President International Psycho-Oncology Society (IPOS) (2006-2008), Chair World Psychiatric Association (WPA) Section on Psycho-Oncology and Palliative Care (2005-present), Chair Federation of the National Psycho-Oncology Societies (2008-2018), President Italian Society of Psycho-Oncology (SIPO) (2003-2011). President Italian Association of Cognitive-Analityc Therapy (2013-2021), President Italian Society of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (2015-present). Co-Editor-in-chief of the Italian Journal of Psycho-Oncology (CIC Edizioni Internazionali, Rome) (1999-2011).
VISITING INTERNSHIPS AND PROFESSORSHIPS
He attended for research purposes the Academic Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College Hospital and Institute of Psychiatry, London (1985), the Department of Psychiatry, Psychiatry Service Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and New York Hospital, Cornell University, New York (1994), the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University (1997), the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UCLA, Los Angeles (1997), the New York Psychiatric Institute (2000) and the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center (2004, 2005, 2007, 2012). In 2012 he has been the recipient of the Arthur M. Sutherland Award that the International Society of Psycho-Oncology for his lifetime achievement in the field of psycho-oncologyas and as a recognition for his work and his innovative contribution to psycho-oncology.
Born in Ferrara (Italy) July 4, 1957. Graduated in Medicine (1981), post-graduate specializations in Psychological Medicine (1985) and Psychiatry (1989).
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Professor and Chair of Psychiatry, University of Ferrara. Director Department of Biomedical and Specialty Surgical Sciences, University of Ferrara (2012-2018); Director Department of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation (2021-present); Director of the graduate school in Rehabilitation Psychiatry(2005-2018) and the post-graduate specialization in Psychiatry (2005-2021), University of Ferrara.
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
Chief and Director of the Psychiatry Unit, University Hospital Arcispedale S.Anna (2002-2009), Director University Hospital Psychiatry Unit, Integrated Department of Mental Health and Addictions, Local Health Trust,Ferrara (2009-present).
RESEARCH
His research interests cover the following areas 1) Psychiatric and psychosocial dimensions of life-threatening illnesses (especially cancer); 2) Prevalence, diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric comorbidity in the General Hospital; 3) Anxiety, depression and stress related disorders in the general population; 4) Rehabilitation Psychiatry. Author of more 200 publications, 40 chapters of books and six international books for Oxford University Press, Wiley, Springer.
OTHER APPOINTMENTS
President International Psycho-Oncology Society (IPOS) (2006-2008), Chair World Psychiatric Association (WPA) Section on Psycho-Oncology and Palliative Care (2005-present), Chair Federation of the National Psycho-Oncology Societies (2008-2018), President Italian Society of Psycho-Oncology (SIPO) (2003-2011). President Italian Association of Cognitive-Analityc Therapy (2013-2021), President Italian Society of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (2015-present). Co-Editor-in-chief of the Italian Journal of Psycho-Oncology (CIC Edizioni Internazionali, Rome) (1999-2011).
VISITING INTERNSHIPS AND PROFESSORSHIPS
He attended for research purposes the Academic Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College Hospital and Institute of Psychiatry, London (1985), the Department of Psychiatry, Psychiatry Service Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and New York Hospital, Cornell University, New York (1994), the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University (1997), the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UCLA, Los Angeles (1997), the New York Psychiatric Institute (2000) and the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center (2004, 2005, 2007, 2012). In 2012 he has been the recipient of the Arthur M. Sutherland Award that the International Society of Psycho-Oncology for his lifetime achievement in the field of psycho-oncologyas and as a recognition for his work and his innovative contribution to psycho-oncology.
