Clinimetrics and Psychological Well-Being

Clinimetrics, assessment instruments in clinical psychology, staging, macro-analysis, subclinical symptoms, psychological well-being, euthymia, lifestyle. Head: Chiara Rafanelli

Research lines of the group documented by publications in the period 2019-2023:

  • Clinimetric evaluation of psychological distress and well-being in clinical and non-clinical populations.
  • Clinimetric approach to psychological assessment in clinical settings (staging, macro- and micro-analysis, subclinical symptoms).
  • Interventions aimed at promoting psychological well-being and lifestyle modification in clinical and non-clinical populations.

Head

Chiara Rafanelli, Full Professor

Members

Danilo Carrozzino

Associate Professor

Roberto Cattivelli

Associate Professor

Graziano Gigante

PhD Student

Sara Gostoli

Associate Professor

Silvana Grandi

Full Professor

Jenny Guidi

Associate Professor

Chiara Rafanelli

Full Professor

Laura Sirri

Associate Professor

Regina Subach

PhD Student

Lucia Tecuta

Junior assistant professor (fixed-term)

Elena Tomba

Associate Professor

Eliana Tossani

Full Professor

ERC sector

SH - Social Sciences and Humanities

  • SH_4 - The Human Mind and Its Complexity: Cognitive Science, Psychology, Linguistics, Education

  • SH4_5 - Social and Clinical Psychology

Scientific Disciplinary Sector: M-PSI/08

Selected publications of the group for the period 2019-2023

  1. Fava GA, Tomba E, Brakemeier E-L, Carrozzino D, Cosci F, Eöry A, Leonardi T, Schamong I, Guidi J. Mental pain as a transdiagnostic Patient-Reported Outcome measure. Psychother Psychosom. 2019;88(6):341-349. https://doi.org/10.1159/000504024
  2. Guidi J, Lucente M, Piolanti A, Roncuzzi R, Rafanelli C, Sonino N. Allostatic overload in patients with essential hypertension. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2020;113:104545. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2019.104545
  3. Landi G, Pakenham KI, Boccolini G, Grandi S, Tossani E. Health Anxiety and Mental Health Outcome During COVID-19 Lockdown in Italy: The Mediating and Moderating Roles of Psychological Flexibility. Front Psychol. 2020;11:2195. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.02195
  4. Rafanelli C, Gostoli S, Buzzichelli S, Guidi J, Sirri L, Gallo P, Marzola E, Bergerone S, De Ferrari GM, Roncuzzi R, Di Pasquale G, Abbate-Daga G, Fava GA. Sequential Combination of Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment and Well-Being Therapy in Depressed Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes: A Randomized Controlled Trial (TREATED-ACS Study). Psychother Psychosom. 2020;89(6):345-356. https://doi.org/10.1159/000510006
  5. Tomba E, Tecuta L, Gardini V, Lo Dato E. Mental pain in eating disorders: An exploratory controlled study. J Clin Med. 2021;10(16):3584. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10163584
  6. Zhu B, Gostoli S, Benasi G, Patierno C, Petroni ML, Nuccitelli C, Marchesini G, Fava GA, Rafanelli C. The role of psychological well-being in weight loss: new insights from a comprehensive lifestyle intervention. Int J Clin Health Psychol. 2022;22(1):100279. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijchp.2021.100279

Funding for the period 2019-2023:

 International Projects

  • Horizon 2020 - Call SC1-BHC-24-2020: Healthcare interventions for the management of the elderly multimorbid patient - ”Evaluation of a patient-centered biopsychoSocial blended collaborative CAre Pathway for the treatment of multi-morbid Elderly patients - ESCAPE

 National Projects

  • Alma Idea 2022 funded by the European Union (NextGenerationEU) - “Explanatory models of unhealthy lifestyle in adolescence: psychosocial factors, inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity”
  • PNRR (PE-10: ONFOOD) funded by the European Union (NextGenerationEU), with funds made available by the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP). Theme: Models of Sustainable Nutrition

 

Active National and International Collaborations for the period 2019-2023:

 International collaborations

  • Research Unit for General Practice and Section for General Medical Practice, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Denmark
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Massachusetts General Hospital - Harvard Medical School
  • Columbia University
  • University of Southern Denmark (USD)
  • Universitätsmedizin Göttingen (UMG)

 National collaborations

  • Bellaria Hospital, Division of Cardiology, AUSL Bologna
  • IRCCS San Donato Polyclinic, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Milano
  • IRCCS Policlinico Polyclinic, Clinical Psychology Service, Milano
  • University of Florence, Department of Health Sciences, Florence

 Unibo Collaborations:

  • IRCCS Institute of Neurological Sciences of Bologna, Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences (Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e NeuroMotorie, DIBINEM); Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna.
  • IRCCS University Hospital of Bologna, SSD Nutrizione Clinica e Metabolismo - Centro di Riferimento Regionale Insufficienza Intestinale Cronica Benigna; Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna.

 

 

Editorial activities in the period 2019-2023:

  • Chiara Rafanelli: Editorial Board member of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
  • Danilo Carrozzino: Associate Editor of Health and Quality of Life Outcomes; Editorial Board member of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics.
  • Jenny Guidi: Editor-in-Chief of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics; Editorial Board member of Clinical Neuropsychiatry, Biomedicine Hub, Chronic Stress
  • Elena Tomba: Guest Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Clinical Medicine, Section “Clinical Psychology”. Editorial Board member of the following journals: Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Journal of Clinical Medicine, Section: Clinical Psychology. From 2007 to 2020 Assistant and then Associate Editor of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics.
  • Eliana Tossani: Associate Editor of Psychosomatic Medicine - Section of the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry; Guest Associate Editor of Psychology for Clinical Settings (Research Topic: New Idea in Psychology for Clinical Settings 2022) - Specialty Section of Frontiers in Psychology.
  • Giulia Landi: Academic Editor of Depression and Anxiety.
  • Lucia Tecuta: Associate Editor of the Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy.

 

Fellow in scientific academies and / or executive committees of scientific associations for the period 2019-2023:

  • Chiara Rafanelli: Chair of the International Federation for Psychotherapy (IFP): Research Committee; Group for Psychosomatic Research (Gruppo per la Ricerca in Psicosomatica, GRP): Scientific Committee.
  • Silvana Grandi: College of University Professors and Researchers of Clinical Psychology; Italian Association of Psychology (Associazione Italiana di Psicologia, AIP), section of Dynamic and Clinic Psychology; Group for Psychosomatic Research (Gruppo per la Ricerca in Psicosomatica, GRP).
  • Jenny Guidi: Executive Board member of the European Association of Clinical Psychology and Psychological Treatment (EACLIPT); Executive Council member of the International College of Psychosomatic Medicine (ICPM).
  • Laura Sirri: Italian Association of Psychology (Associazione Italiana di Psicologia, AIP), section of Dynamic and Clinic Psychology: Member of the Thematic Group “Clinical Psychology and Psychosomatics”; College of University Professors and Researchers of Clinical Psychology: Member of the Research Committee.
  • Elena Tomba: Academy of Well-being Therapy (AWBT): Treasurer; Italian Society for the Study of Eating Disorders: Executive Board member.
  • Eliana Tossani: College of University Professors and Researchers of Clinical Psychology: Member of the Committee for the “Third Mission and Services”.