Clinimetrics and Psychological Well-Being

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

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”.