Journal of Depression and Anxiety
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Domenico De Berardis

Biography

Domenico De Berardis was born in November 20, 1968. He holds both the Ph.D. and M.D. degrees, works as Psychiatrist in the "real world" clinical practice at the NHS Department of Mental Health, Psychiatric Service of Diagnosis and Treatment, Hospital “G. Mazzini”, ASL 4 Teramo, Italy and collaborates independently with the Institute of Psychiatry of G. d’Annunzio University Chieti-Pescara, Italy. He has attained a Ph.D. in “Functional Neuroimaging” at the Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies (ITAB) of the University G. d'Annunzio of Chieti and achieved a master in “Clinical Psychopharmacology” at the Scientific Institute and University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan. He has also achieved a master in “Healthcare Communication” in 2013 at University of Teramo and had attended in the same year the “Schizophrenia Masterclass” at the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona (director: Prof. E. Vieta). He is specialized in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) after a four year training and works also as psychotherapist mainly treating patients with alexithymia, affective disorders, personality disorders and OCD. He is the principal investigator of several research projects, mostly related to alexithymia, anxiety disorders, suicide, schizophrenia, neuroimaging, and clinical psychopharmacology. He has published over 50 articles with impact factor, for an h-index of 16 (Scopus, June 2014), and has frequently participated in national and international congresses as a speaker or through oral or written communications. These papers together with several book chapters reflect his main research lines and areas of recognized expertise on alexithymia, anxiety and mood disorders, functional magnetic resonance and clinical psychopharmacology. He regularly collaborates with professors and researchers from other universities in Italy and other European as well as US and Indian countries. His professional activities also include the reviewing of scientific manuscripts for more than 30 high-impact journals. He is a member of the Editorial Board of ISRN Psychiatry, Journal of Psychology and Psychotherapy Research, Austin Journal of Sleep Disorders and Journal of Sleep Medicine and Disorders.

Research Interest

alexithymia, anxiety disorders, suicide, schizophrenia, neuroimaging, and clinical psychopharmacology