Paolo Fusar-Poli Explained

Paolo Fusar-Poli
Birth Date:27 May 1977
Birth Place:Cremona, Italy
Nationality:Italian
Education:University of Pavia
Occupation:Medical Doctor, Psychiatrist, Clinical Academic
Field:Psychiatry

Paolo Fusar-Poli is an Italian and British medical doctor, psychiatrist, and Professor at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience,[1] King's College, London and at the Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia.[2]

Early life and education

Paolo Fusar-Poli was born on May 27, 1977, in Cremona, Italy. He graduated as Medical Doctor in 2002, in Psychiatry in 2006, and obtained a Ph.D. in 2009, all from the University of Pavia.

Career and research

Dr. Fusar-Poli during his early career worked as consultant psychiatrist and junior researcher across Italy and the UK. In 2012, King's College London (KCL) awarded him a tenured position and he was granted the Specialist Associateship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. He has been working with the Outreach Support at South London (OASIS)[3] at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust as an honorary consultant psychiatrist since 2012.

He is Professor and Chair of Preventive Psychiatry at KCL, Associate Professor at the University of Pavia,[4] [5] Head of the Head of Early Psychosis: Intervention and Clinical-detection (EPIC) lab,[6] Academic Lead of the Early Psychosis Workstream of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Mental Health Translational Research Collaborative,[7] Chair of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology Network for the Prevention of Mental Disorders and Mental Health Promotion,[8] and Section Coordinator of the Italian Medical Society of Great Britain.[9]

He is affiliated with the Schizophrenia Bulletin as an Associate Editor[10] [11] and formerly as a Section Editor for the Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry, and Brain Research.[12] He also served as an expert advisor for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders.

His research focuses primarily on the early detection and prevention of severe mental disorders such as psychosis or schizophrenia in young people. He is the author of over 500 scientific and medical publications.[13]

Truman Syndrome

Dr. Fusar-Poli has also performed research on the Truman Syndrome, with its symptoms are found before and during the onset of severe mental disorders such as psychosis and schizophrenia.[14] He has suggested that the "Truman explanation" is a result of the patients' search for meaning in their perception that the ordinary world has changed in some significant but inexplicable way.[15] [16] [17]

Major publications

Major publications by Fusar-Poli:[18]

Recognition

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience . King's College London . 2020-06-30.
  2. Web site: University of Pavia . it . 2020-06-30.
  3. Web site: OASIS . NHS Foundation Trust . 2020-06-30.
  4. Web site: Professori dell'Università di Pavia tra gli Highly Cited Researchers 2019, i ricercatori più citati in campo scientifico . University of Pavia . 2020-06-30.
  5. Web site: Tre professori dell'Università di Pavia tra i ricercatori più citati in campo scientifico . Prima Pavia . 20 November 2019 . 2020-06-30.
  6. Web site: Paolo Fusar-Poli . King's College London . 2020-06-30.
  7. Web site: Paolo Fusar-Poli . NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre . 2020-06-30.
  8. Web site: Paolo Fusar-Poli . Italian Medical Society of Great Britain . 2020-06-30.
  9. Web site: Italian Medical Society of Great Britain . 2020-06-30.
  10. Web site: Schizophrenia Bulletin . Oxford University Press . 2020-06-30.
  11. Web site: Schizophrenia Bulletin . Oxford University Press . 2020-06-30.
  12. Web site: Neurology, Psychiatry and Brain Research - Editorial Board . Elsevier . 2020-06-30.
  13. Web site: PubMed . 2023-05-04.
  14. Web site: The Truman Show Delusion . Psychology Today . Aug 10, 2016 . Griffiths . Mark . 2020-06-30.
  15. Fusar-Poli . Paolo . Howes . 2008 . O. . Valmaggia . L. . McGuire . P. . 'Truman' signs and vulnerability to psychosis . . 193 . 2. 168 . 10.1192/bjp.193.2.168 . 18670010. free .
  16. 'Truman' signs and vulnerability to psychosis . British Journal of Psychiatry . 2008 . 10.1192/bjp.193.2.168 . 2020-06-30 . Fusar-Poli . Paolo . Howes . Oliver . Valmaggia . Lucia . McGuire . Philip . 193 . 2 . 168 . 18670010 .
  17. Unreality Star . The New Yorker . Andrew . Marantz . September 9, 2013. 2020-06-30.
  18. Web site: Paolo Fusar-Poli . Publons Star. 2020-06-30.
  19. Web site: Highly Cited Researchers . Web of Science . 2023-05-04.

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