Paolo Fusar-Poli

Paolo Fusar-Poli is an Italian medical doctor, psychiatrist, and clinical academic researcher 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]

Paolo Fusar-Poli
Born (1977-07-27) July 27, 1977
Cremona, Italy
NationalityItalian
EducationUniversity of Pavia
OccupationMedical Doctor, Psychiatrist, Clinical Academic
Medical career
FieldPsychiatry

Early life and education

Paolo Fusar-Poli was born on July 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 researchers 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 also worked with the Outreach Support at South London (OASIS)[3] at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust as a consultant psychiatrist since 2012.

As of January 2020, he is the Reader of Psychiatry and Youth Mental Health 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 - 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 a Review Editor[10][11] and 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, prediction of outcomes and prevention of severe mental disorders such as psychosis or schizophrenia. He is the author of over 330 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

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