Ho conseguito la laurea in Medicina e Chirurgia c/o l’ Universitá degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca (110/110 summa cum laude) il 10 luglio 2007. Ho quindi frequentato come tirocinante la Harvard University c/o il McLean Hospital e la Johns Hopkins ( Dipartimenti: Psicosi e Disturbi del comportamento alimentare) per un approfondimento nella mia formazione psichiatrica, con un trining clinico e lezioni e conferenze di Specialitá in Psichiatria.
Sono quindi stata ammessa tramite concorso alla specialitá in psichiatria c/o l’ Universitá degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca che ho concluso il 9 luglio 2014 (70/70 summa cum laude) con la discussione del progetto di tesi sviluppato c/o il King’s College London, Dipartimento di Psichiatria Forense c/o cui ho lavorato durante l’ultimo anno di specialitá.
Ho condotto molti progetti di ricerca durante la specialitá, molti dei quali come principal investigator. Uno di questi, afferente alla psichiatria perinatale si é concretizzato nel mio progetto di Dottorato (“MATERNAL PERSONALITY DISORDERS AND THEIR OUTCOMES IN THE OFFSPRING”, tutor Prof Massimo Clerici) su cui attualmente lavoro.
Ho frequentato molti congressi internazionali come speaker o chairman.
PROGETTO DI RICERCA
Maternal personality disorders and their outcomes in the offspring
- Curriculim: Neuroscienze Cliniche
- Tutor: Massimo Clerici
Background: Fetal and neonatal development might be influenced by several factors including genetic predisposition and environmental setting. Maternal wellbeing during pregnancy may mediate psychological sufferance transmission through adrenocortical axis, as well as her interaction and attachment with the newborn may have short and long term outcomes on offspring wellbeing and mental health. The academic world deeply analyzed the influence of maternal depression or anxiety but the effects of maternal personality disorders are often underestimated and less examined.
Aims: The aim of the present project drifts towards the identification of possible consequences in offspring, due to maternal psychopathology, particularly personality disorders.
Methods: We Administered internationally acknowledged tests during pregnancy:
SCID 1 and 2 for axis I and II disorders,
BPDSI-IV (specific for Borderline PD),
CTQ for the identification of trauma suffered by each mother during her childhood,
BAI and BDI for depressive and anxious symptoms and
Emotional and Cognitive Development scales in children at 1 year-old.
Index Group: mothers admitted to Perinatal Psychiatric Outpatient Unit
Control Group: mothers admitted to Obstetrical Outpatient Unit
PUBBLICAZIONI E CONGRESSI RECENTI
Pubblicazioni
- Unblending Borderline Personality and Bipolar Disorders. Di Giacomo E, Aspesi F, Fotiadou M, Arntz A, Aguglia E, Barone L, Bellino S, Carpiniello B, Colmegna F, Lazzari M, Lorettu L, Pinna F, Sicaro A, Signorelli MS; BRT Group, Clerici M. J Psychiatr Res. 2017 Aug;91:90-97. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2017.03.006. Epub 2017 Mar 7.
- The Italian Version of the Borderline Personality Disorder Severity Index IV: Psychometric Properties, Clinical Usefulness, and Possible Diagnostic Implications. Di Giacomo E, Arntz A, Fotiadou M, Aguglia E, Barone L, Bellino S, Carpiniello B, Colmegna F, Lazzari M, Lorettu L, Pinna F, Sicaro A, Signorelli MS; BRT Group, Clerici M. J Pers Disord. 2017 Jun 12:1-13. doi: 10.1521/pedi_2017_31_294. [Epub ahead of print]
- Evaluation of the DSM-5 Severity Specifier for Bulimia Nervosa in Treatment-Seeking Youth. Dakanalis A, Colmegna F, Zanetti MA, Di Giacomo E, Riva G, Clerici M. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2017 May 16. doi: 10.1007/s10578-017-0735-y. [Epub ahead of print]
- Agreement between DSM-IV and DSM-5 criteria for alcohol use disorder among outpatients suffering from depressive and anxiety disorders. Bartoli F, Carrà G, Biagi E, Crocamo C, Dakanalis A, Di Carlo F, Parma F, Perin AP, Di Giacomo E, Zappa L, Madeddu F, Colmegna F, Clerici M. Am J Addict. 2017 Jan;26(1):53-56. doi: 10.1111/ajad.12482. Epub 2016 Dec 14.
- Pregnancy denial or concealement: A case report highlighting risks and forensic aspects. Di Giacomo E, Calabria M, Colmegna F, Fotiadou M, Pucci B, Vergani P, Clerici M. Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2016 Sep;50(9):924-5. doi: 10.1177/0004867416636242. Epub 2016 Mar 8.
- [Sexual abuse in adulthood: when psychic and somatic suffering merge]. Di Giacomo E, Alamia A, Cicolari F, Cimolai V, Clerici M. Riv Psichiatr. 2014 Jul-Aug;49(4):172-9. doi: 10.1708/1600.17454. Italian.
- Child sexual abuse: an irremediable hurt? Di Giacomo E, Alamia A, Cicolari F, Cimolai V, Clerici M. Riv Psichiatr. 2013 Jul-Aug;48(4):273-84. doi: 10.1708/1319.14623. Review. Italian.
- Violence in psychiatric inpatients. Di Giacomo E, Clerici M. Riv Psichiatr. 2010 Nov-Dec;45(6):361-4. Review. Italian.
- Stroke and psychiatric disorders. Beghi M, Cornaggia CM, Di Giacomo E, Primati C, Clerici M. Riv Psichiatr. 2009 Jan-Feb;44(1):55-63. Italian.
