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Simona Calugi is affiliated with the University of Bologna in Italy with a primary research focus spanning psychology and medicine. Their work concentrates particularly on clinical psychology, with notable contributions in areas such as public health, psychiatry and mental health, as well as experimental and cognitive psychology.

The scientist's research emphasizes several key topics including:

  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health

Recent publications by Simona Calugi include the following:

  • Challenges and opportunities for enhanced cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT-E) in light of COVID-19, 2020, The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist
  • Personalized cognitive-behavioural therapy for obesity (CBT-OB): theory, strategies and procedures, 2020, BioPsychoSocial Medicine
  • Effectiveness of intensive cognitive behavioral therapy in adolescents and adults with anorexia nervosa, 2020, International Journal of Eating Disorders
  • Multi-omics data integration in anorexia nervosa patients before and after weight regain: A microbiome-metabolomics investigation, 2020, Clinical Nutrition
  • Treatment of Eating Disorders in Adults Versus Adolescents: Similarities and Differences, 2020, Clinical Therapeutics

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Calugi include:

  • Riccardo Dalle Grave
  • Anna Dalle Grave
  • Laura Dametti
  • Mirko Chimini
  • Massimiliano Sartirana

The scientist's work is often published in specific venues related to their field, including:

  • IJEDO
  • International Journal of Eating Disorders
  • Nutrients
  • Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and Obesity
  • The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist

The volume of publications within these venues reflects a sustained research activity chiefly focused on eating disorders and psychological treatment methodologies.

Best Publications

  • Compulsive exercise to control shape or weight in eating disorders: prevalence, associated features, and treatment outcome

    Riccardo Dalle Grave;Simona Calugi;Giulio Marchesini

  • Long-term weight loss maintenance for obesity: a multidisciplinary approach

    Luca Montesi;Marwan El Ghoch;Lucia Brodosi;Simona Calugi

  • Weight loss expectations in obese patients and treatment attrition: an observational multicenter study.

    Riccardo Dalle Grave;Simona Calugi;Enrico Molinari;Maria Letizia Petroni

  • Enhanced cognitive behaviour therapy for adolescents with anorexia nervosa: an alternative to family therapy?

    Riccardo Dalle Grave;Simona Calugi;Helen A. Doll;Christopher G. Fairburn

  • Cognitive-Behavioral Strategies to Increase the Adherence to Exercise in the Management of Obesity

    Riccardo Dalle Grave;Simona Calugi;Elena Centis;Marwan El Ghoch

  • The Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire: reliability and validity of the Italian version

    Simona Calugi;Chiara Milanese;Massimiliano Sartirana;Marwan El Ghoch

  • Eating Disorders, Physical Fitness and Sport Performance: A Systematic Review

    Marwan El Ghoch;Fabio Soave;Simona Calugi;Riccardo Dalle Grave

  • Inpatient Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    R. Dalle Grave;S. Calugi;M. Conti;Helen Doll

  • Predictors and moderators of time to remission of major depression with interpersonal psychotherapy and SSRI pharmacotherapy.

    E. Frank;G. B. Cassano;P. Rucci;W. K. Thompson

  • Lifestyle modification in the management of the metabolic syndrome: achievements and challenges.

    Riccardo Dalle Grave;Simona Calugi;Elena Centis;Rebecca Marzocchi

  • A multidimensional spectrum approach to post-traumatic stress disorder: comparison between the Structured Clinical Interview for Trauma and Loss Spectrum (SCI-TALS) and the Self-Report instrument (TALS-SR).

    Liliana Dell'Osso;Claudia Carmassi;Paola Rucci;Paola Rucci;Ciro Conversano

  • Interpersonal psychotherapy for postpartum depression: a systematic review

    Mario Miniati;Antonio Callari;Simona Calugi;Paola Rucci

  • The CBCL 1.5-5 and the identification of preschoolers with autism in Italy.

    Filippo Muratori;A Narzisi;R Tancredi;A Cosenza

  • Intensive enhanced cognitive behavioural therapy for severe and enduring anorexia nervosa: A longitudinal outcome study.

    Simona Calugi;Marwan El Ghoch;Riccardo Dalle Grave

  • Stage of change and motivation to healthier lifestyle in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

    Elena Centis;Simona Moscatiello;Elisabetta Bugianesi;Stefano Bellentani

  • Inpatient Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa: Immediate and Longer-Term Effects

    Riccardo Dalle Grave;Simona Calugi;Marwan El Ghoch;Maddalena Conti

  • Psychological variables associated with weight loss in obese patients seeking treatment at medical centers.

    Riccardo Dalle Grave;Simona Calugi;Francesco Corica;Silvia Di Domizio

  • Frequency and clinical correlates of adult separation anxiety in a sample of 508 outpatients with mood and anxiety disorders.

    Stefano Pini;M Abelli;Km Shear;A Cardini

  • Transdiagnostic cognitive behaviour therapy for adolescents with an eating disorder who are not underweight

    Riccardo Dalle Grave;Simona Calugi;Massimiliano Sartirana;Christopher G. Fairburn

  • Body composition, eating disorder psychopathology, and psychological distress in anorexia nervosa: a longitudinal study

    Marwan El Ghoch;Chiara Milanese;Simona Calugi;Massimo Pellegrini

  • Challenges and Opportunities for enhanced cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT-E) in light of COVID-19

    Rebecca Murphy;Simona Calugi;Zafra Cooper;Riccardo Dalle Grave

Frequent Co-Authors

Riccardo Dalle Grave
Riccardo Dalle Grave University of Verona
Alessio Maria Monteleone
Alessio Maria Monteleone University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
Christopher G. Fairburn
Christopher G. Fairburn University of Oxford
Angelo Compare
Angelo Compare University of Bergamo
Enrico Molinari
Enrico Molinari Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Andrea Fagiolini
Andrea Fagiolini University of Siena
Zafra Cooper
Zafra Cooper Yale University
Liliana Dell'Osso
Liliana Dell'Osso University of Pisa
Daniel Le Grange
Daniel Le Grange University of California, San Francisco
Ellen Frank
Ellen Frank University of Pittsburgh

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