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Stefano Ferracuti is a researcher affiliated with Sapienza University of Rome in Italy. Their work predominantly spans the fields of Psychology and Medicine, with a strong emphasis on Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Social Psychology, and Sociology and Political Science.

Their research topics mainly include:

  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
  • Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
  • Deception Detection and Forensic Psychology
  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Schizophrenia Research and Treatment
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies

Stefano Ferracuti has authored numerous publications, with a frequent presence in the following academic venues:

  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • International Review of Psychiatry
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging

Some of their recent papers include the following works:

  • A Nationwide Survey of Psychological Distress among Italian People during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Immediate Psychological Responses and Associated Factors, 2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Sedentary Behaviors and Physical Activity of Italian Undergraduate Students during Lockdown at the Time of CoViD−19 Pandemic, 2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Understanding Knowledge and Behaviors Related to CoViD-19 Epidemic in Italian Undergraduate Students: The EPICO Study, 2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Climate Changes, Natural Resources Depletion, COVID-19 Pandemic, and Russian-Ukrainian War: What Is the Impact on Habits Change and Mental Health?, 2022, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Knowledge and Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccination among Undergraduate Students from Central and Southern Italy, 2021, Vaccines

The researcher frequently collaborates with several coauthors, among whom are:

  • Paolo Roma
  • Antonio Del Casale
  • Benedetta Barchielli
  • Giovanna Parmigiani
  • Christian Napoli

Best Publications

  • A Nationwide Survey of Psychological Distress among Italian People during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Immediate Psychological Responses and Associated Factors.

    Cristina Mazza;Eleonora Ricci;Silvia Biondi;Marco Colasanti

  • Suicidal Behavior and Alcohol Abuse

    Maurizio Pompili;Gianluca Serafini;Marco Innamorati;Giovanni Dominici

  • Sedentary Behaviors and Physical Activity of Italian Undergraduate Students during Lockdown at the Time of CoViD-19 Pandemic.

    Francesca Gallè;Elita Anna Sabella;Stefano Ferracuti;Osvalda De Giglio

  • Understanding Knowledge and Behaviors Related to CoViD-19 Epidemic in Italian Undergraduate Students: The EPICO Study.

    Francesca Gallè;Elita Anna Sabella;Giovanna Da Molin;Osvalda De Giglio

  • Functional neuroimaging in obsessive-compulsive disorder.

    A Del Casale;G D Kotzalidis;C Rapinesi;D Serata

  • Psychopharmacological Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

    Antonio Del Casale;Serena Sorice;Alessio Padovano;Maurizio Simmaco

  • Temperament and Personality Dimensions in Suicidal and Nonsuicidal Psychiatric Inpatients

    Maurizio Pompili;Zoltán Rihmer;Hagop S. Akiskal;Marco Innamorati

  • Climate Changes, Natural Resources Depletion, COVID-19 Pandemic, and Russian-Ukrainian War: What Is the Impact on Habits Change and Mental Health?

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  • Quantitative EEG modifications during the cold water pressor test: hemispheric and hand differences

    Stefano Ferracuti;Stefano Seri;Donatella Mattia;Giorgio Cruccu

  • Brain Stimulation in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): A Systematic Review.

    Chiara Rapinesi;Georgios D. Kotzalidis;Stefano Ferracuti;Gabriele Sani

  • A 2-Month Follow-Up Study of Psychological Distress among Italian People during the COVID-19 Lockdown.

    Paolo Roma;Merylin Monaro;Marco Colasanti;Eleonora Ricci

  • Functional neuroimaging in specific phobia

    Antonio Del Casale;Stefano Ferracuti;Chiara Rapinesi;Daniele Serata

  • Affective temperamental profiles are associated with white matter hyperintensity and suicidal risk in patients with mood disorders

    Gianluca Serafini;Maurizio Pompili;Maurizio Pompili;Marco Innamorati;Paolo Fusar-Poli

  • How to improve compliance with protective health measures during the COVID-19 outbreak: testing a moderated mediation model and machine learning algorithms

    Paolo Roma;Merylin Monaro;Laura Muzi;Marco Colasanti

  • Occupational stress and psychopathology in health professionals: An explorative study with the Multiple Indicators Multiple Causes (MIMIC) model approach

    Paolo Iliceto;Maurizio Pompili;Sally Spencer-Thomas;Stefano Ferracuti

  • Evidence-Based Considerations Exploring Relations between SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic and Air Pollution: Involvement of PM2.5-Mediated Up-Regulation of the Viral Receptor ACE-2.

    Marina Borro;Paolo Di Girolamo;Giovanna Gentile;Ottavia De Luca

  • Knowledge and Lifestyle Behaviors Related to COVID-19 Pandemic in People over 65 Years Old from Southern Italy.

    Francesca Gallè;Elita Anna Sabella;Paolo Roma;Stefano Ferracuti

  • Dissociative Trance Disorder: Clinical and Rorschach Findings in Ten Persons Reporting Demon Possession and Treated by Exorcism

    Ferracuti S;Sacco R;Lazzari R

  • Treatment decision-making capacity in non-consensual psychiatric treatment: a multicentre study.

    G Mandarelli;F Carabellese;G Parmigiani;F Bernardini

  • Mental illness in homicide-suicide: a review.

    Paolo Roma;Floriana Pazzelli;Maurizio Pompili;David Lester

  • The epidemiology of homicide-suicide in Italy: a newspaper study from 1985 to 2008.

    Paolo Roma;Antonella Spacca;Maurizio Pompili;David Lester

  • Add-on high frequency deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (dTMS) to bilateral prefrontal cortex reduces cocaine craving in patients with cocaine use disorder

    Chiara Rapinesi;Antonio Del Casale;Simone Di Pietro;Vittoria Rachele Ferri

  • Pain Perception and Hypnosis: Findings From Recent Functional Neuroimaging Studies

    Antonio Del Casale;Stefano Ferracuti;Chiara Rapinesi;Daniele Serata

Frequent Co-Authors

Georgios D. Kotzalidis
Georgios D. Kotzalidis Sapienza University of Rome
Massimo Biondi
Massimo Biondi Sapienza University of Rome
David Lester
David Lester Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
Marco Innamorati
Marco Innamorati European University of Rome
Giuseppe Sartori
Giuseppe Sartori University of Padua
Gianluca Serafini
Gianluca Serafini University of Genoa
Hagop S. Akiskal
Hagop S. Akiskal University of California, San Diego
Cecilia Guariglia
Cecilia Guariglia Sapienza University of Rome
Zoltan Rihmer
Zoltan Rihmer Semmelweis University

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