Psychopathology of Adolescence, ED and Family

Principal Investigator: Prof. Federico Amianto

Group members:

• Federico Amianto (Principal Investigator, PA)

Address and contacts:

• Federico Amianto, tel: 0113135285, mail: federico.amianto@unito.it

Main research activities of the research group
The laboratory explores the psychopathological functioning of adolescent disorders with particular reference to eating disorders and personality development. The investigation includes the deepening of the connections with attachment, parenting and other functions related to family interactions and their distortions. Among the objectives are the deepening of the psychopathological bases and dynamics on which the disorders are rooted and the evaluation of the effectiveness of the treatments. Among the tools adopted for research, in addition to diagnostic tests in the psychological area, it also includes the use of neuroimaging tools and the use of other innovative exploratory technologies (AI, telemedicine and augmented reality simulations) applied to clinical research is proposed.

List of 10 main publications

• Amianto F, Secci I, Arletti L, Davico C, Abbate Daga G, Vitiello B. Obsessive-compulsive symptoms in young women affected with anorexia nervosa, and their relationship with personality, psychopathology, and attachment style. Eat Weight Disord. 2022 Apr;27(3):1193-1207. doi: 10.1007/s40519-021-01252-y. Epub 2021 Jun 30. PMID: 34189704; PMCID: PMC8964650.
• Amianto F, Martini M, Olandese F, Davico C, Abbate-Daga G, Fassino S, Vitiello B. Affectionless control: A parenting style associated with obesity and binge eating disorder in adulthood. Eur Eat Disord Rev. 2021 Mar;29(2):178-192. doi: 10.1002/erv.2809. Epub 2020 Nov 28.PMID: 33247868.
• D'Agata F, Caroppo P, Spalatro A, Lavagnino L, Abbate Daga G, Boghi A, Bergui M, Cicerale A, Vitiello B, Fassino S, Derntl B, Amianto F. Emotional imagination of negative situations: Functional neuroimaging in anorexia and bulimia. PLoS One. 2021 Apr 9;16(4):e0231684. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0231684. eCollection 2021.PMID: 33836002 Free PMC article.
• Amianto F, Arletti L, Baietto C, Davico C, Migliaretti G, Vitiello B. Trends in admissions to a child and adolescent neuropsychiatric inpatient unit in the 2007-2017 decade: how contemporary neuropsychiatry is changing in Northwestern Italy. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2021 Apr 29. doi: 10.1007/s00787-021-01794-7. Online ahead of print.PMID: 33914133. I.F. 3.941
• Spalatro AV, Marzolla M, Vighetti S, Daga GA, Fassino S, Vitiello B, Amianto F. The song of Anorexia Nervosa: a specific evoked potential response to musical stimuli in affected participants. Eat Weight Disord. 2020 May 5. doi: 10.1007/s40519-020-00898-4.
• Amianto F, Spalatro AV, Rainis M, Andriulli C, Lavagnino L, Abbate-Daga G, Fassino S. Childhood emotional abuse and neglect in obese patients with and without binge eating disorder: Personality and psychopathology correlates in adulthood. Psychiatry Res 2018 Sep 5;269:692-699. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2018.08.089. I.F. 2.223.
• Amianto F, Spalatro A, Ottone L, Abbate Daga G, Fassino S. Naturalistic follow-up of subjects affected with anorexia nervosa 8 years after multimodal treatment: Personality and psychopathology changes and predictors of outcome. European Psychiatry 2017;45:198-206. doi: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.07.012.
• Amianto F, Northoff G, Abbate Daga G, Fassino S, Tasca G. Is Anorexia Nervosa a disorder of the self: a psychobiological approach. Frontiers Psychology 2016. Jun 14;7:849. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00849. eCollection 2016.
• Amianto F, Ercole R, Abbate Daga G, Fassino S. Exploring Parental Bonding in BED and Non-BED Obesity Compared with Healthy Controls: Clinical, Personality and Psychopathology Correlates. European Eating Disorders Review 2016 May;24(3):187-96. doi: 10.1002/erv.2419.
• Amianto F, Ottone L, Abbate Daga G, Fassino S. Binge-eating disorder diagnosis and treatment: a recap in front of DSM-5. BMC Psychiatry 2015 Apr 3;15:70. doi: 10.1186/s12888-015-0445-6. Review.