With a co-sponsorship of WORLD PSYCHIATRC ASSOCIATION (WPA):
International Twinned Congress 2025:
Psychiatry in Contemporary World:
No Health without Mental Health
VENICE (Villa Braida - Italy) --- 25-26th September 2025
Congress venue: “Villa Braida”, via Bonisiolo, 16/b – Mogliano Veneto (TV – Italy)
Chairs of the Congress: Giuseppe Tavormina, Nicolas Zdanowicz, Juan Tecco, Francesco Franza, Mark Agius, Krzysztof Krysta
For any information, please write to: dr.tavormina.g@libero.it
Congress Program
September 25th
1st Symposium
Mental health in the contemporary era: knowledge, limits, critical issues
(Сhairperson: Giuseppe Tavormina e Francesco Franza)
9.00 – Welcome
9.15 – On Solitude and loneliness in today's world – Ivan Urlic (Univ. of Split – Croatia)
9.35 – A charter for journalists as a declaration of intent for responsible reporting on mental healthcare - Juan Tecco (Mental Health Dept., Mons – Belgium)
9.55 – Nutritional Psychiatry: A Pilot Study on Dietary Practices Among Mental Health
Professionals – Antonella Litta (Mental Health Dept., Taranto – Italy)
10.15 – Beyond post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD): state of the art on psychological disorders in which Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) currently shows clinical efficacy - Alessandro Lepri – (Mental Health Dept Perugia – Italy)
10.35 – Cultura animi, human rights and mental health – Miro Jakovljevic (Univ. of Zagreb –
Croatia)
10.55 - Discussion
2nd Symposium
Between Neurology and Psychiatry: is there Health without Mental Health?
(Сhairperson: Juan Tecco and Antonella Litta)
11.30 - Pain self-report in people with mild to moderate intellectual disability: is that feasible? – Sandro Elisei (Scientific Director of “Serafico” Institute, Assisi, Perugia – Italy)
11.50 - Ekbom syndrome (Delusional Parasitosis): a 9 year long case report – Anne-Frederique Naviaux (HSE South, Summerhill Mental Health Centre, Wexford – Ireland)
12.10 – Sexual behaviour disorders in the context of dementia and neurogenerative disorders: a review of the literature - Aurore Sourdeau – (UCL Mont-Godinne, Bruxelles)
12.30 – Employing Computational Linguistic Technologies And Oculography To Develop Diagnostic Tool For Detecting Autoaggressive Tendencies In Young People: A Riveted Gaze Into “Get Rid Of The Shackles Of This World” - Daria Smirnova (Inst. of Mental Health, Reaviz Univ. – Saint Petersburg, Moscow, Samara – Russia)
12.50 - Discussion and lunch
3rd Symposium
Neurodevelopment and rehabilitation
(Сhairperson: Krzysztof Krysta and Denis Jacques)
15.00 – Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Children: Are there preventive tools? - Johanna Muhigana (ULB Erasme – Bruxelles)
15.20 – Implementation of a physical assessment in a residential psychiatric hospital setting – Juan Tecco (Mental Health Dept., Mons – Belgium)
15.40 – Preparation and desensitization in view of performing Video Electro-Encephalogram (VEEG) in people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): a case series - Ornella Ciccone – (“Serafico” Institute – Assisi, Perugia – Italy)
16.00 - The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Visualizing Recovery of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Patients: Creating Graphics as a Therapeutic Tool - Agata Losiewicz – (Dept. of Rehabilitation Psychiatry, Univ. of Silesia, Katowice – Poland)
16.20 - Discussion and coffee-break
4th Symposium
From schizophrenia to everyday life: the therapeutic impact
(Сhaiperson: Ivan Urlic and Giulia Menculini)
17.00 – Why is there a need for a Staging System for Schizophrenia? - Mark Agius (Univ. of Malta)
17.20 – Coercive Psychiatric Treatment: Unraveling Sociodemographic Patterns and the
Polypharmacy Challenge – Jelena Vrublevska (Mental Health Dept., Univ. of Riga – Latvia)
17.40 – Delirium in the elderly – Giovanni Briganti (Computational Medicine Dept., Univ of Mons, Belgium)
18.00 – The impact of serum sex hormone levels and metabolic syndrome features on the cognitive functioning of patients with schizophrenia - Krzysztof Krysta (Mental Health Dept. Univ of Silesia, Katowice – Poland)
18.20 - Discussion
18.45 - Conclusion of the first day of the congress
20.30 - Dinner
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September 26th
5th Symposium
Social factors, rehabilitation and psychotherapy
(Сhaiperson: Patrizia Moretti and Maria Rosaria Juli)
9.15 – “FareAssieme”: a model of participatory co-production by users and families in mental health services – Wilma Di Napoli (Mental Health Dept. of Trento – Italy)
9.35 – Impulsivity and psychiatric rehabilitation: a study on a sample of patients included in rehabilitation programs – Maria Vincenza Minò (Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center “Don Tonino Bello”, Brindisi – Italy)
9.55 - Cognitive deficits, cognitive reserve and psychiatric rehabilitation in psychiatric offenders: a study on a sample of patients included in rehabilitation programs – Antonella Vacca (Mental Health Dept ASL Taranto – Italy)
10.15 – The Inner Tyrant and the Labyrinth of Control: Meaning-Making and Identity Construction in Obsessive Functioning – Immacolata d’Errico (Psychotherapy Centre, Bari – Italy)
10.35 - An educational orientation experience for the University – Dominique Tavormina (Clinical Pedagogist Office – Bergamo)
10.55 – Discussion
6th Symposium
Focus on eating disorders
(chair: Nicolas Zdanowicz and Sandro Elisei)
11.15 – Psychotic symptoms in Anorexia Nervosa: a cross-sectional study - Patrizia Moretti (Mental Health Dept., Univ. of Perugia – Italy)
11.35 – A multicentric observational and exploratory study on reflective functioning and
interoceptive awareness in individuals with eating disorders – Veronica Raspa (MentaL Health Dept., Univ. of Perugia – Italy)
11.55 – Multifactorial analysis of eating disorders: preliminary data from a study - Maria Rosaria Juli (Univ “Magna Grecia” of Catanzaro – Italy)
12.15 – Neurodevelopmental disorders and eating disorders: neurobiological connection - Giada Juli (GRECA Group, Catanzaro - Italy)
12.35 - Discussion and lunch
7th Symposium
Innovation in psychiatry
(chair: Daria Smirnova and Giuseppe Tavormina)
14.45 – Tinnitus treatment and use of benzodiazepines – Denis Jacques (Mental Health Dept., UCL Mont-Godinne, Bruxelles)
15.05 – Who are the young individuals at the transitional age seeking care at a second-line child and adolescent outpatient service? Vulnerabilities, adversities and perspectives - Juliette Estenne - (Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles – Belgium)
15.25 – The role of emotions in the relationship between childhood trauma and chronic pain in adulthood: a scoping review – Camille Dieu (Computational Medicine Dept., Univ. of Mons, Belgium)
15.45 – On the feel of emotions, and its forgotten trigeminal origin – Gottfried Treviranus (Psychiatric Office, Berne - Switzerland)
16.05 – Outcomes in machine learning models for child psychiatry: a systematic review of the literature – Apolline Till (Computational Medicine Dept., Univ of Mons, Belgium)
16.25 - Discussion and coffee-break
8th Symposium
Mood disorders and bipolar spectrum: knowledge, diagnosis and therapy
(chair: Wilma Di Napoli and Maria Vincenza Minò)
17.00 – Alternative symptoms in MDD diagnosis: the role of forgiveness, hopelessness and diminished drive – Francesco Franza (Director of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center “Villa dei Pini”, Avellino – Italy)
17.20 – Real-life functioning domains in patients with affective disorders - Oksana Fisenko (Inst. of Mental Health, Reaviz Univ. – Saint Petersburg, Moscow, Samara – Russia)
17.40 – Suicidality in youth populations: data from a consultation setting - Giulia Menculini (Mental Health Dept., Univ of Perugia – Italy)
18.00 – The clinical notion of restlessness as a linchpin for a full understanding of the bipolar spectrum – Giuseppe Tavormina (President of Psychiatric Studies Centre, Brescia - Italy)
18.20 - Discussion
18.40 - Awarding of the best students’ scientific works and Closing of the congress
21 - Gala dinner
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POSTER
1) Burnout and compassion fatigue in a psychological service dedicate to healthcare workers: an observational study - Patrizia Moretti, Veronica Raspa, et al. (Univ. of Perugia – Italy)
2) A body to not feel: dysphoria in Feeding and Eating Disorders - Patrizia Moretti, Veronica Raspa, et al. (Univ. of Perugia – Italy)
3) Case series study on Mentalization-Based Group Therapy for adults with obesity following bariatric surgery - Veronica Raspa, Patrizia Moretti, Francesca Di Maio, Francesca Bellucci, Margherita Guercini, Claudia Mazzeschi & Alfonso Tortorella (Univ. of Perugia – Italy)
4) At the edge of the self: dissociation as a transdiagnostic marker in youth psychopathology - Francesca Scopetta¹, Marta Barbi¹, Gianmarco Cinesi¹, Filippo De Giorgi², & Giulia Menculini¹
¹ Section of Psychiatry, Department of Medicine and Surgery (Univ. of Perugia – Italy)
² Division of Psychiatry (General Hospital of Perugia – Italy)
5) Implementation in clinical practice of the use of pain scales for patients with ID: a post study follow up. - Ornella Ciccone1, Olga Zaffini1, Alessandro Lepri 1,2, Guido Camanni1, Massimo Vallasciani1, Antonella Baglioni1, Chiara Tinarelli1, Sandro Elisei1,2 (1Serafico Inst., Assisi, Perugia, Italy -- 2Department of Philosophy, Social & Human Sciences and Education, University of Perugia, Italy)
6) The Myth of Serotonin Theory of Depression: An Analysis of Umbrella Review Methodologies and Clinical Implications – Alessandro Lepri (University of Perugia, Italy)
7) Integrated hospital-community management of psychiatric emergencies: updated findings from the experimental protocol between the Emergency Department and the Mental Health Service in Trento - Wilma Di Napoli (Mental Health Dept. of Trento – Italy)
8) Non-suicidal self injury in the Italian high school: 5 cases report – Donatella Costa (Psychology Office - Coccaglio, Brescia, Italy), Giuseppe Tavormina (Psychiatric Studies Centre - Brescia, Italy – Italy)
9) Purple drank: an old phenomenon returns - Luigi Juli (GRECA Group, Catanzaro - Italy)
10) Personality and emotion regulation in chronic illness - Davide Guarino1, Gabriella Martino2, Giada Juli 2 , Mariagrazia Di Giuseppe3
1 Department of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, and Health Studies, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy;
2 GRECA Group, Catanzaro, Italy
3 Department of History, Humanities and Society, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
11) Research advance in clinical psychology of chronic diseases - Mariagrazia Di Giuseppe1, Chiara Spatola2, Emanuele Maria Merlo3, Orlando Silvestro2, Concetto Mario Giorgianni3, Giada Juli3, Gabriella Martino2 .
1 Department of History, Humanities and Society, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
2 Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
3 GRECA Group, Catanzaro - Italy
12) Cyberbullying on Social Media Among Young Adults: Unravelling Online Dynamics - Maria Rosaria Nappa1, Alessandra Ragona2, Gaetano Maria Sciabica3, Luigi Juli 4, Mara Morelli3
1 Department of Systems Medicine, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, Italy;
2 Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy;
3 Department of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, and Health Studies, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy;
4 GRECA Group, Catanzaro - Italy
13) Humor in Self Mutual Aid Group: a qualitative research – Patrizia Amici (Psychologist Office, Bergamo – Italy)
14) ADHD and Substance Use Disorder in mental health services: an overlooked association? Evidence from an observational study – Vassilis Martiadis (Mental Health Dept., Naples – Italy)
15) Innovations in prevention suicide: a paradigm shift - Antonella Litta (Interdisciplinary Dept of Digital Medicine - University of Bari, Italy)
16) The impact of work-related stress on the development of binge eating disorder among healthcare professionals - Francesco Pastore (Dept of Translational Biomedicine and Neuroscience - University of Bari, Italy) - Elisa Albino (Dept of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area - University of Bari, Italy) - Emanuela Domenicone (Neurology Unit, San Filippo Neri Hospital, Dept of Medical Specialties - ASL Roma 1, Italy) – Larissa Domeneck (Interdisciplinary Dept of Medicine - University of Bari, Italy) - Stephanie Domeneck Nissan (Interdisciplinary Dept of Medicine - University of Bari, Italy) - Antonella Litta (Interdisciplinary Dept of Digital Medicine - University of Bari, Italy)
17) Preparation and awareness of nurses and nursing students on the use and effects of fentanyl and other drugs: a cross-sectional study - Francesco Pastore (Dept of Translational Biomedicine and Neuroscience - University of Bari, Italy) - Fabia Basho (Dept of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area - University of Bari, Italy) - Emanuela Domenicone (Neurology Unit, San Filippo Neri Hospital, Dept of Medical Specialties - ASL Roma 1, Italy) – Larissa Domeneck (Interdisciplinary Dept of Medicine - University of Bari, Italy) - Antonella Litta (Interdisciplinary Dept of Digital Medicine - University of Bari, Italy)
18) Promoting adolescent mental health through school-based literacy initiatives: beyond the stigma - Antonella Litta (Interdisciplinary Dept of Digital Medicine - University of Bari, Italy) - Francesco Pastore (Dept of Translational Biomedicine and Neuroscience - University of Bari, Italy)
19) The Psychiatric and Physical Consequences of Addison's Disease; the well known Case of Elizabeth of the Trinity - Mark Agius, Michaela Agius (Univ. of Malta)
20) How do we as doctors advise seriously ill persons who say they wish to offer their suffering in a religious way? With special emphasis on Christian European Culture - Mark Agius, Michaela Agius (Univ. of Malta)
21) Lessons to be learnt from the unfortunate case of the death of Molly Russel - Mark Agius, Michaela Agius (Univ. of Malta)
22) The death of victims as a result of schizophrenia or other serious mental illness; what have we learnt over the years? - Mark Agius, Michaela Agius (Univ. of Malta)
23) The impact of climate change on mental health - Magdalena Nowak, Wiktor Bednarski, Weronika Siemieniuk, Małgorzata Feret (Dpt. of Rehabilitation Psychiatry, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice – Poland)
24) The Impact of Visual Art Therapy on Anxiety: A Systematic Review - Szymon Mizera, Krzysztof Krysta (Mental Health Dept. Univ of Silesia, Katowice – Poland)
25) Neuromodulation in psychogeriatrics: emerging evidence and future directions – Giovanni Briganti, L. Elkrief (Univ of Mons, Belgium)
26) Preventive measures in teen dating violence – Giovanni Briganti, I. Malherbe, N. Kacenelenbogen - (Univ of Mons, Belgium)
27) Implementing a measurement feedback system in an alcohol detoxification unit: Rationale, case-based presentation and preliminary feasibility data – Claire Ledouble (UCLouvain, Bruxelles)
28) Relation between clinical and social characteristics of patients hospitalized for a depressive episode and self-efficacy: a study using a new Research Domain Criterias (RDoCs) inspired evaluation battery – Avigaelle Amory (UCLouvain, Bruxelles)
29) Evolution of self-esteem in patients suffering from psychotic disorders participating in a physical activity program in a hospital setting - Olivier Lebon, Madeleine Bennert, René Llano lopez, Juan Tecco (Mental Health Dept., Mons – Belgium)
30) Hoarding: Hold your horses! - Anne-Frederique Naviaux (HSE South, Summerhill Mental Health Centre, Wexford - Ireland)
31) Clinical Risk Factors for Suicidality in Young Males with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders - Nataliia Belei1, Ramiza Sharipova3 , Alexey Pavlichenko1,2
1 Department of Mental Health and Clinical Psychiatry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
2Institute of Mental Health, University “Reaviz”, Saint Petersburg, Russia
3 SAGA Group, Samara Institute of Mental Health, Medical University “Reaviz”, Samara, Russia
32) Is Social Anxiety always "social"? An investigation of personality, cognitive and autistic factors - Anastasiia Gradskova1, Alexey Pavlichenko1,2,3, Olga Karpenko4
1 Department of Mental Health and Clinical Psychiatry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
2 Institute of Mental Health, University Reaviz, Saint Petersburg, Russia
3 Moscow Institute of Mental Health, Medical University “Reaviz”, Moscow, Russia
4 Mental-health clinic No.1 named after N.A. Alexeev, Moscow, Russia
33) Saint John and the devotion of the Nazzareno or Retentor; the Story of How A single Locution or Thought Spread across the World through Embodied Cognition and Neuroscience – Mark Agius, Michaela Agius (Univ. of Malta)
34) Application of Telemedicine Technologies 1) in the Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Children: A Narrative Review - Oleg Khairetdinov1,2*, Lusiena Rubakova2, Marina Pavlova3, Eva Asatryan4*, Giuseppe Tavormina5, Andrey Vlasov4
1 Institute of Mental Health, University Reaviz, Saint Petersburg, Russia
2 Scientific and Practical Center for Mental Health of Children and Adolescents n.a. G.E. Sukhareva, Moscow Department of Healthcare, Moscow, Russia
3 Department of Organization and Methodology, Samara Regional Clinical Psychiatric Hospital, Samara, Russia
4 Samara Institute of Mental Health, Medical University “Reaviz”, Samara, Russia
5 Psychiatric Studies Center, Brescia, Italy
35) Mapping affective profiles in depression, burnout, normal sadness, and euthymic state: A self-report screening tool developed through machine learning approach - Danil Trofimov1*, Maria Zapriy2,3, Anna Khomenko4,5, Elena Sloeva4, Paul Cumming6,7, Igor Kotilevets1#& Daria Smirnova4, 7#
1 Department of Digital Data Processing Technologies, MIREA – Russian Technological University, Moscow, Russia
2 SAGA Group, Samara Institute of Mental Health, Medical University “Reaviz”, Samara, Russia
3 Institute of Socio-Humanitarian and Digital Development of Medicine, Samara State Medical University, Samara, Russia
4 Institute of Mental Health, University Reaviz, Saint Petersburg, Russia
5 Center for Language and Brain & Laboratory of Theory and Practice of Decision-Making Support Systems, HSE University, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
6 School of Psychology and Counselling, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
7 Evidence-Based Psychiatry Section, World Psychiatric Association, Geneva, Switzerland
36) The impact of third-generation antipsychotic drugs on psychosocial functioning in patients with schizophrenia - Anna Spikina1*, Andrey Savelyev2, Anastasiya Odinets2, Tatiana Korman3, Sergey Musatov4, Andrey Spikin4,5
1Institute of Mental Health, University Reaviz, Saint Petersburg, Russia
2 Department of Psychiatry and Narcology, North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov, Saint Petersburg, Russia
3National Medical Research Center for Psychiatry and Neurology named after V.M. Bekhterev Ministry of Health of Russia
4SAGA Group, Samara Institute of Mental Health, Medical University “Reaviz”, Samara, Russia
5First Medical University named after I.P. Pavlov, Saint Petersburg, Russia
37) Cognitive function evaluation in patients with newly diagnosed paroxysmal atrial fibrillation - Olga Germanova1, Yulia Reshetnikova1, Daria Popova2, Giuseppe Galati 1,3
1 International Centre for education and research in cardiovascular pathology and cardiovisualization - Samara State Medical University (Samara, Russia).
2 Institute of Mental Health, University Reaviz (Saint Petersburg, Russia).
3 I.R.C.C.S. Ospedale Multimedica – Cardiovascular Scientific Institute (Milan, Italy)
38) Relationship between cognitive impairment and left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in patients with heart arrhythmias - Olga Germanova 1 , Yulia Reshetnikova 1 , Ksenia Ermolayeva 1 , Giuseppe Tavormina3 , Giuseppe Galati 1,2
1 International Centre for education and research in cardiovascular pathology and cardiovisualization - Samara state medical university (Samara, Russia).
2 I.R.C.C.S. Ospedale Multimedica – Cardiovascular Scientific Institute (Milan, Italy).
3 Psychiatric Studies Centre (Brescia, Italy)
39) Stiffness of arteries and left atrium as predictors for cognitive impairment in cardiology patients - Olga Germanova 1 , Yulia Reshetnikova 1 , Ksenia Ermolayeva 1 , Oksana Chigareva3, Giuseppe Galati 1,2
1 International Centre for education and research in cardiovascular pathology and cardio-visualization - Samara State Medical University (Samara, Russia).
2 I.R.C.C.S. Ospedale Multimedica – Cardiovascular Scientific Institute (Milan, Italy).
3 Institute of Mental Health, University Reaviz (Saint Petersburg, Russia).
40) Real-life functioning domains in patients with affective disorders - Oksana Fisenko1,2, Jelena Levina2, Tatiana Popova3, Alexey Pavlichenko1,4 *
1 Department of Mental Health and Clinical Psychiatry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
2 Private Mental Health Clinic, Riga, Latvia
3 SAGA Group, Samara Institute of Mental Health, Medical University “Reaviz”, Samara, Russia
4 Institute of Mental Health, University Reaviz, Saint Petersburg, Russia
41) Winston’s Dysthymia: understanding the connection between childhood trauma, workplace strain, and community lack of empathy in chronic depression - Savelii Fusrov1,2, Elena Sloeva1,3, Daria Smirnova3,4
1 Institute of Socio-Humanitarian and Digital Development of Medicine, Samara State Medical University, Samara, Russia
2 SAGA Group, Samara Institute of Mental Health, Medical University “Reaviz”, Samara, Russia
3 Samara Institute of Mental Health, Medical University “Reaviz”, Samara, Russia
4 Institute of Mental Health, University Reaviz, Saint Petersburg, Russia
42) Four approaches to the unconscious - Olivier Lebon (Université Libre de Bruxelles - Belgium)
43) The importance of hobbies to support pharmacological treatment in bipolar disorder: 20 cases-report in a GP's experience – Margherita Marinoni1, Rossella Soldi2, Gabriele Boglioni1 , Giuseppe Tavormina 3
1 Polyclinic “S. Damiano”, Cortefranca (BS, Italy)
2 Anesthesia Dept Hospital of Iseo-Chiari (BS, Italy)
3 Psychiatric Studies Centre (Brescia, Italy)
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With best thanks to the “Neamente Association”
for their great contribution
Centro Studi Psichiatrici - Psychiatric Studies Centre (Cen.Stu.Psi.)