Director:
National and international collaborations
Collaborators:
Alice Barbieri
Alberto Misitano
External collaborations:
ON TRAumatiC stress and ageing: a global networK (ON TRACK)
Karestan Koenen – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public (Boston, USA)
Jacopo Lamanna –Vita-Salute San Raffaele University (Milan-Italy)
Andrea Moro – Vita-Salute San Raffaele University (Milan – Italy)
Margherita Boltri – Auxologico (Milan – Italy)
Luisa Morello – PhD Fellow – University of Stavanger
Research area and primary aims:
The Trauma, Resilience and Adjustment – Investigation Lab (TRAIL) aims to provide a reference point for observational and intervention research on the process of adjustment to psychological trauma (individual and collective) in different life stages. The aim of the collaborators, coming from different disciplinary areas, is to provide a better understanding of the complexity of post-trauma recovery, characterized by the co-occurring of mental and physical health challenges. The process of adjustment will be investigated through a developmental, contextual, and neuroscientific approach (using both human and animal models). The focus will be placed not only on bio-psycho-social and contextual factors but also on mechanisms intervening prior or following trauma exposure. Network analysis will be used to enhance the understanding of post traumatic symptoms models. The effectiveness of innovative treatments (including TMS, “third wave” CBT and non-trauma focused therapies), and treatment components will be explored.
Running project:
| Title | Staff | Status and Fund |
|---|---|---|
| Trauma and aging | Barbara Forresi & Margherita Boltri (with the ON TRAumatiC stress and ageing: a global networK - ON TRACK) https://it.global-psychotrauma.net/ageing | Ongoing – not funded Paper submitted |
| Network analysis and PTSD after potentially traumatic events: clinical and theoretical implications | Forresi B., Oppo A. Misitano A. Geddo F. | Ongoing – funded |
| The impact of natural disasters on children, adolescents and parents | Forresi B., Righi E., Scaini S. Caputi M. | Ongoing – not funded |
| Novel Approaches for the Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder | Saccenti D., Lodi L, Moro AS, Scaini S, Forresi B, Lamanna J, Ferro M. | Completed – paper published in Brain Sciences |
| Trajectories of PTSD after collective violence events | Oppo A., Forresi B., Barbieri A., Koenen K. | Completed - paper published in the APA Journal of Traumatic Stress |
| Psychological outcome of wildfires | Oppo A., Forresi B., Misitano A., Korte C., Koenen. K. | Ongoing – funded |
| Child Maltreatment in the Family Environment | Forresi B., Morello L. | Closed - no funded Paper published in IJRPH |
| Adolescents' psychological difficulties during the COVID-19 Pandemic | Forresi B., Scaini S., Caputi M., Michelini G., Morello L., Nicolais G. | Closed - no funded Papers published |
Contacts:
Barbara Forresi
e-mail: b.forresi@milano-sfu.it
phone: +39 02 83241854
