Ph.D in Psicoterapia, psicologa e psicoterapeuta. Ha conseguito il dottorato di ricerca con una tesi dal titolo “The role of interception in eating disorder”. Si è specializzata in Psicologia della Salute presso l’Università degli Studi di Bologna. È direttore dell’Affective Neuroscience Lab della Sigmund Freud University di Milano. Svolge attività di psicoterapeuta in libera professione a Bologna e presso il Servizio di Aiuto Psicologico (SAP) dell’Università degli Studi di Bologna.
È revisore per diverse riviste scientifiche internazionali.
Interessi di ricerca
Valutazioni di efficacia della Terapia Metacognitiva Interpersonale
Valutazione dell’appropriatezza della diagnosi categoriale vs diagnosi dimensionale attraverso strumenti psicometrici su una popolazione di soggetti con disturbo mentale
Valutazione degli effetti sul Sistema Nervoso Autonomo del disagio psichico prodotto da ansia e da stili comportamentali ossessivo compulsivi
Studio di modelli di previsione di rischio di patologie mentali in dipendenza da caratteristiche dello sviluppo
Studio della relazione fra memoria autobiografica e ambiente traumatico
Pubblicazioni rilevanti
Riviste
Borlimi, R., Riboli, G., Nese, M., Buattini, M., Colombardo, M., & Brighetti, G. (2022). Mind-Body Interactions Across the Menstrual Cycle Phases: A Systematic Review. OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine, 7(2), 1-1.
Riboli G., Nese, M., Brighetti, G., Caselli, G., & Borlimi, R. (2022) How Menstruation is Experienced Today. An Online Survey on Italian Female at Birth Adolescents. EC Gyneacology, 11.2
Riboli G., Nese, M., Brighetti, G., & Borlimi, R. (2022) Multidimensional Interoceptive Awareness, Psychosomatic Symptoms, and Risk for Eating Disorders in a Female Adolescent Sample. Current Research in Psychology and Behavioral Science (CRPBS)
Riboli, G., Nese, M., Brighetti, G., Caselli, G., Sassaroli, S., & Borlimi, R. (2022). Network Analysis of the psychological distress in non-binary young adults: Implications for Counselors. Journal of LGBTQ Issues in Counseling, 16(2), 110-129.
Riboli G., Borlimi R., & Caselli, G. (2022). A qualitative approach – delineates changes on pubertal body image after menarche. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth. Vol.27 No.1, 111-124
Palmieri, S., Mansueto, G., Ruggiero, G.M., Sassaroli, S., Borlimi, R., Bertelli, S., Anselmetti, S., Paganoni, M., D’Agostino, A., Gambini, O. (2022), Credenze metacognitive e caratteristiche alimentari nei pazienti con disturbi dell’alimentazione. Psicoterapia Cognitivo Comportamentale, 28(1).
Eichenberg, C., Grossfurthner, M., Kietaibl, S., Riboli, G., Borlimi, R., & Holocher-Benetka, S. (2021). Emotional distress in the early stages of the COVID-19 related lockdowns depending on the severity of the pandemic and emergency measures: a comparative online-survey in Germany, Austria and Italy. BMC psychiatry, 21(1), 1-13.
Nese, M., Riboli, G.,Brighetti, G., Visciano, R., Giunti, D., & Borlimi, R. (2021). Sexual Fantasies across Gender and Sexual Orientation in Young Adults: A Multiple Correspondence Analysis. Sexes, 2(4), 523-533.
Nese, M., Riboli, G., Brighetti, G., Sassi, V., Camela, E., Caselli, G., Sassaroli, S., & Borlimi, R. (2020). Delay discounting of compliance with containment measures during the COVID-19 outbreak: a survey of the Italian population. Journal of public health (Berl.), 1–9. doi: 10.1007/s10389
Borlimi, R., Benetka, G., Brighetti, G., Caselli, G., Caletti, E., Redaelli, C., Ruggiero, G.M., Sarracino, D., Sassaroli, S. (2019), An Investigation of Sequencing Effects in Combining Cognitive Questioning and Mindful Acceptance, Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, 37(3), 284-298,doi:10.1007/s10942-018-0312-8
Palmieri, S., Mansueto, G., Scaini, S., Fiore, F. Sassaroli, S., Ruggiero, G.M., Borlimi, R., Carducci, B.J. (2018). Role of rumination in the relationship between metacognition and shyness. World Journal of Psychiatry 8(4): 108-113. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v8.i4.108.
Ottaviani, C., Borlimi, R., Brighetti, G., Caselli, G., Favaretto, E., Giardini, I., Marzocchi, C., Nucifora, V., Rebecchi, D., Ruggiero, G.M., Sassaroli, S. (2014). Worry as an adaptive avoidance strategy in healthy controls but not in pathological worriers. International Journal of Psychophysiology,93(3):349-55. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2014.05.010. Epub 2014 May 27.
Ottaviani, C., Nucifora, V., Borlimi, R., Brighetti, G. (2012). Decision making patologico in soggetti con disregolazione emotiva (pp. 191-215). In R. Di Schiena & G. Belelli (a cura di), Decisioni ed emozioni. Come la psicologia spiega il conflitto tra ragione e sentimento. Bologna: Il Mulino.
Ottaviani, C., Cevolani, D., Nucifora, V., Borlimi, R., Agati, R., Leonardi, M., De Plato, G., Brighetti, G. (2012). Amygdala responses to masked and low spatial frequency fearful faces: a preliminary fMRI study in panic disorder. Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, ;203(2-3):159-65. doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2011.12.010. Epub 2012 Sep 1.
Ruggiero, G.M., Sarracino, D., Borlimi, R., Brighetti, G., & Sassaroli, S. (2012). Efficacia sperimentale di interventi terapeutici sulla percezione di stress in una popolazione non clinica. Intervento presentato a: Congresso Nazionale SPR Italia, Salerno.
Ottaviani, C., Nucifora, V., Borlimi, R., Brighetti, G. (2009). Autonomic dysregulation in Panic Disorder: Assessment and cognitive-behavioural treatment. Psychology and Health, 24 (suppl. 1), S. 298.
Ottaviani, C., Borlimi R., Nucifora, V., Brighetti, G., (2009). Affective reactions in financial decision-making: the case of professional traders. Psycophysiology, 46 (supll.1), S. 115.
Ottaviani, C., Nucifora, V., Borlimi R., Brighetti, G., Cevolani, D., Agati, R., Leonardi, M. (2009). When hyper becomes hypo: panic disorder and amygdala activation to masked stimuli. 49th Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research. Psychophysiology, 46 (suppl. 1), S. 63.
Ottaviani, C., Nucifora, V., Borlimi, R., Cabrini, C., Brighetti, G. (2008). Pharmacological and psychological adjustments to drug withdrawal: The Self Medication Hypothesis. 22nd conference of the European Health Psychology Society. Psychology and Health, 23 (suppl. 1), S. 198.
Ottaviani, C., Maccaferri, E., Tugnoli, E., Nucifora, V., Borlimi, R, Brighetti, G. (2008). Impulsivity, affective and psychophysiological dysregulation as predictors of self-harm behavior in personality disorders. 22nd conference of the European Health Psychology Society. Psychology and Health, 23 (suppl. 1), S. 199.
Brighetti, G., Bonifacci, P., Borlimi, R., Ottaviani, C. (2007) “Far from the heart far from the eye”: evidence from the Capgras delusion. Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, 12 (3): 189-197
Ottaviani, C., Borlimi, R., Cabrini, S., Nucifora, V., Brighetti, G. (2007). Psychological and pharmacological issue during drug-addiction withdrawal. The 2nd European Federation of NeuroPsychiatry Meeting “The Neuropsychiatry of the Emotional Brain”.
Bonifacci, P., Borlimi, S., Ottaviani, C., Contento, S. (2006). Happiness cannot be ignored: A study on emotion recognition through eye movements. Psychophysiology, 43 (Suppl. 1), S26.
Bonifacci, P., Borlimi, R., Ottaviani, C., Brighetti, G., Cabrini, S., Nucifora, V. (2005). Far from the eye far from the heart: the Capgras Delusion. 45th Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research. Psychophysiology, 42 (suppl. 1), S.38.
Cabrini, S., Nucifora, V., Ottaviani, C., Borlimi, R., Brighetti, G., (2005). The Gambling Heart: Risk anticipation in psychiatric subjects, 45th Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research. Psychophysiology, 42 (suppl. 1), S.38.
Schumann, R., Ballardini, D., Borlimi, R., (2002) Social cultural conditioning in the bulimia nervosa. Psicologia della Salute, 1: 57-66.
Capitoli di volume
Nese, M., Riboli, G., Sassi, V., Brighetti, G., & Borlimi, R. (in press). Temporal discounting, uncertainty, and COVID-19. In M. K. Miller (Ed.), The social science of the COVID-19 pandemic: A call to action for researchers (pp.). Oxford University Press.
Riboli, G., Nese, M., Borlimi, R., Brighetti, G. (2021). Layout of the empirical analysis: Multisensory Virtual Reality. In C. Mazzoli (Ed.), The behavioral perspective in the climate change issue: Environmental virtual reality to engage investors and entrepreneurs in the circular thinking. Lambert Academic Publishing.
Riboli, G., Borlimi, R., Nese, M., Brighetti, G. (2021). The psychological perspective on the climate change issue. Multisensory immersive experience. In C. Mazzoli (Ed.), The behavioral perspective in the climate change issue: Environmental virtual reality to engage investors and entrepreneurs in the circular thinking.Lambert Academic Publishing.
Nese, M., Riboli, G., Borlimi, R., Brighetti, G. (2020). The psychological perspective on the climate change issue: Psychophysiological response. In C. Mazzoli (Ed.), The behavioral perspective in the climate change issue: Environmental virtual reality to engage investors and entrepreneurs in the circular thinking. Lambert Academic Publishing.
Borlimi, R., Nese, M., Riboli, G., Brighetti, G. (2020). The psychological perspective on the climate change issue: Implicit VS explicit attitudes. In C. Mazzoli (Ed.), The behavioral perspective in the climate change issue: Environmental virtual reality to engage investors and entrepreneurs in the circular thinking. Lambert Academic Publishing.
Nese, M., Borlimi, R., Riboli, G., Brighetti, G. (2020). Layout of the empirical analysis: Psychophysiology. In C. Mazzoli (Ed.), The behavioral perspective in the climate change issue: Environmental virtual reality to engage investors and entrepreneurs in the circular thinking. Lambert Academic Publishing.
Borlimi, R., Riboli, G., Nese, M., Brighetti, G. (2020). Layout of the empirical analysis: Implicit Association Test. In C. Mazzoli (Ed.), The behavioral perspective in the climate change issue: Environmental virtual reality to engage investors and entrepreneurs in the circular thinking. Lambert Academic Publishing.
Brighetti, G., Ottaviani, C., Nucifora, V., Borlimi, R. (2010). Decision making: psychological perspective (pp. 133-152). In C. Lucarelli & G. Brighetti (Eds.), Risk tolerance in financial decision making. Basingstoke and New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
Bonifacci, P., Borlimi, R. (2006). L’assessment del disturbo emotivo-cognitivo: Un protocollo di valutazione. In: G. De Plato (A cura di) Emozioni. Disturbi e Indicatori Precoci. Bologna: Bononia University Press.