Isabella Pacchiarotti is graduated in Medicine at “La Sapienza” University of Rome; she is specialist in psychiatry and cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist. She has worked for four years in the Psychitric Unit of the Department of Neuroscience at Sant’Andrea Hospital, “La Sapienza” University of Rome, with a specific area of interest in bipolar disorders. She also has a broad background in neuropharmachology with specific training in neurobiology and treatment of bipolar disorder, with expertise in key research areas for this application. As a lecturer, she has taught several courses and lectures on bipolar disorder to medical students and residents in psychiatry at the University “La Sapienza” of Rome.
At present, she works as a researcher of CIBER Mental Health Program (CIBERSAM) in a tertiary care unit of the Bipolar Disorder Program of Hospital Clinic in Barcelona, Spain, headed by prof. Eduard Vieta. This unit stands at the forefront of research in the area of novel treatments in bipolar disorders, both pharmacological and psychological, including atypical antipsychotics, antidepressants, novel antiepileptic drugs and psycho-education. In particular, her areas of research experience are critical issues in bipolar disorder, such as the use of antidepressants and affective mixed states. She also works in the area of psychoeducation for bipolar disorders headed by Prof. Francesc Colom.
He has participated as a speaker in several international congresses and published articles in peer-reviewed journals on topics related to the clinic and therapy of bipolar disorder.