Prof. Vincenzo Maria Romeo, MD, PhD, is an accomplished Italian psychiatrist, clinical psychologist, and psychoanalytic scholar whose research spans addiction medicine, psychopathology, psychopharmacology, body-image disturbance, eating disorders, and psychoanalytic models of subjectivation. His scientific work integrates biological, psychological, and socio-cultural dimensions of mental health, with a consistent focus on complex comorbidities such as substance use, behavioral addictions, depression, schizophrenia, and antisocial behavior in adolescents. He has contributed extensively to understanding the intersections between personality structure, executive functioning, emotional processing, and maladaptive behaviors. His scholarship further explores contemporary psychoanalytic anthropology, post-digital identity formation, and innovative conceptual models for interpreting psychological development and psychopathology. Prof. Romeo’s clinical research includes randomized controlled trials, case studies, and cross-sectional investigations on emerging pharmacological treatments, psychodynamic interpretations, and novel therapeutic approaches for addiction and mood disorders. His contributions to pandemic-related psychiatric research have provided valuable insights into mental health vulnerabilities during social restrictions. He has produced influential work on the psychodiagnostic use of the Rorschach test and has authored notable theoretical contributions including the Tripartite Triangle Model and studies on intermittent attachment. His research output reflects strong academic impact with Scopus reporting 285 citations across 13 documents with an h-index of 7, and Google Scholar listing 617 citations, an h-index of 10, and an i10-index of 10. Prof. Romeo’s interdisciplinary approach positions him as a leading voice advancing integrative, psychodynamic, and evidence-based perspectives in contemporary psychiatry and psychology.
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Featured Publications
Muscatello, M. R. A., Bruno, A., Pandolfo, G., Mico, U., Scimeca, G., Romeo, V. M., Santoro, V., Settineri, S., Spina, E., & Zoccali, R. A. (2011). Effect of aripiprazole augmentation in treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, 31(2), 174–179.
Mico, U., Bruno, A., Pandolfo, G., Maria Romeo, V., Mallamace, D., D’Arrigo, C., Spina, E., & Zoccali, R. A., Muscatello, M. R. (2011). Duloxetine as adjunctive treatment to clozapine in schizophrenia. International Clinical Psychopharmacology, 26(6), 303–310.
Scimeca, G., Bruno, A., Pandolfo, G., Mico, U., Romeo, V. M., Abenavoli, E., Schimmenti, A., Zoccali, R., & Muscatello, M. R. (2013). Alexithymia, negative emotions, and sexual behavior in university students. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 42(1), 117–127.
Bruno, A., Quattrone, D., Scimeca, G., Cicciarelli, C., Romeo, V. M., Pandolfo, G., Zoccali, R. A., & Muscatello, M. R. (2014). Exercise addiction, narcissism, and self-esteem. Journal of Addiction, 2014, 1–6.
Martinotti, G., Alessi, M. C., Di Natale, C., Sociali, A., Ceci, F., Lucidi, L., Picutti, E., Di Carlo, F., Corbo, M., Vellante, F., Tourjansky, G., Catalano, G., Carenti, M. L., Incerti, C. C., Bartoletti, L., Barlati, S., Romeo, V. M., Verrastro, V., De Giorgio, F., … di Giannantonio, M. (2020). Psychopathological burden and quality of life in substance users during COVID-19 lockdown. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11, 572245.