Politi Pierluigi

Politi Pierluigi is a Full Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pavia, Italy. He serves as Head of the Psychiatric Unit at ASST Pavia and previously held leadership roles including Head of the School of Specialization in Psychiatry and President of the Rehabilitation Graduate Program. His academic career spans over four decades, including a Medical Degree (1981, cum laude), Psychiatry Specialization (1985, cum laude), and a PhD in Psychiatry (1997).

• Roles: Full Professor (2011–present), Department Head (various roles), Visiting Professor at Anglia Ruskin University (2011–2017).
• Research Focus: Adult Autism Spectrum Disorder, Schizophrenia, Psychiatric Epidemiology, and Music Psychology.

Education:

• MD in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pavia (1981).
• Specialization in Psychiatry, University of Pavia (1985).
• PhD in Psychiatry and Relationship Sciences, University of Milan (1997).

Research interests integrate clinical psychiatry with biomedical data science. His current projects include studying religious beliefs' impact on suicidal ideation, music-based interventions in surgery, and neuroimaging correlates of schizophrenia symptoms. He also investigates sensory and biological markers in autism and intellectual disability.

Active Grants and Collaborations: His work spans international collaborations (e.g., South Korea for religious beliefs study) and integrates interdisciplinary teams across psychiatry, neuroscience, and data science. No specific grants or awards are listed.

Labs/Teams: Leads the Psychiatric Unit at ASST Pavia and collaborates with the Rehabilitation Graduate Program at the University of Pavia.