Maffei Cesare Professore Emerito

From 01/03/2022 Professor Emeritus of the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University. Until 01/11/2021:

From 2000:           Full Professor of Clinical Psychology at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy

From 2014:           Director of the Post-Graduate School in Clinical Psychology at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy

From 2013 To 2016: Vice-Rector for the Human Sciences at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy

From 1985 To 1999: Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology at State University, Milan, Italy and at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy

From 1980 To 1984: Assistant Professor at State University, Milan, Italy

 

Clinical Positions:

From 1988 To:           Head of the Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy Unit, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy

 

Education and Training:

2010: Visiting Professor at the Clinical Psychology Unit (Head: Marsha M. Linehan) Washington University, Seattle, USA

From 1999 To 2012: Training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (Supervisor: Marsha M. Linehan)

From 1980 To 1987: Training in Analytical Psychology

From 1976 To 1980: Post-Graduate School in Psychiatry, State University, Milan

From 1970 To 1976: School of Medicine, State University, Milan

 

Scientific Societies:

2011 To: Co-founder and President of the Italian DBT Society (SIDBT) affiliated to the Linehan Institute, New York, USA

2010: Co-Founder of the European Society for the Study of Personality Disorders

From 2003 To 2007: President of the International Society for the Study of Personality Disorders (ISSPD)

From 1993 To 2010: President of the Italian Society for the Study of Personality Disorders (AISDP)

 

Scientific Activity:

Author and Co-Author of papers and books on Personality Disorders in English, Italian, and Spanish.

Pubblicazioni

Fossati A, Vigorelli Porro F, Maffei C, Borroni S. (2012). Are DSM-IV personality disorders related to mindfulness? An Italian study on clinical participants.. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY, vol. 68, p. 672-683, ISSN: 0021-9762

Fossati A, Borroni S, Feeney J, Maffei C (2012). Predicting borderline personality features from personality traits, identity orientation, and attachment style in Italian nonclinical adults. Issues of consistency across age ranges.. JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY DISORDERS, vol. 26, p. 280-297, ISSN: 0885-579X

 

Fossati A, Borroni S, Maffei C (2012) . Bullying as a style of personal relating: personality characteristics and interpersonal aspects of self-reports of bulling behaviours among Italian adolescent high school students. PERSONALITY AND MENTAL HEALTH, vol 6, p. 325-339

 

FOSSATI A, FEENEY J, MAFFEI C, BORRONI S. (2011). Does mindfulness mediate the association between attachment dimensions and Borderline Personality Disorder features? A study of Italian nonclinical adolescents.. ATTACHMENT & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, vol. 13, p. 563-578, ISSN: 1461-6734

 

FOSSATI A, MAFFEI C, RINALDI F. (2011). Tearing one’s hair out: some considerations on stress and trichology. HUMAN TRICHOLOGY, vol. 2, p. 1-3, ISSN: 2038-5552

 

FOSSATI A, BORRONI S, EISENBERG N, MAFFEI C (2010). Relations of proactive and reactive dimensions of aggression to overt and covert narcissism in nonclinical adolescents.. AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR, vol. 36, p. 21-27, ISSN: 0096-140X

 

FOSSATI A, BORRONI S, MARCHIONE D, MAFFEI C (2010). The Big Five Inventory (BFI). Reliability and validity of its Italian translation in three independent nonclinical samples. . EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT, vol. 27, p. 50-58, ISSN: 1015-5759

 

FOSSATI A, RAINE A, BORRONI S, BIZZOZZERO A, VOLPI E, SANTALUCIA I, MAFFEI C (2009). A CROSS-CULTURAL STUDY OF THE PSYCHOMETRIC PROPRIETIES OF THE REACTIVE-PROACTIVE AGGRESSION QUESTIONNAIRE AMONG ITALIAN NON CLINICAL ADOLESCENTS. PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT, vol. 11, p. 131-135, ISSN: 1040-3590

 

FOSSATI A, ACQUARINI E, FEENEY J.A, BORRONI S, GRAZIOLI F, GIAROLLI L.E, FRANCIOSI G, MAFFEI C (2009). Alexithymia and Attachment Insecurities in Impulsive Aggression. ATTACHMENT & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, vol. 11, p. 165-182, ISSN: 1461-6734, doi: 10.1080/14616730802625235

 

FOSSATI A, BORRONI S, EISENBERG N, MAFFEI C (2009). Relations of proactive and reactive dimensions of aggression to over and covert narcissism in nonclinical adolescents. AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR, vol. 35, p. 1-7, ISSN: 0096-140X

 

FOSSATI A, BORRONI S, GRAZIOLI F, DORNELLI L, MARCASSOLI I, MAFFEI C, CHEEK J. (2009). Tracking the hypersensitive dimension in narcissism: Reliability and validity of the Hypersensitive Narcissism Scale.. PERSONALITY AND MENTAL HEALTH, vol. 3, p. 235-247, ISSN: 1932-8621

 

FOSSATI A, BORRONI S, MAFFEI C (2008). Proprietà psicometriche della versione italiana del Narcissistic Personality Inventory. RIVISTA DI PSICOLOGIA CLINICA, vol. 1, p. 96-115, ISSN: 1828-9363

 

FOSSATI A, BARRATT E.S, BORRONI S, VILLA D, GRAZIOLI F, MAFFEI C (2007). Impulsivity, aggressiveness, and DSM-IV Personality Disorders. PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH, vol. 149, p. 157-167, ISSN: 0165-1781

 

PONTIROLI A.E, FOSSATI A, VEDANI P, FIORILLI M, FOLLI F, PAGANELLI M, MARCHI M, MAFFEI C (2007). Post-surgery adherence to scheduled visits and compliance, more than personality disorders, predict outcome of bariatric restrictive surgery in morbidly obese patients. OBESITY SURGERY, vol. 17, p. 1492-1497, ISSN: 0960-8923

 

VISINTINI R, UBBIALI A, DONATI D, CHIORRI C, MAFFEI C (2007). Referral to group psychotherapy: a retrospective study on patients’ personality features associated with clinicians’ judgments. THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY, vol. 57, p. 515-524, ISSN: 0020-7284

 

FOSSATI A, CLONINGER C.R, VILLA D, BORRONI S, GRAZIOLI F, GIAROLLI L, BATTAGLIA M, MAFFEI C (2007). Reliability and validity of the Italian version of the Temperament and Character Inventory-Revised in an outpatient sample. COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHIATRY, vol. 48(4), p. 380-387, ISSN: 0010-440X

 

FOSSATI A, RAINE A, BORRONI S, MAFFEI C (2007). Taxonic structure of Schizotypal Personality in nonclinical subjects: Issues of replicability and age consistency. PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH, vol. 152, p. 103-112, ISSN: 0165-1781

 

FOSSATI A, BEAUCHAINE T.P, GRAZIOLI F, BORRONI S, CARRETTA I, DE VECCHI C, CORTINOVIS F, DANELLI E, MAFFEI C (2006). Confirmatory Factor Analyses of DSM-IV Cluster C Personality Disorder Criteria. JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY DISORDERS, vol. 20, p. 186-203, ISSN: 0885-579X

 

FOSSATI A, FEENEY J.A, CARRETTA I, GRAZIOLI F, MILESI R, BAGNATO M, LEONARDI B, MAFFEI C (2005). Modeling the relationships between adult attachment patterns and Bordeline Personality Disorder:the role of impulsivity and aggressiveness. JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY, vol. 24, p. 520-537, ISSN: 0736-7236

 

FOSSATI A, CITTERIO A, GRAZIOLI F, BORRONI S, CARRETTA I, MAFFEI C, BATTAGLIA M (2005). Taxonic structure of Schizotypal Personality Disorder:A multiple-instrument, multi-sample study based on mixture models. PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH, vol. 137, p. 71-85, ISSN: 0165-1781

 

BATTAGLIA, M., OGLIARI, A., ZANONI, A., VILLA, F., CITTERIO, A., BINAGHI, F., FOSSATI, A., MAFFEI C, C. (2004). Children’s discrimination of expressions of emotions: Relationship with indices of social anxiety and shyness. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY, vol. 43, p. 358-365, ISSN: 0890-8567

 

ANDREA FOSSATI, ERNEST S. BARRATT, ILARIA CARRETTA, BARBARA LEONARDI, FEDERICA GRAZIOLI, MAFFEI C (2004). Predicting borderline and antisocial personality disorder features in nonclinical subjects using measures of impulsivity and aggressiveness. PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH, vol. 125, p. 161-170, ISSN: 0165-1781

 

FOSSATI, A., BARRATT, E.S., CARRETTA, I., LEONARDI, B., GRAZIOLI, F., MAFFEI C, C. (2004). Predicting borderline and antisocial personality disorder features in nonclinical subjects using measures of impulsivity and aggressiveness. PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH, vol. 125, p. 161-170, ISSN: 0165-1781

 

FOSSATI, A., MAFFEI C, C., ACQUARINI, E., DI CEGLIE, A. (2003). Multi-group confirmatory component and factor analyses of the Italian version of the Aggression Questionnaire. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT, vol. 19, p. 54-65, ISSN: 1015-5759

 

FOSSATI A., MAFFEI C, ACQUARINI E., DI CEGLIE A. (2003). Multi-group confirmatory component and factor analyses of the Italian version of the Aggression Questionnaire. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT, vol. 19, p. 54-65, ISSN: 1015-5759

 

FOSSATI, A., FEENEY, J.A., DONATI, D., DONINI, M., NOVELLA, L., BAGNATO, M., ACQUARINI, E., MAFFEI C, C. (2003). On the dimensionality of the Attachment Style Questionnaire in Italian clinical and nonclinical subjects. JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS, vol. 20, p. 55-79, ISSN: 0265-4075

 

FOSSATI A., FEENEY J.A., DONATI D., DONINI M., NOVELLA L., BAGNATO M., ACQUARINI E., MAFFEI C (2003). On the dimensionality of the Attachment Style Questionnaire in italian clinical and nonclinical subjects. JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS, ISSN: 0265-4075

 

FOSSATI, A., FEENEY, J.A., DONATI, D., DONINI, M., NOVELLA, L., BAGNATO, M., CARRETTA, I., LEONARDI, B., MIRABELLI, S., MAFFEI C, C. (2003). Personality disorders and adult attachment dimensions in a mixed psychiatric sample: A multivariate study. JOURNAL OF NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISEASE, vol. 191, p. 30-37, ISSN: 0022-3018

 

FOSSATI A., FEENEY J.A., DONATI D., DONINI M., NOVELLA L., BAGNATO M., CARRETTA I., LEONARDI B., MIRABELLI S., MAFFEI C (2003). Personality disorders and adult attachment dimensions in a mixed psychiatric sample: a multivariate study. JOURNAL OF NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISEASE, vol. 191, p. 30-37, ISSN: 0022-3018

 

FOSSATI, A., RAINE, A., CARRETTA, I., LEONADI, B., MAFFEI, MAFFEI C (2003). The three-factor model of schizotypal personality: Invariance across age and gender. PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES, vol. 35, p. 1007-1019, ISSN: 0191-8869

 

FOSSATI, A., NOVELLA, L., DONATI, D., DONINI, M., MAFFEI C (2002). History of childhood attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms and borderline personality disorder: A controlled study. COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHIATRY, vol. 43, p. 369-377, ISSN: 0010-440X

 

FOSSATI A., NOVELLA L., DONATI D., DONINI M., MAFFEI C (2002). History of childhood attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms in borderline personality disorde: A controlled study. COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHIATRY, vol. 43, p. 369-377, ISSN: 0010-440X

 

FOSSATI A., MAFFEI C, BATTAGLIA M., BAGNATO M., DONATI D., DONINI M., FIORILLI M., NOVELLA L. (2001). Latent class analysis of DSM-IV Schizotypal Personality Disorder Criteria in psychiatric patients. SCHIZOPHRENIA BULLETIN, vol. 27, p. 59-71, ISSN: 0586-7614

 

FOSSATI A., MAFFEI C, BATTAGLIA M., BAGNATO M., DONATI D., DONINI M., FIORILLI M., NOVELLA L. (2001). Latent class analysis of DSM-IV schizotypal personality disorder criteria in psychiatric patients. SCHIZOPHRENIA BULLETIN, vol. 27, p. 59-71, ISSN: 0586-7614

 

FOSSATI A, DONATI D., DONINI M, NOVELLA L., BAGNATO M., MAFFEI C (2001). Temperament, character, and attachment patterns in borderline personality disorder. JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY DISORDERS, vol. 15, p. 390-402, ISSN: 0885-579X

 

FOSSATI A., DONATI D., DONINI M., NOVELLA L., BAGNATO M., MAFFEI C (2001). Temperament, character, and attachment patterns in borderline personality disorder. JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY DISORDERS, p. 390-402, ISSN: 0885-579X

 

FOSSATI A., DI CEGLIE A., ACQUARINI E., DONATI D., DONINI M., NOVELLA L., MAFFEI C (2001). The retrospective assessment of childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults: Reliability and validity of the italian version of the Wender Utah Rating Scale. COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHIATRY, vol. 42, p. 326-336, ISSN: 0010-440X

 

FOSSATI A., MAFFEI C, BAGNATO M., DONATI D., DONINI M., FIORILLI M., NOVELLA L. (2000). A psychometric study of DSM-IV Passive-Aggressive (Negativistic) Personality Disorder. JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY DISORDERS, vol. 14, p. 72-83, ISSN: 0885-579X

 

FOSSATI A., MAFFEI C, BAGNATO M., DONATI D., DONINI M., FIORILLI M., NOVELLA L. (2000). A psychometric study of DSM-IV Passive-Aggressive (Negativistic) Personality Disorder. JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY DISORDERS, vol. 14, p. 72-83, ISSN: 0885-579X

 

FOSSATI A., MAFFEI C, BAGNATO M., BATTAGLIA M., DONATI D., DONINI M., FIORILLI M., NOVELLA L., PROLO F. (2000). Patterns of Covariation of DSM-IV Personality Disorders in a Mixed Psychiatric Sample. COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHIATRY, vol. 41, p. 206-215, ISSN: 0010-440X

 

FOSSATI A., MAFFEI C, BAGNATO M., BATTAGLIA M., DONATI D., DONINI M., FIORILLI M., NOVELLA L., PROLO F. (2000). Patterns of covariation of DSM-IV personality disorders in a mixed psychiatric sample. COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHIATRY, vol. 41, p. 206-215, ISSN: 0010-440X

 

FOSSATI A., DONATI D., MAFFEI C (2000). Problemi metodologici nella diagnosi dei Disturbi della Personalità: una revisione della letteratura. PSICOTERAPIA COGNITIVA E COMPORTAMENTALE, vol. 6, p. 139-158, ISSN: 1126-1072

 

BATTAGLIA M., FOSSATI A., TORGERSEN S., BERTELLA S., BAJO S., MAFFEI C, BELLODI L., SMERALDI E. (1999). A psychometric-genetic study of schizotypal disorder. SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH, vol. 47, p. 53-64, ISSN: 0920-9964

 

FOSSATI A., MAFFEI C, BAGNATO M., DONATI D., NAMIA C. (1999). Latent Structure Analysis of DSM-IV Borderline Personality Disorder Criteria. COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHIATRY, vol. 40, p. 72-79, ISSN: 0010-440X

 

MAFFEI C, FOSSATI A., BAGNATO M., BARRACO A., DONATI D. (1997). Interrater Reliability and Internal Consistency of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis II Personality Disorders (SCID-II), Version 2.0. JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY DISORDERS, vol. 11, p. 279-284, ISSN: 0885-579X

 

MAFFEI C, FOSSATI A (2011). Il ruolo delle psicoterapie. In: I disturbi dell’Umore: Clinica e Terapia. Seconda Edizione.. p. 2-17, MILANO:Sintesi Infomedica

 

FOSSATI A, FEENEY J.A, GRAZIOLI F, BORRONI S, ACQUARINI E, MAFFEI C (2007). L’Attachment Style Questionnaire (Questionario per gli Stili di Attaccamento): una misura auto-somministrata per l’attaccamento adulto. In: BARONE L., DEL CORNO F. A CURA DI. Autovalutazione dell’attaccamento adulto: aspetti evolutivi, psicosociali e clinici. p. 181-196, MILANO:Raffaello Cortina

 

FOSSATI, A., DONATI, D., DONINI, M., MAFFEI C, C. (2001). Aspetti psicologici nella terapia della depressione. In: IN G. RACAGNI E L. SALA. Sindromi depressive dopo infarto miocardico acuto. p. 115-124

 

FOSSATI, A., DONATI, D., DONINI, M., MAFFEI C, C. (2001). Strumenti diagnostici per la depressione. In: IN G. RACAGNI E L. SALA EDS.. Sindromi depressive dopo infarto miocardico acuto. p. 59-68

 

MAFFEI C (2008). BORDERLINE. STRUTTURA, CATEGORIA, DIMENSIONE. MILANO:Raffaello Cortina, ISBN: 978-88-6030-154-3

 

MAFFEI C, C., BATTAGLIA, M., FOSSATI, A. (2002). Personalità, sviluppo e psicopatologia. Roma-Bari:Laterza

 

MONARI, M., FOSSATI, A., VALENTINI, R., BALBONI, B., BAUDANZA, P., DRUDI, M., LUPI, G., MAOJOCCHI, M.M., TRAGNI, M., VILLANEDI, F., VISMARA, F., BERTI CERONI, F., ROSSI, N., MAFFEI C, C. (2001). Stili di attaccamento adulto e disturbi di personalità in un campione di pazienti psichiatrici ambulatoriali. vol. CXXV, p. 140-149.