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The Research Unit of the Servizio di Psicologia Medica at the Institute of Psychiatry of the University of Verona, 1980–1991

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

M. Tansella
M. Tansella*
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, University of Verona, Italy
*
1Address for correspondence: Professor M. Tansella, Servizio di Psicologia Medica, Istituto di Psichiatria, Ospedale Policlinico, 37134, Verona, Italy.
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Synopsis

There has been an adult psychiatry research group within the Institute of Psychiatry of the University of Verona since 1970. However, in 1980, the University of Verona established a Chair in Medical Psychology and since that time a separate department gradually developed. This department, primarily devoted to epidemiological studies in mental health and to teaching activities, was later involved also in clinical work and was officially recognized by the Regional Health Department and by the Local Socio Health authorities (ULSS No. 25, Verona), as Servizio di Psicologia Medica. They provided additional financial support and new infrastructures not only for its clinical activities but also for research carried out in its Research Unit.

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Research Report
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Psychological Medicine , Volume 23 , Issue 1 , February 1993 , pp. 239 - 247
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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