Dr Luca Di Benedetto
Visiting Researcher
Biography
Dr Luca Di Benedetto is a Psychiatry resident at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Rome and Visiting Researcher at the StressLab at King’s College of London.
Throughout his residency's specialisation programme, he has focused primarily on clinical aspects of mood disorders and adolescent psychiatry. This has enabled him to contribute to several research projects, with a particular emphasis on depression (including DAT scan imaging), bipolar disorder, lithium treatment, psychoncology and child and adolescent psychopathology.
At King’s College London, his work is focused on the genetic implications of mood stabilizers and antipsychotics treatment.
Research
StressLab: Decoding the Science of Stress
Early life stress is a well-known risk factor for developing severe mental disorders, but the mechanisms linking stress exposure to mental disorders are not clear, which is what Monica’s team is investigating.
Research
StressLab: Decoding the Science of Stress
Early life stress is a well-known risk factor for developing severe mental disorders, but the mechanisms linking stress exposure to mental disorders are not clear, which is what Monica’s team is investigating.