Prof. Paolo Valerio

  • University of Naples Federico II

Professional Experience

2018 – now: Honorary Professor in Clinical Psychology, University of Naples Federico II (Italy)
2018 – now: Honorary President of the Center for Active and Integrated Inclusion of Students (SInAPSi), University of Naples Federico II (Italy)
2013 – now: President of ONIG (Italian equivalent of WPATH – World Professional Association for Transgender Health)
2010-2018: Director of the Center for Active and Integrated Inclusion of Students (SInAPSi), University of Naples Federico II (Italy)
2001-2018: Full Professor in Clinical Psychology, University of Naples Federico II (Italy)
1989-2018: Director of the Complex Operative Unit of Clinical Psychology (Public Hospital of Naples Federico II, Italy

Expertise and Research Interests

Minority stress in LGBTQ+ people
Transgender and gender diverse health
Clinical psychology
Psychoanalysis

Selected Publications

Esposito G., Scandurra C., Freda M.F., Pepicelli G., Valerio P., & Vitelli R. (2022). Qualities of mentalization and perception of parental mirroring in a group of Italian transgender people: An empirical study. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 39(1), 59–68. DOI:10.1037/pap0000388

Scandurra C., Mezza F., Esposito C., Vitelli R., Maldonato N.M., Bochicchio V., Chiodi A., Giami A., Valerio P., & Amodeo A.L. (2022). Online sexual activities in Italian older adults: The role of gender identity, sexual orientation, and permissiveness. Sexuality Research & Social Policy, 19(1), 248–263. DOI:10.1007/s13178-021-00538-1

Scandurra C., Mezza F., Maldonato N.M., Bottone M., Bochicchio V., Valerio P., & Vitelli R. (2019). Health of non-binary and genderqueer people: A systematic review. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 1453. DOI:10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01453