Michele Tansella (2 October 1942 – 1 March 2015) was an Italian psychiatrist known for his work in epidemiological psychiatry. He was the founding

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of the

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'' Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences'', which he founded in 1992 under the name ''Epidemiologia e Psichiatria Sociale''.

Education and career

Tansella received his M.D. from the

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in 1966, after which he began working at the Mario Negri Institute in

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. He later moved to the

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, where he met Michael Shepherd, whom he later considered his mentor. In the early 1970s, he began teaching in the Institute of Psychiatry at the

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Michele Tansella Award

After his death, the

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established the Michele Tansella Award in his memory by the Association's Sections on Epidemiology and Public Health. The award is given to epidemiology/psychiatry researchers early in their careers.

References

External links

Michele Tansella Award
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tansella, Michele 1942 births 2015 deaths Academic journal editors Italian psychiatrists University of Bari alumni Academic staff of the University of Verona Academics of King's College London