Job Title
Professor (Clinical)
Department
WMS - Health Sciences
Research Interests
My research focuses on harnessing the power of positive social relationships and reducing social isolation of people with mental health conditions in order to improve their mental health and quality of life.
My ongoing projects focus on: a) Improving social networks and quality of life of people with psychosis (SCENE); b) developing and implementing a peer support programme for family members and friends of people treated under the Mental Health Act (OPAL); c) improving access and experience of care of people from minority ethnic groups (ARIADNE); d) testing a brief psychological intervention to reduce self-harm (ASSURED project). I have recently completed projects aimed to improve experience and outcomes of involuntary treatment, identify effective and implementable ways of involving family and friends in acute mental health treatment and assessing alternative models of mental health care provision at a mental health system level.
I am also involved in collaborative work with the World Health Organisation and I contributed to the development of a health evidence network review, and a technical guidance on mental health care for refugees and migrants.
Biography
I was born in Naples (Italy) and obtained my medical degree, specialisation in psychiatry and PhD at the University of Naples SUN (currently University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli").
I have moved to England in 2012 and worked at East London NHS Foundation Trust as Consultant Psychiatrist and Senior research Fellow, accruing experience and expertise in research in social psychiatry at the Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry of the Queen Mary University of London.
I have joined the Warwick Medical School and the University of Warwick in November 2019.
- Calissano, Federica, Denicke-Polcher, Sandra, Giacco, Domenico, Haenschel, Corinna, 2023. Participatory architecture workshops with asylum seekers and local people : experiences from the Crossing Cultures project in Southern Italy. Health Education Journal, 82 (1), pp. 95-107
- Ngamaba, Kayonda Hubert, Webber, Martin, Xanthopoulou, Penny, Chevalier, Agnes, Giacco, Domenico, 2023. Participation in leisure activities and quality of life of people with psychosis in England : a multi-site cross-sectional study. Annals of General Psychiatry, 22 (1)
- Giacco, Domenico, 2023. Loneliness and mood disorders : consequence, cause and/or unholy alliance?. Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 36 (1), pp. 47-53
- Winsper, Catherine, Bhattacharya, Rahul, Bhui, Kamaldeep, Currie, Graeme, Edge, Dawn, Ellard, David R., Franklin, Donna, Gill, Paramjit S., Gilbert, Steve, Miller, Robin, Motala, Zahra, Pinfold, Vanessa, Sandhu, Harbinder, Singh, Swaran P., Weich, Scott, Giacco, Domenico, 2023. Improving mental healthcare access and experience for people from minority ethnic groups : an England-wide multisite experience-based codesign (EBCD) study. BMJ Mental Health, 26 (1)
- 'Giacco, Domenico, 'Kirkbride, James B., 'Ermakova, Anna O., 'Webber, Martin, 'Xanthopoulou, Penny, 'Priebe, Stefan, 2022. 'Neighbourhood characteristics and social isolation of people with psychosis : a multi-site cross-sectional study. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 57, pp. 1907-1915
- 'Xanthopoulou, Penny D., 'Mbanu, Jennifer, 'Chevalier, Agnes, 'Webber, Martin, 'Giacco, Domenico, 2022. 'Social isolation and psychosis : perspectives from people with psychosis, family caregivers and mental health professionals. Community Mental Health Journal, 58, pp. 1338-1345
- Tee, Helena, Chevalier, Agnes, Webber, Martin, Xanthopoulou, Penny, Priebe, Stefan, Giacco, Domenico, 2022. Who wants more social contacts? A cross-sectional study of people with psychotic disorders in England. Schizophrenia Research, 240, pp. 46-51
- Valenti, Emanuele, Giacco, Domenico, 2022. Persuasion or coercion? An empirical ethics analysis about the use of influence strategies in mental health community care. BMC Health Services Research, 22 (1)
- Giacco, Domenico, 2022. Tackling social isolation in people with psychosis : promising developments but need for conceptual clarity. Journal of Mental Health, 31 (3), pp. 297-301
- Singh, Swaran P., Mohan, Mohapradeep, Giacco, Domenico, Singh, Swaran P., Mohan, Mohapradeep, Giacco, Domenico, 2021. Psychosocial interventions for people with a first episode psychosis : between tradition and innovation. Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 34 (5), pp. 460-466
- 'Singh, Swaran P., 'Mohan, Mohapradeep, 'Giacco, Domenico, 2021. 'Psychosocial interventions for people with a first episode psychosis : between tradition and innovation. Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 34 (5), pp. 460-466
- Donaghy, Jade, Buhagiar, Kurt, Xanthopoulou, Penny, Ngamaba, Kayonda, Priebe, Stefan, Giacco, Domenico, 2021. Routine participation in sports and fitness activities among out-patients with psychotic disorders : a multi-site cross-sectional survey in England. Mental Health and Physical Activity, 20
- Anderson, Kimberley, Giacco, Domenico, Bird, Victoria, Bauer, Michael, Pfennig, Andrea, Lasalvia, Antonio, Ruggeri, Mirella, Lorant, Vincent, Nicaise, Pablo, Moskalewicz, Jacek, Welbel, Marta, Priebe, Stefan, 2021. Do outcomes of psychiatric hospital treatment differ for migrants and non-migrants?. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 56, pp. 1957-1965
- Conneely, Maev, McNamee, Philip, Gupta, Veenu, Richardson, John, Priebe, Stefan, Jones, Janelle M., Giacco, Domenico, 2021. Understanding identity changes in psychosis : a systematic review and narrative synthesis. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 47 (2), pp. 309-322
- Giacco, Domenico, Chevalier, Agnes, Patterson, Megan, Hamborg, Thomas, Mortimer, Rianna, Feng, Yan, Webber, Martin, Xanthopoulou, Penny, Priebe, Stefan, 2021. Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a structured social coaching intervention for people with psychosis (SCENE): protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 11 (12)
- Bird, Victoria, Miglietta, Elisabetta, Giacco, Domenico, Bauer, Michael, Greenberg, Lauren, Lorant, Vincent, Moskalewicz, Jacek, Nicaise, Pablo, Pfennig, Andrea, Ruggeri, Mirella, Welbel, Marta, Priebe, Stefan, 2020. Factors associated with satisfaction of inpatient psychiatric care : a cross country comparison. Psychological Medicine, 50 (2), pp. 284-292
- Buhagiar, Kurt, Templeton, Georgia, Blyth, Henrietta, Dey, Mrinalini, Giacco, Domenico, 2020. Mortality risk from long-term treatment with antipsychotic polypharmacy vs monotherapy among adults with serious mental illness : a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. Schizophrenia Research, 223, pp. 18-28
- Petkari, Eleni, Giacco, Domenico, Priebe, Stefan, 2020. Factorial structure of the Manchester short assessment of quality of life in patients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders. Quality of Life Research, 29, pp. 833-841
- Appleton, Rebecca, Mughal, Faraz, Giacco, Domenico, Tuomainen, Helena, Winsper, Catherine, Singh, Swaran P., 2020. New models of care in general practice for the youth mental health transition boundary. BJGP Open, 4 (5)
- Giacco, Domenico, Bird, V. J., Ahmad, T., Bauer, M., Lasalvia, A., Lorant, V., Miglietta, E., Moskalewicz, J., Nicaise, P., Pfennig, A., Welbel, M., Priebe, S., 2020. The same or different psychiatrists for in- and out-patient treatment? a multi-country natural experiment. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 29, pp. 1-9
- Klingemann, Justyna, Welbel, Marta, Priebe, Stefan, Giacco, Domenico, Matanov, Aleksandra, Lorant, Vincent, Bourmorck, Delphine, Soltmann, Bettina, Pfeiffer, Steffi, Miglietta, Elisabetta, Ruggeri, Mirella, Moskalewicz, Jacek, 2020. Personal continuity versus specialisation of care approaches in mental healthcare : experiences of patients and clinicians?results of the qualitative study in five European countries. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 55, pp. 205-216
- Smith, Pierre, Nicaise, Pablo, Giacco, Domenico, Bird, Victoria jane, Bauer, Michael, Ruggeri, Mirella, Welbel, Marta, Pfennig, Andrea, Lasalvia, Antonio, Moskalewicz, Jacek, Priebe, Stefan, Lorant, Vincent, 2019. Predictors of personal continuity of care of patients with severe mental illness : a comparison across five European countries. European Psychiatry, 56 (1), pp. 69-74
- Burn, Erin, Conneely, Maev, Leverton, Monica, Giacco, Domenico, 2019. Giving patients choices during involuntary admission : a new intervention. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 10
- Jakubowska, Agnieszka, Kaselionyte, Justina, Priebe, Stefan, Giacco, Domenico, 2019. Internet use for social interaction by people with psychosis : a systematic review. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 22 (5), pp. 336-343
- Priebe, Stefan, Fung, Catherine, Sajun, Sana Z., Alinaitwe, Racheal, Giacco, Domenico, Gómez-Restrepo, Carlos, Kulenovic, Alma D?ubur, Nakasujja, Noeline, Ramírez, Sandra Milena, Slatina, Sabina, Sewankambo, Nelson K., Sikira, Hana, Uribe, Miguel, Bird, Victoria Jane, 2019. Resource-oriented interventions for patients with severe mental illnesses in low- and middle-income countries : trials in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Colombia and Uganda. BMC Psychiatry, 19
- Kaselionyte, Justina, Conneely, Maev, Giacco, Domenico, 2019. ?It's a matter of building bridges?? ? feasibility of a carer involvement intervention for inpatients with severe mental illness. BMC Psychiatry, 19
- Giacco, Domenico, 2019. Identifying the critical time points for mental health of asylum seekers and refugees in high-income countries. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 29, pp. 1-10
- Curwen, Adrian, Fernandes, Jane, Howison, Rachael, Binfield, Paul, Rohricht, Frank, Giacco, Domenico, 2019. Exploring experiences of people participation activities in a British national health service trust : a service user-led research project. Research Involvement and Engagement, 5
- Dimitri, Giorgia, Giacco, Domenico, Bauer, Michael, Bird, Victoria Jane, Greenberg, Lauren, Lasalvia, Antonio, Lorant, Vincent, Moskalewicz, Jacek, Nicaise, Pablo, Pfennig, Andrea, Ruggeri, Mirella, Welbel, Marta, Priebe, Stefan, 2018. Predictors of length of stay in psychiatric inpatient units : does their effect vary across countries?. European Psychiatry, 48 (1), pp. 6-12
- Thomsen, C. T., Benros, M. E., Maltesen, T., Hastrup, L. H., Andersen, P. K., Giacco, Domenico, Nordentoft, M., 2018. Patient-controlled hospital admission for patients with severe mental disorders : a nationwide prospective multicentre study. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 137 (4), pp. 355-363
- Bird, V.J., Giacco, Domenico, Nicaise, P., Pfennig, A., Lasalvia, A., Welbel, M., Priebe, S., 2018. In-patient treatment in functional and sectorised care : patient satisfaction and length of stay. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 212 (2), pp. 81-87
- Giacco, Domenico, Conneely, Maev, Masoud, Tumseela, Burn, Erin, Priebe, Stefan, 2018. Interventions for involuntary psychiatric inpatients : a systematic review. European Psychiatry, 54, pp. 41-50
- Giacco, Domenico, Mavromara, Liza, Gamblen, Jennifer, Conneely, Maev, Priebe, Stefan, 2018. Shared decision-making with involuntary hospital patients : a qualitative study of barriers and facilitators. BJPsych Open, 4 (3), pp. 113-118
- Giacco, Domenico, Laxhman, Neelam, Priebe, Stefan, 2018. Prevalence of and risk factors for mental disorders in refugees. Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology, 77, pp. 144-152
- Priebe, Stefan, Omer, Serif, Giacco, Domenico, Slade, Mike, 2014. Resource-oriented therapeutic models in psychiatry : conceptual review. British Journal of Psychiatry, 204 (4), pp. 256-261
| Title | Funder | Award start | Award end |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRC Mental Health Platform Hubs - Lead by QMUL:Building recovery and resilience in severe mental illness: Leveraging the role of social determinants in illness trajectories and interventions | MRC | 01 Apr 2024 | 31 Mar 2029 |
| Addressing socio-technical limitations of LLMs for medical and social computing - Responsible AI Keystone | EPSRC | 01 May 2024 | 31 Mar 2028 |
| MRC GACD: ISOBAR: Implementing Early Mental & Physical Health Detection & Support: Promoting a Whole-School Approach to Health & Well-being | MRC | 02 Oct 2023 | 01 Oct 2027 |
| High-quality Mental Capacity Act assessments for Everyone: improving Leadership, assessment Procedures, and patient Support (HELPS) (NIHR HSDR Stage 2) | National Institute for Health Research (NIHR DoH) | 01 Sept 2023 | 28 Feb 2026 |
| MRC PHIND Reducing university student loneliness by supporting social connectedness via the 'LunchChat' app with a peer promotion element | Medical Research Council (MRC) | 01 Jun 2024 | 31 May 2025 |
| NIHR PGfAR via East London NHS Foundation Trust - ASSURED project - to develop and test a new intervention for people who present in Emergency Departments who have harmed themselves or have thoughts of ending their life. | National Institute for Health Research (DoH) | 01 Nov 2019 | 30 Apr 2025 |
| NIHR PGfAR via East London NHS Foundation Trust - SCENE - Improving quality of life and health outcomes of patients with psychosis through a new structures intervention for expanding social networks. | National Institute for Health Research (DoH) | 01 Nov 2019 | 31 Dec 2024 |
| Costed extension to Ideate 64272: NIHR PGfAR via East London NHS Foundation Trust - SCENE - Improving quality of life and health outcomes of patients with psychosis through a new structures intervention for expanding social networks | National Institute for Health Research (NIHR DoH) | 01 Dec 2022 | 14 Apr 2024 |
| NIHR PRP: One-to-one Peer support for family members and friends of patients treated under the mentAL health act (OPAL)", | National Institute for Health Research (NIHR DoH) | 01 Jun 2021 | 30 Nov 2023 |
| ARIADNE_3 months extension: Linked to award on IDEATE 68892 | National Institute for Health Research (NIHR DoH) | 14 May 2022 | 13 Aug 2022 |
| AddRessing the ImpAct of coviD-19 paNdEmic on the access to and experience of mental health care of people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups (ARIADNE) - NIHR PRP St2 (Stage 1: 68108) | National Institute for Health Research (NIHR DoH) | 14 May 2021 | 13 May 2022 |