Background
Leo, Diego De was born on July 11, 1951 in Rovigo, Veneto, Italy. Son of Vittorio and Bianca (Galli) De Leo.
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Diego De Leo
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Doctor of Medicine, U. Padua, Italy, 1977; specialist in psychiatry, U. Padua, Italy, 1981; Doctor of Philosophy in Social and Behavioral Sciences, U. Leiden, The Netherlands, 1988.
Career
From assistant professor psychiatry to acting professor psychiatry, U. Padua, 1980-1990;
acting professor mental hygiene, U. Padua, since 1995;
head of psychogeriatric service, U. Padua, since 1989;
head of suicide unit, U. Padua, since 1992. Guest professor psychopathology U. Leiden, since 1993. Consultant geriatric psychiatry Alzheimer Clinic, Fate Benefratelli Hospital, Brescia, Italy, since 1990, Ministry Public Health, Rome, 1994-1995.
Temporary advisor for suicide, geriatric psychiatry, quality of life and care World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, since 1988. Director World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Suicide Prevention, since 1997;professor mental hygiene, director Australian Institute for Research and Preventionof Suicide, since 1998.
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Membership
President Interact, Rovigo, 1967-1970. Member Rotaract, Rovigo, 1971-1973, Junior Chamber International, Padua, 1983-1991. Lieutenant Italian Army, 1979-1980.
Member Italian Association for Suicide Prevention (president since 1993), International Academy for Suicide Research (founder, president since 1995), International Association for Suicide Prevention (national representative since 1985, Stengel award 1991, board directors since 1997, vice president since 1997).
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Married Cristina Maria Trevisan, July 27, 1985. Children: Nicola Ludovico, Vittorio Mattia.
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