Education

Medical Doctor degree, University of Milan, 1985

Current position

Associate Chief, Division of Child & Youth Mental Health, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Toronto, and Associate Professor of Psychiatry, the University of Toronto, Canada.

Publications

1. Battaglia, M., Touchette, E., Garon-Carrier, G., Dionne, G., Cote, S. M., Vitaro, F., Tremblay, R. E. and Boivin, M. (2015). Distinct trajectories of separation anxiety in the preschool years: persistence at school entry and early-life associated factors. J Child Psychol Psychiatry.
   
2. Battaglia, M., Ogliari, A., D'Amato, F. and Kinkead, R. (2014). Early-life risk factors for panic and separation anxiety disorder: insights and outstanding questions arising from human and animal studies of CO₂ sensitivity. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 46 Pt 3: 455-464.
   
3. Battaglia, M., Pesenti-Gritti, P., Medland, S. E., Ogliari, A., Tambs, K. and Spatola, C. A. (2009). A genetically informed study of the association between childhood separation anxiety, sensitivity to CO(2), panic disorder, and the effect of childhood parental loss. Arch Gen Psychiatry 66(1): 64-71.
   
4. Battaglia, M., Ogliari, A., Zanoni, A., Citterio, A., Pozzoli, U., Giorda, R., Maffei, C. and Marino, C. (2005). Influence of the serotonin transporter promoter gene and shyness on children's cerebral responses to facial expressions. Arch Gen Psychiatry 62(1): 85-94.
   
5. Battaglia, M., Bertella, S., Ogliari, A., Bellodi, L. and Smeraldi, E. (2001). Modulation by muscarinic antagonists of the response to carbon dioxide challenge in panic disorder. Arch Gen Psychiatry 58(2): 114-119.