Pasquale Caponnetto received his degree in psychology (clinical and community) in 2001 at La Sapienza University of Rome and his PhD in health science at the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Stirling (UK). He specialized in relational psychotherapy at the Italian Institute of Relational Psychotherapy, Rome (recognized by the MIUR). He has carried out clinical and research activities at rehabilitation clinics affiliated with the NHS for the treatment and research of serious mental illness, clinical and research activities at the NHS for victims of domestic violence, family counseling, psychological support during the COVID pandemic, and services for the treatment and prevention of addictions and eating disorders in adolescents and adults. At the University of Catania from 2009 to 2017, he worked as a research fellow to coordinate the activities of an integrated psychobehavioural research project dedicated to smokers with diabetes. Since then, he has continuously carried out his research at the University of Catania, studying the psychological and psychopathological components emerging in the different research projects managed by the Center of Excellence for the acceleration of Harm Reduction (Coehar). Since 2025, he has held the position of Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology at University of Catania. He has published over 178 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals and received over 5300 citations.