title: Giuseppe Pasta (1742-1823): protophysician and pioneer of psychological studies in the medical field.
abstract: Giuseppe Pasta was a pioneer of psychological support in physical disease. Born in Bergamo, Italy, he was a cousin of the physician Andrea Pasta who was a pupil of Giovanni Battista Morgagni. Giuseppe's cultural and clinical resources were the teachings of Francesco Redi's medical school in Tuscany. This paper discusses the courage and philosophical tolerance of disease and the etiquette of the physician.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology, Section of Psychology, Faculty of School of Medicine, University of Milan, Via Tommaso Pini 1, 20123 Milan, Italy. carlo.clerici@unimi.it
authors.forename: Carlo Alfredo
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Clerici
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Veneroni
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Poli
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000266:history; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000266:history*; D011037:Poetry as Topic / Q000266:history; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000266:history; D011584:Psychology / Q000266:history*