The 'Lucio Bini' Center of New York

The 'Lucio Bini' Center of New York was founded in 1991 by Dr. Gianni Faedda, its current Director.
The 'Lucio Bini' Center of Rome was founded by Dr. Athanasios Koukopoulos in 1975.
The 'Lucio Bini' Center of Cagliari was founded in 1977 by Dr. Leonardo Tondo, the current Director, and is now a Stanley Foundation International Research Center.

The Centers are named after Prof. Lucio Bini (Rome 1908-1964), Dr. Koukopoulos' mentor.
Profs. Bini and Cerletti, former Chairman of the Deparment of Neurology and Psychiatry at the University of Rome, discovered the efficacy of Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in 1938 and were nominated for the Nobel Prize.

The three Centers are independent associations of Psychiatrists, Psychologists and other mental health professionals dedicated to the 'prevention and treatment of Depression, Mood and Anxiety Disorders'.