Andrea Dotti (psychiatrist)

Andrea Dotti
Dotti and Audrey Hepburn
Born	Andrea Paolo Mario Dotti (1938-03-18)18 March 1938
Died	30 September 2007(2007-09-30) (aged 69) Rome, Italy
Spouse	Audrey Hepburn ​ ​ (m. 1969;div. 1982)​
Children	Luca Dotti

Andrea Paolo Mario Dotti was an Italian psychiatrist-neurologist and the second husband of Audrey Hepburn from 1969 to 1982. ^[1]

Biography

Dotti was a full professor of psychiatry at the Sapienza University of Rome. He was known for his research and clinical work on eating disorders (bulimia and anorexia nervosa), ^{[2] [3] [4]} cyclothymic disorders, ^[5] and pharmacological therapy in psychiatry, ^{[6] [7]} the latter being the subject of a successful treatise with Gian Carlo Reda ^[8] and the pharmacological therapy section in the Italian Treatise of Psychiatry by Cassano and Pancheri.

Dotti came from a wealthy aristocratic family and was a friend or relative of some well-known figures in art and finance. Dotti met Hepburn in June 1968 on a cruise aboard a yacht owned by an Italian socialite. ^{[9] [10]} They married on 18 January 1969. Dotti had one child with Hepburn, a son named Luca, born on 8 February 1970. ^[1]

Dotti and Hepburn were married for 12 years. Much of the marriage was tumultuous due to Dotti's affairs with younger women. Hepburn stayed with Dotti as long as possible for the sake of her sons. However, the couple divorced in 1982. ^{[1] [10]}

Dotti died in Rome on 30 September 2007 after complications from a bowel operation. ^[11]

In 2015, his son Luca Dotti and his step-son Sean Hepburn Ferrer launched a legal feud regarding their mother's estate. ^[12]

References

1. Morgan Evans (16 June 2017). "A Timeline of Audrey Hepburn's Hollywood Love Stories". harpersbazaar.com. Harper's Bazaar. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
2. Dotti A, Antonini L, De Rosa C (1977). "[Pickwickian syndrome]". Minerva Med. 68: 3391–6. PMID   927715.
3. Dotti A, Fioravanti M, Balotta M, Tozzi F, Cannella C, Lazzari R (2002). "Eating behavior of ballet dancers". Eat Weight Disord. 7: 60–7. doi:10.1007/BF03354431. PMID   11930986.
4. Dotti A, Lazzari R (1998). "Validation and reliability of the Italian EAT-26". Eat Weight Disord. 3: 188–94. doi:10.1007/BF03340009. PMID   10728170.
5. Rubino IA, Dotti A, Greco E, Zanna V, Fieramonti E, Ciani N (1995). "Styles of regulation in the bipolar spectrum". Percept Mot Skills. 81: 419–28. doi:10.1177/003151259508100212. PMID   8570335.
6. Dotti A, Lostia O, Rubino IA, Bersant G, Carilli L, Zorreta D (1981). "The prolactin response in patients receiving neuroleptic therapy. The effect of fluphenazine decanoate". Prog Neuropsychopharmacol. 5: 69–77. doi:10.1016/0364-7722(81)90007-2. PMID   7280130.
7. Magnatta R, Spallone L, Camagna A, Reda G, Bersani G, Dotti A, Lauro R (1980). "[Circadian behavior of plasma testosterone and gonadotropins during hyperprolactinemia induced by administration of fluphenazine decanoate]". Clin Ter. 92: 469–75. PMID   7449324.
8. Gian Carlo Reda e Andrea Dotti, Manuale di psicofarmacologia, Roma : Il pensiero scientifico, 1974, pp. XI, 230
9. (6 January 1969). "Hepburn is engaged to Italian psychiatrist", The Globe and Mail ; Toronto, p. 15.
10. People Staff (1 January 1993). "The Private Audrey (Archive)". people.com. People. Retrieved 23 Feb 2023.
11. "Tweede echtgenoot Audrey Hepburn overleden" [Audrey Hepburn's second husband dies]. De Telegraaf (in Dutch). Amsterdam. October 2, 2007. Archived from the original on 2017-09-26. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
12. "SONS BATTLE IT OUT Over Glittery Clothes And Fancy Hats". TMZ. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2024.