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I am pleased to extend a welcome to all those who have an interest in mental health and/or addiction. The International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction (IJMA) is a forum for researchers, clinicians, policy specialists, educators, community workers, advocates, and stakeholders. IJMA is intended to be a vehicle for an ongoing dialogue about any issues that fall within the area of mental health and addiction. Our journal covers areas in psychology, sociology, anthropology, criminology, public health, history, law, literature, and other fields pertaining to mental health and addiction.
Masood Zangeneh
Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction (IJMA)
editor-in-chief@ijma-journal.com
The International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction offers a forum for up-to-date information and developments in mental health and addiction-related research, policy, phenomenology, literature, and treatment. Through publishing high-quality peer-reviewed articles, it is our aim to seek and lead an international debate on mental health and addiction-related issues, and to help make sense of how mental health and addiction affect individuals and communities.
Beginning in 2006, The IJMA Journal will be published by Springer on a quarterly basis. We welcome the submission of articles for publication in the IJMA Journal by researchers, clinicians, educators, frontline workers, other allied health professionals and community stakeholders.
Prof. Max Abbott, Ph.D.
Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean
Faculty of Health & Environmental Sciences
Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
E-mail: max.abbott@aut.ac.nz
James M. Stevenson, M.D.
Professor and Chair
West Virginia University School of Medicine
Department of Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
West Virginia, U.S.A.
E-mail: jstevenson@hsc.wvu.edu
Ahmed Sayed Aboraya, M.D., Dr. PH
Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry,
West Virginia University School of Medicine.
Director of World Health Organization (WHO) SCAN,
Training and Reference Center
E-mail: aaboraya@hsc.wvu.edu; aboraya@adelphia.net
The Editorial Advisory Board is responsible for (a) advising the Editor-in-Chief on various issues of editorial and administrative policy; (b) providing input and guidance into editorial components and the overall direction for the Journal; and (c) reviewing submitted articles (if relevant).
Ahmed Sayed Aboraya, M.D., Dr. PH
Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry,
West Virginia University School of Medicine.
Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) SCAN,
Training and Reference Center
E-mail: aaboraya@hsc.wvu.edu; aboraya@adelphia.net
Prof. Alex Blaszczynski, Ph.D., MAPSs
School of Psychology,
University of Sydney, Australia,
Head, Dept. of Medical Psychology,
Westmed Hospital, Westmead, Australia
E-mail: alexb@psych.usyd.edu.au
Robert Grunfeld, M.A.
Managing Editor, PAS e-Publishing Service
Professional Advanced Services in Mental Health & Addiction, Canada
E-mail: managing-editor@pasinfo.net
Lin Lu, M.D.
Director, National Institute on Drug Dependence, China,
Professor of Department of Psychiatry and Pharmacology, Peking University
E-mail: linlu@bjmu.edu.cn
Prof. Graham Martin, M.D., FRANZCP
Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,
University of Queensland Mental Health Centre,
Royal Brisbane Hospital
Editor-in-Chief, The Australian eJournal for the Advancement of Mental Health
E-mail: g.martin@uq.edu.au
Website: [ click here ]
Prof. M.R. Mohammadi, M.D.
Director of the National Research Center of Medical Sciences,
Head of the Department of Psychiatry,
Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
E-mail: mohammadi@nrcms.ir; mrmohammadi@yahoo.com
Keis Ohtsuka, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology
Victoria University, Australia
E-mail: keis.ohtsuka@vu.edu.au
Website: [ click here ]
Prof. Olabisi Odejide, M.D.
Professor, Ibadan University
Unit Director, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) / Drug Demand Reduction
Nigeria
E-mail: odejideolabisi@yahoo.com
Prof. C.R. Stones, Ph.D.
Head of the Department of Psychology,
Rhodes University, South Africa
E-mail: c.stones@ru.ac.za
Website: [ click here ]
Neal Adams, M.D., M.P.H.
Medical Director / Adult Services
California Department of Mental Health, USA
E-mail: nadamsmd@pacbell.net
Area(s) of expertise: Psychiatry; Neurology.
Samir Al-Adawi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
E-mail: jimbo@omantel.net.om
Area(s) of expertise: Bereavement; Eating disorders; Cultural understanding of non-communicable diseases; Transcultural psychology and psychiatry.
Christy L. Beaudin, Ph.D., MSW, CPHQ
Corporate Director, PacifiCare Behavioral Health, USA
E-mail: christy.beaudin@phs.com
Area(s) of expertise: Quality improvement; Process improvement; Behavioral health programs and services; Outcomes management and HIV/AIDS.
Maria Bellringer, Hons.B.Sc., Ph.D., PGDipHSc (Mental Health)
Co-ordinator, Gambling Research Centre, National Institute
for Public Health and Mental Health Research
Faculty of Health, Auckland University of Technology
E-mail: maria.bellringer@aut.ac.nz
Area(s) of expertise: Problem gambling; Safety evaluation of novel pharmaceuticals.
Jennifer Borrell, MSS
Consultant, Australia
E-mail: j.borrell@optusnet.net.au
Area(s) of expertise: Problem gambling research and consultancy; Research methodology; Policy; Cultural phenomenology.
Ann M. Boughtin, MPA
Ann Boughtin & Associates, President, USA
E-mail: aboughtin@comcast.net
Area(s) of expertise: Mental health administration; Mental health marketing; Mental health consultation and business development.
Sol Boxenbaum
CEO, Viva Consulting Family Life Inc., Canada
E-mail: sol@vivaconsulting.com
Website: http://www.vivaconsulting.com
Area(s) of expertise: Problem gambling; Consumer advocacy.
Andrea Judith Brebner, M.A.
E-mail: andreabrebner@hotmail.com
Area(s) of expertise: Problem gambling; Counselling; Cognitive-behavioral therapy; Graded exposeure therapy.
Prof. Cecilia L.W. Chan
Unit Manager, North Region
Director, Centre on Behavioral Health,
Professor, Department of Social Work and Social Administration
University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
E-mail: cecichan@hku.hk
Website: http://cbh.hku.hk/
Gerry Cooper, Ed.D.
Unit Manager, North Region
Education and Health Promotion,
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada
E-mail: gerry_cooper@camh.net
Area(s) of expertise: Computer-mediated communication; Online assistance; Online gambling.
Prof. Judith Daniluk, Ph.D.
Department of Educational and Counselling,
Psychology and Special Education,
UBC Faculty of Education,
University of British Columbia, Canada
E-mail: danilukj@interchange.ubc.ca
Area(s) of expertise: Sexual development and reproductive health of women; Voluntary and involuntary childlessness; Clinical supervision; Developmental transitions in adult life.
Ruth DeSouza
Centre Co-ordinator/Senior Research Fellow
Centre for Asian and Migrant Health Research
Auckland University of Technology
E-mail: ruth.desouza@aut.ac.nz
Area(s) of expertise: Culture and mental health; Research methodology; Maternal mental health; Adult education; Community mental health; Education and training of the mental health work force; Women and mental health; Depression; Role of NGOs; Cultural safety/competence.
Website: http://www.wairua.com/ruth/
James Doughney, Ph.D.
Work and Economic Policy Research Unit,
Victoria University of Technology, Australia
E-mail: james.doughney@vu.edu.au
Area(s) of expertise: Labour issues research, including industrial relations; Problems of economic and social well-being; Socio-economic and demographic analysis; Ethics and the history and philosophy of economics; Socio-economic impact of gambling.
Alireza Ebrahimian, Psy.D., C.Psych
Psychologist
Toronto Western Hospital, Canada
E-mail: ebrahimian@yahoo.com
Area(s) of expertise: Neuropsychological assessments and rehabilitation psychology.
Prof. Ann Edwards, Ph.D.
Director, Psychology Clinic
Rhodes University, South Africa
E-mail: a.edwards@ru.ac.za
Area(s) of expertise: Neuropsychology; Normative data, including socio-cultural, gender and age-related influences on psychometric tests.
Ardith Ekdahl
Research Associate, Clinical Research Unit
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada
E-mail: ardith_ekdahl@camh.net
Prof. Anselm Eldergill, Ph.D.
Solicitors Chambers, Lawyer
University of Northumbria, School of Law
E-mail: medicolegal@email.com
Website: http://www.mentalhealthlawyers.com/
Area(s) of expertise: Mental health law; Ethics; Mental health policy.
Susana Ferrucci, M.A.
Therapist, TriCounty Addiction Services, Canada
E-mail: ferrucci@tricas.on.ca
Website: http://www.tricas.on.ca/
Area(s) of expertise: Cross-cultural mental health and addiction.
Prof. Abdullah Fido, M.D.
Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine,
Kuwait University, Kuwait
E-mail: fido@hsc.edu.kw
Area(s) of expertise: Forensic psychiatry; Biological psychiatry; Autism.
Timothy W. Fong, M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor, UCLA-NPI
Co-Director, UCLA Gambling Studies Program
E-mail: tfong@mednet.ucla.edu
Website: http://www.npi.ucla.edu/center/gambling/index.html
Area(s) of expertise: Pathological Gambling: primarily neuroscience, treatment and policy-related topics; Impulse Control Disorders: compulsive shopping and compulsive sexual behaviors; Substance Abuse: treatment of dual diagnosis, buprenorphine, and pharmacological management of drug addiction.
Warren E. Foote, Jr., Ph.D.
Senior Psychologist, Massachusetts General Hospital,
Adjunct Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA
E-mail: warren.foote@bhs.org
Area(s) of expertise: Neurophysiology.
J. Roy Gillis, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Editor, Canadian Online Journal of Queer Studies in Education
(http://jqstudies.oise.utoronto.ca/journal)
Department of Adult Education & Counselling Psychology,
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education,
University of Toronto, Canada
E-mail: jgillis@oise.utoronto.ca
Area(s) of expertise: Gay, lesbian, and bisexual psychology; Health promotion; Forensic psychology; Cognitive therapy for the treatment of PTSD; HIV prevention; Treatment groups for perpetrators of same-sex partner abuse; Developing counselling models for treating hate crime survivors; Assessment of adult learning disabilities.
Prof. Esther R. Greenglass, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology, York University, Canada
E-mail: estherg@yorku.ca
Website: http://www.psych.yorku.ca/greenglass
Area(s) of expertise: Psychosocial factors and rehabilitation; Social psychology of gender roles; Motivation for marriage and children; Stress and type A behaviour; Psychological effects of anger; Coping; Effects of downsizing in nurses.
Prof. Mark D. Griffiths, Ph.D.
Nottingham Trent University, UK
E-mail: mark.griffiths@ntu.ac.uk
Area(s) of expertise: Internet Addiction; Problem gambling; Youth gambling.
Steve Vinay Gunther
Northern Rivers Gestalt Institute, NSW, Australia
E-mail: chief@gestalt.org.au
Prof. M.D. Gupte, Ph.D.
Director, National Institute of Epidemiology, India
E-mail: nieicmr@vsnl.com
Area(s) of expertise: Mental health; Epidemiology.
Linda Hancock, Ph.D.
Director, Public Policy and Governance Program
Deakin University
Chair, Gambling Research Panel, Victoria
E-mail: lindah@deakin.edu.au
Area(s) of expertise: Public policy; Governance and citizenship; Gambling research; Health policy and federalism; Social justice.
Marilyn Herie, Ph.D., R.S.W.
Education Specialist - Communications, Education and Community Health
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada
Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Social Work
University of Toronto, Canada
E-mail: marilyn_herie@camh.net
Area(s) of expertise: Mental health and addiction; Adult education; Online learning (mental health & addiction); Clinical training.
Michael A. Hoge, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology (in Psychiatry)
Yale University School of Medicine
E-mail: michael.hoge@yale.edu
Area(s) of expertise: Treatment of individuals with severe mental illness; Community-based treatment of acutely ill individuals; System of care in the public sector; Partial hospitalization; Managed care; Education and training of the behavioral health workforce; Administration and policy.
H.C. Janeke, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology
University of South Africa
E-mail: janekhc@unisa.ac.za
Area(s) of expertise: Cognitive psychology, particularly psychological models of learning, memory, and reasoning; Psycholinguistics; Neural networks; Forecasting methods, philosophy of the mind.
Nazilla Khanlou, R.N., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Faculty of Nursing and Department of Psychiatry,
University of Toronto, Canada
Health Domain Leader, Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration & Resettlement
Visiting Scholar (2005-2006), Wellesley Urban Health Institute
E-mail: nazilla.khanlou@utoronto.ca
Chiu-Wan Lam, D.Phil.
Dept. of Social Work and Social Administration
University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
E-mail: cwlam@hkucc.hku.hk
Area(s) of expertise: Social policy (Hong Kong); Drug-control policy; Philosophy of social work and social welfare.
Christopher Alan Lewis, Ph.D.
School of Psychology,
University of Ulster at Magee College, Northern Ireland
E-mail: ca.lewis@ulster.ac.uk
Area(s) of expertise: Mental health, religion, and culture; Well-being of children; Personality and individual differences.
Maynard Luterman, M.D., M.Sc.
Sound Medical Research, ACT Medical Research, Luterman Research Services, USA
E-mail: mluterman@aol.com
Area(s) of expertise: Health Infrastructure development consultation; Occupational health; Pharmacology.
Bronwyn Mackenzie
Research Analyst, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada
E-mail: bronwyn_mackenzie@camh.net
Area of interest: Depression and mood disorders (in particular, Seasonal Affective Disorder); Anxiety; Eating disorders.
Ray MacNeil
Decision Support Analyst
Performance Measurement and Health Informatics
Nova Scotia Department of Health, Canada
E-mail: macneirr@gov.ns.ca
Area(s) of expertise: Addiction; Problem gambling; Community mental health.
Dr. Flora Matheson, Ph.D.
Senior Research Associate,
Centre for Research on Inner City Health,
St. Michael's Hospital, Canada
E-mail: mathesonf@smh.toronto.on.ca
Area(s) of expertise: Gender issues; Women's health; Depression; Stress; Alcohol abuse; Suicide; Neighborhoods and health.
Christine McKay, MSW
Addictions Consultant/Counsellor, Canada
E-mail: christinemckay@yahoo.com
Area(s) of expertise: Women and addictions, feminist therapy; Older adults (55+) and addictions; History and social/cultural interpretations of addictions; Harm reduction approaches.
Brian McKenna, RCpN, B.A., M.HSc. (Hons.), Ph.D. (candidate)
University of Auckland,
Auckland Regional Forensic Psychiatry Services
E-mail: b.mckenna@auckland.ac.nz
Area(s) of expertise: Mental health and the law; Forensic psychiatry; Probem gambling in prisons; Forensic mental health nursing.
Graeme Minchin, B.A., L.L.B. (Hons.)
Barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand
E-mail: minchin@pl.net
Area(s) of expertise: Law; Problem gambling legislation; Addiction & mental health legislation.
Giorgio Nardone, Ph.D.
Centro di Terapia Strategica di Arezzo (Strategic Therapy Center), Director
Professor of Brief Psychotherapy, Post Graduate School of Clinical Psychology, University of Siena, Italy
E-mail: gnardone@giorgionardone.it
Websites: http://www.giorgionardone.it, http://www.centroditerapiastrategica.org
Gary Nixon, Ph.D.
Coordinator, Addictions Counselling Program
University of Lethbridge, Canada
E-mail: gary.nixon@uleth.ca
Area(s) of expertise: Qualitative research: Phenomenology and Narrative Therapy; Developmental approaches to addictions and mental health; Mythic archetypal research on gamblers; Quantum changes in recovery; Second stage of recovery (beyond 12 steps); Journey of ego-transcendence (transpersonal psychology); Seniors and gambling; Narrative therapy approaches to addictions.
Jane Oakes, M.Ment.Hlth.Sc.RPN
Associate Lecturer, Consultant Nurse Psychotherapist,
Centre for Anxiety & Related Disorders
Associate Lecturer, Flinders University, Australia
E-mail: jane.oakes@fmc.sa.gov.au
Area(s) of expertise: Behavioural psychotherapy; Cognitive-behavioural therapy; Gambling and anxiety treatment.
Prof. Olabisi Odejide, M.D.
Ibadan University
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) / Drug Demand Reduction Unit Director
Nigeria
E-mail: odejideolabisi@yahoo.com
Area(s) of expertise: Substance use/abuse prevention and treatment; Mental health in primary care.
Jude U. Ohaeri, M.D., FRCPsych (UK)
Psychological Medicine Hospital, Kuwait
E-mail: judeohaeri@hotmail.com
Area(s) of expertise: Psychopathology/phenomenology; Psychotherapy; Social psychiatry: family studies; Liaison/consultation psychiatry.
Allen W. Parks, M.A., M.P.H., Ed.D.
Director, Division of Quality Improvement
Department of Mental Health, District of Columbia, Washington, USA
E-mail: DrAWParks@aol.com
Area(s) of expertise: Quality improvement; Mental health administration; Outcomes research.
Duane Pennebaker, Ph.D.
Executive Director & Senior Principal Research Associate
Centre for Mental Health Services Research Inc., Australia
E-mail: duane.pennebaker@health.wa.gov.au
Area(s) of expertise: Clinical biofeedback; Community treatment; Mental health promotion, evaluation, consumer satisfaction, and policy.
Vince Pietropaolo, MSW
Mental Health and Family Services, Manager
COSTI Immigrant Services, Canada
E-mail: pietropaolo@costi.org
Area(s) of expertise: Client care; Psychopathology; Cognitive-behavioral therapy; Problem gambling.
Lusanda Rataemane, M.A.
Research Manager, National Gambling Board, South Africa
E-mail: lrataemane@ngb.org.za
Area(s) of expertise: Cross-cultural issues; Social psychology; Youth gambling.
Brian Rush, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Consulting Unit
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada
E-mail: brian_rush@camh.net
Area(s) of expertise: Addiction and mental health services; Program evaluation; Concurrent mental health and substance use disorders.
Dr. Tsukasa Sasaki, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Psychiatry and Health Service Centre, University of Tokyo
E-mail: psytokyo@yahoo.co.jp
Area(s) of expertise: Molecular genetic of mental disorders, including
schizophrenia, autism (and its spectrum disorders), mood/anxiety disorders;
Environmental risk factors of mental disorders.
Margot Schofield, Ph.D.
Professor of Counselling and Psychotherapy,
School of Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
Director of Research, Psychotherapy and Counselling,
Federation of Australia (PACFA)
E-mail: m.schofield@latrobe.edu.au
Area(s) of expertise: Quality of life; Mental health; Use of health services and medication; Violence against women; Elder abuse; Use of counselling services; Smoking and reproductive health; Cosmetic surgery.
Prof. Lana Stermac, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair of the Department,
Department of Adult Education and Counselling Psychology,
University of Toronto, Canada
E-mail: lstermac@oise.utoronto.ca
Website: http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/depts/aecdcp/faculty/stermac.html
Area(s) of expertise: Feminist issues in violence and trauma; Psychology and the law; Sexual abuse and assault; Forensic psychology.
Prof. Amnon Jacob Suissa, Ph.D.
Department of Social Work, University of Quebec, Canada
E-mail: amnon-jacob_suissa@uqo.ca
Area(s) of expertise: Addiction; Family therapy; Problem gambling.
Dr. James R. Westphal, M.D.
Hawaii State Hospital, USA
E-mail: jrwestph@hsh.health.state.hi.us
Area(s) of expertise: Problem gambling; Mental health; Treatment outcome measures.
Prof. Robert Williams, Ph.D.
Staff, School of Health Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Canada
Coordinator, Alberta Gaming Research Institute, Canada
E-mail: robert.williams@uleth.ca
Area(s) of expertise: Seasonal affective disorder; Fetal alcohol syndrome; Adolescent addictions; Problem gambling; Psychopathology.
Derek Wood, R.N., B.C., M.S.
University of South Alabama
E-mail: SchoolPsychDerek@aol.com
Area(s) of expertise: Crisis prevention and mental health.
Nick Xenophon
Member of the Legislative Council, Parliament House
Adelaide, Australia
E-mail: nx@xen.net.au
Area(s) of expertise: Social policy; Legislation; Consumer advocacy; Gambling.
Kashinath G. Yadalam, M.D.
Medical Director, Institute for Neuropsychiatry
Medical Director / CEO, Lake Charles Clinical Trials, USA
E-mail: yadalam@aol.com
Area(s) of expertise: Schizophrenia and psychopharmacology.
Martin Zack, Ph.D.
Research Scientist II, Clinical Neuroscience Section,
Neuroscience Research Dept., Centre for Addiction & Mental Health, Toronto, Canada
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology, Dept. of Public Health Sciences,
University of Toronto, Canada
E-mail: martin_zack@camh.net
Area(s) of expertise: Cognitive effects of psychoactive drugs in humans.
Ramin Zand, M.D.
Professional Advanced Services
E-mail: ramin.zand@pasinfo.net
Area(s) of expertise: Addiction; Mental health.
Roberto Zárate, Ph.D.
Clinical Research Psychologist,
University of California (Los Angeles), Department of Psychiatry, USA
Director, Dual Diagnosis Program, Pacific Clinics El Camino, California
E-mail: rzarate@ucla.edu
Area(s) of expertise: Psychopathology; Assessment of mental disorders; Chronic mental illness and workplace.
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