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Section Board for 'Mental Health' (41)
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Center of Excellence for the acceleration of HArm Reduction (CoEHAR), University of Catania, 95124 Catania, Italy
Interests: clinical psychology; health psychology; mental health; addiction; cyberpsychology; harm reduction; cognition; psychotherapy; cognitive remediation; psychological assessment; recovery
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Interests: clinical psychology; health psychology; mental health; addiction; cyberpsychology; harm reduction; cognition; psychotherapy; cognitive remediation; psychological assessment; recovery
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Director of the Behavioural Sciences Research Laboratory, Monash University, Clayton VIC 3800, Australia
Interests: stigma; discrimination and health; obesity stigma; alcohol and gambling marketing and harms; body image; psychological and social aspects of endometriosis; public health; addiction
Interests: stigma; discrimination and health; obesity stigma; alcohol and gambling marketing and harms; body image; psychological and social aspects of endometriosis; public health; addiction
Department of Psychology, University of Oviedo, 33003 Oviedo, Spain
Interests: psychometrics; psychological assessment; test development; item analysis; entrepreneurial personality assessment
Interests: psychometrics; psychological assessment; test development; item analysis; entrepreneurial personality assessment
Full Professor of Psychometrics, Università Europea di Roma, Rome, Italy
Interests: suicide; mood disorders; psychological assessment; food addiction; adult ADHD
Interests: suicide; mood disorders; psychological assessment; food addiction; adult ADHD
Department of Public Health, School of Nursing, Health and Exercise Science, The College of New Jersey, Ewing Township, NJ 08618, USA
Interests: mental health; injury and violence; cancer; community based participatory research; health education evaluation; statistics and methodology
Interests: mental health; injury and violence; cancer; community based participatory research; health education evaluation; statistics and methodology
School of Psychology, Massey University, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
Interests: gender; discourse; postfeminism; neoliberalism; psychology; identity; sexuality; health promotion; poststructuralism; Foucault; digital health; digital media; body image
Interests: gender; discourse; postfeminism; neoliberalism; psychology; identity; sexuality; health promotion; poststructuralism; Foucault; digital health; digital media; body image
Department of Psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
Interests: seasonal affective disorder; light; mood disorders; chronobiology; blood
Interests: seasonal affective disorder; light; mood disorders; chronobiology; blood
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Centre, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, 55122 Mainz, Germany
Interests: behavioral addictions; internet gaming disorder; gambling disorder; internet-related disorders; personality psychology; personality development; trait-pathology-associations
Interests: behavioral addictions; internet gaming disorder; gambling disorder; internet-related disorders; personality psychology; personality development; trait-pathology-associations
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy
Interests: mood disorders; PTSD; post-traumatic stress spectrum; anxiety; complicated grief
Interests: mood disorders; PTSD; post-traumatic stress spectrum; anxiety; complicated grief
Division of medical treatment and rehabilitation, Chiba University Center for Forensic Mental Health, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
Interests: psychosis; schizophrenia; antipsychotics; psychopharmacology; Genomics Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Interests: psychosis; schizophrenia; antipsychotics; psychopharmacology; Genomics Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Universitätsklinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie Ulm, Universität Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 23, 89081 Ulm, Germany
Interests: chronic pain; somatization disorder; work & health; intervention studies on prevention and early treatment of psychological and psychosomatic diseases; clinical (and molecular) stress research
Interests: chronic pain; somatization disorder; work & health; intervention studies on prevention and early treatment of psychological and psychosomatic diseases; clinical (and molecular) stress research
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, 553 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, 3004 Victoria, Australia
Interests: pain; mental health; posttraumatic stress; trauma; injury
Interests: pain; mental health; posttraumatic stress; trauma; injury
School of Social Work, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
Interests: aggression; bullying; cyberbullying; interpersonal violence; youth violence
Interests: aggression; bullying; cyberbullying; interpersonal violence; youth violence
School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Mt Gravatt, Queensland 4122, Australia
Interests: health psychology; physical activity/exercise; health coaching; behavioural counselling; behavioural determinants; behaviour change; sleep psychology
Interests: health psychology; physical activity/exercise; health coaching; behavioural counselling; behavioural determinants; behaviour change; sleep psychology
Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Interests: mental health epidemiology; epidemiology and preventive medicine; perinatal mental health; traumatic stress; resilience; psychiatric science
Interests: mental health epidemiology; epidemiology and preventive medicine; perinatal mental health; traumatic stress; resilience; psychiatric science
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Schwabachanlage 6, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
Interests: psychosomatics; immigrant and refugee mental health; psychooncology and psychosocial aspects of transplantation; psychotherapy research
Interests: psychosomatics; immigrant and refugee mental health; psychooncology and psychosocial aspects of transplantation; psychotherapy research
Developmental Neuropsychology Laboratory, Department of Psychology, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 81100 Caserta, Italy
Interests: (i) motor imagery, investigated both in typical individuals and in persons with autism; (ii) developmental aspects of drawing abilities; (iii) neuropsychological bases of anxiety; (iv) multisystem treatments for autism
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Interests: (i) motor imagery, investigated both in typical individuals and in persons with autism; (ii) developmental aspects of drawing abilities; (iii) neuropsychological bases of anxiety; (iv) multisystem treatments for autism
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Department of Psychiatry, George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, USA
Interests: psychological anthropology; medical anthropology; cross-cultural psychiatry; global mental health; health systems research; stigma; trauma and humanitarian emergencies; Nepal; Liberia; Ethiopia
Interests: psychological anthropology; medical anthropology; cross-cultural psychiatry; global mental health; health systems research; stigma; trauma and humanitarian emergencies; Nepal; Liberia; Ethiopia
Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, 40127 Bologna, Italy
Interests: workaholism; work addiction; work engagement; work-related stress; psychosocial factors at work; counterproductive work behavior; workplace bullying; mobbing
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Interests: workaholism; work addiction; work engagement; work-related stress; psychosocial factors at work; counterproductive work behavior; workplace bullying; mobbing
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Department of Biomedical, Dental Sciences and Morpho-Functional Imaging - University of Messina, Messina, Italy
Interests: psychopharmacology; augmentation strategies; treatment-resistant disorders; schizophrenia; nutraceutical applications in psychiatry; sexual behavior; psychosomatics; negative emotions; anger
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Interests: psychopharmacology; augmentation strategies; treatment-resistant disorders; schizophrenia; nutraceutical applications in psychiatry; sexual behavior; psychosomatics; negative emotions; anger
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Head of Mental Health Research, Department of General Practice and Elderly Care Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands
Interests: epidemiology; mental health; perinatology; psychiatry; general practice; midwifery; public health; methodology; randomized trials; prediction models
Interests: epidemiology; mental health; perinatology; psychiatry; general practice; midwifery; public health; methodology; randomized trials; prediction models
Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Italy
Interests: addiction; major depressive disorder; antidepressants; Alzheimer’s disease; biomarkers; gene expression; animal models; proteomics
Interests: addiction; major depressive disorder; antidepressants; Alzheimer’s disease; biomarkers; gene expression; animal models; proteomics
Departamento de Psicología Clínica y Psicobiología, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Interests: smoking cessation; addiction; cognitive-behavioral treatment; prevention; alcohol; marijuana; cocaine; pathological gambling
Interests: smoking cessation; addiction; cognitive-behavioral treatment; prevention; alcohol; marijuana; cocaine; pathological gambling
School of Urban and Regional Planning, Institute for Human Health and Disease Intervention, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33431, USA
Interests: Alzheimer's disease; dementia; neurodegenerative disease; neighborhood environment; cognitive reserve; brain health; brain aging; urban planning and health; cognition; disease prevention
Interests: Alzheimer's disease; dementia; neurodegenerative disease; neighborhood environment; cognitive reserve; brain health; brain aging; urban planning and health; cognition; disease prevention
Department of Health Sciences and Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK
Interests: mental health; public health; greenspace and bluespace exposure; qualitative research; randomised controlled trials; spatial cohort analyses
Interests: mental health; public health; greenspace and bluespace exposure; qualitative research; randomised controlled trials; spatial cohort analyses
School of Languages and Education, Universidad Nebrija, 27, 28015 Madrid, Spain
Interests: reading; bilingualism; mental lexicon; psycholinguistics; applied linguistics
Interests: reading; bilingualism; mental lexicon; psycholinguistics; applied linguistics
Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
Interests: psychometrics; mental health; methodology; translations of self-report measures; crosscultural mental health; psychotherapies; routine outcome/change measures; practice based evidence; psychosocial interventions; group therapies; family/systemic therapies
Interests: psychometrics; mental health; methodology; translations of self-report measures; crosscultural mental health; psychotherapies; routine outcome/change measures; practice based evidence; psychosocial interventions; group therapies; family/systemic therapies
Moffitt Cancer Center and the University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
Interests: tobacco dependence; cessation and relapse; e-cigarettes; behavioral and self-help interventions for smoking
Interests: tobacco dependence; cessation and relapse; e-cigarettes; behavioral and self-help interventions for smoking
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) Division of Intramural Clinical and Biological Research and National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Intramural Research Program, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Interests: neuropsychopharmacology; mental health; addiction; suicide; stigma; health disparity; minority health
Interests: neuropsychopharmacology; mental health; addiction; suicide; stigma; health disparity; minority health
1. Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA
2. Autism Center, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
Interests: autism spectrum disorder; vaccine hesitancy; parent perceptions of autism; autism onset; developmental regression
2. Autism Center, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
Interests: autism spectrum disorder; vaccine hesitancy; parent perceptions of autism; autism onset; developmental regression
School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia
Interests: mental health services; psychosocial interventions; co-morbidity; workforce
Interests: mental health services; psychosocial interventions; co-morbidity; workforce
Dr. Raffaella Calati
Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Zirinsky Center for Bipolar Disorder, New York, NY 10003, USA
Interests: mood disorders; major depressive disorder; suicide; personality disorders; psychotherapy; meta-analysis; statistics tools
Interests: mood disorders; major depressive disorder; suicide; personality disorders; psychotherapy; meta-analysis; statistics tools
Department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Level 9, NUHS Tower Block, 1E Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119228, Singapore
Interests: medical aspects of depressive disorder; psychiatric aspects of medical disorders; functional near infrared spectroscopy; meta-analysis; suicide and deliberate self-harm
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Interests: medical aspects of depressive disorder; psychiatric aspects of medical disorders; functional near infrared spectroscopy; meta-analysis; suicide and deliberate self-harm
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Head of Health Psychology & Behavioral Medicine Unit, Department of Psychology & Methods, Jacobs University Bremen, 28759 Bremen, Germany
Interests: health psychology; theories/models; return to work; motivation; multiple health behavior change
Interests: health psychology; theories/models; return to work; motivation; multiple health behavior change
Department of Social Psychology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
Interests: social identity; well-being; disasters; psychosocial factors; stress exposure; group dynamics; crowds; collective action
Interests: social identity; well-being; disasters; psychosocial factors; stress exposure; group dynamics; crowds; collective action
Department of Psychology, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN 46383, USA
Interests: sexual psychology; sexual behavior; sexual response; sexual dysfunction in men and women; psychological distress; sexual health; sexual psychophysiology; cross-cultural perspectives
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Interests: sexual psychology; sexual behavior; sexual response; sexual dysfunction in men and women; psychological distress; sexual health; sexual psychophysiology; cross-cultural perspectives
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Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Molise, Italy
Interests: application of genetic techniques in psychiatry; health in prison; bio-psycho-social aspects of suicidal behaviours; risk-taking behaviours; adolescents; depressive disorders; brief psychodynamic psychotherapy
Interests: application of genetic techniques in psychiatry; health in prison; bio-psycho-social aspects of suicidal behaviours; risk-taking behaviours; adolescents; depressive disorders; brief psychodynamic psychotherapy
Association for the Improvement of Mental Health Programmes (AMH), CH-1209 Geneva, Switzerland
Interests: comorbidity of mental and physical illness; mental health programmes; depression; work against stigma; education in psychiatry
Interests: comorbidity of mental and physical illness; mental health programmes; depression; work against stigma; education in psychiatry
Department of Human Studies, LUMSA University, and Centre for Interuniversity Research on Environmental Psychology (CIRPA), Rome, Italy
Interests: restorative environments and well-being; biodiversity protection; urban environmental quality; place attachment; terrorism and media
Interests: restorative environments and well-being; biodiversity protection; urban environmental quality; place attachment; terrorism and media
Department of Behavioral Science, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
Interests: HIV/AIDS; substance use disorder; intervention; social determinants of health; mental health
Interests: HIV/AIDS; substance use disorder; intervention; social determinants of health; mental health
Department of Psychology, University of A Coruña, A Coruña, 15071 Galicia, Spain
Interests: educational psychology; homework engagement; academic motivation; student psychological well-being
Interests: educational psychology; homework engagement; academic motivation; student psychological well-being
