Editorial Board for section 'Behavioral and Mental Health'
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Please note that the order in which the Editors appear on this page is alphabetical, and follows the structure of the editorial board presented on the MDPI website under information for editors: editorial board responsibilities.
Members
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia
Interests: physical activity; sedentary behaviour; psychosocial health; adolescent health; immigrant health; biostatistics; epidemiology
Interests: physical activity; sedentary behaviour; psychosocial health; adolescent health; immigrant health; biostatistics; epidemiology
1. Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
2. Mental Health Theme, The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
Interests: learning; memory; development; sex differences; maturation; addiction; anxiety; emotion; adolescence; prefrontal cortex
2. Mental Health Theme, The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
Interests: learning; memory; development; sex differences; maturation; addiction; anxiety; emotion; adolescence; prefrontal cortex
mHealth (Mobile Health) Lab, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA
Interests: substance-related disorders; social determinants of health; geospatial approaches to public health research and practice; geographically-explicit ecological momentary assessment (GEMA); just-in-time adaptive interventions (JITAI); mobile health (mHealth)
Interests: substance-related disorders; social determinants of health; geospatial approaches to public health research and practice; geographically-explicit ecological momentary assessment (GEMA); just-in-time adaptive interventions (JITAI); mobile health (mHealth)
Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Suicide Prevention, School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD 4122, Australia
Interests: suicide research and prevention; suicide trends and cross-cultural differences; the impact of sudden events; different preventative activities such as helplines, postvention
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Interests: suicide research and prevention; suicide trends and cross-cultural differences; the impact of sudden events; different preventative activities such as helplines, postvention
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Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
Interests: maternal health; mental health; mother-infant dyad; paternal mental health; environmental toxicology; postpartum brain; brain plasticity; behavioural neuroscience
Interests: maternal health; mental health; mother-infant dyad; paternal mental health; environmental toxicology; postpartum brain; brain plasticity; behavioural neuroscience
College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
Interests: chronic condition self-management; self-care; mental health and physical health comorbidity; multimorbidity; person’s perspective
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Interests: chronic condition self-management; self-care; mental health and physical health comorbidity; multimorbidity; person’s perspective
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Director, The Bamford Centre, Ulster University, Coleraine, BT52 1SA, UK
Interests: mental health services; loneliness; religion and spirituality; epidemiology; administrative data sets; qualitative research
Interests: mental health services; loneliness; religion and spirituality; epidemiology; administrative data sets; qualitative research
1. Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD 4222, Australia
2. Department of Psychology, Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, Primorska University, 6000 Koper, Slovenia
Interests: suicide nomenclatures and classifications; loneliness; suicide in old age; suicide bereavement; traumatic death notification
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2. Department of Psychology, Slovene Centre for Suicide Research, Primorska University, 6000 Koper, Slovenia
Interests: suicide nomenclatures and classifications; loneliness; suicide in old age; suicide bereavement; traumatic death notification
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School of Developmental Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
Interests: family and child development; family therapy; child mental health disorder; mental health of student; clinical psychology of vulnerable groups
Interests: family and child development; family therapy; child mental health disorder; mental health of student; clinical psychology of vulnerable groups
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, 100 West 5th St. B215, Hamilton, ON L8N 3K7, Canada
Interests: suicide; suicidal behavior; self-harm; suicide prevention; borderline personality disorder; integrated/collaborative psychiatric care
Interests: suicide; suicidal behavior; self-harm; suicide prevention; borderline personality disorder; integrated/collaborative psychiatric care
1. Psychiatric Unit, San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Regione Gonzole 10, 10043 Orbassano, Italy
2. Department of Neurosciences “Rita Levi Montalcini”, University of Turin, Via Cherasco 15, 10126 Turin, Italy
Interests: clinical psychiatry; clinical psycoharmacology and psychotherapy (in adults) with particular concern in mood disorders; OCD and schizophrenia
2. Department of Neurosciences “Rita Levi Montalcini”, University of Turin, Via Cherasco 15, 10126 Turin, Italy
Interests: clinical psychiatry; clinical psycoharmacology and psychotherapy (in adults) with particular concern in mood disorders; OCD and schizophrenia
Department of Health Psychology, Institute of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences Jagiellonian University Medical College, ul. Kopernika 25, 31-501 Krakow, Poland
Interests: occupational burnout; work stress; violence; mobbing; professional effectiveness
Interests: occupational burnout; work stress; violence; mobbing; professional effectiveness
Vincent P. Dole Dual Disorder Unit, Institute of Behavioural Sciences, Pisa, Italy
Interests: opioid maintenance; methadone; buprenorphine; dual disorder
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Interests: opioid maintenance; methadone; buprenorphine; dual disorder
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Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive and Behavioral Intervention (CINEICC), Rua do Colégio Novo, 3000-115 Coimbra, Portugal
Interests: compassion focused therapy; compassion; self-compassion; contemplative approaches; evolutionary psychology; shame; self-criticism; emotion regulation; emotional memory; traumatic memory; well-being
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Interests: compassion focused therapy; compassion; self-compassion; contemplative approaches; evolutionary psychology; shame; self-criticism; emotion regulation; emotional memory; traumatic memory; well-being
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Department of Humanization in Medicine and Sexology, Collegium Medicum, University of Zielona Gora, 65-726 Zielona Gora, Poland
Interests: adolescent health; health disparities and socioeconomic status, health & place; psychosocial determinants of health; health literacy; risk behaviour; physical activity and school health
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Interests: adolescent health; health disparities and socioeconomic status, health & place; psychosocial determinants of health; health literacy; risk behaviour; physical activity and school health
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Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, Department of Health Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science, London WC2A 2AE, UK
Interests: mental health; public health; health promotion; suicide prevention; health policy and health economics
Interests: mental health; public health; health promotion; suicide prevention; health policy and health economics
School of Criminal Justice, University at Albany, Albany, NY 12222, USA
Interests: the social distribution of crime and criminal victimization; policy of juvenile justice and firearm violence; historical patterns in criminal offending and the time series properties of crime rate trends
Interests: the social distribution of crime and criminal victimization; policy of juvenile justice and firearm violence; historical patterns in criminal offending and the time series properties of crime rate trends
Department of Developmental Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain
Interests: aging; dementia; mild cognitive impairment; tDCS; autobiographical memory; recognition
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Interests: aging; dementia; mild cognitive impairment; tDCS; autobiographical memory; recognition
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Biomorf Department, University of Messina, Psychiatric Unit Policlinico Hospital, via Consolare Valeria 1, 98122 Messina, Italy
Interests: clinical psychology; psychological assessment in medical setting; psychological assessment in eating disorders and bariatric surgery; mental pain and suicide risk; adolescent mental health; women's mental health; autistim spectrum disorder in adults; psychoanalysis and health care
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Interests: clinical psychology; psychological assessment in medical setting; psychological assessment in eating disorders and bariatric surgery; mental pain and suicide risk; adolescent mental health; women's mental health; autistim spectrum disorder in adults; psychoanalysis and health care
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Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA
Interests: computation and informatics; diversity and inclusion; gaming; health; health science; technology and innovation
Interests: computation and informatics; diversity and inclusion; gaming; health; health science; technology and innovation
Department of Pychology, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
Interests: chronic pain; pain management; pediatric pain; health psychology; m-health
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Interests: chronic pain; pain management; pediatric pain; health psychology; m-health
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Center for Health Behaviours Research, JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Interests: health psychology; behavioral health research; psychological aspects in disease prevention and management; Internet on health and patient empowerment; mental health in minorities and disease populations
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Interests: health psychology; behavioral health research; psychological aspects in disease prevention and management; Internet on health and patient empowerment; mental health in minorities and disease populations
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Epidemiology and Health Research Lab., Institute of Clinical Physiology—IFC, National Research Council of Italy—CNR, 1 Via Moruzzi, 56124 Pisa, Italy
Interests: epidemiology; addiction; substance-related disorders; drug overdose; drug mortality; substances abuse; gambling; internet addiction; social determinants of health; public health; health economics; inequalities in health; risk health behaviour; health system and organization; adolescences
Interests: epidemiology; addiction; substance-related disorders; drug overdose; drug mortality; substances abuse; gambling; internet addiction; social determinants of health; public health; health economics; inequalities in health; risk health behaviour; health system and organization; adolescences
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Warneford Hospital, Oxford OX3 7JX, UK
Interests: compassion; mindfulness; physical education; burnout syndrome; psychometry; mental health; wellbeing and health-related behaviours
Interests: compassion; mindfulness; physical education; burnout syndrome; psychometry; mental health; wellbeing and health-related behaviours
Violence Research Group, Security, Crime & Intelligence Innovation Institute, SPARK, Maindy Road, Cardiff CF24 4HQ, UK
Interests: alcohol misuse; substance abuse
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Interests: alcohol misuse; substance abuse
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Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Centre, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, 55122 Mainz, Germany
Interests: gambling disorder; gaming disorder; internet-related disorders; behavioral addictions; personality
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Interests: gambling disorder; gaming disorder; internet-related disorders; behavioral addictions; personality
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Business Administration, Psychology, Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh, 4200 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
Interests: mentoring and career development; gender and diversity in organizations; minority/women contracting and supplier diversity; social issues in management; social identity theory and applications
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Interests: mentoring and career development; gender and diversity in organizations; minority/women contracting and supplier diversity; social issues in management; social identity theory and applications
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Department of Public Health Sciences, College of Medicine, Penn State University, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
Interests: tobacco products; smokers; smoking; odds ratio; confidence intervals; head and neck neoplasms; lung neoplasms; neoplasms; tobacco; epidemiology
Interests: tobacco products; smokers; smoking; odds ratio; confidence intervals; head and neck neoplasms; lung neoplasms; neoplasms; tobacco; epidemiology
Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, Psychiatric Unit Policlinico Hospital, University of Messina, 98124 Messina, Italy
Interests: augmentation strategies in partial- and no-responder mental disorders; mainly schizophrenia and obsessive-compulsive disorders; the role of negative emotions in mental health/illness and in physical illnesses, anger and aggression as transnosographic; dimensional factors; comorbidity issues; the role of urban/built environment on mental health/illness and psychiatry genetics
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Interests: augmentation strategies in partial- and no-responder mental disorders; mainly schizophrenia and obsessive-compulsive disorders; the role of negative emotions in mental health/illness and in physical illnesses, anger and aggression as transnosographic; dimensional factors; comorbidity issues; the role of urban/built environment on mental health/illness and psychiatry genetics
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Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Interests: mental health; digital health; global health
Interests: mental health; digital health; global health
