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
Department of Psychiatry, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, School of Medicine (HCEBL), 2102 Treasure Hills Boulevard, Harlingen, TX 78550, USA
Interests: HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND); major depressive disorder in persons living with HIV; aging and HIV infection; global epidemiology of HAND; psychoneuroimmunology; psycho-oncology; chronic pain
* Section: Behavioral and Mental Health
Interests: HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND); major depressive disorder in persons living with HIV; aging and HIV infection; global epidemiology of HAND; psychoneuroimmunology; psycho-oncology; chronic pain
* Section: Behavioral and Mental Health
Center for Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
Interests: behavioral addictions; animal models; dopamine; behavioral (epi)genetics; ADHD
Interests: behavioral addictions; animal models; dopamine; behavioral (epi)genetics; ADHD
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
Interests: bereavement; grief; mental health; postvention; suicide; suicide prevention; traumatic death
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Interests: bereavement; grief; mental health; postvention; suicide; suicide prevention; traumatic death
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Department of Economy, University of Messina, 98122 Messina, Italy
Interests: attention; ADHD; Rett syndrome; giftedness; intelligence; cognition; cognitive rehabilitation; cognitive empowerment; peace; psychometry; new technologies
Interests: attention; ADHD; Rett syndrome; giftedness; intelligence; cognition; cognitive rehabilitation; cognitive empowerment; peace; psychometry; new technologies
Department of Psychological Medicine, Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tikva 4920235, Israel
Interests: suicide; children; adolescents; depression; Tourette syndrome
Interests: suicide; children; adolescents; depression; Tourette syndrome
Centre de Recherche en Epidémiologie et Santé des Populations (CESP), French Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) U 1018, University Paris-Saclay, Hopital Paul Brousse AP-HP, 94800 Villejuif, France
Interests: pharmacotherapy in substance use disorders; psychotherapy in substance use disorders; outcome measures in substance use disorders; harm reduction in substance use disorders; addictive and psychiatric comorbidities; suicidality in substance use disorders; COVID-19
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Interests: pharmacotherapy in substance use disorders; psychotherapy in substance use disorders; outcome measures in substance use disorders; harm reduction in substance use disorders; addictive and psychiatric comorbidities; suicidality in substance use disorders; COVID-19
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Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, 40127 Bologna, Italy
Interests: workplace bullying; mobbing; workaholism; work addiction; work engagement; work-related stress; psychosocial factors at work; counterproductive work behavior
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Interests: workplace bullying; mobbing; workaholism; work addiction; work engagement; work-related stress; psychosocial factors at work; counterproductive work behavior
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Department of Health Behavior, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA
Interests: tobacco; smoking; communication; marketing; packaging; health warnings; electronic nicotine products; consumer perceptions; surveillance; point of sale
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Interests: tobacco; smoking; communication; marketing; packaging; health warnings; electronic nicotine products; consumer perceptions; surveillance; point of sale
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Division of Public Health, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
Interests: health psychology; sleep apnea; sleep disorders; social environment; circadian rhythms; polysomnography; sleep medicine
Interests: health psychology; sleep apnea; sleep disorders; social environment; circadian rhythms; polysomnography; sleep medicine
Department of Medical Sciences and Neurology, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine at Seton Hall University, Nutley, NJ 07110, USA
Interests: transcranial magnetic stimulation; EEG; depression; anxiety; stress; medical education; plasticity; aging; exercise; wellness
Interests: transcranial magnetic stimulation; EEG; depression; anxiety; stress; medical education; plasticity; aging; exercise; wellness
1. Department of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, London WC1E 7HB, UK
2: SPECTRUM Research Consortium, Edinburgh EH8 9YL, UK
Interests: statistical methodology; Bayesian analysis and advanced regression methodologies; qualitative studies and smaller community based surveys; smoking and alcohol toolkit studies
2: SPECTRUM Research Consortium, Edinburgh EH8 9YL, UK
Interests: statistical methodology; Bayesian analysis and advanced regression methodologies; qualitative studies and smaller community based surveys; smoking and alcohol toolkit studies
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
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Psychosomatic and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Cologne, 50937 Cologne, Germany
Interests: child and adolescent mental health; pandemic measures; surveillance; psychotherapy; telemedicine; depression; non-invasive brain stimulation; clinical neurophysiology
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Interests: child and adolescent mental health; pandemic measures; surveillance; psychotherapy; telemedicine; depression; non-invasive brain stimulation; clinical neurophysiology
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Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, White House, 806 West Franklin Street, Richmond, VA 23284, USA
Interests: substance use; HIV prevention
Interests: substance use; HIV prevention
Department of Prevention and Community Health, School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, USA
Interests: tobacco control; youth tobacco prevention; alternative tobacco product use; social determinants of substance use; tobacco marketing
Interests: tobacco control; youth tobacco prevention; alternative tobacco product use; social determinants of substance use; tobacco marketing
Interdisciplinary School for Sciences, Health and Society, Department of Communication Disorders, Hadassah Academic College, Jerusalem 9101001, Israel
Interests: vulnerability factors in postpartum depression; attachment and psychological adjustment in children, adolescents, and mothers; perfectionism; self-criticism/dependency; distress and depression; suicidality; self-esteem; humor styles; PTSD; narcissism
Interests: vulnerability factors in postpartum depression; attachment and psychological adjustment in children, adolescents, and mothers; perfectionism; self-criticism/dependency; distress and depression; suicidality; self-esteem; humor styles; PTSD; narcissism
Department of Education, Psychology, Communication, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
Interests: aging; dementia; cognition; spatial cognition; spatial memory; topographical disorientation; mild cognitive impairment; driving behavior; awareness; quantitative methods
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Interests: aging; dementia; cognition; spatial cognition; spatial memory; topographical disorientation; mild cognitive impairment; driving behavior; awareness; quantitative methods
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Department of Sociology and Anthropology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
Interests: predictive modeling for suicide risk; integration of big data analytics into mental health practice
Interests: predictive modeling for suicide risk; integration of big data analytics into mental health practice
Black Dog Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2031, Australia
Interests: arts-based methods; qualitative inquiry; experience-based co-design; mental health; knowledge translation
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Interests: arts-based methods; qualitative inquiry; experience-based co-design; mental health; knowledge translation
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Director of Research, World Trade Center Health Registry, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 125 Worth St, Floor 10, New York City, NY 10013, USA
Interests: 9/11; public health; environmental epidemiology; psychiatric epidemiology; long term health effects of disaster related trauma; disaster preparedness
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Interests: 9/11; public health; environmental epidemiology; psychiatric epidemiology; long term health effects of disaster related trauma; disaster preparedness
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Department of Translational Medicine, Federico II University, 80131 Naples, Italy
Interests: autism; child psychiatric; Rett syndrome; depression; psychofarmacology in children
Interests: autism; child psychiatric; Rett syndrome; depression; psychofarmacology in children
1. Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
2. Department of Psychiatry, Veterans Administration San Diego Healthcare System (VASDHS), San Diego, CA 92161, USA
Interests: tobacco use disorder; positron emission tomography; treatment of cigarette smoking; brain imaging; substance use disorders
2. Department of Psychiatry, Veterans Administration San Diego Healthcare System (VASDHS), San Diego, CA 92161, USA
Interests: tobacco use disorder; positron emission tomography; treatment of cigarette smoking; brain imaging; substance use disorders
Department of Biomedical, Dental Sciences and Morpho-Functional Imaging, University of Messina, 98122 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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1. Department Psychiatry and Forensic Medicine, Universitat Autonoma Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
2. Institut de Neuropsiquiatria i Addiccions, Parc de Salut Mar, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
Interests: anxiety; Ehlers Danlos; functional somatic disorders; stress; vagal; EMDR; neurosis
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2. Institut de Neuropsiquiatria i Addiccions, Parc de Salut Mar, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
Interests: anxiety; Ehlers Danlos; functional somatic disorders; stress; vagal; EMDR; neurosis
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Department of Psychology, University of Groningen, Grote Kruisstraat 2/1, 9712 TS Groningen, The Netherlands
Interests: social and evolutionary psychology
Interests: social and evolutionary psychology
Department of Public Health, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago, Spain
Interests: explanatory factors and consequences of alcohol consumption among college students
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Interests: explanatory factors and consequences of alcohol consumption among college students
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Department of Psychology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
Interests: diversity (i.e., gender; sexualities; age; social class; physical health; culture; nationality) issues in suicidal behaviors and hastened death (e.g., assisted suicide; euthanasia; medical-aid-in-dyin
Interests: diversity (i.e., gender; sexualities; age; social class; physical health; culture; nationality) issues in suicidal behaviors and hastened death (e.g., assisted suicide; euthanasia; medical-aid-in-dyin
Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
Interests: major depression; antidepressants; addiction; Alzheimer’s disease; biomarkers; animal models; gene expression; psychopharmacology
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Interests: major depression; antidepressants; addiction; Alzheimer’s disease; biomarkers; animal models; gene expression; psychopharmacology
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Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy
Interests: psychological distress; mental health; psychological support; depression; anxiety
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Interests: psychological distress; mental health; psychological support; depression; anxiety
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1. Independent Scientist, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON M5T 2S8, Canada
2. Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5T 2S8, Canada
3. Collaborative Specialization in Addiction Studies, Toronto, ON M5T 2S8, Canada
Interests: tobacco control; nicotine; public health; harm reduction; mental health; health promotion; addiction research
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2. Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5T 2S8, Canada
3. Collaborative Specialization in Addiction Studies, Toronto, ON M5T 2S8, Canada
Interests: tobacco control; nicotine; public health; harm reduction; mental health; health promotion; addiction research
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