Mental Health

Sam Vaknin is Visiting Professor of Psychology, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia and Professor of Finance and Psychology in CIAPS (Centre for International Advanced and Professional Studies). Sam Vaknin is the author of Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited and other books about personality disorders. His work is cited in hundreds of books and dozens of academic papers. He spent the past 6 years developing Cold Therapy: a treatment modality for Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD). Over the years, with dozens of volunteers, he found that it was effective with clients suffering from a major depressive episode as well.

Personality disorders

I am Dr.Mojtaba Mafi M.D., Medical Doctor/ Physician, graduated from Tehran university, School of Medicine with honor. I studied in neurosurgery ward and graduated with A score with thesis on Meningioma Brain Tumor during 6 years. With continuing my practice with special consideration on psychosomatic disorders, I completed many post graduate courses on health psychology, addiction medicine, sexual disorders therapy successfully. I passed many post graduate courses in Neuro, approved by Medical sciences university. As well, I have been passed post graduate courses on Nutrition, Gastroenterology and hepatology, Obesity treatment and diabetes approved by Tehran University of Medical sciences. I successfully passed more than 10 programs with certificates and membership in Iranian Association of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Having honor of working as associate of Iran Hepatitis Network and Gastroenterology and Hepatology research center, Middle East Liver Diseases Center (MELD). This strong study background enabled me to successfully earn certificates on 3 programs: Updates of skin and treatment from Tehran university 2015 and course on skin care updates from Iranian society of practitioners on 2016, and during 2 years, I had passed Beauty and Skin care courses in South Korea and certified from Sunghuwan co Ltd for using and working of beauty technology, RF and IPL. I am director of fatty liver and related metabolic disorders study among Iranian families since 2015 and currently publishing the results of our study and research about fatty liver and hyperlipidemia, diabetes and nutrition as study director and clinician associate member of Iran Hepatitis Network. I am reviewer and associate editor of Hepatitis Monthly Journal and reviewer of journal of Clinical and Translational Hepatology. I am editorial board member of International Journal of Psychology and Neurosciences. I am certified graduate, verified reviewer and certified mentor of Publons academy in the field of Clinical Medicine and Hepatology.

Brain Tumor

Roopak Desai is a Certified Applied Positive Psychology Practitioner (CAPP), Mindset Coach, Holistic Health and Wellness Consultant (Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach) and author of the book S.O.A.R – Grow from Within. Unleash Your Limitless Potential. Mr. Desai’s transformational journey involved finding his way through sever crisis of depression and anxiety through running. He promotes mindful running as a dynamic mindfulness meditation practice, a gateway to inner happiness, health and sustained well-being. To date, he has run four full marathons, and he recently climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. He is a member of International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA) and has presented in various international conferences as a plenary speaker in areas of Positive Psychology, Happiness and Mental Health. His sole purpose and drive are to make a positive difference in the lives of people suffering with mental / physical health condition with their health, happiness, and well-being.

His sole purpose and drive are to make a positive difference in the lives of people suffering with mental / physical health condition with their health, happiness, and well-being.

Ms. Payal Maheshwari is M.Phil, from the Department of Human Development and Family studies, M.S. University, Vadodara, and presently doing her PhD in the field of children with Learning Disability. She is presently teaching as Associate Professor in the Department of Human Development, College of Home Science, Nirmala Niketan, Mumbai. She has been teaching for last 23 years, at the graduate and post graduate levels. Has a research experience of around 27 years, which includes funded research projects, guidance of master level research and more. She has presented several papers in International and National conferences. Several publications are on her name. She has been serving as reviewer of several international journals, and on the editorial board of Journal of International Special needs. She has been invited as a key note speaker in National conference on Inclusion in Dec 2019, and has participated as a panelist in Panel Discussion on Inclusive education in an international conference. Her interest areas/areas of expertise has been, Individuals with special needs, Inclusive education, Emotional Intelligence, Socio emotional learning, Adolescent development and more.

Her interest areas/areas of expertise has been, Individuals with special needs, Inclusive education, Emotional Intelligence, Socio emotional learning, Adolescent development and more.

Sam Vaknin is Visiting Professor of Psychology, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia and Professor of Finance and Psychology in CIAPS (Centre for International Advanced and Professional Studies). Sam Vaknin is the author of Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited and other books about personality disorders. His work is cited in hundreds of books and dozens of academic papers. He spent the past 6 years developing Cold Therapy: a treatment modality for Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD). Over the years, with dozens of volunteers, he found that it was effective with clients suffering from a major depressive episode as well.

Personality disorders

Dr. Chakema Carmack is a community psychologist with a specialty in statistics and methodology (Ph.D., Wichita State University; Post-Doc, The Pennsylvania State University). Dr. Carmack currently contributes to the field of prevention science through research that involves elucidating HIV, HPV, and other STI (sexually transmitted infection) disparities in African American and Hispanic American communities. Her focus is on using health behavior theory and biopsychosocial approaches to understand how social and environmental determinants influence mental health and health behavior outcomes. Her research is intended to inform behavioral risk-reduction programs that reflect the unique cultural needs of these populations. Other areas of research focus involve the use of complex adaptive systems methodology and latent variable modeling to explore associations between psychosocial cognitions and sexual risk behavior. Dr. Carmack currently serves as Assistant Professor in the Psychological Health & Learning Sciences Department at the University of Houston, USA.

Health behavior theory

MS. SUCHI is an experienced International Pre School Principal/Manager who picked up Laughter exercises from many coaches around the world. She then designed ‘Laughter Therapy' which is being used in many places such as hospitals and Senior Activity Centres. She provides individual and group therapy in educational and home settings. A former Manager / Trainer is now engages in building social awareness about Holistic approach for recovery. Be it Depression, Anxiety caused by physical or emotional pain, Death in the family and the harm the unhappiness brings to people, families and communities. Her aim is to encourage people to seek help early and get on the path to recovery. Her works has been featured in local press, TV and Radio and has been an invited speaker at various community clubs and educational Institutions. She has also been awarded by MINDS and various community clubs in recognition of her social work.

Laughter Coach, Neurology/Psychiatry /Public Health, Neurology/Psychiatry /Public Health

Oscar Villalobos, DNP, PMHNP-BC, LPC, M.Ed, B.A., B.S.N is a Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. In 2016, he graduated with a Doctorate of Nursing Practice from New Mexico State University. He graduated from University of Texas, at El Paso with a Master’s degree in Community Counseling and is licensed as a Licensed Professional Counselor. He has worked with psychiatric patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Living and working in a border city has helped him understand the importance of language barriers and believe that this will be a major area of focus in healthcare.

He has worked with psychiatric patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Living and working in a border city has helped him understand the importance of language barriers and believe that this will be a major area of focus in healthcare.

World Psychiatrists 2017

For over 20 years, I have been setting-up turnkey hospitals and working as a hospital director. We offer medical consultancy to health care institutions in the following areas; designing architectural projects, making the hospital fully operational, ensuring the hospital is designed in accordance with the regional and international standards and regulations, preparing organizational schemas, workflow charts, all management procedures and other processes related to hospital management. So far, I managed, directed and provided consultancy to over 40 national and international projects. I have been managing and supervising all processes for Public-Private Partnership (PPP) hospital projects in Turkey. As a company, we provide national and international services in bioinformatics and it services, defense industry and facility security.

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Å eibokaitÄ— Laura, PhD in Social Sciences, Psychology, currently works as Associate Professor in Psychology Department of Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania. She teaches Developmental Psychology, Research Methods, and Group Theory and Practice for Bachelor level students at university, Advanced Topics of Research Methodology in Psychology for Master level students. Her research interests are issues and difficulties of adolescence, problem behaviour in adolescence and adulthood (risky driving, substance use, aggressive behaviour, suicidal behaviour, etc.), risk taking behaviour in applied fields of psychology. She defended her PhD thesis on changes of risk taking behaviour through the adolescence more than 10 years ago. Since then together with colleagues she published more than 20 scientific articles and two books. Scholar actively participates in many national and international research projects. She is an active member of CADROSA (Consortium of Adolescent Road Safety) and TPI (Traffic Psychology International). She serves as Co-Editor of peer-reviewed journal International Journal of Psychology: A Biopsychosocial Approach. Å eibokaitÄ— Laura is active and passionate researcher and teacher who believes that university students might be taught only though personal contact, own example, and sharing the commitment to scientific way of world perception.

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Presently, Stelina is the Professor, Ph.D. at the Hyperion University of Bucharest, Head of Psychology Department, where she teach Psychotherapy and Psychology of addiction. She is also certified psychotherapist in cognitive-behavioral therapy and clinician psychologist. She have a Ph.D. in psychology obtained from the University of Bucharest, with the thesis: Pathological gambling; model of cognitive-behavioral therapy. She supervise master degree dissertations and she is the member of Scientific Board of the Romanian Journal of Experimental Applied Psychology, Gavin Journal of Addiction Research and Therapy and The Psychologies Studies Review of the Hyperion University of Bucharest.

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Cara, is working at the Colorado Mental Health Institute in Pueblo Colorado in the USA. She is the Director of Clinical Education and Community Relations.

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David Burger, Senior Business Advisor with Stryde Solutions here in the United States.

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Sam Vaknin is Visiting Professor of Psychology, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia and Professor of Finance and Psychology in CIAPS (Centre for International Advanced and Professional Studies). Sam Vaknin is the author of Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited and other books about personality disorders. His work is cited in hundreds of books and dozens of academic papers. He spent the past 6 years developing Cold Therapy: a treatment modality for Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD). Over the years, with dozens of volunteers, he found that it was effective with clients suffering from a major depressive episode as well.

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Alfried LÄNGLE, M.D., Ph.D., Dr., faculty professor, and honorary professor, born in 1951 in Austria, studied medicine and psychology at the Universities of Innsbruck, Rome, Toulouse and Vienna. After years of hospital work in general medicine and psychiatry and in an outpatient department of social psychiatry, he started a private practice in psychotherapy, general medicine and clinical psychology in Vienna (since 1982). Close collaboration with Viktor Frankl from 1983 to 1991). Founder (1983) of the International Society for Logotherapy and Existential Analysis (Vienna). Constant lecturer at the Universities of Vienna (1984 - 2006), Innsbruck (1994 - 2000), a lecturer at universities of Buenos Aires, Santiago de Chile, Salta, Moscow etc. and since 2000 of Moscow. Faculty member and professor of applied psychology (psychotherapy) at the Moscow’s HSE-university (since 2004), at Vienna’s Sigmund Freud University (2011) and Docent at the psychological department of the University of Klagenfurt, Austria (since 2006). Founder of the stately approved training school of Existential-Analytical Psychotherapy. Vice President of the International Federation of Psychotherapy (IFP 2002 - 2010) and President of the International Society for Logotherapy and Existential Analysis, Vienna. 5 honorary professorships in medicine and psychology.

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