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Editor: Dr Marinos Kyriakopoulos
Editor in Chief
Dr Marinos Kyriakopoulos, Assistant Professor in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Greece; Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, UK; Visiting Senior Lecturer, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, UK
College Editor
Professor Gin Malhi, University of Sydney, Australia
Founding Editor
The late Hamid Ghodse †
Deputy Editor
Dr Hussien Elkholy, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Egypt, Co-chair Addiction Section, World Psychiatric Association, Egypt/UK
Editorial Board
Dr Ahmed Abdelgawad, Consultant Psychiatrist, Blackpool, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Professor Rakesh Chadda, Head of Department of Psychiatry and Chief of the National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India.
Professor Nikos Christodoulou, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Department of Psychiatry, University of Thessaly Medical School, Greece; Chair, WPA Section on Disasters
Dr Anna Datta, Specialty doctor for mental health policy and planning, Lerwick Health Centre, UK.
Dr Myles Doyle, Vice Chair of the European International Division of the Royal College of Psychiatrists; Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist, St Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Dr Khalid Elzamzamy, Assistant Faculty, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, John Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA
Dr Jorge Gaete Olivares, Tenured Professor, Faculty of Education, Universidad de los Andes and Associate Researcher of ANID, Millennium Science Initiative Program, Millennium Nucleus to Improve the Mental Health of Adolescents and Youths (Imhay), Chile
Dr Nayla Grace, Consultant Psychiatrist, The Behman Hospital, Egypt
Professor Rachel Jenkins (Senior Editorial Advisor), Institute of Psychiatry WHO Collaborating Centre, UK (retired).
Dr Stephen Kisely, Professor & Research Director in Psychiatry, The University of Queensland, Australia; and Adjunct Professor, Departments of Psychiatry, Community Health & Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Canada; and Adjunct Professor, Griffith Institute for Health & Medical Research, Griffith University, Australia.
Dr Nasser Loza (Associate Editor - Middle East), Director, The Behman Hospital, Egypt; and Chairman, Arab Board in Psychiatry.
Dr Hellme Najim, Consultant Psychiatrist, Essex University Foundation NHS Trust, UK.
Professor David Ndetei, Honorary Consultant, University of Nairobi, Kenya; and Africa Mental Health Foundation, Kenya.
Professor Eleni Palazidou (Associate Editor - Commentaries) , Barts & The London School of Medicine, Queen Mary, University of London, UK; and Consultant Psychiatrist, The Sloane Court Clinic, UK.
Dr Walid Sarhan, Senior Consultant Psychiatrist (Private Practice), Jordan
Dr Aditya Sharma, Clinical Senior Lecturer, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, UK; Honorary Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, National Specialist Adolescent Mood Disorders Service, Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, UK
David Skuse, Professor of Behavioural and Brain Sciences, Great Ormond Street, Institute of Child Health, University College London, UK
Dr Sirirat Ularntinon, Chief of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Division, Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health, Thailand
Digital Content Editors
Dr Sachin Shah, Higher Trainee in Psychiatry, South West London & St George’s Mental Health Trust, UK
Dr Marianna Zavrou, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Greece
Pictures Editor
Dr Tim McInerny, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, Medical Member of the MHRT, Psychiatrist Member of the Parole Board, NHS retired, UK
Trainee Editors
Dr Dami Ajayi, Specialty Doctor, Redhill Clinic, Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Dr Daniel Casey, Registrar Old Age Psychiatry, Thames Valley Deanery, UK
Dr Georgia Lada, Honorary Clinical Lecturer, The University of Manchester and Researcher, North Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Special Contributors
Podcast Contributor - Dr Hamilton Morrin, FY2 Doctor, Tunbridge Wells Hospital, Kent, UK
Video Contributor - Dr Mallika Punukollu, Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Glasgow, UK
Managing Editor
Conceição Santos Sinclair
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