Mental Health in the Digital Age
Grave Dangers, Great Promise
Edited by Dr Elias Aboujaoude and Dr Vladan Starcevic
Author Information
Dr. Aboujaoude is the Director of the OCD Clinic and the Impulse Control Disorders Clinic at the Stanford University School of Medicine. His research has focused on obsessive-compulsive disorder and behavioral addictions, including problematic Internet use. In addition, Dr. Aboujaoude has written two books for the lay audience that were inspired by his research and clinical work. His books have been widely covered, including by the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, CNN, and the BBC.
Vladan Starcevic is Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School - Nepean. He is also a Consultant Psychiatrist and Head of the Academic Department of Psychiatry at Nepean Hospital in Sydney, Australia. His past academic titles include Conjoint Professor at the University of Newcastle and Associate Professor at the University of Belgrade. His main professional and research interests pertain to anxiety disorders, hypochondriasis, problematic Internet and video game use, and psychiatric diagnosis and classification. He has authored or co-authored over 200 articles in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters. He also co-edited two books on hypochondriasis and health anxiety and is the author or co-editor of five other books on various aspects of anxiety disorders.
Contributors:
Elias Aboujaoude, MD, MA
Clinical Professor
Stanford University School of Medicine
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Stanford, CA
USA
Craig A. Anderson, PhD
Distinguished Professor
Iowa State University
Department of Psychology
Ames, IA
USA
Gerhard Andersson, PhD
Professor
Linköping University
Department of Behavioral Sciences and Learning
Linköping
Sweden
and
Karolinska Institute
Department of Clinical Neuroscience
Stockholm
Sweden
David Berle, BA(Hons), MPsychol(Clin), PhD
Senior Clinical Psychologist
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District
Nepean Anxiety Disorders Clinic
Penrith, NSW
Australia
Zsolt Demetrovics, PhD
Professor
Eötvös Loránd University
Institute of Psychology
Department of Clinical Psychology and Addiction
Budapest
Hungary
Lina Gega, PhD, BA(Hons), BN(Hons), RMN, ENB(650)
Reader in Mental Health
Northumbria University
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Newcastle upon Tyne
United Kingdom
Simon Gilbody, DPhil, FRCPsych, FRSA
Professor of Psychological Medicine and Health Services Research
University of York
Department of Health Sciences and HYMS
Mental Health and Addiction Research Group
York
United Kingdom
Mark D. Griffiths, PhD
Professor
Nottingham Trent University
Psychology Division
International Gaming Research Unit
Nottingham
United Kingdom
Christopher L. Groves, MS
Graduate Student
Iowa State University
Department of Psychology
Ames, IA
USA
Doug Hyun Han, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Chung Ang University
School of Medicine
Department of Psychiatry
Seoul
South Korea
Keith M. Harris, PhD
Affiliate Investigator
NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Suicide Prevention
University of New South Wales
Randwick, NSW
Australia
Sarah E. Jones, MA
Doctoral Student
Arizona State University
Hugh Downs School of Human Communication
Tempe, KY
USA
Anthony F. Jorm, PhD, DSc
Professorial Fellow
University of Melbourne
Centre for Mental Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Parkville, Victoria
Australia
Sylvia Kauer, PhD
Post Doctoral Research Fellow
University of Melbourne
General Practice and Primary Health Care Academic Centre
Carlton, Victoria
Australia
Sun Mi Kim, MD, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Chung Ang University
School of Medicine
Department of Psychiatry
Seoul
South Korea
Orsolya Király, MA
Doctoral Student
Eötvös Loránd University
Institute of Psychology
Department of Clinical Psychology and Addiction and
Doctoral School of Psychology
Budapest
Hungary
Beatrix Koronczai, PhD
Assistant Lecturer
Eötvös Loránd University
Institute of Psychology
Department of Developmental and Clinical Child Psychology
Budapest
Hungary
Eric Malbos, MD, PhD
Physician and Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy Specialist
University Hospital of Sainte Marguerite
Department of Medical Psychology
Marseille
France
Jeffrey G. Miller, DNP, ACRN, APNP
Assistant Professor
Medical College of Wisconsin
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Milwaukee, WI
USA
Katalin Nagygyörgy, MA
Doctoral Student
Eötvös Loránd University
Institute of Psychology
Department of Clinical Psychology and Addiction
Budapest
Hungary
David J. Peterson, MBA, FACMPE
Administrator
Medical College of Wisconsin
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Milwaukee, WI
USA
Halley M. Pontes, BSc (Psychology), MSc (Clinical Psychology)
Doctoral Student
Nottingham Trent University
Psychology Division
International Gaming Research Unit
Nottingham
United Kingdom
Nicola J. Reavley, PhD
Senior Research Fellow
University of Melbourne
Centre for Mental Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Parkville, Victoria
Australia
Sophie C. Reid, MPsych (Clinical), PhD
Honorary Research Fellow and Clinical Psychologist
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Parkville, Victoria
Australia
Matthew W. Savage, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Kentucky
Department of Communication
Lexington, KY
USA
Vladan Starcevic, MD, PhD, FRANZCP
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
University of Sydney
Sydney Medical School - Nepean
Discipline of Psychiatry
Sydney
Australia
Robert S. Tokunaga, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Department of Communicology
Honolulu, HI
USA
Aviv Weinstein, PhD
Senior Lecturer
University of Ariel
Israel
and
Senior Research Fellow
Department of Nuclear Medicine
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Tel Aviv
Israel
