Mental Disorders and Illness

Sheba is a qualified teacher with a wide experience at different levels in various learning institutions including Universities in Kenya. She is an expert in psychological assessment, facilitation, and psychotherapy. She has a passion for the vulnerable, especially the abused women and girls and aspires to establish Safe homes to cater for them. Sheba authored three articles in the International Journals; Prevalence of Posttraumatic disorder and Depression among Bereaved Adolescents www.ijsser.org:Volume03,Issue11 “November”2018, and Types of Traumatic Experienced by Bereaved Adolescents Living in Children’s Homes:ISSN:978-9966-936-05-9:2018 Vol,02,Issue 01

Psychology

Paul F. Granello, Ph.D., LPCC is an Associate Professor of Counselor Education at The Ohio State University, a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, and one of the co-founders of the State of Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation. He has authored or co-authored five books (three on suicide) and published over 30 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. He has received $2.5 million in grant funding for suicide prevention and presented more than 200 times at national and international conferences.

Gayathri Ramprasad is the Founder and President of ASHA International a nonprofit organization promoting personal, organizational, and community wellness. She is a mental health advocate and a social entrepreneur with a unique insight into the world of mental health. And, the author of Shadows in the Sun: Healing from Depression and Finding the Light Within. Her successful battle in overcoming life-threatening mental illness and her amazing recovery taught her the power of hope and holistic wellness. Now, she shares that message with others. Since the launch of ASHA International’s wellness campaign, Healthy Minds, Healthy Lives in 2006, Gayathri’s keynotes, wellness workshops, and cultural competence trainings have reached more than 30,000 people nationally and internationally, with a resounding message of hope and healing. Individuals and organizations alike applaud Gayathri as an agent of hope and transformational change. She received her first undergraduate degree in science from Bangalore University in India, a second undergraduate degree in Management and Information Systems, and a Masters in Business Administration, from George Fox University in Newberg, OR. She is a professional speaker and a member of the National Speaker’s Association and the International Federation for Professional Speakers. She is also a Certified Peer Specialist (CPS). She is the winner of the 2006 Eli Lilly Welcome Back Award for Lifetime Achievement and the 2006 Voice Award for Consumer Leadership awarded by the U. S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). She is also the winner of the 2008 Outstanding Alumna Award from her alma mater George Fox University.

Mental health advocate and a social entrepreneur with a unique insight into the world of mental health.

Dr. Zanetos is an Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at the College of Coastal Georgia. She has countless years of experience as a registered nurse and nurse educator in higher education. She is published in nursing journals and has been a previous speaker at the International Conference for Geriatrics and Gerontology.

Professor Ivbijaro is a specialist in Primary Care Mental Health and mental health service re-design. He produced‘ Integrating Mental Health Into Primary Care: a global perspective with WHO in 2008, has presented papers and original thinking on primary care mental health integration at many local and international conferences and has published a range of articles in peer reviewed journals. He recently edited a book entitled ‘Companion to Primary Care Mental Health’ an international collaboration of 110 authors from all continents of the world, published in 2012, to promote access to and delivery of primary care mental health globally which received a five star (100%) Doody’s Review. Professor Ivbijaro chaired and completed the Case for Change for Mental Health for London, UK in 2011,has contributed to the Mental Health Service Pack in the European Union (EU) which advocates for the development of mental health services in all member states of the EU and his contribution to the UK National Health Service was recognized in 2012 when he was awarded an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) by her Majesty the Queen and is an International Distinguished Fellow of the APA (American Psychiatric Association).He is the President of the World Dignity Project (www.worlddignityproject.com) to address stigma.

His area of interest is the empowerment of primary care worldwide to embrace the principles behind the Alma Ata declaration.

Associate Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Monastir (Tunisia), he is responsible for the unit of child psychiatry, specializing in the management of patients with neurodevelopmental disorders. He has conducted research on autism, learning disorders and ADD / ADHD (prevalence studies , validation and cross-cultural studies of common neurodevelopmental trajectories). It is also a national expert in the specific learning disabilities and co- founder of several community structures for autism. Currently he is President of the African Association for Mental Health of Children and Adolescents and Coordinator of the main training program of the International Association for Child Psychiatry and adolescents.

Neuroscience, Pediatrics, Neurology, Health Psychology, Psychiatry, Developmental Psychology, Neuropsychology, Psychotherapy

Sheba is a qualified teacher with a wide experience at different levels in various learning institutions including Universities in Kenya. She is an expert in psychological assessment, facilitation, and psychotherapy. She has a passion for the vulnerable, especially the abused women and girls and aspires to establish Safe homes to cater for them. Sheba authored three articles in the International Journals; Prevalence of Posttraumatic disorder and Depression among Bereaved Adolescents www.ijsser.org:Volume03,Issue11 “November”2018, and Types of Traumatic Experienced by Bereaved Adolescents Living in Children’s Homes:ISSN:978-9966-936-05-9:2018 Vol,02,Issue 01

Psychology

Professor WK Tang was appointed to professor in the Department of Psychiatry, the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2011. Professor Tang completed his medical training at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He joined the Chinese University of Hong Kong as an academic staff since 1999. His main research area is Neuropsychiatry in Stroke. Professor Tang has published over 100 papers in renowned journals, and has also contributed to the peer review of 40 journals. He has secured over 20 major competitive research grants. He has served the editorial boards of five scientific journals. He was also a recipient of the Young Researcher Award in 2007, awarded by the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

My main research area is the psychiatric morbidity in stroke, namely dementia, cognitive impairment, depression, anxiety, apathy, fatigue, emotional incontinence, suicidality, insomnia, pain, and quality of life. Other research areas include psychiatric morbidity in Pneumoconiosis and Parkinson’s disease, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Schizophrenia, Psychogeriatrics and Substance Abuse.