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Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation
ISSN: 1179-8467
Dr Rajendra Badgaiyan
Dr Badgaiyan
Dr. Rajendra D. Badgaiyan, is the Chief of Psychiatry at South Texas Veterans Health Care System San Antonio, Texas, and Professor of Psychiatry at Long School of Medicine, University of Texas Health. After completing psychiatry residency training at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Badgaiyan worked as a member of the faculty at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, State University of New York at Buffalo, and University of Minnesota. He also served as the Chairman of Psychiatry Department and Professor of Psychiatry of the hospital affiliated to Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York.
Dr. Badgaiyan is known for developing a novel brain imaging technique (Neurotransmitter imaging) for detection, mapping, and quantification of neurotransmitters released in the live human brain during performance of mental activities. Using this technique, he studies dopaminergic control of conscious and nonconscious cognition and behavior. His research has revealed the role of dopamine in maintaining conscious experience and in regulating consciousness. Because of the ability of psychedelic drugs to modify dopamine concentration in the brain, Dr. Badgaiyan believes that these drugs can be used to treat psychiatric illnesses by altering dopamine levels of the brain.
He has received several prizes and awards for research including the prestigious Solomon Prize of Harvard Medical School and BK Anand National Research Prize in India. His research is funded by the National Institutes of Health, Department of Veterans' Affairs, Dana Foundation and other agencies. Dr Badgaiyan has published over 200 research papers, book chapters and a book titled 'Neuroscience of the Nonconscious Mind' (Elsevier/Academic Press).
Editorial Board
Dr Arndt
Stephan Arndt, Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Professor Emeritus of Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Former Director, Iowa Consortium for Substance Abuse Research & Evaluation, University of Iowa, USA.
Dr Blum
Kenneth Blum, Professor, Division of Addiction Research & Education, Center for Psychiatry, Medicine, & Primary Care, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA, USA.
Professor Davis
Caroline Davis, Professor of Psychology, School of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, York University, Toronto, Canada, and Adjunct Scientist, Department of Neurogenetics, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada.
Dr Grasing
Kenneth Grasing, Director, Substance Abuse Research Laboratory, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center; Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center; Kansas, MO, USA
Professor Haaga
David Andrew Fogel Haaga, Professor, Department of Psychology, American University, Washington, DC, USA
Professor Hajek
Peter Hajek, Professor of Clinical Psychology, Head of Psychology, and Director of the Tobacco Dependence Research Unit at the Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of London, UK
Professor Kirisci
Levent Kirisci, Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Dr Ling
Walter Ling, Professor of Psychiatry & Director Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, Dept of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Professor Lo
Celia C. Lo, Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX, USA.
Dr Najavits
Lisa Najavits, PhD, Director, Treatment Innovations; Adjunct Professor, University of Massachusetts Medical School, MA, USA
Dr Noble
Florence Noble, Pharmacoloy and addiction therapies, Université de Paris, Paris, France.
Dr Page
John Bryan Page, Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Miami Coral Gables, FL, USA
Professor Parry
Charles D H Parry, Director, Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drug Research Unit, Medical Research Council of South Africa; Extraordinary Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
Professor Robertson
Angela Robertson, Research Professor, Social Science Research Center of Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi, USA
Professor Timko
Christine Timko, Senior Research Career Scientist, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, California, Consulting Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University Medical Center, USA
Professor Wang
Jichuan Wang, Professor of Pediatrics, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The George Washington University School of Medicine, Senior biostatistician, Center for Clinical and Community Research (CCCR), The Children’s National Medical Center (CNMC), Washington, D.C., USA
Professor Wickizer
Thomas Wickizer, Stephen F. Loebs Professor Emeritus, Health Services Management and Policy, and Academy Professor, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Professor Zvolensky
Michael J. Zvolensky, Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished University Professor; Director, Anxiety and Health Research Laboratory-Substance Use Treatment Clinic (AHRL-SUTC), University of Houston, Houston, TX , USA