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World Addiction Medicine Reports: Formation of the International Society of Addiction Medicine Global Expert Network (Isam-Gen) and Its Global Surveys Publisher



Ekhtiari H1, 2 ; Khojasteh Zonoozi A3, 4 ; Rafei P5 ; Abolghasemi FS3, 4 ; Pemstein D6 ; Abdelgawad T7 ; Achab S8 ; Ghafri HA9 ; Alabsi M1 ; Bisch M10 ; Conti AA11 ; Ambekar A12 ; Arunogiri S13 ; Bhad R12 Show All Authors
Authors
  1. Ekhtiari H1, 2
  2. Khojasteh Zonoozi A3, 4
  3. Rafei P5
  4. Abolghasemi FS3, 4
  5. Pemstein D6
  6. Abdelgawad T7
  7. Achab S8
  8. Ghafri HA9
  9. Alabsi M1
  10. Bisch M10
  11. Conti AA11
  12. Ambekar A12
  13. Arunogiri S13
  14. Bhad R12
  15. Bilici R14
  16. Brady K15
  17. Bunt G16
  18. Busse A17
  19. Butner JL18
  20. Danesh A19
  21. Elkhoury J20
  22. Omari FE21
  23. Jokubonis D22
  24. Jong CD23
  25. Dom G24
  26. Ebrahimi M3
  27. Fathi Jouzdani A3
  28. Ferri M25
  29. Galeasinger S26, 27
  30. Parker DG28
  31. Higuchi S29
  32. Kathiresan P30
  33. Khelifa E31
  34. Kouimtsidis C32, 33, 34
  35. Krupitsky EM35
  36. Long J36
  37. Maremmani I37, 38
  38. Mcgovern G39
  39. Mohaddes Ardabili H3, 4
  40. Rahimimovaghar A3
  41. Rataemane ST40
  42. Sangchooli A41
  43. Sibeko G42
  44. Vella AM43
  45. Vista SBD44
  46. Zarebidoky M3
  47. Zhao M45
  48. Javed A46
  49. Potenza MN47, 48, 49, 50
  50. Baldacchino AM26
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Authors Affiliations
  1. 1. Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States
  2. 2. Laureate Institute for Brain Research, Tulsa, OK, United States
  3. 3. Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
  5. 5. Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience (TCIN), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
  6. 6. Political Science and Public Policy, Challey Institute, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, United States
  7. 7. Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
  8. 8. Faculty of Medicine, Sociological and Psychological Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
  9. 9. National Rehabilitation Center, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  10. 10. Pole Hospitalo-Universitaire de Psychiatrie d’Adultes et d’Addictologie du Grand Nancy, Centre Psychotherapique de Nancy, Laxou, France
  11. 11. Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
  12. 12. National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
  13. 13. Monash Addiction Research Centre, Eastern Health Clinical School, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
  14. 14. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychology, Istanbul Ticaret University, Istanbul, Turkey
  15. 15. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States
  16. 16. School of Medicine, New York University, New York City, NY, United States
  17. 17. Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Vienna, Austria
  18. 18. Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States
  19. 19. Division of Prevention Science, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
  20. 20. Lebanese Psychiatric Society, Beirut, Lebanon
  21. 21. Faculty of Medicine, University Mohammed Vth of Rabat, Rabat, Morocco
  22. 22. Republican Center for Addictive Disorders, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
  23. 23. Behavioral Science Institute, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands
  24. 24. Collaborative Antwerp Psychiatric Research Institute (CAPRI), University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
  25. 25. European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), Lisbon, Portugal
  26. 26. DigitAS Project, Population and Behavioural Science, School of Medicine, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, United Kingdom
  27. 27. National Health Service (NHS) Fife Addiction Services, Cameron Hospital, Windygates, United Kingdom
  28. 28. School of Public Health, National University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina
  29. 29. National Hospital Organization Kurihama Medical and Addiction Center, Yokosuka, Japan
  30. 30. Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India
  31. 31. Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
  32. 32. National Office for Addressing Drugs, Athens, Greece
  33. 33. Surrey and Borders Partnership, National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, Leatherhead, United Kingdom
  34. 34. Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
  35. 35. Department of Addictions, Bekhterev National Medical Research Center for Psychiatry and Neurology, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
  36. 36. Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  37. 37. Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Psychiatry, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
  38. 38. UniCamillus, International Medical University in Rome, Rome, Italy
  39. 39. Irish Chapter of International Society of Addiction Medicine (IRE-ISAM), Dublin, Ireland
  40. 40. Department of Psychiatry, University of Limpopo, Polokwane, South Africa
  41. 41. Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
  42. 42. Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
  43. 43. Foundation for Social Welfare Services (FSWS), Sedqa, Santa Venera, Malta
  44. 44. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, College of Medicine and Philippines General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines
  45. 45. Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
  46. 46. Pakistan Psychiatric Research Centre, Fountain House, Lahore, Pakistan
  47. 47. Department of Psychiatry and Child Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States
  48. 48. Connecticut Mental Health Center, New Haven, CT, United States
  49. 49. Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling, Wethersfield, CT, United States
  50. 50. Wu Tsai Institute and Department of Neuroscience, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States

Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry Published:2024


Abstract

Addiction medicine is a dynamic field that encompasses clinical practice and research in the context of societal, economic, and cultural factors at the local, national, regional, and global levels. This field has evolved profoundly during the past decades in terms of scopes and activities with the contribution of addiction medicine scientists and professionals globally. The dynamic nature of drug addiction at the global level has resulted in a crucial need for developing an international collaborative network of addiction societies, treatment programs and experts to monitor emerging national, regional, and global concerns. This protocol paper presents methodological details of running longitudinal surveys at national, regional, and global levels through the Global Expert Network of the International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM-GEN). The initial formation of the network with a recruitment phase and a round of snowball sampling provided 354 experts from 78 countries across the globe. In addition, 43 national/regional addiction societies/associations are also included in the database. The surveys will be developed by global experts in addiction medicine on treatment services, service coverage, co-occurring disorders, treatment standards and barriers, emerging addictions and/or dynamic changes in treatment needs worldwide. Survey participants in categories of (1) addiction societies/associations, (2) addiction treatment programs, (3) addiction experts/clinicians and (4) related stakeholders will respond to these global longitudinal surveys. The results will be analyzed and cross-examined with available data and peer-reviewed for publication. Copyright © 2024 Ekhtiari, Khojasteh Zonoozi, Rafei, Abolghasemi, Pemstein, Abdelgawad, Achab, Ghafri, Al’Absi, Bisch, Conti, Ambekar, Arunogiri, Bhad, Bilici, Brady, Bunt, Busse, Butner, Danesh, El-Khoury, Omari, Jokubonis, Jong, Dom, Ebrahimi, Fathi Jouzdani, Ferri, Galea-Singer, Parker, Higuchi, Kathiresan, Khelifa, Kouimtsidis, Krupitsky, Long, Maremmani, McGovern, Mohaddes Ardabili, Rahimi-Movaghar, Rataemane, Sangchooli, Sibeko, Vella, Vista, Zare-Bidoky, Zhao, Javed, Potenza and Baldacchino.
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