Dan J. Stein

Dan Joseph Stein, BSc (Med), MB ChB, FRCPC, PhD, DPhil is Professor and Chair of the Dept of Psychiatry and Mental Health at the University of Cape Town,^[1] and Director of the MRC Unit on Anxiety and Stress Disorders. Stein is the Director of UCT's Brain and Behaviour Initiative.^[2] He is also a Visiting Professor at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, in New York.^[3]

Education

Stein did his undergraduate and medical degrees at the University of Cape Town, and his doctorate (in the area of clinical neuroscience) at the University of Stellenbosch. He trained in psychiatry, and completed a post-doctoral fellowship (in the area of psychopharmacology) at Columbia University. His training also includes a doctorate in philosophy.

Interests

Stein’s research focuses on the psychobiology and management of the anxiety disorders, including obsessive-compulsive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and social anxiety disorder. His work ranges from basic neuroscience all the way through to epidemiological and cross-cultural research. He is particularly enthusiastic about the possibility of clinical practice and scientific research that integrates theoretical concepts and empirical data across these different levels.

Works

Stein has authored or edited over 25 volumes, including “Cognitive-Affective Neuroscience of Mood and Anxiety Disorders”,^[4] and “The Philosophy of Psychopharmacology: Smart Pills, Happy Pills, Pep Pills”. He has contributed to many articles and chapters.

Other volumes include the "Textbook of Anxiety Disorders",.^[5] For a detailed list, see his author page at www.amazon.com.^[6]

Awards

Stein’s work has been continuously funded by extramural grants for close to 20 years. He is a recipient of CINP’s Max Hamilton Memorial Award for his contribution to psychopharmacology.

References

1. ^ "Dept of Psychiatry and Mental Health - UCT". http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/psychiatry/. Retrieved 2008-03-24. 
2. ^ "Brain Behaviour Initiative". http://www.psychiatry.uct.ac.za/cubbi/. Retrieved 2008-03-24. 
3. ^ "Mount Sinai - Find A Faculty". http://www.mountsinai.org/Find%20A%20Faculty/profile.do?id=0000072500001497292182. Retrieved 2008-03-24. 
4. ^ Stein, Dan J. (2002). Cognitive-Affective Neuroscience of Depression and Anxiety Disorders. London: Taylor & Francis Group. ISBN 1-84184-100-5. 
5. ^ Stein, Dan J.; Hollander, Eric; Rothbaum, Barbara O. (2010). The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Anxiety Disorders, 2nd edition. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Pub. ISBN 0-88048-829-8. 
6. ^ "Amazon Author Page". http://www.amazon.com/Dan-J.-Stein/e/B001HPK4I0. Retrieved 2008-03-24. 

External links

• http://www.uct.ac.za - University of Cape Town
• http://uct.academia.edu/DanStein
• http://www.amazon.com/Dan-J.-Stein/e/B001HPK4I0/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2?qid=1286661055&sr=8-2

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