# WMH Participating Collaborators ## expand\_more Sort**North America**United States Ronald C. Kessler, PhD - Director- WMH Survey initiative Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School **Current Collaborators** Randy P. Auerbach, PhD Columbia University William G. Axinn, PhD University of Michigan Robert Bossarte, PhD University of South Florida Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH Boston University Meyer Glantz, PhD National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)(to 2022) Alan E. Kazdin, PhD Yale University Kenneth S. Kendler, PhD Virginia Commonwealth University Karestan C. Koenen, PhD Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health Matthew K. Nock, PhD Harvard University Stephanie Pinder-Amaker, PhD McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School Anthony J. Rosellini, PhD Boston University Ayelet Meron Ruscio, PhD University of Pennsylvania Victoria Shahly, PhD Harvard Medical School Jordan Smoller, ScD Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Murray B. Stein, MD, MPH University of California San Diego Michelle Williams, ScD Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health Daniel V. Vigo, MD, DrPH Harvard Medical School and University of British Columbia Alan Zaslavsky, PhD Harvard Medical School **Former Collaborators** Jaimie Abelson, MSW Somnath Chatterji, MD (Former co-director WMH) WHO, Geneva Lisa Colpe, PhD Josh Breslau, PhD, ScD Anne Gaderman, PhD Laura Germine, PhD Stephen Gilman, PhD Jennifer G. Green, PhD Margaret Guyer, PhD Mary (Molly) Howes, PhD Katie McLaughlin, PhD Silvia Martins, MD, PhD Kathleen Merikangas, PhD Elizabeth Miller, MD, PhD Paul Stang, PhD Amy Street, PhD Michael Von Korff, ScD Philip Wang, MD, DrPH Marsha Wilcox, EdD, ScD **WMH Data Collection Coordination Center, University of Michigan** Stephanie Chardoul Director **WMH Data Analysis Coordination Center, Harvard Medical School** **Project Management** Nancy Sampson Director Jerry Garcia Manager Teresa Gorman Coordinator Audrey Kalmus Manager **Biostatisticians** Maria Petukhova, PhD Senior Team Leader Wai Tat Chiu, AM Training Team Leader Irving Hwang, MS Andrew King, MS Marrena Lindberg, ScB Howard Liu, PhD Sort**Latin America**Regional Coordinator Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, MD, PhD Centre for Reducing Health Disparities University of California, Davis Argentina Alfredo Cia, MD - Principal Investigator Anxiety Disorders Center, Buenos Aires Juan Carlos Stagnaro, MD, PhD - Principal Investigator Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires Brazil - National Survey Maria Carmen Viana, MD, PhD - Principal Investigator Department of Social Medicine Federal University of Espírito Santo(UFES), Vitoria/ES Brazil - São Paulo Megacity Laura Helena Andrade, MD, PhD - Principal Investigator University of São Paulo Maria Carmen Viana, MD, PhD - Principal Investigator Department of Social Medicine Federal University of Espírito Santo(UFES), Vitoria/ES **Current Collaborators** Wang Yuan Pang Camila Magalhães Silveira Erica R. Siu João Mauricio Castaldelli-Maia, MD University of São Paulo Geilson Santana Bruno Mendonça Coelho James Anthony, PhD Evandro Coutinho, MD,PhD UFES/Vitoria and National School of Public Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio/RJ Flavia Garcia Pereira UFES/Vitoria **Former Collaborators** Clovis Alexandrino Silva Angela Maria Campanha Mariane Henriques França UFES/Vitoria Maria Cristina Alochio de Paiva, MD, MSc UFES/Vitoria Ana Paula Araújo Faria UFES/Vitoria **Project Management** Marlene Galativicis Teixeira Indaiá de Santana Bassani Fidel Beraldi Beatriz Adler Raphael Mishimura - Data analyst Solange Andreoni - Biostatistician Colombia **Colombia - National Survey** Jose Posada-Villa, MD - Principal Investigator Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca University **Colombia - Medellin** Yolanda Torres, MPH, Dra.HC - Principal Investigator Centro de Excelencia en Investigación en Salud Mental Universidad CES Roberto Mejía Montoya, PhD (consultant) Laney Graduate School Emory University Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, MD, PhD Center for Reducing Health Disparities University of California, Davis Mexico Maria Elena Medina-Mora, PhD - Principal Investigator National Institute of Psychiatry Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz Guilherme Borges, DrSc National Institute of Psychiatry Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz Corina Benjet, PhD National Institute of Psychiatry Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz Carmen Lara, MD, PhD Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla Ricardo Orozco, MSc National Institute of Psychiatry Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz Clara Fleiz, PhD National Institute of Psychiatry Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz Jerónimo Blanco, Master in Engineering National Institute of Psychiatry Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz Jorge Villatoro, Psychologist National Institute of Psychiatry Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz Enrique Méndez Ríos, MSc National Institute of Psychiatry Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz Peru Marina Piazza Ferrand, DSc, MPH -Principal Investigator National Institute of Health, Lima Sort**Africa** Regional Coordinator Oye Gureje, MD, DSc, FRCPsych University of Ibadan Nigeria Nigeria Oye Gureje, MD, DSc, FRCPsych - Principal Investigator University of Ibadan **Collaborators** Olusola Adeyemi, MD Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Kaduna Olusola Ephraim-Oluwanuga, MD National Hospital, Abuja Oluyomi Esan, MD University of Ibadan Victor Lasebikan, PhD University of Ibadan Victor Makanjuola, MD University of Ibadan Bibilola Oladeji, MD University of Ibadan Owoidoho Udofia, MD University of Ibadan Richard Uwakwe, MD University of Ibadan Abba Wakil, MD University of Ibadan **Project Manager** Dr. Lola Kola University of Ibadan **Biostatisticians** Taiwo Abiona, MSc University of Ibadan Toyin Bello, MSc University of Ibadan South Africa David Williams, MPH, PhD - Principal Investigator Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, United States Dan J. Stein, FRCPC, PhD - Principal Investigator University of Cape Town Lukoye Atwoli, MD, PhD Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya Sort**Asia Pacific**Regional Coordinator Kate Scott, PhD University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand Australia Harvey Whiteford, MBBSPhD - Principal Investigator Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research School of Public Health, The University of Queensland John McGrath, MD, PhD - Principal Investigator Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland Louisa Degenhardt, PhD - Principal Investigator National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales **Current Collaborators** Meredith Harris, PhD Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research School of Population Health, The University of Queensland Tim Slade, PhD The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney **Former Collaborators** Derrick Silove, MD Psychiatry Research and Teaching Unit, University of New South Wales **Biostatisticians** Carmen Lim, PhD Chrianna Bharat, PhD Luise Lago, PhD (2015-2016) China (PRC) **China(PRC)-Shenzhen** Chiyi Hu, MD, PhD - Principal Investigator Shenzhen Institute of Mental Health & Shenzhen Kangning Hospital Jize Hu, MD Department of Psychology, Shenzhen University Weidong Duan, MD Shenzhen Institute of Mental Health & Shenzhen Kangning Hospital **Hong Kong - SAR of PRC** Michael Y. Ni, MD, MPH - Principal Investigator School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong Corine Wong, PhD School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong Candi Leung, PhD School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong Japan Daisuke Nishi, MD, PhD - Principal Investigator Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo Norito Kawakami, MD, DMSc (Former PI to 2023) Department of Digital Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hiroki Asaoka, PhD, RN Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo Toshiaki Furukawa, MD Nagoya City University Medical School, Nagoya Yukihiro Hata, MD Oshima Hospital, Kagoshima Noboru Iwata, PhD Hiroshima International University, Higashi-Hiroshima Hideyuki Nakane, MD Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki Yasubumi Nakane, MD Nagasaki International University Graduate School, Nagasaki Yutaka Ono, MD Keio University Health Care Center, Tokyo Hisateru Tachimori, PhD National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Ichikawa Tadashi Takeshima, MD National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Ichikawa Hidenori Uda, MD Sensatsu Public Health Center, Kagoshima Nepal William G. Axinn, PhD - Principal Investigator University of Michigan Dirgha Ghimire, PhD - Principal Investigator University of Michigan New Zealand Kate Scott, PhD - Principal Investigator Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago Dunedin J. Elisabeth Wells, PhD Department of Public Health and General Practice, University of Otago Christchurch Annette Beautrais, PhD Christchurch School of Medicine & Health Sciences The Philippines Maria Lourdes (Marissa) de Guzman, MD, MS Epi, FPPA - Principal Investigator University of the Philippines, Manila South Korea Subin Park, MD, PhD- Principal Investigator National Center for Mental Health, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Seoul Sort**Europe**Regional Coordinator Jordi Alonso, MD, PhD IMIM-Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute, Barcelona Belgium Koen Demyttenaere, MD, PhD - Principal Investigator Universitair Psychiatrisch Centrum - Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (UPC-KUL) Ronny Bruffaerts, PhD - Principal Investigator Universitair Psychiatrisch Centrum - Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (UPC-KUL) Bulgaria Hristo Hinkov, MD, PhD - Principal Investigator National Centre for Public Health and Analyses, Sofia, Bulgaria France Viviane Kovess-Masfety, MD, PhD - Principal Investigator Paris Descartes University, EHESP **Current Collaborators** Saena Arbabzadeh Bouchez, MD Florence Vorspan, MD, PhD **Former Collaborators** Isabelle Gasquet, MD, PhD Laurence Negre Pages, PhD Germany Herbert Matschinger, PhD - Principal Investigator University of Leipzig David D. Ebert, PhD Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg Israel Yuval Ziv, MA Ministry of Health **Former Collaborators** Daphna Levinson, PhD (Former PI to 2018) Ministry of Health Itzhak Levav, MD World Health Organization Italy Giovanni de Girolamo, MD - Principal Investigator IRCCS Saint John of God Clinical Research Centre, Brescia, Italy Netherlands Annelieke Roest, PhD - Principal Investigator Department of Developmental Psychology, University of Groningen Margreet ten Have, PhD - Principal Investigator Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction (Trimbos Institute) Peter de Jonge, PhD (Former PI to 2024) Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences, University of Groningen Pim Cuijpers, PhD Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands **Former Collaborators** Johan Ormel, PhD University of Groningen, Netherlands Ron de Graaf, PhD Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction (Trimbos Institute) Northern Ireland Brendan Bunting, PhD - Principal Investigator Ulster University Siobhan O'Neill, PhD Ulster University **Former Collaborators** Sam Murphy, DrPh Poland **Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw** Jacek Moskalewicz, PhD - Principal Investigator, Poland, EZOP 1 and 2 surveys Jacek Wciórka, MD, PhD - Co-Principal Investigator, Poland - EZOP 2 survey, 2018-19 **Current Collaborators** Grażyna Świątkiewicz, PhD Piotr Świtaj, MD Marta Werbel, MA **Former Collaborators** Marta Janczewska, MD Ludmiła Boguszewska, MA Anna Chrostek,MD Joanna Mikulska, MD Anita Młodożeniec, MD Justyna Waszkiewicz MA **National Institute of Public Health – National Institute of Hygiene, Warsaw** Bogdan J. Wojtyniak, ScD - Principal Investigator **Current Collaborators** Daniel Rabczenko, PhD Jakub Stokwiszewski **Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw** Andrzej Kiejna, MD, PhD - Principal Investigator **Current Collaborators** Tomasz Adamowski, MD, PhD Patryk Piotrowski, MD, PhD **Former Collaborators** Monika Kantorska-Janiec, MD, PhD Marta Zagdańska, PhD Maja Kasprzak, PhD Jozef Zajac, MA Portugal José Miguel Caldas de Almeida, MD, PhD - Principal Investigator Universidade Nova de Lisboa Miguel Xavier, MD, PhD Universidade Nova de Lisboa Graça Cardoso, MD, PhD Universidade Nova de Lisboa Romania Cristian Vladescu, MD, PhD, MPH - Principal Investigator National Institute for Health Services Management, Bucharest Georgeta Popovici, MD, MSc National Institute for Health Services Management, Bucharest **Former Collaborators** Silvia Florescu, MD, PhD (Former PI to 2022) National Institute for Health Services Management, Bucharest Spain **Spain - National Survey** Jordi Alonso, MD, PhD - Principal Investigator IMIM-Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute, Barcelona Josep María Haro, MD, MPH, PhD* - Principal Investigator Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu Gemma Vilagut, MSc Institute of Municipal d'Investigacio Medica (IMIM) **Spain - Murcia Survey** Fernando Navarro-Mateu, MD, PhD - Principal Investigator UDIF-SM, Subdirección General de Planificación, Innovación y Cronicidad, Servicio Murciano de Salud. IMIB-Arrixaca. CIBERESP-Murcia. Turkey Cengiz Kiliç, MD - Principal Investigator Hacettepe University, Ankara Ozlem Seyda Ulug, PhD Ukraine Nathan Tintle, PhD - Principal Investigator University of Illinois, Chicago Evelyn J. Bromet, PhD (Former PI to 2024) State University of New York, Stony Brook Victoria Zakhozha Kiev International Institute of Sociology Vladimir Paniotto, PhD Founder and Director, Kiev International Institute of Sociology Semyon Gluzman, MD Founder and Director, Ukrainian Psychiatric Asssociation and Center for Survivors of Torture and War *ESEMeD consists of the 6 Western European countries including Belgium, France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, and Spain Sort**Middle East**Regional Coordinator Elie G. Karam, MD Institute for Development, Research and Applied Care Beirut, Lebanon Lebanon Elie G. Karam, MD - Principal Investigator Institute for Development, Research, and Applied Care Josleen Al Barathie, MPH Institute for Development, Research, and Applied Care Hani Dimasi, PhD Institute for Development, Research, and Applied Care Aimee Nasser Karam, PhD Institute for Development, Research, and Applied Care Georges Karam, MD Institute for Development, Research, and Applied Care Zeina Mneimneh, PhD Institute for Development, Research, and Applied Care **Former Collaborators** Claudia Farhat, MS Lynn Itani, MS Soumana Nasser, PhD Dahlia Saab, MPH Mariana Salamoun, MS Iraq Ali Al-Hamzawi, MBChB, FICMS - Principal Investigator Al-Qadisiya University, Diwaniya governorate Naeema Al-Gasser, PhD Srinivasa Murthy, MD Mohammad Salih Khalaf Al-Kaisy, MD Ibn Seena Teaching Hospital, Iraq Nezar Ismet Taib, MBCh.B Qatar Salma Khaled, PhD - Principal Investigator Social and Economic Survey Research Institute (SESRI), Qatar University, Doha Peter Woodruff, MBBS, PhD, FRCPsych - Principal Investigator School of Medicine, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK Saudi Arabia Dr. Yasmin Altwaijri - Principal Investigator King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh Dr. Abdullah Alsubaie - Co-PI Dr. Abdulhamid Alhabib - Co-PI