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| IDENTIFICATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION |
| Last name: | Michalak |
First name: | Erin E |
| Address: | Department of Psychiatry
University of British Columbia
2255 Wesbrook Mall
Vancouver (British Columbia)
V6T 2A1 |
Fax: | (604) 822-7922 |
| BC academic affiliation: | University of British Columbia |
| Department: | Psychiatry |
| E-mail address: |
emichala@interchange.ubc.ca |
BC research location(s): |
Vancouver Hospital & Health Sciences Centre (UBC Hospital)
University of British Columbia - Vancouver Campus |
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| Status: | Researcher |
| Last update: |
31/08/2010
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| TRAINING AND CREDENTIALS |
| Diploma / Credentials |
Specialty |
Year |
Institution |
| Postdoctorate |
Psychiatry |
2001 |
University of British Columbia Hospital |
| Doctorate (PhD) |
Medicine/General Practice |
2001 |
University of Wales, College of Medicine |
| Bachelor's |
Psychology |
1995 |
University of Manchester |
| Last update: |
20/08/2008
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| AREAS OF EXPERTISE |
| Area of research: |
Human and social sciences |
| Disciplines trained in: |
Psychology
Psychiatry |
| Research disciplines: |
Psychology
Psychiatry |
| Research topics: |
Mood Disorders (Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction)
Depression (Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction)
Mental Health and Society (Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction)
Health Care Technologies (Health Services)
Health Services (Health Services) |
| Fields of application: |
Pathogenesis and Treatment of Diseases
Biomedical Aspects of Human Health |
| Last update: |
31/08/2010
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| TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS |
| Technological applications: |
Monitoring and diagnostic equipment
Software |
| Last update: |
31/08/2010
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| RESEARCH ACTIVITIES - Description used by investigators to specify their area of expertise. |
| Key words: |
bipolar disorder, community-based research, depression, psychometrics, quality of life, quantitative methods, psychosocial functioning, seasonal affective disord, qualitative methods, CBT |
| Research interests: |
My research focus will be upon further elucidating the relationship between psychosocial factors and mood disorders, in particular bipolar disorder (BD). I will be focusing upon securing grants to study novel psychosocial treatment interventions for BD and developing a multidisciplinary team (the CREST.BD team) to focus upon the role of psychosocial issues in this complex psychiatric condition. |
| Last update: |
31/08/2010
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| RECENT AND REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS |
| Authors |
| Title (article or book chapter) |
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Volume |
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Pages |
Journal or book |
Editors |
City and publishing house |
| Michalak, E.E., Yatham, L.N., Maxwell, V., Hale, S. and Lam, R.W. |
| "The impact of bipolar disorder upon work functioning: A qualitative analysis." |
| 2007 |
9 |
1-2 |
pp. 126-143 |
Bipolar Disorders. |
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| Michalak, E.E. , Yatham, L.N., Kolesar, S. and Lam, R.W. |
| "Bipolar disorder and quality of life: A patient-centered perspective." |
| 2006 |
15 |
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pp. 25-37 |
Quality of Life Research |
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| Michalak, E.E., Yatham, L.N. and Lam, R.W. |
| "Quality of life in bipolar disorder: A review of the literature." |
| 2005 |
3 |
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pp. 72-72 |
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes |
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| Last update: |
30/09/2009
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| LANGUAGE COMPETENCIES |
| Understand: |
English |
| Read: |
English |
| Write: |
English |
| Speak: |
English |
| Last update: |
31/08/2010
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