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{{Infobox scientist
{{Infobox scientist
| name = Joseph Zohar
| name = Joseph Zohar {{br}} יוסף זוהר
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|04|18|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|04|18|df=y}}
| fields = [[Psychiatry]]
| fields = [[Psychiatry]]
| workplaces = [[Sheba Medical Center]], [[Tel Aviv University]]
| workplaces = [[Sheba Medical Center]], [[Tel Aviv University]]
| education = [[Tel Aviv University]] Sackler School of Medicine, [[Psychiatry]] at [[University of Washington]] ([[Seattle]]) and Jerusalem Mental Health Center
| education = [[Tel Aviv University]] Sackler School of Medicine, [[Psychiatry]] at [[University of Washington]] ([[Seattle]]) and Jerusalem Mental Health Center
| known_for = [[Anxiety disorders]], [[depression]]
| known_for = [[Anxiety disorders]], [[depression (mood)|depression]]
| awards = Fogarty International Research Fellowship Award, ECNP Neuropsychopharmacology Award, A. E. Bennet Award for Clinical Research
| awards = Fogarty International Research Fellowship Award, ECNP Neuropsychopharmacology Award, A. E. Bennet Award for Clinical Research
}}
}}


'''Joseph Zohar''' is the director of Psychiatry and the Anxiety and Obsessive Compulsive Clinic at the [[Sheba Medical Center]] in [[Tel HaShomer]] and professor of [[psychiatry]] at [[Tel Aviv University]], [[Israel]]. He is the founder of the World Council on Anxiety as well as the Israeli Consortium on [[PTSD]]. He currently leads the chief installation of the [[Israeli Defense Force]] for the treatment of [[PTSD]]. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the [[European College of Neuropsychopharmacology]], of which he is a former president, and chairman of the Expert Platform on Mental Health.
'''Joseph Zohar''' ({{langx|he|יוסף זוהר}}; born 18 April 1948) is the director of Psychiatry and the Anxiety and Obsessive Compulsive Clinic at the [[Sheba Medical Center]] in [[Tel HaShomer]] and professor of [[psychiatry]] at [[Tel Aviv University]], [[Israel]]. He is the founder of the World Council on Anxiety as well as the Israeli Consortium on PTSD. He currently leads the chief installation of the [[Israeli Defense Force]] for the treatment of PTSD. He was a longtime member of the executive committee of the [[European College of Neuropsychopharmacology]], of which he is a former president, and chairman of the Expert Platform on Mental Health.


==Career==
==Career==


===Research focus/interests===
===Research focus/interests===
Dr. Zohar heads the Anxiety Clinic at [[Sheba Medical Center]], which specializes in [[anxiety disorder| anxiety disorders]] such as [[obsessive-compulsive disorder]], [[post-traumatic stress disorder]], and [[Social anxiety disorder | social phobias]]. In addition to a focus on new treatments, the clinic is interested in the brain function imaging of patients suffering from these [[anxiety disorder| anxiety disorders]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://eng.sheba.co.il/484/ |title= Sheba Academic Medical Center Hospital: Psychiatric Clinics |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website= http://eng.sheba.co.il/ |access-date= 28 September 2015 }}</ref>
Dr. Zohar heads the Anxiety Clinic at [[Sheba Medical Center]], which specializes in [[anxiety disorder]]s such as [[obsessive-compulsive disorder]], [[post-traumatic stress disorder]], and [[Social anxiety disorder|social phobias]]. In addition to a focus on new treatments, the clinic is interested in the brain function imaging of patients with these [[anxiety disorder]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://eng.sheba.co.il/484/ |title= Sheba Academic Medical Center Hospital: Psychiatric Clinics |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website= eng.sheba.co.il/ |access-date= 28 September 2015 }}</ref>


===Notable contributions to research===
===Notable contributions to research===
Zohar is a world expert on [[post-traumatic stress disorder]] and has uncovered the potential of secondary prevention in [[Posttraumatic stress disorder | PTSD]]. His work explores the promising effects of [[hydrocortisone]] treatment when administered after the traumatic event in preventing the development of [[Posttraumatic stress disorder | PTSD]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3182005/ |title= New insights into secondary prevention in post-traumatic stress disorder |last= Zohar |first= Joseph |last2= Juven-Wetzler|first2= Alzbeta |last3= Sonnino|first3= Rachel |last4= Cwikel-Hamzany |first4= Shlomit |last5= Balaban |first5= Evgenya |last6= Cohen |first6= Hagit |date= September 2013 |website= www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov |publisher= Dialogues Clin Neurosci | access-date= 28 September 2015}}</ref>
Zohar is an expert on [[post-traumatic stress disorder]] and has uncovered the potential of secondary prevention in PTSD. His work explores the promising effects of [[hydrocortisone]] treatment when administered after the traumatic event in preventing the development of PTSD.<ref>{{cite journal |title= New insights into secondary prevention in post-traumatic stress disorder |last1= Zohar |first1= Joseph |last2= Juven-Wetzler|first2= Alzbeta |last3= Sonnino|first3= Rachel |last4= Cwikel-Hamzany |first4= Shlomit |last5= Balaban |first5= Evgenya |last6= Cohen |first6= Hagit |date= September 2013 |journal= Dialogues Clin Neurosci |pmc=3182005 |pmid=22033784 |volume=13 |issue= 3 |pages=301–9|doi= 10.31887/DCNS.2011.13.2/jzohar }}</ref>


===Past appointments===
===Past appointments===
After graduating with his M.D. from Tel Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine, Zohar went on to train in [[psychiatry]] at the [[University of Washington]], [[Seattle]], and at the Jerusalem Mental Health Center in [[Israel]]. While there, Zohar directed the Resistant Depression Unit.
After graduating with his M.D. from Tel Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine, Zohar went on to train in [[psychiatry]] at the [[University of Washington]], [[Seattle]], and at the Jerusalem Mental Health Center in [[Israel]]. While there, Zohar directed the Resistant Depression Unit.


In 1984, Zohar joined the lab of Dr. Dennis Murphy, at the [[National Institute of Mental Health]] in [[Bethesda]], [[Maryland]]. He was the acting Director of their Obsessive-Compulsive Clinic.<ref name="X">{{cite web |url= https://www.ecnp.eu/~/media/Files/ecnp/communication/webcasts/CV%20Joseph%20Zohar.pdf |title= Joseph Zohar |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website= www.ecnp.eu |access-date= 28 September 2015}}</ref>
In 1984, Zohar joined the lab of Dr. Dennis Murphy, at the [[National Institute of Mental Health]] in [[Bethesda, Maryland]]. He was the acting Director of their Obsessive-Compulsive Clinic.<ref name="X">{{cite web |url= https://www.ecnp.eu/~/media/Files/ecnp/communication/webcasts/CV%20Joseph%20Zohar.pdf |title= Joseph Zohar |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website= www.ecnp.eu |access-date= 28 September 2015}}</ref>


===Awards===
===Awards===
Dr. Zohar has received numerous awards, including the Fogarty International Research Fellowship Award (1984), the A. E. Bennet Award for Clinical Research (1986), the [[European College of Neuropsychopharmacology | European College of Neuropsychopharmacology Award for Clinical Research]] (1998), the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry Award for Excellence in Education (2001), and he is the co-winner of the A.E. Bennett Award for 2002 for a study on an animal model of [[PTSD]].<ref name="X"/>
Dr. Zohar has received numerous awards, including the Fogarty International Research Fellowship Award (1984), the A. E. Bennet Award for Clinical Research (1986), the [[European College of Neuropsychopharmacology|European College of Neuropsychopharmacology Award for Clinical Research]] (1998), the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry Award for Excellence in Education (2001), and he is the co-winner of the A.E. Bennett Award for 2002 for a study on an animal model of PTSD.<ref name="X"/>


===Positions of trust and research assessments===
===Positions of trust and research assessments===
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|title= Anxiety & Obsessive Compulsive Disorders |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website= www.wpanet.org |access-date= 28 September 2015}}</ref>
|title= Anxiety & Obsessive Compulsive Disorders |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website= www.wpanet.org |access-date= 28 September 2015}}</ref>


Since 1995 Zohar has been a member of the executive committee of the [[European College of Neuropsychopharmacology | ECNP]] and chairman of the Israel Society for Biological Psychiatry. In 1996 he was nominated as a member of the WHO Expert Advisory Panel on Neuroscience. In 1997 he was elected to the executive committee of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry. He is also chairman of the Brussels-based depression and mental health think-tank, the Expert Platform on Mental Health.
Since 1995 Zohar has been a member of the executive committee of the [[European College of Neuropsychopharmacology|ECNP]] and chairman of the Israel Society for Biological Psychiatry. In 1996 he was nominated as a member of the WHO Expert Advisory Panel on Neuroscience. In 1997 he was elected to the executive committee of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry. He is also chairman of the Brussels-based depression and mental health think-tank, the Expert Platform on Mental Health.


Joseph Zohar is on the editorial board of the World Journal of Biological Psychiatry,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?show=editorialBoard&journalCode=iwbp20#.VgkYjF5BuJA |title= The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry Editorial Board |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website= www.tandfonline.com |access-date= 28 September 2015}}</ref> the CNS Spectrum<ref>{{cite web |url= http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayMoreInfo?jid=CNS&type=eb&sessionId=0A9A8C2C630965DB3DA1FF0BA7B6D9A4.journals |title= CNS Spectrums – Journal Editorial Board |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website= journals.cambridge.org |access-date= 28 September 2015}}</ref>
Joseph Zohar is on the editorial board of the World Journal of Biological Psychiatry,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?show=editorialBoard&journalCode=iwbp20 |title= The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry Editorial Board |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website= www.tandfonline.com |access-date= 28 September 2015}}</ref> the CNS Spectrum<ref>{{cite web |url= http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayMoreInfo?jid=CNS&type=eb&sessionId=0A9A8C2C630965DB3DA1FF0BA7B6D9A4.journals |title= CNS Spectrums – Journal Editorial Board |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website= journals.cambridge.org |access-date= 28 September 2015}}</ref>
and several other journals.
and several other journals.


He founded the Israeli consortium on PTSD, is currently the commander of the chief installation of the [[Israeli Defense Force]] for treating [[Posttraumatic stress disorder | PTSD]], and he is serving as a special advisor to the Ministry of Defense in relation to [[Posttraumatic stress disorder | PTSD]].<ref name="X"/>
He founded the Israeli consortium on PTSD, is currently the commander of the chief installation of the [[Israeli Defense Force]] for treating PTSD, and he is serving as a special advisor to the Ministry of Defense in relation to PTSD.<ref name="X"/>

In 2023, he was named Honorary Member of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Honorary members of ECNP |url=https://www.ecnp.eu/about-ecnp/membership/honorary-members |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=www.ecnp.eu}}</ref>


==Publications==
==Publications==
He is the author of more than 100 scientific papers and has edited 11 books focusing on refractory depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and [[Posttraumatic stress disorder | PTSD]].<ref name="X"/><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joseph_Zohar |title= Joseph Zohar |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website= www.researchgate.net |access-date= 28 September 2015}}</ref>
He is the author of more than 400 scientific papers and has edited 18 books focusing on refractory depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and [[Posttraumatic stress disorder|PTSD]].<ref name="X"/><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joseph_Zohar |title= Joseph Zohar |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website= www.researchgate.net |access-date= 28 September 2015}}</ref>

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== External links ==
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Latest revision as of 05:35, 22 October 2024

Joseph Zohar
יוסף זוהר
Born (1948-04-18) 18 April 1948 (age 76)
EducationTel Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine, Psychiatry at University of Washington (Seattle) and Jerusalem Mental Health Center
Known forAnxiety disorders, depression
AwardsFogarty International Research Fellowship Award, ECNP Neuropsychopharmacology Award, A. E. Bennet Award for Clinical Research
Scientific career
FieldsPsychiatry
InstitutionsSheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University

Joseph Zohar (Hebrew: יוסף זוהר; born 18 April 1948) is the director of Psychiatry and the Anxiety and Obsessive Compulsive Clinic at the Sheba Medical Center in Tel HaShomer and professor of psychiatry at Tel Aviv University, Israel. He is the founder of the World Council on Anxiety as well as the Israeli Consortium on PTSD. He currently leads the chief installation of the Israeli Defense Force for the treatment of PTSD. He was a longtime member of the executive committee of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology, of which he is a former president, and chairman of the Expert Platform on Mental Health.

Career

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Research focus/interests

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Dr. Zohar heads the Anxiety Clinic at Sheba Medical Center, which specializes in anxiety disorders such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and social phobias. In addition to a focus on new treatments, the clinic is interested in the brain function imaging of patients with these anxiety disorders.[1]

Notable contributions to research

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Zohar is an expert on post-traumatic stress disorder and has uncovered the potential of secondary prevention in PTSD. His work explores the promising effects of hydrocortisone treatment when administered after the traumatic event in preventing the development of PTSD.[2]

Past appointments

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After graduating with his M.D. from Tel Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine, Zohar went on to train in psychiatry at the University of Washington, Seattle, and at the Jerusalem Mental Health Center in Israel. While there, Zohar directed the Resistant Depression Unit.

In 1984, Zohar joined the lab of Dr. Dennis Murphy, at the National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, Maryland. He was the acting Director of their Obsessive-Compulsive Clinic.[3]

Awards

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Dr. Zohar has received numerous awards, including the Fogarty International Research Fellowship Award (1984), the A. E. Bennet Award for Clinical Research (1986), the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology Award for Clinical Research (1998), the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry Award for Excellence in Education (2001), and he is the co-winner of the A.E. Bennett Award for 2002 for a study on an animal model of PTSD.[3]

Positions of trust and research assessments

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Zohar was formerly the chairman of the panel for obsessive-compulsive disorders of the American Psychiatric Association Task Force on Treatments of Psychiatric Disorders (1986). In 1992, he established the World Council on Anxiety, known then as the International Council on Anxiety and OCD, and served as its chairman. He is the chair of the Anxiety and Obsessive Compulsive Disorders section of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA).[4]

Since 1995 Zohar has been a member of the executive committee of the ECNP and chairman of the Israel Society for Biological Psychiatry. In 1996 he was nominated as a member of the WHO Expert Advisory Panel on Neuroscience. In 1997 he was elected to the executive committee of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry. He is also chairman of the Brussels-based depression and mental health think-tank, the Expert Platform on Mental Health.

Joseph Zohar is on the editorial board of the World Journal of Biological Psychiatry,[5] the CNS Spectrum[6] and several other journals.

He founded the Israeli consortium on PTSD, is currently the commander of the chief installation of the Israeli Defense Force for treating PTSD, and he is serving as a special advisor to the Ministry of Defense in relation to PTSD.[3]

In 2023, he was named Honorary Member of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP).[7]

Publications

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He is the author of more than 400 scientific papers and has edited 18 books focusing on refractory depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and PTSD.[3][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Sheba Academic Medical Center Hospital: Psychiatric Clinics". eng.sheba.co.il/. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  2. ^ Zohar, Joseph; Juven-Wetzler, Alzbeta; Sonnino, Rachel; Cwikel-Hamzany, Shlomit; Balaban, Evgenya; Cohen, Hagit (September 2013). "New insights into secondary prevention in post-traumatic stress disorder". Dialogues Clin Neurosci. 13 (3): 301–9. doi:10.31887/DCNS.2011.13.2/jzohar. PMC 3182005. PMID 22033784.
  3. ^ a b c d "Joseph Zohar" (PDF). www.ecnp.eu. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Anxiety & Obsessive Compulsive Disorders" (PDF). www.wpanet.org. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  5. ^ "The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry Editorial Board". www.tandfonline.com. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  6. ^ "CNS Spectrums – Journal Editorial Board". journals.cambridge.org. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Honorary members of ECNP". www.ecnp.eu. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  8. ^ "Joseph Zohar". www.researchgate.net. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
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