Jonathan Chick
Edinburgh Napier University, UK
Biography
Professor Chick is a practising psychiatrist and Medical Director at the internationally renowned addiction treatment Castle Craig Hospital. As Visiting Professor at Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, his current research is into the effects of pricing legislation on alcohol harms. He has led numerous randomised controlled studies into treatments for alcohol problems- both psychological and pharmacological - for alcohol problems, and cautions regarding use of psychiatric medications in some populations of patients. He is Chief Editor of the international journal Alcohol and Alcoholism. He has been an advisor to the World Health Organization and government departments in UK, Australia, Canada, USA and Brazil. He has served as a Trustee for Alcoholics Anonymous (UK).