Course Developed and Delivered By:

Name: Dr. Kausar Suhail

Academic Details:

Post-doc (Fulbright Fellowship) University of California-Los Angeles, USA (2005)

PhD in Psychology University of Birmingham. UK (1997)

Diploma in Counseling Birmingham Counseling Centre, UK (1997)

M.Sc. in Applied Psychology University of the Punjab, Pakistan (1982)

Certified Hypnotist Hypnosis Motivation Institute, California, USA (2005)

Teaching Experience:

·         Working in Education Department, Ministry of Education, Pakistan, since February 1986

·         Experience of teaching Clinical Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Counseling, Medical Psychology, Research Methods, Statistics, and SPSS to post-graduate students

·         Working as Consultant Clinical Psychologist since 1998 in Fountain House, a rehabilitation centre for schizophrenia and mood disorders, Lahore, Pakistan

·         Have worked as Teaching Assistant in School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, UK, from 1994 to 1997

Clinical Out-Patient Experience:

·         Attended Anxiety Disorder and Tic Clinic at Institute of Neuropsychiatry, UCLA, during February-June 2005

·         Attended Cognitive Behavior Therapy Clinic for drug-resistant depression in adolescents at Institute of Neuropsychiatry, UCLA, during February-June 2005

·         Attended Autism Clinic at Institute of Neuropsychiatry, UCLA, during February-June 2005

·         Attended Anxiety Disorder Clinic for Adults at the Department of Psychology, UCLA, during January-June 2005

Research Publications:

1.      Suhail, K. (2005). A study investigating mental health literacy in Pakistan. Journal of Mental Health, 14 (2), 167-182.

2.      Suhail, K. & Chaudhry, H.R. (2004). Predictors of subjective well-being in an eastern Muslim country. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology. 23 (3), 359-376.

3.      Suhail, K., Zareen, F., & Aslam, M. (2004). Effect of gender, marriage type, duration of marriage and age disparity on marital relationship. Journal of Gender & Social Issues, 3 (1), 31-46.

4.      Suhail, K., & Anjum, S. (2004). Stigma towards help-seeking behaviour and mental health problems. Bangladeshi Psychological Studies, 14, 55-70.

5.      Suhail, K., & Javed, F. (2004). Psychosocial causes of the crime of murder in Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research, 19 (3-4), 161-174.

6.      Suhail, K., & Chaudhry, H.R. (2004). Impact of fears and perceived stigma on psychosocial problems in patients with epilepsy. Pakistan Journal of Social and clinical Psychology, 2 (1), 51-65.

7.      Suhail, K. (2004). Psychology in Pakistan. The Psychologist (A monthly bulletin of the British Psychological Society), 17 (11), 632-34.

8.      Suhail, K., & Tanveer, R. (2003). A study investigating adjustment to disease in cancer patients. Pakistan Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 1, 14-27.

9.      Suhail, K. (2003). Content of delusions in Pakistani schizophrenic patients by gender and social class. Psychopathology. 36 (4), 195-199

10.  Suhail, K., & Qura-Tul-Ain (2002). Changes in rates of reported suicides over two decades: a content analysis study. Journal of Behavioural Sciences, 13 (1-2), 33-48.

11.  Suhail, K., & Cochrane, R. (2002). Effect of culture and environment on the phenomenology of delusions and hallucinations. The International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 48 (2), 126-138.

12.  Suhail, K., & Akram, S. (2002). Correlates of death anxiety in Pakistan. Death Studies. 26 (1), 39-50.

13.  Suhail, K., & Zaib-u-Nisa. (2002). Prevalence of eating disorders in Pakistan: Relationship with depression, body shape and physical fitness. The Journal of Eating and Weight Disorders, 7 (2), 131-138.

14.  Suhail, K. A comparative Study of delusions and hallucinations in Indian and White patients (in press). Indian Journal of Clinical Psychology.

15.  Suhail, K. (2002). Stress and storm in adolescence: A comparative study. Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research, 17 (3-4), 67-80.

16.  Suhail, K. (2001). Phenomenology of hallucinations: Effects of socio-cultural factors. Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research, 15 (3-4), 89-98.

17.  Suhail, K. (2001). Effectiveness of Token Economy in rehabilitation of mentally retarded. Journal of Psychology, 25, 39-48.

18.  Suhail, K. (2001). Death Anxiety in a Pakistani Muslim sample. Journal of Indian Academy of Applied Psychology, 27 (1-2),19-25.

19.  Suhail, K. (2000). Reliability and validity of the EAT-26 and BSQ for Asian subjects. Journal of Behavioural Sciences.11 (1-2), 55-70.

20.  Suhail, K. (2000). Reliability analysis of the HAD scale across different cultural and ethnic groups. Indian Journal of Clinical Psychology, 27, 118-128.

21.  Suhail, K. (1999). Seasonal fluctuation in mood and behaviour at low and high latitudes. Journal of Behavioural Sciences, 10, 67-84.

22.  Suhail, K. (1999). One-year prevalence of psychiatric admissions in Birmingham: the effect of gender and ethnicity. Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research, 14, 59-73.

23.  Suhail, K. (1998). Seasonality in depressive affect and other psychiatric states in clinical and non-clinical samples of Asian and white populations. Afro-Asian Journal, 5, 38-51.

24.  Suhail, K, & Cochrane, R. (1998). Seasonal changes in hospital admissions for affective disorders by gender and ethnicity. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 33, 211-217.

25.  Suhail, K, & Cochrane, R. (1997). Seasonal changes in affective state in samples of Asian and White women. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 32, 149-157.

26.  Suhail, N.K, & Cochrane, R. (1996). Seasonal changes in affective state measured prospectively and retrospectively. British Journal of Psychiatry, 168, 627-632.

27.  Suhail, K. (in press). Effects of excessive Internet use on undergraduate students in Pakistan. CyberPsychology and Behavior, 9 (3).