George Fink

Encyclopedia of Stress was awarded the British Medical Association’s 2001 book commendation for mental health

Currently Director of the Mental Health Research Institute of Victoria, Australia, he was formerly Vice President and Director of Research of the Pharmos Corporation, and is the former Director of the Medical Research Council's Brain Metabolism Unit and honorary professor in the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. A graduate of Melbourne University (MD) and Oxford University (DPhil), Dr Fink has published over 360 scientific papers and several authoritative books. He was editor-in-chief of the first edition of the Encyclopedia of Stress which was awarded the British Medical Association’s 2001 book commendation for mental health. Dr Fink has served on numerous national and international scientific committees and is past president of the European Neuroendocrine Association. His distinctions include the Lifetime Achievement Award of the International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology (2000) and Honorary Member of the British Society for Neuroendocrinology (2005). He is Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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Encyclopedia of Stress, 2nd Edition (Now Available!)