Dr. Yifrah Kaminer reviews medical content for Healthwise, a nonprofit organization with a mission to help people make better health decisions. Dr. Kaminer has been with the Department of Psychiatry and the Alcohol Research Center at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington, Connecticut, since 1993. He was appointed professor of psychiatry in 2003. His research interests include the diagnosis and treatment of adolescent high-risk behaviors, including substance abuse disorders, gambling behavior, suicidal behavior, and psychiatric comorbidity. In addition to being the author of more than 100 publications, Dr. Kaminer consults internationally on the design, management, and staff training of substance abuse services for adolescents.

Dr. Kaminer is on the editorial board of several peer review journals and is a reviewer for a number of other publications.

Healthwise Knowledgebase Topics Reviewed

Teen Alcohol and Drug Abuse

Education

MD: Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1976

Residency and Fellowship in Psychiatry and Child/Adolescent Psychiatry: Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, 1979–1984

Clinical Research Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI, 1985–1987

Visiting Clinical Fellowship: Substance Abuse Treatment Program, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, 1987

MBA: Barney School of Business, University of Hartford, Hartford, CT, 2000

Academic Appointments

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh; Founder, Adolescent and Young Adult Drug Abuse and Psychiatric Treatment Program, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 1988–1990

Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Brown University, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies; Director, E.P. Bradley Hospital Adolescent Substance Abuse Intervention Center, Providence, RI, 1990–1992

Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Alcohol Research Center, University of Connecticut, Farmington, 1994–2003

Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Alcohol Research Center, University of Connecticut, Farmington, 2003–present

Co-Director of Research, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Connecticut, Farmington

Hospital Affiliations

University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT

Professional Affiliations

American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry

International Society of Addiction Medicine

Research Society on Alcoholism

Selected Publications

1. Kaminer Y (2005). Challenges and opportunities for youth substance abuse group therapy: A critical review. Addictive Behaviors, 30(9): 1765–1774.
2. Kaminer Y, Napolitano C (2004). Dial for therapy: Aftercare for adolescent substance use disorders. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 43(9): 1171–1174.
3. Kaminer Y, et al. (2002). Cognitive-behavioral coping skills and psychoeducation therapies for adolescent substance abuse. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 190(11): 737–745.
4. Kaminer Y (2001). Adolescent substance abuse treatment: Where do we go from here? Psychiatric Services, 52(2): 147–149.
5. Kaminer Y, Bukstein O, eds. (2008). Adolescent Substance Abuse: Psychiatric Comorbidity and High Risk Behaviors. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press.

Financial Disclosure

This reviewer reported no financial conflicts.