Hanie Edalati, PhD.
Contact Information
Department of Psychology
University of British Columbia Okanagan
3333 University Way, Kelowna, BC, V1V 1V7
E-mail: hanie.edalati@ubc.ca
Academic Information
PhD student, Interdisciplinary Studies
UBC Okanagan
Kelowna, BC, Canada
MA, Psychology, 2007
Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
BA, Psychology, 2005
Allameh Tabatabaei University, Tehran, Iran
Research Interests
I am interested in understanding the role of implicit cognitive processes in the initiation, development and maintenance of drug abuse and dependence. Particularly, I am interested in exploring selective attention for drug cues and implicit associations involved in substance abuse. I am also interested in how these mechanisms are affected by emotions and its implication for prevention and treatment. An additional research interest is in the area of possible gender differences in responses to drug cues, with special emphasis on the potential role of violence and trauma history in drug dependent women..
Publications
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Dehghani, F., Rostami, R.,Edalati, H. (Submitted). Neurofeedback for treating opium dependence: A new approach in treating Substance Abuse Disorders.
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Ekhtiari, H.,Edalati, H., Behzadi, A., Safaei,H., Noori, M., Mokri, A. (2008). Designing and evaluation of reliability and validity of five visual cue-induced craving tasks for different groups of opiate abusers. Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, Vol. 14, No. 3, 337-349.
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Mokri, A., Ekhtiari, H.,Edalati, H., Mokri A. (2008). Relationship between degree of craving and different dimensions of addiction severity in heroin intravenous users. Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, Vol. 14, No. 3, 298-306.
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Ekhtiari H., Behzadi A.,Edalati, H., Mokri A. (2008). Cue-induced craving among Iranian intravenous heroin users, Advances in Cognitive Sciences, Vol. 2, 62-71.
Conference Presentations
Edalati H., Yazdi, Monavar.(September, 2009) Investigation on the effectiveness of Impulse Control Training on Impulsive female students. 23rd Conference of the European Health Psychology Society, Pisa, Italy. Ekhtiari H., Mokri A., Edalati H., Safaei H., Jannati A., Razzaghi M.R. (March, 2007). Designing and Evaluation of Reliability and Validity of a Visual Cue Induced Craving Assessment Task for Intravenous Heroin Users. 15th European congress of psychiatry. Madrid, Spain. Ekhtiari H., Behzadi A., Mokri A., Edalati H., Oghabian M.A. (April, 2007). Subjective classification of drug craving cues response: comparison of fMRI findings to self-report study. World Psychiatric Association (WPA) regional meeting, Seoul, South Korea.
Other Pursuits and Interests
In addition to my research pursuits, I have worked as a clinical psychologist in addiction treatment and mental health settings. In my spare time, I enjoy playing violin, swimming, hiking, cooking, reading and being with my friends.
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