Tatyana Borisovna Dmitrieva

           Born in 1951. National of the Russian Federation. Director, V. P. Serbsky State Research Centre for Social and Forensic Psychiatry (since 1998). Chief Expert Psychiatrist, Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation (2005).

           Graduate of the Ivanovskii State Medical Institute (1975). Master of Science (1981) and Doctor of Medical Sciences (M.D.) (1990). Professor of Medicine (since 1993). Head of the Department of Psychiatry (1986-1989), Deputy Director of Research (1989-1990) and Director (1990-1996), V. P. Serbsky State Research Centre for Social and Forensic Psychiatry. Minister of Health of the Russian Federation (1996-1998). Chairman, Russian Security Council Commission on Health Protection (1996-2000).

           Member of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences (since 2001); Vice-Chairman, Russian Society of Psychiatrists (since 1995); Vice-President, World Association for Social Psychiatry Academician; Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences (since 1997); member of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences (since 1999). Author of over 350 scientific works, recipient of five authors' certificates for inventions and author of three books on drug abuse therapy, including Abuse of Psychoactive Substances (General and Forensic Psychiatric Practice) (2000) and Abuse of Psychoactive Substances: Clinical and Legal Aspects (2003). Editor-in-Chief, Russian Psychiatric Journal. Editor-in-Chief, Clinical Research on Medication in Russia. Member of the editorial boards of several Russian and foreign medical journals, including the journal Narcology. Member of the editorial council, International Medical Journal; and member of the editorial council, Siberian Journal of Psychiatry and Narcology. Recipient of the Order for Services to the Country, fourth class (2001) and third class (2006); and the Order of Honour (1995). Participant and speaker on psychiatry and drug abuse therapy at national and international congresses and conferences, including those organized by the World Health Organization (WHO), the European Union, the Council of Europe, the World Psychiatric Congress and the World Psychiatric Association.

           Member of the International Narcotics Control Board (since 2005). Rapporteur of the Board (2006). Member (2006) and Chairman (2007) of the Standing Committee on Estimates. Second Vice-President of the Board (2007).