Curriculum Vitae Habibolah Khazaie Personal History:
• Birth: 1971.03.21, Kermanshah, Iran
• Marital Status: Married
• Address: Farabi Hospital, Sleep Research Center, Department of Psychiatry,
Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Dolatabad Blvd, PO box: 6719851151, Kermanshah, Iran.
• Phone: +98-918-8332426 (Cell Phone)
• Email: hakhazaie@gmail.com Educations:
• Psychiatric national board, Department of Psychiatry, Tabriz University, Iran,
MD, School of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Science
Sabbatical leave, “Diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders”, Thoraxklinik at
Honors and Awards:
• Second Rank of medical students, Kermanshah University of Medical Science,
• Forth Rank of Psychiatric national board, 2002, Iran.
• First Rank of scientific staff on medical students education, Kermanshah
University of Medical Science, 2002, 2006.
• Awards as the Best Talk in the Iranian Addiction Symposium, Tehran, 2005.
• Awards as the Best Annual Researcher of Kermanshah University of Medical
• Awards as the selected scientific staff of Kermanshah University of Medical
Science for 8 consecutive years, 2002-2010.
Professional Appointments and membership:
• Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, Kermanshah
University of Medical Science, Iran, 2002-Present.
• Head and Organizer of Sleep Research Center, Kermanshah University of
• Research Director of Kermanshah University of Medical Science, Iran,
• Member of General Research Council, Kermanshah University of Medical
• Member of Research Council of Behbood Journal, Kermanshah University of
• Member of Book Review Council, Kermanshah University of Medical Science,
• Member of Behavioral Disease Control, Kermanshah University of Medical
• Executive Director of Continues Educational Program for General Physician,
Current Research Interest: Sleep Disorders, Actigraphy, PSG Workshops:
• Prevention and Treatment of Addiction, Kermanshah University of Medical
• Pruritus workshops. Kermanshah University of Medical Science, 2005, 2006.
• Paper Writing workshop, Kermanshah University of Medical Science, 2004. • Teaching Methods workshop, Kermanshah University of Medical Science,
• Approach to Case workshop. Kermanshah University of Medical Science, 2004.
• Psychological Health workshops. Kermanshah University of Medical Science,
• ICD –Diagnosis workshop. Kermanshah University of Medical Science, 2004.
• Harm Reduction of HIV and Hepatitis workshop, Iran University of Medical
• Comprehensive seminar on abortion workshop. Kermanshah University of
Teaching experience:
• 2002-Present: Psychiatric courses for Medical students (Externs and Interns). Membership:
• Faculty member, Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, Kermanshah
University of Medical Science, Iran, 2002-present.
• Research Director of Kermanshah University of Medical Science, Iran, 2006- • Head and Organizer of Sleep Research Center, Kermanshah University of
• Partial dissection in left coronary artery after Bental operation, MD thesis,
Kermanshah University of Medical Science, 1997.
• The effect of fluphenazine decanoate every 2 weeks versus every 6 weeks in
schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorders. Psychiatry thesis, Tabriz University, 2002.
• Sadock BJ, Sadock VA. Psychopharmacology, Khazaie H, Tatari F, 2006,
Kermanshah University of Medical Science [translation].
• Art Therapy [Art in psychology and psychiatry], written by: Khazaie H; Edited
by: Tahmasian M, Tabriz University, 2003.
• Sleep [Basic sciences & disorders] from Sadock BJ, Sadock VA.
Comprehensive textbook of psychiatry. Williams & Wilkins. Philadelphia, 2006;
Translated to Persian by: Khazaie H, Tahmasian M, Kermanshah University of Medical Science, 2006.
Thesis Supervision:
• The comparison between frequency of sleep problems in shift-workers and
non shift-workers in the hospitals of Kermanshah University of medical science, 2007, Kermanshah University of Medical Science.
• The comparison between frequency of sleep disorders in preeclamptic women,
2007, Kermanshah University of Medical Science.
• Epidemiological evaluation of conduct disorder, 2006, Kermanshah University
• Effect of religious values levels on anxiety among medical students, 2006,
Kermanshah University of Medical Science.
• Comparison of serum lipid concentrations in Iranian veterans with combat –
related chronic posttraumatic stress disorder versus chronic depressive disorder, 2006, Kermanshah University of Medical Science.
• Prevalence of overweight and obesity in hospitalized bipolar patients, 2006,
Kermanshah University of Medical Science.
• Prevalence of anti social personality in hospitalized substance abusers, 2005,
Kermanshah University of Medical Science.
• Frequency of diabetes mellitus in hospitalized bipolar patients in kermanshah,
2005, Kermanshah University of Medical Science.
• Prevalence of obesity in hospitalized schizophrenic patients, 2005, Kermanshah
• Epidemiological evaluation of hospitalized psychiatric patients that received
electroconvulsive therapy, 2004, Kermanshah University of Medical Science.
• Prevalence of adult attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and conduct disorder
among substance abusers, 2004, Kermanshah University of Medical Science.
Publications:
A) Articles (published):
• Khazaie H, Saidi MR, Sepehry AA, Samadzadeh S, Ahmadi A, Parvizi AA,
Najafi F, Tahmasian M. Abnormal ECG patterns in chronic post-war PTSD patients: A pilot case-control examination, International Journal of Behavioral Medicine 2013; 20(1):1-6.
• Behrouz B, Farhadi M, Khazaie H, Mehrabi HA. Comparison of personality
type and problem solving methods in patients with coronary artery disease, chronic back pain and normal subjects. J Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences 2013; 17(2): 131-41.
• Chehri A, Khazaie H, Shah Hosseini E. Sleep disorders in patients with asthma
referred to Imam Reza Hospital of Kermanshah. J Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences 2013; 17(1): 76-8.
• Khoshay A, Sharifi A, Khazaie H, Shasavari S. The survey of cardiac
rehabilitation process on the changes of body image quality of life in patients after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. J Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences 2013; 16(8): 626-34.
• Tahmasian M, Khazaie H, Golshani S, Avis KT. Clinical application of
actigraphy in psychotic disorders: A systematic review. Curr Psychiatry Rep 2013; 15: 359.
• Khazaie H, Rezaie L, Darvishi F, Najafi F, Avis K. Treatment of paradoxical
insomnia with atypical antipsychotic drugs. A comparison of olanzapine and risperidone. Neurosciences (Riyadh). 2013;18(1):64-9.
• Khazaie H, Rezaie L, de Jong DM. Dropping out of outpatient psychiatric
treatment: a preliminary report of a 2-year follow-up of 1500 psychiatric outpatients in Kermanshah, Iran. Gen Hosp Psychiatry 2013; 35(3):314-9.
• Khazaie H, Tahmasian M, Rezaei L, Mohamadi M, Ghanbari A, Yonessi G,
Schwebel DC. Comparison of dream content in schizophrenic patients, non-schizophrenic mental patients, first degree relatives of schizopherenic patients and community control. Iranian Journal of Psychiatry 2012, 7(1): 26-30.
• Khazaie H, Asadi M, Mohammadi H. Influence of reinforcement behavioral
therapy and Ellis cognitive therapy on derelict children’s aggression. Behbood 2012; 15(6): 408-14.
• Soleimani A, Mohammadi H, Khazaie H, Artiahi F. Prevalence of speech
disorders among Kermanshah primary schoolchildren. Behbood 2011; 15(3): 213-9.
• Khazaie H, Rezaie L, Alibakhshi R, Schwebel DC. Gene and Environment
Interaction in Familial Suicidal Behavior: A Case study of a single family with 4 committed suicides, Saudi Medical Journal 2011; 32(10): 1073-7.
• Khazaie H, Najafi F, Rezaei L, Tahmasian M, Sepehry AA, Herth FJ.
Prevalence of symptoms and risk of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) syndrome in general population, Archives of Iranian Medicine 2011; 14(5):335-8.
• Rezaie L, Khazaie H, Soleimani A, Schwebel DC. Self-immolation a predictable
method of suicide: A comparison study of warning signs for suicide by self-immolation and by self-poisoning. Burns 2011; 37(8): 1419-26.
• Rezaie L, Khazaie H, Soleimani A, Schwebel DC. Is self-immolation a distinct
method for suicide? A comparison of Iranian patients attempting suicide by self-immolation and by poisoning. Burns 2011; 37(1):159-63.
• Khazaie H, Moradi MR, Tahmasian M, Rezaei M, Dabiri S, Nikray R, Rezaei L,
Younessi G, Schwebel DC. An innovative new method to diagnose enuresis objectively. Neurosciences 2011; 16(3):287-9.
• Khazaie H, Rahimi M, Tatari F, Rezaei M, Najafi F, Tahmasian M. Treatment
of Depression in Type 2 Diabetes with Fluoxetin or Citalopram? (A Randomized Controlled Trial), Neurosciences 2011; 16 (1): 42-45.
• Rahimi Z, Felehgari V, Rahimi M, Mozafari H, Yari K, Vaisi-Raygani A,
Rezaei M, Malek- Khosravi S, Khazaie H. The frequency of factor V Leiden mutation, ACE gene polymorphism, serum ACE activity and response to ACE inhibitor and angiotensin II receptor antagonist drugs in Iranians type II diabetic patients with microalbuminuria. Mol Biol Rep. 2011; 38(3): 2117-23.
• Tahmasian M, Khazaie H, Sepehry AA, Russo, MB. Ambulatory Monitoring of
Sleep Disorders [Review article], Journal of Pakistan Medical Association (JPMA), 2010; 60(6) 480-487.
• Khazaie H, Rezaei L, Tahmasian M, Schwebel DC. Insomnia Treatment by
Olanzapine: Is Sleep State Misperception A Psychotic Disorder. Neurosciences, 2010; 15 (2):160-162.
• Khazaie H, Tahmasian M, Ghadami MR, Ekhtiari H, Safaei H, Samadzadeh S,
Schwebel DC, Russo MB. The effects of chronic partial sleep deprivation on cognitive functions of medical residents. Iranian Journal of Psychiatry, 2010, 5(2): 74-77.
• Khazaei H, Rezaei M, Ghadami MR, Tahmasian M, Ghasemi Mobarra A, Shiri
E. Relationship between religious values and anxiety among Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences students. Behbood, 2010, 14(1): 66-72.
• Ahmadi A, Mohammadi R, Schwebel DC, Khazaie H ,Yeganeh N, Almasi A.
Demographic risk factors of self-immolation: A case–control study, Burns, 35 (2009) 580–586.
• Khazaie H, Tahmasian M, Ekhtiari H, Safaei H, Ganjgahi H, Ghadami MR.
Effects of Ramadan fasting on Time Perception Task.Neurosciences, 2009; 14 (2):196-197.
• Khazaie H, Moradi M, Tahmasian M, Ahmadi A. Treatment of Recurrent
Priapism with Fluoxetine and Low dose Perphenazine, Journal of Pakistan Medical Association, March 2008, 58(3): 142-143.
• Khazaie H, Tahmasian M, Khoshbakht M, Sepehry AA. Serum Lipid
Concentrations in Iranian Veterans with Combat – related Chronic Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 2007, 2(1): 22-26.
• Khazaie H, Shakeri J, Comparative efficacy of every 2 weeks versus every 6
weeks injections of fluphenazine decanoate, Arch Iran Med, April 2005, 8(2): 109-114.
• Khazaie H, Habibi F, Pourafkari N. The effect of fluphenazine decanoate every 2
weeks versus every 6 weeks in schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorders, Andishe va Raftar; Spring 2003, 8(4): 11-15.
• Khazaie H, Parvizifard A. Demographic characteristics and mental state
evaluation of attempted suicide victims in Tabriz, Behbood, 2003, 7(3):42-51.
B) Articles (submitted and in preparation):
• Sorg c, Tahmasian M, Peters H, Meng C, Manoliu A, Doll A, Drzezga A,
Knight D.C, Khazaie H, Mühlau M, Wohlschläger AM, Riedl V. Functional and structural Reorganization of amygdala and hippocampus in recurrent major depressive disorder. Neuroimage, 2011 [Submitted].
Abstracts: • Khazaie H, Rezaei L, Tahmasian M, Schwebel DC. Insomnia Treatment by
Olanzapine: Is Sleep State Misperception A Psychotic Disorder? World Psychiatric Association International Congress, Beijing, China, 1-5 September 2010.
• Khazaei H, Rezaei M, Ghadami MR, Tahmasian M, Ghasemi Mobarra A, Shiri
E. Relationship between religious values and anxiety among Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences students, World Psychiatric Association International Congress, Beijing, China, 1-5 September 2010.
• Khazaie H, Moradi MR, Rezaei M, Dabiri S, Nikray R, Rezaei L, Younessi G,
Schwebel DC, Tahmasian M. Efficacy of designed method for diagnosis of malingering type of enuresis: Introducing of an innovation, World Psychiatric Association International Congress, Beijing, China, 1-5 September 2010.
• Khazaie H, Rahimi M, Tatari F, Rezaei M,Najafi F, Tahmasian M. Fluoxetin and
Citalopram for Depression in Type 2 Diabetes (A Randomized Clinical Trial), World Psychiatric Association International Congress, Beijing, China, 1-5 September 2010.
• Khazaie H, Tahmasian M, Naghshbandi E. Effects of Shifts on the Risk of Motor
Vehicle Crashes and Sleep Problems among Iranian Hospital Workers, World Psychiatric Association International Congress, 28 Nov-2 Dec 2007, Melbourne, Australia.
• Khazaie H. Citalopram and Fluoxetine in Diabetes; A Randomized Controlled
Trial. World Psychiatric Association International Congress, 28 Nov-2 Dec 2007, Melbourne, Australia.
• Tahmasian M, Khazaie H, Ghadami MR, Russo M. What is Actigraphy?The role
of actigraphy in the study of sleep disorders, 17th Iranian Congress of Physiology & Pharmacology,13-16 Aug 2007, Mashhad, Iran.
• Khazaie H, Moradi M, Chehri A. Antidepressant induced sexual disfunction
during treatment with Trazodone, Florentine, Citalopram and Moclobemide. World Psychiatric Association, July12-16, 2006, Turkey.
• Khazaie H, Sadeghi KH, Chehri A. Prevalence of Adult Attention
Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and conduct disorder among substance abusers. World Psychiatric Association, July12-16, 2006, Turkey.
• Habibi F, Khazaie H. Attempted suicide in patients with bipolar I disorder
World Psychiatric Association, July12-16, 2006, Turkey.
• Khazaie H, Saeidie M, Chehri A. The comparison of serum lipid concentrations
combat – related chronic posttraumatic stress disorder and chronic depressive disorder, World Psychiatric Association, July12-16, 2006, Turkey.
• Ahmadi A, Ytterstad Borge, Khazaie H, Rezaei M. Prevalnce of self-immolation
in a community by video-based intervention, 8th world conference on injury prevention and safety promotion, 2-5 Apr 2006, Durban, South Africa.
• Tatari F, Khazaie H, Ebrahimi A, Jahromi A. Evaluation of anxiety level in
Trichotilomania in kermanshah, Dermatology congress, Jan 2006,Tehran, Iran.
• Khazaie H, Shakeri J, Prevalence of obesity in bipolar patients. The fifth
international review of bipolar disorder, 20-22 Apr 2005, Lyon, France.
• Khazaie H, Shakeri J, Frequency of diabetes mellitus in hospitalized bipolar
patients in kermanshah. The fifth international review of bipolar disorder, 20-22 Apr 2005, Lyon, France.
• Khazaie H, Habibi F, Pourafkari N. The effect of fluphenazine decanoate every
2 weeks versus every 6 weeks , International Conference of Schizophrenia, Jan 29- Feb 2, 2004, Chennai, India.
• Khazaie H, Parvizifard A. Demographic characteristics and mental state
evaluation of attempted suicide victims in Tabriz, 2th Iranian Non-Communicable Congress, 2004, Iran.
• Khazaie H, Epidemiologic characteristics and psychiatric disorders after fetus
abortion: 20 paper review, Comprehensive seminar on abortion in Iran. 26-27 Feb 2003, Kermanshah, Iran.
• Khazaie H, Musci theraphy, First Iranian Congress of Music Therapy, 2002
Professional References (complete names, addresses, and phone numbers):
• Michael Russo, M.D. Associate Professor of Medicine, John A Burns School of
Medicine, University of Hawaii, USA. mikebrusso@gmail.com
• Felix JF Herth M.D. & PhD. Department of Pneumology and Critical Care
Medicine, Thoraxklinik, University of Heidelberg, Germany. felix.herth@thoraxklinik-heidelberg.de
• Esmaeil Mahdavi, Ed.D., LMHC, Faculty and Director of Online Mental Health
Counseling Program, Department of Counseling and School Psychology, University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125, USA. emahdavi@hotmail.com
• Alireza Ahmadi, M.D. Address: Department of Anesthesiology, Kermanshah
University of Medical Sciences (KUMS), Kermanshah, Iran. ahmadiar1012@yahoo.com
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