What is Schizophrenia? by Abdul Malik Achakzai (Clinical Psychiatrist)
- 12 years ago
Prof. Dr Abdul Malik Achakzai is one of the few qualified and practicing psychiatrists of the country. He has been an avid contributor of the field since over three decades now. He embarked upon his journey as a pioneer and faced widespread criticism and apprehension from a conservatism-stricken society.
His experience is not limited to clinical psychiatry; he is a faculty member and examiner at the college of Physicians and Surgery Pakistan. He is the holder of the highest award in psychiatry – MRCPsych – from the Royal College of psychiatry in 2004. His achievements have been limitless. He has held the honor of being the chairperson of the Academic Council and principal of the Bolan Medical College. During his tenure as principal, he managed to get the medical university HEC recognition and the dental department PMDC accreditation.
Dr. Malik was selected for "Star Laureate 2007" for the prestigious national award of the Star Laureate in recognition of his credentials by the South Asian publications. His publications cover key topics such as social conflict, mental health, HIV and bipolar disorder. Moreover, he enjoys plenty of international experiences presenting papers, conducting seminars and playing participatory roles in psychiatric conferences in , Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Spain, Germany,Canada,Nederland,India, Srilanka, Bangladesh, Thailand and Hong Kong .
His recent work is "Seoprevalences and Co-infections of HIV, hepatites C and hepatities B virus in injecting drug users of Quetta, Pakistan" Tropical Doctor 2007;37:43-45. His experience is spread across key national institutions/ set ups such as the Ministry of Health, Pakistan Medical & Dental Council, Drug Demand Reduction Authorities.
His experience is not limited to clinical psychiatry; he is a faculty member and examiner at the college of Physicians and Surgery Pakistan. He is the holder of the highest award in psychiatry – MRCPsych – from the Royal College of psychiatry in 2004. His achievements have been limitless. He has held the honor of being the chairperson of the Academic Council and principal of the Bolan Medical College. During his tenure as principal, he managed to get the medical university HEC recognition and the dental department PMDC accreditation.
Dr. Malik was selected for "Star Laureate 2007" for the prestigious national award of the Star Laureate in recognition of his credentials by the South Asian publications. His publications cover key topics such as social conflict, mental health, HIV and bipolar disorder. Moreover, he enjoys plenty of international experiences presenting papers, conducting seminars and playing participatory roles in psychiatric conferences in , Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Spain, Germany,Canada,Nederland,India, Srilanka, Bangladesh, Thailand and Hong Kong .
His recent work is "Seoprevalences and Co-infections of HIV, hepatites C and hepatities B virus in injecting drug users of Quetta, Pakistan" Tropical Doctor 2007;37:43-45. His experience is spread across key national institutions/ set ups such as the Ministry of Health, Pakistan Medical & Dental Council, Drug Demand Reduction Authorities.