Psychology of Substance Abuse (PDF)

André Luiz Monezi Andrade is a professor at the Department of Psychology, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (PUC-Campinas), Brazil. He holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from Universidade Positivo, Brazil and Msc and PhD degrees from the Department of Psychobiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp), Brazil, where he also conducted post-doctoral studies, always focusing on the neurobiology of addiction in adolescence. His main research interests are internet and substance abuse, psychopathology, preventive programs in drug addiction and psychopharmacology in adolescents.



Denise De Micheli is a professor at the Department of Psychobiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp), Brazil, where she is is the head of the Interdisciplinary Center of Studies in Neuroscience, Adolescent Health and Education. A member of the Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse, she holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from Universidade Paulista, Brazil, and MSc and PhD degrees from the Department of Psychobiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp), Brazil.




Eroy Aparecida da Silva is a researcher at the Department of Psychobiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp), Brazil, and head of Cognitive Therapies on Substance Abuse at the Unity of Drug Dependency at the same university. She holds a Bachelor's degree in psychology from Universidade Paulistana, Brazil, and MSc and Ph.D. degrees from the Department of Psychobiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp), Brazil.




Fernanda Machado Lopes is a professor at the Department of Psychology, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Brazil. She holds a PhD in Developmental Psychology from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil, where she has also conducted post-doctoral studies in Neurosciences. She is a Certified Therapist by the Brazilian Federation of Cognitive Therapies (FBTC) and