Rabih CHAMMAY

Faculté de médecine – Maître de conférences

+961 (1) 421 000 rabih.chammay1@usj.edu.lb

Enseignant Profile

Rabih El Chammay est psychiatre et psychanalyste, et expert en santé mentale publique. Il est le fondateur et Directeur SAFE_USJ_du Programme National de Santé Mentale au Ministère de la Santé Publique SAFE_USJ_du Liban, lauréat SAFE_USJ_du prix SAFE_USJ_du Groupe de travail des Nations Unies pour la prévention des MNT et de la Santé Mentale pour la santé numérique 2023.Le programme vise à réformer le système de santé mentale grâce à une stratégie globale de santé mentale alignée sur les recommandations et lignes directrices de lOMS.Rabih El Chammay sintéresse à la santé mentale mondiale, en particulier à la santé mentale des réfugiés et au renforcement SAFE_USJ_du système de santé. Il travaille sur ces sujets aux niveaux régional et mondial depuis plus de 15 ans avec diverses agences des Nations Unies, universités et ONG internationales.Il occupe également un poste d'enseignant au Département de psychiatrie de la Faculté de médecine de l'Université Saint Joseph de Beyrouth. Il est actuellement impliqué dans plusieurs projets de recherche internationaux axés sur les politiques, la prestation de services ainsi que le développement et la mise en œuvre d'interventions en santé mentale.Récemment, il a été nommé président SAFE_USJ_du nouveau groupe consultatif stratégique et technique sur la santé mentale, l’usage de substances et la santé SAFE_USJ_du cerveau, groupe fondé par l'Organisation Mondiale de la Santé. Ce groupe composé d'une vingtaine d'experts a pour mission de conseiller le directeur général de l'OMS sur les questions liées à la santé mentale, aux troubles neurologiques, à la consommation de substances et aux comportements addictifs.


Education

Diplôme Université Pays Année
Mental Health Policy and Service organisation NOVA de Lisbon Portugal 2014
Médecine Légale Saint Joseph University of Beyrouth Liban 2009
Science de Base Saint Joseph University of Beyrouth Liban 2009
specialisation Psychiatrie Arab Board Liban 2007
Psychiatrie Saint Joseph University of Beyrouth Liban 2007
Therapie Comportementale et Cognitive Saint Joseph University of Beyrouth Liban 2004
Dr Saint Joseph University of Beyrouth Liban 1995

Enseignement à l'USJ

Enseignant Ens a USJ
Faculte de Medicine

Enseignement universitaire hors USJ

Expérience professionnelle hors USJ

Expérience professionnelle Organisation Date début Date fin
Directeur du Programme National de la Santé Mentale https://www.moph.gov.lb/en/Pages/6/553/the-national-mental-health-program Ministère de la Santé 13/05/2024 31/12/2024
Président du Groupe Stratégique et Technique pour la Santé Mentale, Santé du Cerveau https://www.who.int/groups/strategic-and-technical-advisory-group-on-mental-health--brain-health-and-substance-use-(stag-mns)#:~:text=The%20STAG%2DMNS%20has%20the,s Organisation Mondiale de la Santé 01/11/2022 13/12/2024

Domaine d’expertise

Enseignant Discipline
Médecine et Santé

Thématiques de recherche

Enseignant Thematique

Developmment et evaluation ( Essaie randomisés controléS) des intervnetions psychologiques en santé mentalePolitiques, governance et financement SAFE_USJ_du Système de Sante Mentale Mise en oeuvre et scaling up des interventions de santé mentale dans les differents systèmes de soins

Publications et communications

Enseignant Publi and Com

Feasibility uptake of a digital mental health intervention for depression among Lebanese and Syrian displaced people in Lebanon: a qualitative studyhttps://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1293187Barriers, facilitators and proposed solutions to equitable mental health financing and service delivery for the Lebanese populations and displaced Syrians in Lebanon: Findings from a qualitative studyhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0003318Cost-effectiveness of digital mental health versus usual care during humanitarian crises in Lebanon: pragmatic randomized trialdx.doi.org/10.2196/55544Barriers and enablers to a coordinated MHPSS response in Lebanon: A case study of the MHPSS taskforcehttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmmh.2024.100354Training for Humanitarian Crisis Response and Mental Health System Reform: Chapter 10 of Global Mental Health Training and Practice: An Introductory Frameworkhttps://doi.org/10.4324/9781315160597 Feasibility randomised controlled trial of the Early Adolescent Skills for Emotions psychological intervention with young adolescents in Lebanonhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-04571-9Expanding mental health services in low- and middle-income countries: A task-shifting framework for delivery of comprehensive, collaborative, and community-based care10.1017/gmh.2023.5Power dynamics and participation within humanitarian coordination groups: a case study of the MHPSS taskforce in Lebanonhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0003041The Lancet Commission on ending stigma and discrimination in mental healthhttps://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01470-2Family systemic psychosocial support for at-risk adolescents in Lebanon: study protocol for a multi-site randomised controlled trialhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06284-yPromoting follow-up attendance among mental health patients at a primary healthcare center in Lebanon: A randomized controlled trialhttps://doi.org/10.1177/20503121221135990Effects of a WHO-guided digital health intervention for depression in Syrian refugees in Lebanon: A randomized controlled trialhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pmed.1004025Guided digital health intervention for depression in Lebanon: randomisd trial10.1136/ebmental-2021-300416Mental Health Stigma at Primary Health Care Centres in Lebanon: Qualitative Studyhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13033-022-00533-yPromoting follow-up attendance among mental health patients at a primary healthcare center in Lebanon: A randomized controlled trialDOI: 10.1177/20503121221135990Modelling Target Workforce Estimates For Community-Based Mental Health Services In Lebanonhttps://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1192774/v1Perspectives of healthcare providers, service users, and family members about mental illness stigma in primary care settings: A multisite qualitative study of seven countries in Africa, Asia, and Europehttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258729Displaced, Dispossessed and Silenced: The Need for Suicide Prevention and Response for Conflict-affected Populations10.4103/intv.intv_24_21Evaluation of Lebanon’s National Helpline for Emotional Support and Suicide Prevention: Reduction of Emotional Distress among Callers10.4103/INTV.INTV_50_20A closer look at patterns and characteristics of suicide in Lebanon: A first nationwide report of cases from 2008 to 201810.1016/j.ajp.2021.102635Step-by-step: Feasibility randomised controlled trial of a mobile-basedintervention for depression among populations affected by adversityin Lebanonhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2021.100380Evaluating the Effectiveness of an E-Mental Health Interventionfor People Living in Lebanon: Protocol for Two RandomizedControlled Trials10.2196/21585Improving mental health and psychosocial wellbeing in humanitarian settings: reflections on research funded through R2HChttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13031-020-00317-6Estimating the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder in Lebanonhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.encep.2020.05.015Planning the scale up of brief psychological interventions using theory of changehttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-05677-6Reconsidering Rigidity in the Diagnosis of Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome: A Case Report10.1097/PRA.0000000000000478Behavior Research and Therapy Promising Results for the Adoption of Interpersonal Psychotherapy in Lebanon: Attitudes Towards Evidence-Based Practices Improved Among Clinicians After a Training Workshop10.1016/j.brat.2020.103646Promising Results for the Psychotherapy in Lebanon: Attitudes towards Evidenced-Based Practices Improved Among Clinicians after a Training WorkshopNAUsing COVID-19 Responses to Help Strengthen the Mental Health System in Lebanonhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tra0000732Policy Makers’ Tough Choices for Psychological Interventions in Global Mental Health: Learning from Multisite Studies10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2019.4267The Cultural and Contextual Adaptation Process of an Intervention to Reduce Psychological Distress in Young Adolescents Living in Lebanonhttps://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00212Step-by-Step, an E-Mental Health Intervention for Depression: A Mixed Methods Pilot Study From Lebanon10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00986Using a Self-Report Card to Improve Mental Health: Evidence from a clustered Randomized Controlled Trialhttps://nudgelebanon.org/2020/01/31/using-a-self-report-card-to-improve… Correction to: Early Adolescent Skills forEmotions (EASE) intervention for thetreatment of psychological distress inadolescents: study protocol for randomisedcontrolled trials in Lebanon and Jordanhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3717-5Early Adolescent Skills for Emotions (EASE) intervention for the treatment of psychological distress in adolescents: study protocol for randomised controlled trials in Lebanon and Jordanhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3654-3Community cognitive interviewing to inform local adaptations of an e-mental health intervention in Lebanon10.1017/gmh.2018.29Improving humanitarian crisis response policy and practice: mental health and psychosocial support coordination in Lebanonhttps://odihpn.org/publication/improving-humanitarian-crisis-response-p… mental health care systems for Syrian refugees in Europe and the Middle East: integrating scalable psychological interventions in eight countrieshttps://doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2017.1388102Developing an interministerial substance use response strategy for Lebanon: process, content and lessons learnedhttps://www.moph.gov.lb/userfiles/files/Programs%26Projects/MentalHealt… policy implementer’s perspective10.1002/wps.20379Lebanon: Mental Health System Reform and the Syrian Crisis10.1192/s2056474000001409Reforming mental health in Lebanon amid refugee criseshttp://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.16.030816Mental health legislation in Lebanon: Nonconformity to international standards and clinical dilemmas in psychiatric practice http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2015.08.031Syrian Crisis and Mental Health System Reform in Lebanonhttps://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61329-5Psychiatric Morbidity, Phenomenology and Management in Hospitalized Female Foreign Domestic Workers in Lebanon10.1007/s10597-013-9682-7ADHD Prevalence in Lebanese School-Age Population10.1177/1087054712445065The integration of mental health into primary health care in Lebanonhttps://www.interventionjournal.org/article.asp?issn1571-8883year=2011;…

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