Health Psychology UAE

Health psychologists are specially trained in helping people overcome health-related psychological issues. Helping you to cope will enable you to feel in control; it will give you perspective into your experience; and it will guide your emotional healing process.

Dr Melanie C. Schlatter
PhD (Psych, New Zealand), PGDipHlthPsych, MSc (Pharmacology), PGDipRehab, DipGrad (Psych), BSc (Psych).

Welcome to Health Psychology UAE. I am a New Zealand registered Health Psychologist and I arrived in Dubai in 2006 after completing an Honorary Research Fellowship at the University of Auckland (NZ). I came here first and foremost because I saw a great need for psychological support services in the health and medical community, and I am keen to support and educate the community in any way I can.

I consult to hospitals in the region, teach Psychology and Health Psychology at one of the major universities, and write regular contributions on Health Psychology related topics for some of the leading editorials. I have presented at numerous seminars and conferences, and am a regular guest on both television and radio.

Health psychologists are familiar with a wide range of psychological problems and extraneous circumstances that can affect a healthy individual in the short and long term (e.g., stress, anxiety, depression; see 'Clinical Work' for more details); as well as major diseases and medical conditions (e.g., cancer, diabetes, asthma and respiratory disease, cardiovascular disease, chronic pain and obesity), and the psychological outcomes and management of these conditions.

Listen to me on Radio 2 (99.3 / 106 FM) every Wednesday on 'Lifestyle' with Annah Yates from 11-12pm.

Read my monthly article on Health Psychology related topics in Connector Magazine.

No stone should be left unturned in your quest for a happy and healthy existence.