of the low-middle income world, where there are limited numbers of psychiatrists and psychologists, it has been suggested that task-sharing approaches may be particularly relevant, and Stein has contributed to a number of trials of such interventions. Stein undertook the first nationally representative survey of mental disorders in an African country. Additionally, he has led several cross-national publications of the World Mental Health Surveys. The Drakenstein Child Health Study is a birth cohort study led by Heather Zar, and allows integrated investigation of the biological, psychological, and social determinants of health. Stein led work on the psychosocial aspects of the Study, and his team contributed findings on the relationship between maternal posttraumatic stress disorder and infant outcomes, on the association of maternal exposure to alcohol with infant brain imaging, and on the impact of maternal HIV status on infant neurodevelopment. Philosophy writings Stein has integrated his interests in psychiatry, neuroscience, and philosophy in his volumes on The Philosophy of Psychopharmacology: Smart Pills, Happy Pills, Pep Pills and Problems of Living: Perspectives from Philosophy, Psychiatry, and Cognitive-Affective Science. Philosophy of Psychopharmacology addresses some of the “hard problems” faced by mental health clinicians, with a particular focus on philosophical issues raised or addressed by advances in psychiatric medication. Problems of Living looks at a range of “hard problems” raised by life as a whole. Awards Stein's work has been funded by extramural grants, including a range of funding from the National Institutes of Health. He is a recipient of the International College of Neuropsychopharmacology's Max Hamilton Memorial Award for his contribution to psychopharmacology, the South African Medical Research Council's Platinum Award, and the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry's Lifetime Achievement Award. References External links Faculty page Mail & Guardian UCT News Academic staff of the University of Cape Town South African psychiatrists Stellenbosch University alumni University of Cape Town alumni Living people Year of birth missing (living people)