Date and place of Birth: Copenhagen, 1950
Date of Immigration: 1969
Education
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem:
B.A. in Psychology and Education, 1974
M.A. in Psychology (with Distinction), 1979
Ph.D. in Psychology, 1986
Thesis: "Considerations Guiding Physicians When Informing Cancer Patients". Advisor: Prof. Amia Lieblich
Clinical Psychologist, licensed by Israeli Ministry of Health, September, 1992.
Medical Psychologist (and supervisor), licensed by Israeli Ministry of Health, 2001.
1998 - Senior lecturer at the Department of Social Work and the Department of Behavioral Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
2000 - Tenure at Ben-Gurion University.
2002 - Associate professor at Ben-Gurion University
Recent publications
Amir, M. and Ramati, A. (2002). Psychological distress, quality of life and posttraumatic symptoms among breast cancer survivors: A preliminary study. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 370, 1-16.
Sharhabani-Arzy, R., Amir, M. and Ben-Ya’acov, Y (2002). Suicide risk, posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and personality style among battered women in Israel. Family Violence and Sexual Assault Bulletin, 18, 15-22.
Lev-Wiesel, R and Amir, M. The effect of similarity versus dissimilarity of Spouses’ traumatic childhood events on psychological well-being and marital quality. Accepted for publication in Journal of Family Issues.
Vardy, D, Besser, A., Amir, M., Gesthalter, B., Biton, A. and Buskila, D. Quality of Life, experiences of stigmatization and social support among patients with psoriasis. Accepted for publication in British Journal of Dermatology.
Amir, M., Lewin-Epstein, N., Becker, G., and Buskila, D. Psychometric properties of the SF-12 (Hebrew version) in a primary care population in Israel. Accepted for publication in Medical Care.
Umansky, R., Amir, M., Chen, D., Nemetz, B., Friedman, M. and Zidon, E. Was it a good move? Improvement in quality of life among chronic mental patients moving from a hospital to a hostel. Accepted for publication in Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences.
Lev-Wiesel, R., Amir, M. and Ochion, L. Fear of rape among students in Israel. Accepted for publication in Chevra and Revacha (Hebrew).