Prof. Dr. Tinakon Wongpakaran is a distinguished Professor of Psychiatry at the Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University. He is also a Member of the Medical Council of Thailand, the Royal College of Psychiatrists of Thailand, and American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA), etc. He earned his Graduate Diploma in Clinical Sciences (Psychiatry) fro Mahidol University, Thailand (1990), his Diploma from the Thai Board of Psychiatry from the Medical Council (Chiang Mai University, Thailand) (1992), and his Doctor of Medicine from Khon Kaen University, Thailand (1993). He won the Award for Excellence in Research in Psychiatry presented by the Psychiatric Association of Thailand in 2017 and the Outstanding Award for Academic Excellence presented by KhonKaen Medical Alumni in 2018. His research interests include individual psychotherapy, group psychotherapy, personality disorders, adult psychiatry, and geriatric psychiatry.