Ilanit Hasson-Ohayon, PhD, is a rehabilitation psychologist and full professor of the department of psychology at Bar-Ilan University in Israel. She studies different psychological aspects of coping with illnesses, especially serious mental illnesses and involved in practicing and supervising psychotherapy for over 20 years.
Paul H. Lysaker, PhD, is a clinical psychologist with over 35 years of experience providing mental health treatment to adults diagnosed with serious mental illness. He has been active in clinical research for over 30 years and is an author of over 480 peer reviewed papers related to wellness and recovery from serious mental illness.