Rama Rao Gogineni, MD is Professor in Psychiatry at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. He trained at the University of Pennsylvania, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Family Institute of Philadelphia, and Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia. He has received numerous regional, national, and international awards and served as a volunteer advocate for many organizations. He is the editor of two previous books.

April E. Fallon, PhD, is a Professor at Fielding Graduate University and Clinical Professor in Psychiatry at Drexel College of Medicine. She has co-authored seven books on group development and group therapy, adoption, and pregnancy. Additionally, she has written and researched on attachment, body image, eating disorders and child abuse.

Andres J. Pumariega, MD, has devoted his 40-plus-year career to children's systems of care and cultural diversity in mental health. He held several teaching and administrative positions and chaired three departments of psychiatry. He has headed many paediatric psychiatry consultation-liaison services, directorships of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, and chaired departments of psychiatry. He has over 250 scientific publications on culture, diversity, and disparities on children's mental health.

Salman Akhtar, MD, is Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry at Jefferson Medical College and Training and Supervising Analyst at Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia. He has over 450 publications including 110 authored or edited books.