Dr. Igor Shvetsov attained his Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery from Siberian University -Tomsk, Russia in 1980 and was conferred PhD after completion studies on personality disorders dynamic. He is a Fellow of Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, having 30+ years of experience in psychiatry and substance abuse. Over the years he had worked in public and private psychiatric and substance use services of Melbourne and Brisbane. His psychiatric skills include medico-legal assessment, pharmacotherapy, therapeutic support; dynamic psychotherapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). He also does drug and alcohol assessment, inpatient detoxification, providing ongoing support in addressing substance addiction.