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Message from the Message from the new WPA President Secretary General Dear Colleagues and Friends, At the outset, let me ex- press my profound grati- tude to you all for electing me to this high office. I will strive my best to live up to the confidence and Dinesh Bhugra trust reposed on me.
As you know, the new We start the New Year with very mixed news. of the most exciting research and work that is Roy Abraham Kallivayalil Executive Committee going on in India and in the region was present- (EC) with Dinesh Bhugra as President have as- As most of you would have heard by now Profes- ed. These observations illustrate that there is an sumed office on September 16, 2014 at the con- sor Juan-Jose Lopez-Ibor passed away on 12th opportunity where we should be learning from clusion of our 16th World Congress of Psychiatry, January 2015. He was a true giant of Spanish Psy- each other about what is the best practice for Madrid. Our new President has highlighted the chiatry and of world psychiatry. The Executive our patients. Public Mental Health Agenda in the WPA Action Committee and the whole organisation will miss Plan 2014-2017. We are all gearing up to make him. His contributions will be part of his legacy Preparations are underway for the International this a big success. Other esteemed members of the and will form a part of the global psychiatry for conference of the WPA in Bucharest in June and EC are Helen Herrman (President-Elect), Michelle decades to come. We are all immensely grate- also a regional meeting in Osaka in June and I Riba (Secretary for Publications), Edgard Belfort ful that he contributed so much to psychiatry very much hope that you will join us to share (Secretary for Education), Afzal Javed (Secre- tary for Sections), Masatoshi Takeda (Secretary research, policy and development at a number ideas and lessons for both research and clinical for Scientific Meetings) and Armen Soghoyan of levels. On a more personal level I am really practice. (Secretary for Finances) besides me as Secretary grateful for his support, help and friendship and I am keen to hear from our members and societ- General (SG). As you know, our Secretariat func- we shall miss his sage advice. Our thoughts are ies about what the added value of the WPA is. tions at the Geneva University Psychiatric Hospi- with his family and friends and may his soul rest So please do feel free to get in touch with ideas tal. My first visit to the WPA Secretariat as the in peace. newly elected SG on November 11-12, 2014 was on how we can improve the organisation and most fruitful and rewarding. We have reviewed the Before the recent WPA Regional Meeting in communication both within the organisation functioning of the Secretariat, its time schedules, Hong Kong, I had the opportunity of meeting and with other agencies. working arrangements, and administrative tasks. the Secretary for Health as well as Secretary for Recently, we also had the WPA Thematic Confer- Social care to discuss what changes are needed Dinesh Bhugra, CBE ence on Intersectional Collaboration at Athens, to improve services in Hong Kong. In the recent President Greece (October 30-November 2, 2014) and the Indian Psychiatric Society annual meeting some World Psychiatric Association WPA Regional Congress Hong Kong December 12-14, 2014 which were big successes. The most important forthcoming event is the WPA Interna- tional Congress, Bucharest, June 24-27, 2015 with the theme “Primary Care Mental Health: Innova- tion and Transdisciplinarity”.
We will endeavour to make our website (www.wpanet.org) Geneva’s “L’horloge fleurie” “state-of-art”, revamping and redesigning it and (Flower Clock) was created in making it compatible with cell phones, tablets, etc. 1955 as a symbol of the city’s Looking forward to your suggestions, guidance clockmakers and dedication and support in all WPA matters. to nature. It is situated at the western edge of the Jardin Anglais Thanking you, (English Garden). Usually, around 6500 flowers and shrubs Roy Abraham Kallivayalil are used as decoration for this WPA News Editor clock. The floral arrangements WPA Secretary General change according to the season.
WPA NEWS december 2014 New WPA Executive Committee (2014-2017)
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WPA Thematic Conference President) were instrumental in joining forces with Constantin on Intersectional Soldatos (President of HSAPRS, Collaboration the Hosting Society) to the suc- cess of this Congress. Moreover, A WPA Thematic Conference on Intersection- four international societies and al Collaboration took place in Athens, Greece 27 national scientific organiza- (October 30th – November 2nd, 2014) in con- tions (24 based in Greece and 3 junction with the “5th European Congress of based abroad) have enriched the Seated L to R: Francesca Sotgiu (WPA Administrator), Florence the International Neuropsychiatric Associa- Thibaut (WFSBP Past President), Michelle Riba (WPA Secretary for scientific program through their tion” and the “2nd Interdisciplinary Congress Publications), Dinesh Bhugra (WPA President), Ms and Dr. Bob Bel- active contributions (lectures, maker (INA’s President Elect). on Psychiatry and Related Sciences”. This co- symposia, workshops, etc.). Fol- Standing L to R: Thomas Schultze (Chair WPA Section on Genetics joint congress event was hosted by the Hellenic in Psychiatry), Costas Fountoulakis (Chair WPA Section on Research lowing the Opening Ceremony, Society for the Advancement of Psychiatry and Methods in Psychiatry), Edgar Belfort (WPA Secretary for Education), Prof. Bhugra gave the Opening Related Sciences and it was co-organized by Armen Soghoyan (WPA Secretary for Finances), Roy Kallivayalil (WPA Address “The Action Plan of Secretary General), Constantin Soldatos (President of WFSBP and WPA and INA. Dinesh Bhugra and Pedro Ruiz HSAPRS), Helen Herman (WPA President-Elect), Masatoshi Takeda WPA for the triennium 2014- (WPA’s President and Past President, respec- (WPA Secretary for Meetings), Tsuyoshi Akiyama (Past WPA Secretary 2017”; then the presentation of for Finances) and Angelos Halaris (Recipient of the Athenian Prize for tively) together with Dimitris Dikeos (INA’s outstanding contribution to Psychiatry and Related Sciences). one Award and three Prizes took 2 WPA NEWS December 2014
place: the “Costas Stefanis Award for Excel- lecture titled “Research in Psychiatry: Ongo- The congress program in total included 80 ses- lence in Psychiatry and Neurosciences” was ing debate and evolving priorities”. Special sions and 336 individual presentations. Several presented to Prof. Mario Maj, the “Athenian mention should be made for the organization hundred participants came from 35 countries. Prize for outstanding contributions to Psychia- of a WPA Intersectional Educational Program Presenters and participants shared the philoso- try and Related Sciences” to Prof. Angelos co-chaired by Afzal Javed (WPA Secretary for phy of the congress organizers depicted in the Halaris, the “2013 Delphic Prize for outstand- Sections) and Thomas Schultze (Chair of WPA congress logo for interdisciplinary interface ing contributions to Psychiatry and Related Section on Genetics in Psychiatry); in this and interaction in psychiatry with synthesis be- Sciences” to Prof. Nick Bouras, and the “2014 very meaningful for young career psychiatrists ing the ultimate goal. Delphic Prize for outstanding contributions event, four WPA Sections participated: “Psy- to Psychiatry and Related Sciences” to Prof. chiatric Rehabilitation”, “Psychiatry and Sleep Constantin Soldatos Paul Kymissis. Subsequently, Prof. Mario Maj Wakefulness Disorders”, “Genetics in Psychia- President of WFSBP and HSAPRS (Former President of WPA) gave the key note try” and “Research Methods in Psychiatry”.
WPA Regional Congress - Hong Kong
The WPA Regional Congress was held in reau of the Government of the Hong Kong in which 80 poster presentations were shared Hong Kong from 12-14 December 2014. The SAR, Prof. Dinesh Bhugra, the President of with the conference participants. Another venue of the conference was in Hong Kong the WPA, and Prof. Linda Lam. the Presi- major highlight was the gala dinner held on Convention and Exhibition Centre, the larg- dent of the Hong Kong College of Psychia- 13 December 2014. The gala dinner was well est convention centre facility in Hong Kong. trists. The council members of the WPA also attended by the conference participants and The theme of the conference was ‘Yin and flew in from different parts of the world and the guests with lots of fun and enjoyment. Yang of Mental Health in Asia – Balancing attended a question and answer session to Polarities’. The theme reflects the wisdom of WPA on the second day of the conference. The conference lasted for three whole days Chinese culture about balancing dialectics, The opening ceremony was well attended and was preceded by a pre-conference work- by delegates from the Hospital Authority of shop on ‘leadership and management skills’ Hong Kong, the Department of Health, and conducted by Prof. Dinesh Bhugra, Presi- the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine, as dent of the WPA. The conference was well well as the community stakeholders of men- attended by over 780 participants from more tal health issues of Hong Kong. than 15 countries. There was positive feed- back obtained from the participants on the The conference had eight plenary lectures overall scientific content of the conference, delivered by academic experts from the UK, the location of the venue, the logistic ar- Australia, the Netherlands, China, Japan rangement and support on the conference, and Hong Kong. The topics of the plenary and the social events organized in the gala lectures included genetic psychiatry, mental dinner. The participants also reported posi- WPA Executive Committee Meeting at the WPA Regional health service development, work rehabili- tive feedback about their pleasant experience Congress in Hong-Kong on 14 December 2014. From L tation for severe mental illness and combat as a tourist in Hong Kong. to R: Michelle Riba (Secretary for Publications), Edward Belfort (Secretary for Education), Roy Abraham Kalli- against discrimination of people suffering vayalil (Secretary General), Dinesh Bhugra (President), from mental health problems. There were It is indeed the honour of the Hong Kong Helen Herrman (President-Elect), Afzal Javed (Secretary 22 regular symposia, 6 proposed sympo- College of Psychiatrists to be given this op- for Sections) and Masatoshi Takeda (Secretary for Scien- tific Meetings). The EC member not seen in the picture is sia, 3 industry-sponsored symposia, and 11 portunity by WPA to host this prestigious Armen Soghoyan (Secretary for Finances). oral presentation sessions. The topics of event. the symposia covered a wide range of top- appreciating diversity, and promoting crea- ics like additive behaviours, child and ado- Roger MK Ng tive amalgamation of opposing views. lescent psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, and Chair, Local Scientific Committee psychological interventions. There was also The conference was inaugurated by Dr. WM a poster presentation zone in the main hall Ko, the Secretary of Food and Health Bu- throughout the three days of the conference,
3 Obituary
of Psychosomatic Medicine, the Spanish chiatry, Journal of Psychopharmacology, Society of Psychiatry and the Spanish European Neuropsychopharmacology, Society for Biological Psychiatry. Juan Human Psychopharmacology, Neurol- was the President of the World Psychiat- ogy, Psychiatry and Brain Research and ric Association (1999-2002). He was full Neuropsychobiology). Professor (Chairman) in the Universities of Oviedo of Salamanca and in Alcalá Juan was a man with a vision in all as- de Henares and Head of the Psychiatric pects of life, in psychiatry, philosophy, Unit of the Ramón y Cajal Hospital in spirituality, culture and ethics. Madrid. Juan and I worked closely together for al- He was also a member of the European most 45 years. We shared personal expe- Community Task Force for the European riences in life and visited many countries Prof. Juan José López-Ibor Decade of the Brain Research and Chair- around the world attending different sci- (1941-2015) person of the Board of Sanitas (the larg- entific meetings and congresses and over est private insurance company in Spain, the years became very close friends. His
owned by BUPA, UK). joy for life was evident throughout his rof. Juan José López-Ibor’s demise is career. I remember him flying to Cairo a grave personal distress. I have lost P He is the author of 53 books, alone or especially with his family just to attend a true, sincere and loyal friend. in collaboration, and of 219 chapter the opera ‘Aida’ when it was performed monographs by other authors. He has on a stage in the pyramids plateau!!!!! He was born in Madrid, Spain in1941; he published more than 330 papers in scien- Also an unforgettable experience when is a father to four children and a grand- tific journals (most of them international he arranged for my wife and I to go on a father as well. Juan obtained his M.D. journals) and presented more than 1500 cruise of the Greek islands with a group and PhD with the highest awards from papers and communications in scientific of friends, another unique experience the Complutense University of Madrid. meetings, mainly on the topics of mood when he arranged a conference in Avila He then specialized in Neurology and disorders, anxiety disorders, personality in Spain on “Religion, Spirituality and Psychiatry. His psychiatric training was disorders, classification in psychiatry, CT Mental Health”. completed in the University of Frankfurt, and SPECT in psychiatry and psycho- Germany, at the Maudsley and Saint neuro-endocrinology. He may have passed away physically, but Bartholomew Hospitals in London and he left a long lasting impact and legacy in the Cantonal Hospital of Vaud in Swit- on his friends, colleagues and students zerland. He was awarded further honours includ- ing being made an Honorary Fellow of worldwide with his deep humanistic vi- He remained Professor Emeritus of Psy- the Societé Medico-Psychologique, Soci- sion of life. chiatry, Department of Psychiatry and etá Italiana di Psichiatria, Egyptian Psy- Clinical Psychology, School of Medicine, chiatric Association, Sociedad Chilena Juan will always be remembered as an Universidad Complutense de Madrid, de Neurología, Neurocirugía y Psiquiat- impeccable leader of the WPA with his Spain as well as President of the Juan ría, Hungarian Psychiatric Association impact on world psychiatry, an altruistic José López-Ibor Foundation. He was and the Royal College of Psychiatrists. sincere scientist and most of all, an eter- awarded a Fellowship of the Royal Na- nal friend in life and death. tional Academy of Medicine of Spain. His editorial contributions included be- He was a corresponding fellow of the ing both the editor and being on the edi- God bless his soul and give his family Royal Academy of Medicine of Zarago- torial board of many scientific journals patience and solace in dealing with their za, a member of the National Board of which included ActasLuso-Españolas de great loss. Psychiatry and Director, WHO Research Neurología, Psiquiatría y CienciasAfines, and Training Center for Spain (San Car- Comprehensive Psychiatry, ArchivfürPsy- Ahmed Okasha los Hospital Site). Juan was the Past- chiatrie und Nervenkrankheiten, Integra- WPA President (2002-2005) President of the International College tive Psychiatry, General Hospital Psy-
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Condolences from WPA very well. condolences to the family of Prof. Juan José Zone Representatives López-Ibor. Michel Botbol Paris, France Prof. David M. Ndetei We have lost one of the world’s heroes of Zone 14 Representative psychiatry! A friend for many years and a source of wisdom we all deeply grieve his On behalf the entire membership of Zone passing! Condolences to his family. 10 and on behalf of myself let me convey On behalf of Zone and on behalf of Pakistan our profound condolences to the family of Psychiatric Society and Horizon NGO I of- Donna Stewart Prof. Juan José López-Ibor and to the all fer deep condolence on the untimely demise Zone 1 psychiatrists of the world. His outstanding of Prof Lopez-Ibor.His distinguished ser- services for Psychiatry will remain alive in vices for mental health and psychiatry will Dr Juan Jose Lopez Ibor has passed away. our memories. remain alive in the memories. May his soul This is why Zone 3 WPA sends their sincere rest in peace. condolences to his family. May his soul rest His friendly relations associated with many in peace. He will be greatly missed. psychiatrists in our region, his scientific Prof Khalid Mufti works are well known in our countries, his Zone 15 Representative WPA Virginia Rosabal diplomatic skills helped to overcome all dif- ficulties in the successful development of WPA, his energy seemed unquenchable. He My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved We remember with great respect and grati- served Psychiatry until the last minutes of members of Prof.Juan Jose Lopez-Ibor fam- tude, his work for world psychiatry and espe- his life. ily. cially appreciate the esteem he had for Latin Name of Prof. Juan José López-Ibor will American. Also,we highlight his interest in forever remain in our hearts. T.V. Asokan supporting the training of psychiatrists of Chennai, India this side of the world. For his daughter Ma- Peter Morozov Zone 16 Representative-WPA ria Ines and his family, our condolences. WPA Zone 10
Silvia Gaviria A. On behalf of Zone 17 and on behalf of Ko- Representative Zone 4 WPA On behalf of North Africa Zone, and my rean Neuropsychiatric Association, I offer Medellin, Colombia Egyptian Colleagues I express our deepest deep condolence. condolences for the loss of Pr Juan Jose Wish you have a peaceful another time in Lopez-Ibor. I came in touch with him in his the heaven. last visit to Egypt,and he invited me with My deep sorrow and condolences for the Prof. Okasha in Avila. He was really a great family of our beloved friend and distin- On behalf Zone 17 and on behalf of Korean scientist and made lot of contributions to guished WPA member and former President neuropsychiatric Association. I convey deep the WPA. I would like to extend my condo- Prof Juan José López-Ibor. condolence to Prof. Juan Jose Lopez-Ibor lences to his family and friends. and his family. Alfredo Cía Prof. Nahla Nagy Zone 5 Representative WPA Min-Soo Lee APAL President 2012-14
On behalf of Zone 12, I covey our con- dolences to the family of Prof. Juan José On behalf of WPA Zone 6, I express our López-Ibor and the psychiatrists around the deepest condolences for the loss of Pr Juan world. Jose Lopez-Ibor who was so important for all us, directly or through his important Dr. Walid Sarhan F.R.C. Psych work in WPA. He leaves us with the memo- Consultant Psychiatrist ry of a man of great culture and knowledge. WPA Zonal Representative of the He will be particularly missed by all for Middle East his capacity to defend modern psychiatry without losing sight of the most valuable On behalf of myself and the entire mem- traditions of european psychiatry he knew bership of Zone 14, convey our deepest
5 Psychiatric Association of Slovenia
World Psychiatric Association Regional Congress 2014 – Ljubljana, Slovenia
The World Psychiatric Association Regional The total number of participants who Many international speakers participated. Congress was held in Ljubljana, Slovenia on attended was 314; delegates came from 33 Dynamic scientific sessions were often 9-12 April 2014 on the theme of “Addressing countries. The largest attendance was from followed with constructive discussions by Mental Health Needs in the Alps-Adria- Slovenia, Portugal, South Korea, Croatia, many participants. Danube Region: Stigma, Community Based and Slovak Republic. Care, Stress and Suicidality”. The event Also, in the beautiful city of Ljubljana, many was organized under the auspices of the The scientific program was held in three friendships were made. President of Slovenia, Borut Pahor and the rooms in parallel. In total, six Plenary Mayor of Ljubljana, Zoran Janković. Lectures, two Satellite Symposia, and 24 Brigita Novak Šarotar other Symposia and Workshops were held. Member, Organizing Committee Prof. Pedro Ruiz, WPA President (2011- There were about 150 oral presentations in Psychiatric Association of Slovenia 2014) and Prof. Peter Pregelj, President total and almost 40 posters. Recent research of the Psychiatric Association of Slovenia results were presented as well as the relevant welcomed the participants during the practices in different parts of the Alp- opening ceremony. Adria-Danube region were demonstrated.
WPA Zone 10 54 regions of the Russian Federation were represented; 152 foreign mental health (Eastern Europe) specialists from 35 countries attended the congress. The XVII Congress of the World Association of the Dynamic Psychiatry (WADP) was held This congress gave the opportunity to its in Saint Petersburg. participants to have a really fruitful discussion and to improve mutual understanding and The XVII World Congress to achieve a new level of integration on “MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH IN this very actual, interesting and practically UNDERSTANDING AND TREATMENT meaningful topic. OF MENTAL DISORDERS: MYTH OR REALITY?” of the World Association of the A special junior program was offered to young Dynamic Psychiatry (WADP), an Affiliated psychiatrists, who also had an opportunity to Association of the WPA, was held in Saint present the results of their work at thematic Petersburg, Russia in conjunction with the symposium. An international exhibition Russian mental health conference from 14 to of the patients’ works of art was also an 17 May 2014. important part of the congress agenda. Prof. N.G. Neznanov, President of the Russian Society of Psychiatrists at the Opening Ceremony of the Congress.
It was the main scientific event in the field The white nights with very special city in 2014 in Russia with 1,192 participants. atmosphere and welcome reception in Petr Morozov Among them were 66 heads of mental Peterhoff with its world-known fountain WPA Zone Representative hospitals, 18 directors of the main mental cascades made the event unforgettable for all for Zone 10 (Eastern Europe) health institutes and research centers of who took part in it. The plentiful feedback Russia and CIS. Seven CIS countries and received afterwards was the best proof for it.
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Singapore Psychiatric surgery and for parents to be involved in the place on 21st October 2014 at the York Hotel, decision making process prior to such surgery. pitting young psychiatrists and trainees against Association The SPA also recognized the problems caused each other in a fun-filled quiz that featured au- by hoarding disorder both for sufferers of the dience participation as well. This evening saw Brief news and activities on condition as well as for the community and the particpation of young trainees and senior psychiatry and mental health provided education about this disease through psychiatrists from many hospitals in Singapore our media response. We hoped that with more and helped ensure that those working in the The year 2014 brought attention to various understanding of hoarding disorder, family field not only gained understanding of each mental health issues in Singapore including members and the community will be less likely other’s work through the quiz but also forged plastic surgery amongst youth where a local to reject them and be able to get them the help friendships with their counterparts from other survey on 1,400 students aged between 16 to they need earlier. institutions. 21 showed that a third of them were okay with it. The other major topic discussed actively was The SPA was however not intent on just work The SPA looks forward to an exciting and chal- the issue of hoarding disorder necessitating with no play. To foster bonding and bring to- lenging year ahead as we seek to promote the the collaboration of several ministries to tackle gether the psychiatric community in Singapore understanding of mental health and foster the problem. In terms of these mental health for an evening of fun and gentle mind activity, bonds with other like minded psychiatrists and issues, the Singapore Psychiatric Association the Singapore Young Psychiatrist and Trainees trainees. (SPA) management committee responded to (SYPT) organzied the third annual Challenge the media by advocating counseling for sus- Shield event. The SYPT, a subsidiary of the Cheng Lee ceptible youth prior to them undergoing plastic SPA organized this annual quiz which took President, Singapore Psychiatric Association
Indian Psychiatric Society
The Indian Psychiatric Society (IPS) Nation- Fourteen lectures including a PG debate al Mid Term CME-2014 held on 2-3 August, were organised on various topics wherein 2014 in Hotel ITC Mughal Agra with theme 13 faculty members and 11 PG students ad- “Redefining Boundaries in Psychiatric Dis- dressed the audience. The program was very orders- Reasons Behind” was grand success. well attended and UP Medical Council of In- dia accredited the event 8 CME Hours. More than 300 delegates including 72 post General Secretary of IPS Dr N N Raju, Org. graduate students participated in the CME. Chairperson Dr Shashi Rai and Org. Secre- The CME was inaugurated by IPS President tary Dr U C Garg expressed sincere thanks to Dr T V Asokan. Hon. Member of Parliament Inauguration of Indian Psychiatric Society National Mid all participants for their active participation. from Agra Mr. Ramshankar Katheria and Term CME - 2014 at Agra. Dr S P Gupta, Dr U C Garg (Organising Secretary), Dr Ajay Agarwal, Mr Ramshankar Principal S N Medical College Dr Ajay Agraw- UC Garg Katheria MP, Dr Vinay Kumar, Dr T V Asokan (Presi- al graced the occasion as Guest of Honor. Organising Secretary dent), Dr N N Raju (Gen Secretary) are seen in the photo.
Turkish Neuropsychiatric Society
The Turkish Neuropsychiatric Society is cel- tary film regarding the history of our Society Congress and National Neurology Congress, ebrating its 100th year anniversary! Our so- and the improvement of neuropsychiatry in Turkish Neuropsychiatric Society sessions ciety was founded on 16th October 1914 by Turkey. This film’s premiere took place in were organized. Dr. Avni Mahmud and his eleven colleagues. this centennial symposium. Many senior col- This year we organized the 7th annual Neu- leagues attended and enriched the symposi- At the beginning of 2014, a General Assem- ropsychiatry Days as a special event dedi- um with their invaluable sharings regarding bly was held and the new executive commit- cated to the centennial year of our Society. the past of our Society. tee was elected which will continue to work until the beginning of 2016. With all our en- With many respected speakers’ (A. Compston, Three case discussion meetings were held thusiasm we hope to meet you in our future G. Guzeldere, C. Malabou, DL. Smail) con- in March, April and December during this activities. tribution, several topics on the conjunction year. In each meeting, complex cases which of neurology, psychiatry, psychology and are difficult to diagnose between neurol- Banu Aslantaş Ertekin philosophy were discussed. Also we were in ogy and psychiatry were presented and dis- Secretary, Turkish Neuropsychiatric an exciting process of producing a documen- cussed. Also in both the National Psychiatry Society
7 Pakistan Psychiatric The Chief Organizer was Prof. Mazhar Malik, names of the renowned Professors and psy- HOD/Professor of Psychiatry, Department of chiatrists who participated are Prof. Khalid Society Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, Presi- A Mufti, Prof. Abdul Malik Achakzai, Prof. dent, Pakistan Psychiatric Society (PPS) while M. Raiz Bhatti, Prof. Mowadat H Rana, Prof. 6th NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM the chief guest of the national symposium Aziz ur Rehman Yousafzai, Prof. Iqbal Afridi, ON DEPESSION was Maj. Gen (R) Dr. Viqar Ahmed Khan, Prof. Aftab Asif, Prof. Raza ur Rehman, Prof. Commandant Armed Forces Postgraduate Brig. M. Saleem, Prof. Rizwan Taj, Prof. Nasir The “6th National Symposium on Depres- Medical Institute (AFPGMI), Rawalpindi. Khokhar, and Prof. Mazhar Malik. sion” a single topic symposium was organ- ized on Saturday, 20th September 2014 at the The scientific sessions comprised of special At the end of the symposium, symposium Pearl Continental Rawalpindi, Pakistan. The theme lecture, invited lectures and papers shields were presented to the speakers, par- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural presented on important topics related to Ma- ticipants and guests, by the chief guest, Or- Sciences, Rawal Institute of Health Sci- jor Depressive Disorder and Bipolar Mood ganizing Chairman and Chairman of the ences, Islamabad was the host organization Disorder. More than 25 original research host Institution, Rawal Institute of Health and this event was organized in collaboration papers were presented highlighting different Sciences, Islamabad. with the Pakistan Psychiatric Society and the aspects of Depressive Disorders associated Pakistan Medical Association, Rawalpindi- with co morbid psychiatric and physical ill- Islamabad Branch. nesses and recent updates, neurobiology and current evidence on the management of Bipolar mood disorder. An exclusive ses- sion was devoted towards the development of training programme for Primary Care Physi- cians (PCPs) in early recognition and treat- ment of Depressive Disorders. The highlight of the symposium was a Video-Link Lecture, A section of participants who attended the 6th National Symposium on Depression. delivered live direct from Minneapolis, USA.
Invited delegates at the 6th National Symposium on Depression held on 20 September 2014. Almost 200 psychiatrists, clinical psycholo- Mazhar Malik gists and social workers from various Academ- President, Pakistan Psychiatric Society The theme of the symposium was “Integrat- ic Departments and Universities all over the ed approach for 21st century”. country participated in the symposium. The
Psychiatric Association The Symposium was opened by the President of ABPPFBH and the President of the Organ- of Bosnia-Herzegovina izing Committee Prof. Abdulah Kučukalić and was followed with a letter by the President The 8th Symposium of Biological of PABH Prof. Dragan Babić. Psychiatry in Bosnia and Herzegovina The two-day work of the Symposium consisted Organized by the Association for Biological of more than 15 invited lectures by eminent Psychiatry/Psychopharmacology in the Feder- psychiatrists and lecturers from Bosnia and ation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ABPPFBH), Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia. The Sym- Delegates at the 8th Symposium of Biological in collaboration with the Department of Psy- posium was attended by more than a hundred Psychiatry in Bosnia and Herzegovina. chiatry of the University Clinical Center Sara- participants and we are delighted to notice jevo by the Psychiatric Association of Bosnia- that again more than half of them were mem- ing many difficulties and barriers to newest Herzegovina (PABH), the traditional Eighth bers of the PABH. The lectures provided an treatments in our countries. Current trends in Symposium of Biological Psychiatry/Psy- opportunity for us to improve our knowledge psychopharmacology in all fields of psychia- chopharmacology in Bosnia and Herzegovina in current trends and research in psychophar- try (addiction, mood and psychotic disorders, was held. The Symposium, entitled “Current macology worldwide and compare those with child and adolescent or forensic psychiatry, trends in psychopharmacology” took place on the possibilities of implementation in Bosnia etc.) were presented. The Symposium was ac- April 25-26, 2014 in Sarajevo (Ilidža Hotels). and Herzegovina and the region, consider- companied by an exhibition of several spon-
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soring pharmaceutical companies. The organ- events of the first rank in Bosnia and Herzego- Alma Džubur Kulenović izers of the social component of the program vina, with established tradition and continu- Goran Račetović hosted a Symposium dinner-dance and the ous professional and scientific contribution. Secretaries General, Psychiatric participants relaxed and enjoyed it in the very We look forward to the Ninth Symposium of Association of Bosnia-Herzegovina impressive atmosphere of Austria Hall. Biological Psychiatry/Psychopharmacology in This year’s Symposium was successful in both Bosnia and Herzegovina next year, in which professional and organizational aspects, and our Association will also take on the role of a it has been included in the list of psychiatric co-organizer.
The 11th Psychiatric Saturday in Medicine and Department of Psychiatry as Mostar well as by the representative of the Ministry of Health of Neretva-Herzegovina Canton/ The traditional Symposium Mostar Psychiat- County. ric Saturday was held for the eleventh time in Mostar’s Hotel “ERO”, on June 14th, 2014, In the beautiful City of Mostar, which re- elaborating the topic “Placebo and Nocebo: stores both intellectually and spiritually, we Between Rhituals, Religions and Medicine”. had a pleasant and useful opportunity to Over 130 mental health professionals from all exchange professional experiences and ide- Delegates at the traditional Symposium Mostar over Bosnia and Herzegovina attended the dy- Psychiatric Saturday held on 14 June 2014. as with colleagues and enjoy always sunny namic scientific sessions provided by 13 speak- Herzegovina. Therefore, we look forward to ers from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia, following the next, 12th Mostar’s Psychiatric which inspired many attendees to construc- Psychiatry, and was also supported and certifi- Saturday in June 2015. tive discussions about this very intriguing and cated with CME points by Medical Chamber important topic passing through our society, of Neretva-Herzegovina Canton/County. The Dragan Babić, President religions, medicine, and psychiatry. The Sym- PABH President Prof. Dragan Babić wel- (Organising Commitee President) posium was organized by the Department of comed all guests and participants in the name Goran Račetović, Secretary General Psychiatry (School of Medicine, Mostar) and of our Association as well as in the name of Psychiatric Association of the co-organizers were the Psychiatric Asso- the Organizing Committee and participants Bosnia-Herzegovina ciation of Bosnia-Herzegovina (PABH) and were welcomed also by the official representa- the University Clinic Mostar-Department of tives of the University of Mostar, School of
Joint activities of Psychiatric psychiatric disorders (D. Babić, M. Burgić- Association of Bosnia-Herzegovina Radmanović, A. Kučukalić and I. Pajević). Both sessions initiated fruitful discussion by many The Turkish Association for Psychopharma- participants. cology (TAP) was host of the 2nd Annual Symposium of Psychiatrists of Turkey and The Symposium had excellent organization Bosnia-Herzegovina, jointly organized with and high scientific quality. The Psychiatric As- the Psychiatric Association of Bosnia-Herze- sociation of Bosnia-Herzegovina will continue govina (PABH). More than 140 participants more intensive collaboration with TAP which From left, Presidents Prof. Dragan Babić (PABH), and from Turkey and Bosnia and Herzegovina, to- Prof. Mesut Cetin (TAP). will include the organization of the next joint gether with 38 members of the Bulgarian Psy- Symposium in 2015. chiatric Association attended the Symposium at the Mövenpick Hotel in Istanbul (Turkey) The Symposium was divided in two parts. In Dragan Babić, President on October 25, 2014. The Presidents of both the first part, Turkish lecturers focused on the Goran Račetović, Secretary General Associations, Professors Mesut Cetin (TAP) management of resistant psychiatric disorders Psychiatric Association of and Dragan Babić (PABH) welcomed all par- (M. Cetin, E. Kurt) and perinatal psychiatric pa- Bosnia-Herzegovina ticipants and exchanged gifts as a memory tients (N. Aydin), but also off label use of atypi- of this important event as the continuum of cal antipsychotics (Y. Bez). After a lunch break mutual scientific collaboration established lecturers from our Association presented cur- last year. rent trends in psychopharmacology of major
9 Annual Psychiatric Symposium in Our Symposium was co-organized by Clinic Bosnia and Herzegovina for Psychiatry on University Clinical Hos- pital in Mostar and supported by Medical Organized by the Psychiatric Association of Chamber of Herzegovina-Neretva County Bosnia-Herzegovina, the traditional Annual who provided CME points for the Sympo- Symposium with international participation, sium. Course participants received specially XIII Psychiatric Days of Bosnia and Herze- designed materials with course accreditation govina was held in Hotel “ERO” in the City and Certificate of Attendance with CME of Mostar (Bosnia and Herzegovina) on 7-8 points. November 2014. This year our Association Delegates before the Opening Ceremony of the Annual focused on suicidology and the topic was Psychiatric Symposium in Bosnia and Herzegovina held in November 2014. Our Annual Symposium was a World Psy- “Suicidal Behavior, Suicide Prevention and chiatric Association co-sponsored event and Suicide”. Always an intriguing and very im- held under patronage of the European Psy- portant topic for every medical doctor, es- As a special part of the Scientific Programme chiatric Association. That gave to our efforts pecially psychiatrists, it has aroused a great we were proud to host Prof. Marco Sarchi- to provide quality education for our mem- interest in our country and regionally, and apone from Italy (University of Molise) as bers more importance and significance. more than 160 participants were present for one of the Plenary lecturers but also as the the two days Scientific Programme with lec- Director of the EPA Iterant CME course turers from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croa- “Treatment of suicidal patient”, held on 8th Dragan Babić, President November 2014 in Mostar. The very dynam- tia, Italy, Montenegro, Slovenia and Serbia Goran Račetović, Secretary General ic and high quality course was attended by who presented current research results from Psychiatric Association of 20 participants, mostly trainees and young the field in all perspectives, among others Bosnia-Herzegovina psychiatrists. biological, genetic, forensic, developmental and other specific psychiatric knowledge con- As in previous years, during our Annual sidering suicide prevention and treatment. Symposium we held the Fifth General As- Participants from all over Bosnia and Herze- sembly with information and reports of the govina actively discussed about problems in Association’s activities from the previous pe- daily practice. riod (November 2013-November 2014).
South Asian Association atric Federation - Prof. Abdul Malik Achakazi (Founder President), Prof. Roy A. Kallivayalil for Regional Coopera- (Founder General Secretary), Prof. U. C. Garg tion (SAARC) Psychiatric (Founder Treasurer), Prof. Afzal Javed (Advi- Federation sor), and Prof. Mohan Isaac (Advisor).
8th SAARC Psychiatric Federa- The Conference was concluded by the SPF tion International Conference, President Prof. S. M. Sultan. Significant mem- Lumbini 2014 bers of the Organizing Committee Dr. Sandip Subedi (Organizing Secretary), Dr. T. K. Aich A group photo of some of the delegates who attended The 8th International Conference of SAARC the conference in Lumbini, Nepal. (Organizing Co-Chairman), Dr. Manoj Dhun- Psychiatric Federation (a WPA Affiliated Asso- gana (Treasurer), Dr. Sanjeev Shah (Co-Chair, Hospitality sub-committee), and Dr. Deep- ciation) was held at Lumbini, Nepal from 27-29 JK Trivedi Memorial Symposium, Haroon endra Gautam (IT official) were appreciated November 2014 with the theme “Global Peace: Rashid Memorial Symposium, WAPR Sym- for the hard work by the SPF President during To Nurture a Healthy Mind”. The conference posium, ANBD Symposium and PAN Sym- the closing ceremony claiming it to be a huge was organized by the Psychiatrists’ Association posium along with free papers and session for success. of Nepal in collaboration with the Nepalese As- Posters. sociation of Social Psychiatry. The conference was co-sponsored by WPA, WASP, WAPR, The conference was attended by more than 300 Naba Raj Koirala UCMS, ANBD, and AFPA. delegates from the SAARC countries as well as President, Psychiatrists’ Association of Nepal other parts of the world representing 14 coun- The scientific programme included key lec- tries. The Psychiatrists’ Association of Nepal tures, plenary talks and session on different took the opportunity to felicitate the Pioneers themes including WPA Zone 16 symposium, behind the formation of the SAARC Psychi-
10 WPA NEWS December 2014
European Federation of Associations of Families of People with Mental Illness
World Mental Health Day 2014 saw the release mental illness and highlights the contribution As part of the release, EUFAMI undertook an by the European Federation of Associations of they make, and the overwhelming impact this intensive two-week social media campaign on Families of People with Mental Illness (EU- has on their own lives. The C4C survey, which both Facebook and Twitter. This campaign has FAMI) of the initial results of its major survey is on-going in 25 countries, is being undertaken turned out to be highly successful in reaching on family caregivers, Caring for Carers (C4C). by EUFAMI in collaboration with LUCAS, an enormous amount of people and has cer- The purpose of this important survey is to gath- the interdisciplinary centre for care research tainly convinced everyone at EUFAMI that er information and data from family members and consultancy of the University of Leuven, social media really needs to be used a lot more across Europe about their own circumstances Belgium. The full results from the survey are in order to get our messages out in the wider and needs in respect to their role as carers of planned for publication in Spring of 2015. public arena. relatives affected by mental health problems. There is already a clear and general recogni- Family carers perform their caregiver role for For more information about the survey tion that carers’ needs are closely linked with an average of 16 years, are likely to have to do and the initial results, log onto the needs of the person they care for, but this so for the rest of their lives, and report an aver- http://tinyurl.com/qfxnzy7 survey has been designed specifically to find age of 23 hours a week caring for a loved one, out about the circumstances and needs of car- due to the undetermined and long-term nature ers themselves. of mental illness. This amount of care equates Kevin Jones to a part time job. In the EU, there are ap- Secretary General The release was timed for the 10th October as proximately 10 million family carers caring and European Federation of Associations the theme for this year was Living with Schizo- supporting their child or sibling with a serious of Families of People with Mental Illness phrenia. The initial results, based on responses mental health condition on a daily basis. This from more than 400 carers in Australia, Cana- is a massive and valuable contribution, not just da, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and UK pro- to individuals, but to society as a whole and vides evidence of the immense and unspoken to the financially strained healthcare systems burden on people caring for those living with a across Europe.
Spanish Society of Dual Disorders
VIII National Course on Dual est meeting on Gender awareness on 26-27 partner´s violence. The harassment suffered Pathology and Gender March 2014 in Madrid. by young girls, sometimes not even in their Madrid, March 26-27, 2014 teens, often publicized using new technolo- The topics addressed during this meeting gies, and the behavioural addictions. The co- The Sociedad Española de Patología Dual included the legal support measures for vic- morbidity of eating disorders and substance (SEPD) an affiliated association of the WPA, tims of violence against women, from a very use disorders in women of all ages was also a organized its annual two-day special inter- early age, throughout adolescence, as well as major focus of the meeting.
XVI SPANISH ANNUAL DUAL sia, Workshops, as well as oral communica- and abroad with vast experience in Dual Dis- PATHOLOGY MEETING tion and poster presentation sessions. order/Pathology participated in the confer- Valencia, June 14-16, 2014 ence, among others, Professors Vieta, Rohde, Topics of particular interest during the con- Grevet, Bobes, Casas, Ferré, Roncero, Mur, The annual two and a half days conference ference included: ADHD along the lifespan, Peris, Baler, Torrens, Miñarro, Maldonado, organized by the Sociedad Española de Pa- DSM-5, novel treatment for substance use and many others. tología Dual (SEPD) was organized in Valen- disorders in dually diagnosed patients, the cia on June 14-16, 2014. The meeting focused changing treatment paradigm from the tra- on up-to-date novel and relevant aspects area ditional clinical model to a more integrated of expertise in 71 sessions, that included fo- approach, and many other issues. Expert re- rum of discussions, Plenary Lectures, Sympo- search, academics and clinicians from Spain
11 IV International Congress on Dual Important key speakers, from more than 15 Disorders: Addictions and other different countries, with large clinical, Mental Disorders Barcelona, April research and academic experience in several 17-20, 2015 areas of this rapidly growing section of psychi- atry, will be delivering high quality, clinically The IV International Congress on Dual significant and up-to-date expertise. Disorders – Addictions and other Mental Disorders will be held in the beautiful Medi- For more information, please check: terranean city of Barcelona, next April 17-20, http://www.cipd2015.com or contact: 2015, with the sponsorship of NIDA and co- [email protected] sponsorship of WPA, among other relevant on Dual Disorders is organized in 36 tracks, institutions. The relevance and increasing with three major Plenary Lectures and several Nestor Szerman awareness of dual disorders worldwide, under- parallel expert sessions, symposia, scientific President, Sociedad Española Patologia pins the interest of experts, scientist and men- forum, workshops, as well as oral communica- Dual/Spanish Society of Dual Disorders tal health professionals that will meet in Bar- tion and poster sessions. Another novelty of celona during the four days of this important this 2015 edition is the full day focusing on meeting. This IV International Congress Dual Disorders in Neuroscience.
International Association of Ethnopsychologists and Ethnopsychotherapists
exchange of scientific achievements and prac- tical experience for development of strategy of scientific investigations and development of constructive decisions and practical guide- lines about maintenance of mental health in families for achievement of the aims of state demographic and social policy were the main goals of the conference. Corresponding member of Russian Academy of Sciences Prof. Elena Gutkevich (Tomsk), chief physician of the Nikolay Bokhan (Tomsk), Deputy Governor of the Tomsk Tomsk Regional Psychiatric Hospital Sergey Andreev, Region Chingis Akatayev, academician of Russian More than 230 participants attended the con- Prof. Svetlana Ivanova (Tomsk), Prof. Sergey Igumnov Academy of Sciences Rostislav Karpov (Tomsk). ference - researchers; physicians of various (Belarus), Prof. Tatiana Solokhina (Moscow). specialties: psychiatrists, addiction specialists, On October 7-8, 2014, the IInd Russian Con- neurologists, psychotherapists, geneticists, Participants have emphasised the highest ference with international participation “Men- family doctors, organizers of healthcare etc.; scientific level of the conference, integrated, tal health of the family in the modern world” clinical psychologists, social workers, educa- many-sided and interdisciplinary approach took place in the city of Tomsk. The confer- tors; postgraduate students, residents, interns to study of problems of the family, system ence was organized by the Mental Health Re- and students of high schools from various approach and national level of findings, avail- search Institute (headquarters of the Interna- cities and regions of the Russian Federation: ability of further research. tional Association of Ethnopsychologists and Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kostroma, Yaroslavl, Ethnopsychotherapists - IAEE) with support Tyumen, Surgut, Novosibirsk, Kemerovo, No- Nikolay Bokhan, President of the Russian State Scientific Fund. Integra- vokuznetsk, Barnaul, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Elena Gutkevich Svetlana Vladimirova tion of interdisciplinary, inter-branch, interna- Vladivostok, Seversk, Tomsk, etc.; and also International Association of Ethnopsychol- tional efforts on study of basic and humani- experts of the Eurasian space: from Belarus, ogists and Ethnopsychotherapists tarian aspects of socially significant diseases; Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Azerbaijan.
12 WPA NEWS December 2014
Prof. Ahmed Okasha is Member of Egypt Presidential Council
Prof. Ahmed Okasha, WPA Past President advisers of the President work in a team, to has been appointed as a member of the Egypt give advice directly to President Sisi. This is Presidential Council of scientific leaders - as a remarkable achievement and our heartiest an adviser in mental health and community congratulations to Prof. Okasha! harmony. It is probably the first time in the Roy Abraham Kallivayalil world that a President appoints an adviser Secretary General, World Psychiatric for Mental Health separate from Health. The Association Prof. Ahmed Okasha
European Federation of Psychiatric Trainees
Dear colleagues, order to enhance the networking and col- that Porto has been elected as Europe’s best laboration opportunities – the ingredients to destination 2014 – and it can only get better It is my great pleasure to announce to you fruitful and memorable occasions. in 2015! that the 23rd EFPT Forum will take place between 22-27 June 2015 in Portugal. As such, it is a great honor to inform you that Mariana Pinto da Costa the next EFPT Forum will be preceded by President, European Federation We are preparing an array of scientific and the first EFPT Course on Leadership and of Psychiatric Trainees social activities, so that all the participants Professional Skills. [email protected] can interact under an enjoyable atmosphere. We will open the opportunity to have observ- If you need an additional reason to attend ers from other sectors across the world in the 23rd EFPT Forum, I am proud to say
Indian Association of Social Psychiatry
Indian Association of Social Workshops, Symposia, Award Sessions, Psychiatry - Annual Conference - Theme Symposium, Invited Lectures, Free Mysore: Grand Success Papers, Posters, Annual General Body Meeting and Cultural events were some of The 21st Annual Conference of Indian As- the highlights. Nearly 500 delegates from sociation of Social Psychiatry - a Member all over India, besides invited guests from Society of World Psychiatric Association - South Asia participated in the three day held at Mysore, November 21-23, 2014 was event. A committed and dedicated team a grand success. The conference theme was led by Prof TSS Rao (Editor, Indian Jour - Hon Justice N Kumar (High Court of Karnataka, “Relationship and Sexuality in Changing So- nal of Psychiatry) organized the event in India) inaugurating the 21st Annual Conference of cial Milieu”. an outstanding manner. Hearty congratu- Indian Association of Social Psychiatry at Mysore on Nov 21, 2014. Prof TSS Rao, Prof BS Chavan, Prof lations to them! VK Varma, Prof P Satish Chandra (Vice- Chancellor, The event held at the JSS University Mysore Nimhans), Prof P Joseph Varghese (President), Prof SK was inaugurated by Hon Justice N Kumar Khandelwal (in-coming President), Prof Roy Abraham (High Court of Karnataka, Bangalore). P Sat- A new team with Prof SK Khandelwal Kallivayalil (Secretary General, WPA), Prof Adarsh Kohli and others are also seen in the picture. ish Chandra (Vice-Chancellor, NIMHANS, (AIIMS, New Delhi)-President, Prof Rajiv Bangalore) was the Chief Guest. Roy Kallivay- Gupta- President-Elect, Prof BS Chavan -Sec- alil (Secretary General, WPA) released the retary General, Adarsh Kohli (Treasurer) P Joseph Varghese Journal IJSP and the book of abstracts. P Jo- and D Basu (Editor) have assumed office. President, Indian Association for seph Varghese (President, IASP) presided. Our best wishes to them. Social Psychiatry (2013-14)
13 South African Society of Psychiatrists
SASOP ELECTION 2014-2016
The South African Society of Psychiatrists Past-president: Dr. Gerhard Grobler Please also refer to the SASOP website (www. (SASOP) is pleased to announce that, follow- (University of Pretoria) sasop.co.za) for information on the SASOP ing the recent elections during the 18th SASOP Honorary Secretary: Prof. Liezl Koen memorandum of incorporation and the recently National Congress in Durban (3-7 September (University of Stellenbosch) adopted SASOP Company Rules. 2014), the following colleagues were elected as office bearers to the SASOP Board of Directors Honorary Treasurer: Dr. Bonga Chiliza C/O HEALTHMAN, Unit 16 Northcliff for the next two-year term of office: (University of Stellenbosch) Office Park; 203 Beyers Naude Drive, National Convener Public Sector Group: President: Dr. Mvuyiso Tatatala Northcliff; P O Box 2127, Cresta, 2118; Dr. Robin Allen (University of Cape Town) (Private practice, Johannesburg) email: [email protected] President-Elect: Prof. Bernard Janse van National Convener Private Sector Group: Rensburg (WITS) Dr. Sebo Seape (Private practice, Johannesburg)
L to R: Dr. Mvuyiso Tatatala SASOP President 2014-2016; Prof. Bernard Janse van Rensburg SASOP President-Elect 2014-2016; Dr. Gerhard Grobler SASOP Immediate Past-president 2014-2016.
“Priorities, Principles, Potential: Back with the theme “Priorities, Principles, Poten- to Basics” – The 18th SASOP National tial: Back to Basics”. Four pre-congress work- Congress, Durban, 3-7 September 2014 shops were presented on women’s issues, on substance use relapse prevention, on young psychiatrists’ issues and on molecular genet- ics of schizophrenia, while plenary and paral- lel sessions covered psychosis and depression, ercise and meditation in treating depression; global mental health, forensic psychiatry, Prof. Jose Maldanado (USA) on the manage- cognition, medicine and psychiatry, trauma, ment of delirium and alcohol withdrawal; and ethics and rights, schizophrenia, addictions, and HIV and psychiatry. The congress was at- the imminent Sir Robin McGregor Murray tended by more than 500 delegates, including (UK) on the management of schizophrenia. those from countries like Namibia, Australia, Prof. Seggane Musisi (Uganda) addressed Dr. Gerhard Grobler (SASOP immediate Past- New Zealand, Ethiopia, and Kenya. sexual and gender-based violence in Africa. President), Prof. Jose Moldonado (USA) and other Dr. Angela Ofori-Atta (Ghana) presented on delegates attending the 18th SASOP National Congress in Durban, 3-7 September 2014. International key-note speakers included: a new cadre of community workers, Dr. Ste- Prof. Pierre Blier (Canada) on the treatment phen Suomi (USA) on epigenetics and Prof. The 18th SASOP National Congress was held of major depressive disorder; Dr. Jonathan Doug Zatzick (USA) on PTSD. in the Southern Sun Elangeni and Maharani Campion (UK) on public mental health; Dr. Hotel, Durban from 3 to 7 September 2014, Rakesh Jain (USA) on the neurobiology of ex-
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World Psychiatric Association International Congress in Cape Town, 18-22 November 2016
Bernard Janse van Rensburg Chair, Local Organizing Committee, WPA International Congress in Cape Town 2016 President-Elect, South African Society of Psychiatrists (SASOP) 2014-2016 [email protected]; www.wpacapetown2016.org.za
The South African Society of Psychiatrists sequences of Psychiatry’s responsibility and established psychotherapeutic process (psy- (SASOP) has been awarded the hosting of a accountability to society in terms of its scope chological) and active social involvement (so- World Psychiatric Association (WPA) Inter- of practice and of what can be considered as cial); undertaken within particular cultural, national Congress during November 2016 in Psychiatry’s social contract. The Congress religious and spiritual contexts (spiritual). will consider how to integrate the develop- Cape Town. The Congress will be held at the On behalf of the SASOP and the WPA, you ing scope of current psychiatric practice with Cape Town International Convention Centre are cordially invited to reserve this date on the emphasis on illness prevention, health pro- (CTICC) from the 18th to 22nd November 2016 calendar, to actively participate in the motion, clinical care, as well as rehabilitative 2016. The Congress Presidents will be the process, and to prepare for your attendance interventions over the course of people’s life WPA’s President Prof. Dinesh Bhugra, and the and presentation on your specific local prac- time. The Congress will deliberate on the President of the SASOP, Dr. Mvuyiso Talatala. tice, or area of interest. expanding systems required for all four di- The theme of this Congress will be “Psychia- mensions of care to be integrated, including: Bernard Janse van Rensburg try: Integrative Care for the Community” and Psychiatry’s core neuroscience content and President-Elect, South African Society of will explore concepts, controversies and con- evidence-base for clinical care (biological); Psychiatrists (2014-2016)
Royal Australian and identify actions that can be implemented to ad- dress these issues. New Zealand College of Psychiatrists In addition, the ‘Asia Pacific Resource Portal’ was launched at the workshop. At the inau- Asia Pacific Mental Health -Work gural Asia Pacific Mental Health Forum held shop, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in Sydney in 2013, forum delegates expressed a desire to have a centralised online resource, The second Asia Pacific Mental Health Work- designed with the objective of increasing re- gional collaboration and communication. The Delegates discussing the key challenges facing the delivery shop was held as a component of the joint of mental health services in the Asia Pacific region. 18th Malaysian Conference on Psychological Portal, to be hosted by a link from the College’s Medicine and the 1st Asian Federation of Psy- webpage, will contain relevant and up-to-date chiatric Associations Regional Meeting held in data and information that will be accessible to to submit links to information that they wish to share via the Portal. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 23-24 May 2014. psychiatrists and other mental health workers/ teachers in the Asia Pacific region. As a live The first day of the workshop was chaired by The workshop style event was attended by 30 site, the Portal will be regularly updated and Dr. Maria Tomasic, Immediate Past President delegates representing the following 18 nations refreshed, with new information provided by of the Royal Australian and New Zealand Col- - Thailand, Japan, Pakistan, New Zealand, psychiatrists and mental health workers from lege of Psychiatrists (RANZCP), with welcome Australia, India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Phil- addresses given by A/Prof. Victor Storm; RAN- across the Asia Pacific region. Whilst the Portal ippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, UK, Bhu- ZCP Board Director on behalf of the RANZCP currently holds resources relating to the RAN- tan, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, President, Dr. Murray Patton; Prof. Pichet and Vanuatu. The aim of the workshop was to ZCP, it is designed to include information from Udomratn, President, Asian Federation of Psy- discuss the main challenges facing the delivery other regional organisations, with delegates at- chiatric Associations (AFPA) and Prof. Mohd of mental health services in the region and to tending the Workshop in Malaysia encouraged Fadzilah, Malaysian Psychiatric Association.
15 Four key topics were addressed at the work- we are culturally and geographically diverse, shop, including: we face a number of common challenges as • Mental health legislation and involuntary we all seek to improve the delivery of mental treatment, facilitated by A/Prof. Victor health services in the region and advance the Storm profession of psychiatry. • How to better share resources regionally, facilitated by Prof. Roy Kallivayalil Over the coming months, delegates that at- • How to tackle the lack of mental health tended the Workshop will hopefully imple- workforce and services in the region, Prof. ment some of the ideas that came out of the Helen Herrman Some of the delegates participating in the Asia Pacific Workshop in their home nation. Mental Health Workshop in KL, Malaysia 23-24 May. • How to best use psychiatric expertise in areas where there is relatively little psychia- It is also important that regular regional meet- Day two of the Workshop opened with a wel- trist workforce, or where the mental health ings continue to be held into the future. This come address from the RANZCP President, workforce generally is relatively under-de- will ensure partnerships and links between or- Dr. Murray Patton. The session was chaired ganizations are strengthens and relationships veloped, facilitated by Dr. Yongyud Wong- by Dr. Patton, and provided each group with piromsarn the opportunity to present the issues that are firmly established that will bring about im- they had brainstormed the previous day. provements in mental health across the region. The Workshop delegates were divided into four groups to discuss and brainstorm the The discussions through the Workshop were above topics. vibrant and insightful. As a region, although
RANZCP Congress 2015, Brisbane, The Congress is an exciting opportunity for e-learning modules on Aboriginal and Torres Australia global and regional collaboration. We look for- Strait Islander mental Health, and cultural ward to the creation and strengthening of links competence training for staff members. The Royal Australian and New Zealand Col- and networks that will result from this event lege of Psychiatrists’ (RANZCP) annual Con- and trust that many of your organisations will RANZCP Strategic Plan 2051-2017 gress will be held on 3-7 May 2015. With the be involved. theme Measurers and Thinkers: Psychiatry as The RANZCP will shortly launch a new Stra- science and art, the Congress will explore ex- More information is available on the website: tegic Plan for 2015-2017. The plan sets out four citing advances in scientific understanding in www.psychiatrycongress2016.com purposes for achieving our vision to enhance the field of psychiatry, alongside the individual the mental health of our nations through lead- experiences of our patients. Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) ership in high quality psychiatric care. This will be achieved through high quality psychi- Keynote speakers include: Prof. Jeffrey Braith- The RANZCP Reconciliation Action Plan atric training and education, a consultative ap- waite, Prof. Carol Brayne, Associate Prof. Mary (RAP) was launched at the RANZCP 2014 An- proach to improving the mental health of the Cannon, Dr. Cordelia Fine, Prof. Read Mon- nual Congress in Perth, Australia. The RAP is community, meeting the needs and expecta- tague, and Mr. Noel Pearson. a formal statement that sets out our commit- tions of our membership, and enhancing our ments to recognising and reducing the inequal- relationships with regional and international More information is available on the website: ity in mental health outcomes between Indig- organisations. www.ranzcp2015.com enous and non-Indigenous Australians. Murray Patton International Congress 2016, Hong Some of the focuses of our work in this area President, Royal Australian and Kong include the inclusion of cultural competency New Zealand College of Psychiatrists The RANZCP will be holding its fourth Inter- in the RANZCP training program, supporting [email protected] national Congress of Psychiatry in Hong Kong recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Is- on 8-12 May 2016. lander peoples in the Australian Constitution,
16 News from WPA Sections
Message from WPA that organising intersectional forum, inter- ficers to kindly continue sending their activity sectional teaching and training programmes reports and keep on updating us with any fur- Secretary for Sections and joint intersectional sessions at different ther plans that are in the pipeline. scientific meetings have been a real success Welcome to the first issue of WPA of our work during the last three years and I may also add that WPA Sections are taking News for this triennium! we plan to continue with these activities in all a lead role in the 2014-2017 WPA Action plan I am pleased that the WPA Sections have our future WPA conferences. in the area of “promotion of mental health”. very actively participated in different WPA I hope our future activities will have a promi- sponsored and co-sponsored activities during Although most of the Sections are now in nence visibility to this theme. 2011-2014 and their membership and officers regular contact with the WPA Secretariat, we Afzal Javed are very enthusiastic in their plans for this still need some further input from some Sec- WPA Secretary for Scientific Sections triennium as well. It was important to note tions. I would therefore request all Section of-
Child and Adolescent delightful audience of more than 100 primary using role play and videos alongside more Psychiatry mental health workers filled the auditorium didactic teaching proved a successful model during a four-day training course held in of teaching. The meeting was truly a bidirec- WPA CAP at Mental Health Training Pune in India. Four consultant psychiatrists tional learning experience for both trainers in Pune, India 28th September to 1st from the UK, Drs. Cosmo Hallstrom, Ghaza- and participants. October 2014 la Afzal, Shirine Pezeshgi, and Gordana Milavić delivered a modified training -cur Gordana Milavić An example of some of the activities of the riculum along WHO MH gap lines covering Co-chair, WPA Section on Child and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Section basic principles of assessment and treatment Adolescent Psychiatry was the training jointly organised by the UK of common mental health problems encoun- [email protected] based charity Concern for Mental Health, tered in daily practice. This was also an op- the Indian based Makhul Madhav Founda- portunity to acquaint those attending with tion, and the World Psychiatric Association the research trends and clinical practice in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Section. A the UK. Combining experiential training and
Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability
Professor Emeritus Nick Bouras, former contribution to Psychiatry and Related Chair of the WPA Section on Psychiatry of Sciences at the WPA Thematic Conference Intellectual Disability, was awarded the on Intersectional Collaboration in Athens in Delphic Prize 2013 for outstanding October-November 2014.
Prof. Nick Bouras
17 Evolutionary Psychiatry Activities of the Section
Our Section members organised two sympo- We are hoping to submit one or more propos- In addition, the section has carried out an sia at the Madrid Congress and participated als for evolutionary psychiatry symposia for election process that resulted in the re-elec- in a third. We were delighted by the excellent the Bucharest Congress. tion of the Chair (Prof. Daniel Wilson, USA) attendance at our symposia and by the vigor- and the election of a new Co-chair (Prof. One of the major goals of our Section is to Martin Brüne, Germany) and a new Secre- ous discussions that took place at the Q&A encourage researchers to carry out empirical tary (Dr. Riadh Abed, UK). sessions afterwards. We are greatly encour- studies to test evolutionary hypotheses on aged by the level of interest from colleagues mental disorder and also to explore ways of Riadh Abed worldwide in the application of the Darwin- applying evolutionary principles in clinical Secretary, WPA Section on ian principles to mental disorder. practice. Evolutionary Psychiatry
Pharmacopsychiatry
Within the last three years the WPA Section tionship of antiepileptic drugs with suicidal- “Polypharmacy on Pharmacopsychiatry has been very pro- ity in epilepsy, it can be summarized that in psychiatry: ductive and published a number of papers the available studies are not supportive of scientific basis in internationally renowned journals such a presence of a “class effect” on suicidal be- and practical as the European Archives of Psychiatry and havior, however a few compounds warrant implications” Clinical Neuroscience, Schizophrenia Re- further research. Based on this thematic re- at the WPA search and the International Journal of Psy- view it is summarized that patients and their Congress in chiatry in Clinical Practice. families should be informed about the pos- Madrid in Sep- sible increased risk of suicidal ideation and tember. At the These papers covered up-to-date topics like behavior. However, the topic should not be WPA Regional “Do SSRIs or antidepressants in general in- overemphasized with regard to specific com- Congress in Prof. Siegfried Kasper crease suicidality”, “Comparative effective- pounds. It is evident that future randomized Hong Kong in ness of antipsychotics in the treatment of controlled trials should focus on issues con- December a schizophrenia”, “Comparative efficacy and cerning depression and suicidal thoughts in scientific contribution will be given on the effectiveness of antidepressants in the acute patients with epilepsy and any patient-pop- pharmacological treatment of depression. treatment of depressive disorders” as well as ulation whose treatment include antiepilep- “The efficacy of pharmacotherapy in bipolar tics, e.g., bipolar disorder, migraine, fibromy- Siegfried Kasper disorder”. algia, etc. Chair, WPA Section on Pharmacopsychiatry Right now the Section is finalizing a report The WPA Section on Pharmacopsychia- on suicidality and antiepileptic medication. try organized symposia at the WPA World Based on the Task Force report on the rela- Congresses such as the symposium entitled
Forensic Psychiatry
Following the untimely death of our Section World Congress of Psychiatry in Madrid: Issues” (Chair: Tataru) with contributions Chair Jose Taborda, the Section is now • “Suicide and self-harm in prisoners: preva- from Germany, UK, and Greece • “Mental Health and Correctional Psychia- chaired by Prof. Norbert Konrad (Berlin, lence, risk factors and prevention” with Germany). The Secretary is now Dr. Birgit try” (Chair: Konrad) with contributions contributions from Germany from Canada, Australia, Germany, USA, Völlm (Nottingham, UK), and the Co-chair is • “Problems of Expert Witnesses” (Chair: and Portugal Prof. Nicoleta Tataru (Bucharest, Romania). Konrad) with contributions from Brazil, A poster was also presented (“A Systematic In 2014, the Section on Forensic Psychiatry Paraguay, and Spain Review of Psychopathy in Women within Se- organised four symposia during the WPA 16th • “Prison Psychiatry – Clinical and Ethical cure Settings”).
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We also organised a session at the WPA Re- WPA International Congress, Bucharest, Forensic Psychiatry in Balkan and East- gional Congress in Ljubljana in April 2014 24-27 June 2015: ern EU countries and a symposium “International perspec- • Symposium Prison Psychiatry (Chairs: tives on forensic psychiatry” during the An- Konrad, Tataru) The Section is also currently reviewing the nual Congress of the German Association Speakers: V. Tort-Herrando, Spain: Psy- guidance on independent medical examina- of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psycho- chiatric Primary Care in Prison (others tions and is updating the consensus paper on somatics (DGPPN) in November in Berlin, TBC) prison mental health care. Germany with contributions from UK, Swit- • Symposium Forensic Psychiatry in East- zerland, France, and Germany (Chairs: Kon- ern and Western European Countries In addition we are developing a core curricu- rad, Völlm). (Chairs: Konrad, Tataru) lum for prison psychiatry. Speakers: N. Konrad, Germany: Foren- For the next year (2015) the following activi- sic Services in Germany; Elmar Haber- Birgit Völlm ties are planned: meyer, Switzerland: Forensic Psychiatry Secretary, WPA Section on Forensic in Switzerland; N. Tataru, Romania: Psychiatry
Psychiatry and Human Sexuality
The Psychiatry and Human Sexuality Section It elaborated an action plan for the next three Antonio Palha of the WPA had election procedure during the years, namely the need to have better com- Chair, WPA Section on Psychiatry last WPA World Congress in Madrid. It elect- munications with the other WPA Sections in and Human Sexuality ed Prof. Antonio Palha (Portugal) as Chair, order to work together on specific matters, to Dr. Radwa S Abdelazim (Egypt) as Co-chair, produce a newsletter and to prepare a research Dr. T. S. Sathyanarayana Rao (India) as Sec- plan multicentric on cultural dimensions of retary, and Dr. Lidia Gouveia (Mozambique) Sexual Behaviors and values. as additional Secretary.
Dual Disorders/Pathology
The Dual Disorders/Pathology Section of the track and provided up-to-date presentations Nestor Szerman WPA in conjunction with Sociedad Española and discussions along 22 symposia sessions, Chair, WPA Section on Dual de Patologia Dual (SEPD), an affiliated asso- debates, forum and workshops, debating in- Disorders/Pathology ciation of the WPA, actively participated in depth the current situation of Dual Disor- the XVI WPA World Congress with a careful ders/Pathology. A committed and dedicated and thoughtful track. A total of 76 outstand- team, led by the Section’s Chair, Dr. Nestor ing clinicians, academics, researchers, all of Szerman invested a lot of time and effort in them leading professionals in the field of dual organizing this very successful Dual Disor- disorders participated in this Dual Disorders der/Pathology track.
Psychiatry and Sleep Wakefulness Disorders
Report on the Section for 2014 They also decided to “refresh” the full mem- Chair: Mathias Berger bership of the Section in order to make it as Co-chair: Thomas Paparrigopoulos The members of the WPA Section on Psychia- active and productive as possible. Panel try and Sleep Wakefulness Disorders met on Christoph Nissen: Sleep related memory During the year 2014 several activities by the Wednesday September 17th during the WPA consolidation Section took place: Dimitris Dikeos: Sleep in Dementia: Congress in Madrid and elected as Chair Mar- 1. A section symposium was held on Sep- An overview tin Hatzinger; as Co-chair Thomas Paparrigo- tember 16th during the 16th World Con- Nicolas-Tiberio Economou: Sleep in poulos; and as Secretary Christoph Nissen. gress of Psychiatry. This symposium was Neurodegenerative tauopathies Committee Members: Mathias Berger, Dimi- attended by about 250 participants and Luigi-Ferini Strambi: Sleep in Neurode- tris Dikeos, Constantin Soldatos its layout was as follows: generative Synucleinopathies
19 2. During the WPA Thematic Conference A. Javed (Pakistan), M. Economou Chairs: T. Paparrigopoulos, D. Dikeos on Intersectional Collaboration which (Greece): Understanding concepts and (Greece) took place in Athens (October 30th–No- practices of recovery in psychosocial re- E. Tzavellas (Greece): Sleep disturbance vember 2nd, 2014) in conjunction with habilitation in alcoholism the 5th European Congress of the Inter- D. Dikeos (Greece), S. Schiza (Greece): N.-T. Economou (Greece): Sleep in Par- national Neuropsychiatric Association Sleep medicine: Novel psychotherapeu- kinson’s disease and other synucleinopa- and the 2nd Interdisciplinary Congress tic approaches and biological methods thies “Psychiatry and Related Sciences”, the in the management of psychopathology A. Papavasiliou (Greece): Differentiat- section held the following activities: related to sleep disorders ing parasomnias from epileptic seizures • On October 31st, 2014 a WPA Inter- T.G. Schulze (Germany), P. Ferenti- during sleep sectional Educational Program on the nos (Greece) Genetics in psychiatry: A “State of the art approaches to therapy framework for infrastructure, phenotyp- The section is looking forward to organizing and research” was co-organized by four ing and analysis future meetings and activities in the upcom- Sections “Psychiatric Rehabilitation”, K. Fountoulakis, D. Dimelis (Greece): ing years. “Psychiatry and Sleep Wakefulness Dis- Research methods in psychiatry: Past, orders”, “Genetics in Psychiatry” and present and future. Martin Hatzinger “Research Methods in Psychiatry” with • On November 1st a symposium ti- Chair, WPA Section on Psychiatry and Sleep the following format: tled “Disturbed sleep as a neuropsychiat- Wakefulness Disorders Chairs: A. Javed (Pakistan), T.G. Schulze ric manifestation of organic brain condi- (Germany) tions” with the following format:
Psychiatric Rehabilitation
The WPA Section on Psychiatric Rehabilita- The Section also had a business meeting tion participated actively in the WPA World and elected new officers; Pichet Udomratn Congress at Madrid. The section presented (Chair),Tae-Yeon Hwang (Co-chair) and Jo- two symposia entitled “Psycho-social rehabili- hannes Wancata (Secretary) for the 2014-2017 tation and recovery: Experiences from Devel- triennium. oping countries” and “Psychiatric rehabilita- tion to avoid societal exclusion”. Pichet Udomratn, Chair Johannes Wancata, Secretary
These symposia were proposed by Prof. Jo- Speakers of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Section session in WPA Section on Psychiatric Rehabilitation hannes Wancata (Secretary of the Section) Madrid. and Afzal Javed and Henrik Wahlberg. Speak- ers included Imran Ijaz Haider, Safi Afghan The sessions were attended by many Sec- and Dr. Badar Junejo, Henrik Wahlberg, Esko tion members and generated a lot of interest Hänninen, Fabian Friedrich, Ullrich Junghan, among non-Section members for getting in- Margrit Löbner, and Johannes Wancata. volved with Section activities.
Women’s Mental Health
Section Report Carlos Damonte Khoury: President Interna- tional Society of Psychosomatic Obstetrics 1. Participated in the 13th Pan Arab Psychiat- and Gynaecology ric Conference, Beirut, Lebanon: - Had a flyer distributed to congress partici- pants calling for Women’s Mental Health - Organized a symposium on Women’s Men- memberships. tal Health / Perinatal Mental Health; speakers from UK, USA, Egypt, Qatar and Lebanon 2. Organized a meeting between the Chair and the Secretary: planning the Section activi- - Organized a plenary session on “The in- ties for the coming three years (in progress). terface between Psychiatry and Obstetrics- Gynaecology: a need for Us, the Women and Josyan Madi Skaff A group of participants at the Conference. Chair, WPA Section on Women’s their Children” Mental Health
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Upcoming Major WPA Scientific Meetings
June 2015
WPA Regional Congress 4-6 June 2015 Osaka, Japan
Overview
The WPA Regional Congress Osaka Japan 2015 will take place on June 4-6, 2015 at the Osaka International Convention Center hosted by the Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology (JSPN). n Date: Thursday, June 4 to Saturday, June 6, 2015 * The 111th Annual Meeting of the JSPN will be held in n Website: http://www.congre.co.jp/wpa2015 conjunction with WPA Regional Congress Osaka Japan 2015 n Program (Details TBA) n Venue: Osaka International Convention Center (15-3-51, - Keynote Lectures Nakanoshima Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0005 JAPAN) . Dinesh Bhugra (WPA President) . Masatoshi Takeda (JSPN President) . Anand Satyanand (The 19th Governor-General of Access from the airport: New Zealand, Chair of the Commonwealth Foundation) From Osaka International Airport (ITM - Special Lectures Airport): 30 minutes by airport shuttle to . Helen Herrman (WPA President Elect) Osaka Station, then 10 minutes by taxi to . Paul Summergrad (APA President) the venue . Wolfgang Gaebel (EPA President Elect) From Kansai International Airport (KIX And others Airport): 65 minutes to Osaka Station by - Symposia JR Kansai Airport Rapid Service, then 10 Osaka International Scheduled approximately 40 Convention Center minutes by taxi to the venue - Poster Presentations n Theme: Asian Partnership in the World n Contact: n President: Dinesh Bhugra (WPA President) c/o Congress Corporation E-mail: [email protected] Director: Masatoshi Takeda (JSPN President) Organizing Committee Chair: Toshifumi Kishimoto (President of the 111th Annual Meeting of JSPN) Secretary General: Tsuyoshi Akiyama (Vice-chair of JSPN International Affairs)
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WPA 2015 Bucharest A special track will be designated for young health professionals’ and International Congress health professionals in training, including meetings with mentors. 24-27 June 2015 Congress tracks: The Palace of Parliament • Track 1: Populations and individuals health protection, promo- Bucharest, Romania tion, illness prevention across the life cycle • Track 2: Comorbidity research in primary care, behavioral health Primary Care Mental Health: Innovation and and public health and their integration Transdisciplinarity • Track 3: Innovative training, education and practice of collabora- tive, integrated teams in primary care The WPA 2015 Bucharest IC is a joint initiative of the World Psychiatric • Track 4: Strengthening integrated team functions and health sys- Association in collaboration with the Romanian Association of tems performance Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, “Carol Davila” Medical University of • Track 5: Information & Communication Technology: Catalytic Medicine and Pharmacy, University Politehnica of Bucharest, the integrator of health teams and systems National Society of Family Medicine and the Romanian Public Health • Track 6: Trans-disciplinary ethics and leadership mentoring of and Health Management Association. integrated health teams and systems • Track 7: Culture, Spirituality and Mental Health in Contemporary The Congress will be organized in plenary sessions, symposia, work- Society shops, fora, oral presentations, and e-Posters.
The scientific discourse will range from the latest neurosciences dis- WPA 2015 Bucharest IC Secretariat: coveries to health systems’ performance innovations, to non-commu- E-mail: [email protected] nicable diseases, ICT, telemedicine, collaborative, integrated care and Phone: +40 21 2106540; +40 21 2105814 more. There will also be WPA Zonal and Sections Symposia, a WPA Fax: +40 21 2122702 Organizational Forum and a WPA Intersectional, Scientific Forum. Website: www.wpa2015bucharest.org
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September 2015
WPA Regional Congress 25-27 September 2015 Kochi, India
The Indian Psychiatric Society (IPS) is The venue is in the southern tip of India, bestowed with the responsibility to host Kochi in the state of Kerala with a long WPA Regional Congress. It is the first history of relationship with the rest of the time a WPA event by itself is being held in world through trade. It is surrounded by India. The Indian Psychiatric Society Co- places of interest for tourists from all over chin Local Branch is the local host. The the world. A ride through the backwaters IPS as a body can share the importance is an ever living enchanting experience. of eastern cultural values with their coun- Complementary golfing for delegates is ar- terparts in different parts of the world and it will be a good learning ranged in a course of over 7430 yards. Interested delegates are request- experience for people from all over the world. ed to contact the Secretary at least two months before the congress.
The theme of the Congress is “Mind Body and Culture” We invite you to participate in this Congress and enjoy the hospitality of the Indian Psychiatric Society. Faculty Eleven International faculty and 10 National faculty have confirmed Contact details: participation with their topics. Congress Secretariat Dr. Kuruvilla Thomas WPA Kochi Young Psychiatrists Fellowship Programme Congress Secretary, WPA Regional Congress Kochi 2015 A Fellowship Programme is organized to support the participation Kusumagiri Hospital, Kakkanad P.o of highly promising early career Psychiatrists from Zones 15, 16, 17 Kochi - 682030, India and 18 of the WPA. The application should be sent online to the Tel: +91 484 3124740 / +91 9846022631 Congress Secretariat before May 31st, 2015. The details are available E-mail: [email protected] on the website. Website: www.wpakochi2015.com
November 2015
WPA International Congress 2015 18-22 November 2015 Taipei, Taiwan in conjunction with Sawa (Japan) ¦ Rutger Jan van der Gaag (Netherlands) ¦ Simon Baron- 4th Asian Congress of Schizophrenia Research Cohen (UK) ¦ Dinesh Bhugra (UK) ¦ Edmund Sonuga-Barke (UK) ¦ 4th Congress of Asian College of Neuropsychopharmacology Kathleen Merikangas (USA) ¦ Ming-Tso Tsuang (USA)
Dates: November 18 -22, 2015 (Wednesday-Sunday) Art of the Lecture Speakers (in alphabetical order of country) Venue: Taipei International Convention Center Helen Herrman (Australia) ¦ Donna E. Stewart (Canada) ¦ Xin Yu (Chi- Congress Organizers: World Psychiatric Association and Taiwanese na) ¦ Peter Falkai (Germany) ¦ Lakshmi Vijayakumar (India) ¦ Hidenori Society of Psychiatry Yamasue (Japan) ¦ Jun Soo Kwon (Korea) ¦ Tai-Ann Cheng (Taiwan) Congress Theme: Bridging Asia to the World – A New Era for Psychi- ¦ Hsien-Yuan Lane (Taiwan) ¦ Elvira Bramon (UK) ¦ De-Maw Chuang atric Treatment (USA) ¦ Michelle Riba (USA)
Keynote Speakers (in alphabetical order of country) Call for Proposal and Original Abstract/Case Report/Overview Julio Licinio (Australia) ¦ Povl Munk-Jorgensen (Denmark) ¦ Akira The Congress Organizer welcomes you to submit the Proposal and 23 Original Abstract/Case Report/Overview through the Congress System Important Dates *The Congress System is built for the participants of WPAIC 2015/ Deadline for Submission of Proposal 4th ACSR/ 4th AsCNP to process the Registration and Submission. (Symposium/Workshop) March 31, 2015 Notification of Proposal (Symposium/Workshop) Proposal Audit Results May 31, 2015 • Deadline for Proposal Submission: 23:59hrs, March 31, 2015 Deadline for Submission of Poster (Oral) March 31, 2015 (GMT+8) Notification of Poster (Oral) Audit Results May 31, 2015 Original Abstract/Case Report/Overview Deadline for Travel Award Application June 30, 2015 • Please to be notified that all the original abstract/case report/over- Deadline for Early Registration June 30, 2015 view will be submitted as the Poster Presentation and you may express Last Day for Cancellation of your willingness to be considered as the oral presentation. Registration with 75% Refund June 30, 2015 • Deadline for Original Abstract/Case Report/Overview
Submission: 23:59hrs, March 31, 2015 (GMT+8) WPAIC 2015 Submission Office Tel: +886-2-8502-7087 Please visit WPAIC 2015 Website at www.wpaic2015.tw for more Fax: +886-2-8502-7025 submission information and access to the Congress System. E-mail: [email protected]
July 2016 WPA International Congress Organizers: a) Psychiatric Association of Turkey 6-10 July 2016 b) Turkish Neuropsychiatric Society Istanbul, Turkey Contact: Dr. Levent Küey E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.wpaistanbul2016.org
November 2016
WPA International Congress Organizer: South African Society of Psychiatrists 18-22 November 2016 Contact: Prof. Bernard van Rensburg Cape Town, South Africa E-mails: a) [email protected] b) [email protected] Website: www.wpacapetown2016.org.za
October 2017
WPA World Congress of Psychiatry Organizer: German Association for Psychiatry, 8-12 October 2017 Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics Contact: Prof. Peter Falkai Berlin, Germany E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.wpaberlin2017.com
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Future WPA Scientific Meetings
2014-2015: “Mental Health: Scientific Approaches through the Medi- Institute for Behavioural Health Solutions b) California Mental Health um of Art” (in several locations in Thessaloniki, Greece). Organizer: and Substance Abuse c) WPA Section on Stigma and Mental Health International Society on Neurobiology and Psychopharmacology. d) County Behavioural Health Directors Association of California e) Collaboration: WPA Section on Psychiatry in Private Practice. Con- Each Mind Matters--California’s Mental Health Movement. Contact: tact: Dr. KN Fountoulakis. E-mail: [email protected] Dr. Heather Stuart. E-mail:[email protected] Website: www.psychiatry.gr
March 2015 January 2015 3-6 March 2015: “The 5th World Congress of Asian Psychiatry (the 5th 6-8 January 2015: 10th Congress on Medical Ethics, Bioethics and WCAP)” with the theme “Trend and Innovation of Psychiatry in Asia”, Medical Law of the UNESCO “Bioethics, Medical Ethics and Health Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. Organizer: Asian Federation of Law towards the 21st Century”, Jerusalem, Israel. Organizer: UNESCO Psychiatric Association (AFPA). Collaboration: Japanese Society Chair in Bioethics. Collaboration: a) UNESCO b) World Medical of Psychiatry and Neurology. Contacts: a) Prof. Shigenobu Kanba Association (WMA) c) World Association for Medical Law (WAML). ([email protected]) b) Prof. Pichet Udomratn Contact: Prof. Russell D’Souza. E-mails: a) [email protected] ([email protected]) Website: www.wcap2015.org/index.html b) [email protected] Website: www.bioethics-conferences.com 11-12 March 2015: “Annual Congress of the Egyptian Psychiatric 8-11 January 2015: “67th Annual National Conference of Indian Association” with the theme “Optimizing the Care for the Mentally Ill”, Psychiatric Society (ANCIPS)” with the theme “Mental illness: Cairo, Egypt. Organizer: Egyptian Psychiatric Association. Contacts: a) Recovery and Social inclusion”, Hyderabad, India. Organizer: Indian Prof. Ahmed Okasha b) Prof. Momtaz Abdel Wahab E-mail: servo@ Psychiatric Society. Contacts: a) Prof. T.V. Asokan (tvasokan@gmail. servoegypt.com com) b) Dr. G Prasad Rao ([email protected]) c) Dr. M S Reddy ([email protected]) d) Prof. N N Raju ([email protected]) 18-22 March 2015: “DNA to Neighborhood: Relationship and Website: www.ancips2015.com Experience in Psychosis - An International Dialogue”, New York University, Manhattan, USA. Organizer: International Society for 30-31 January 2015: “Adjustment disorders and their treatments”, Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis (ISPS). Contact: Beirut, Lebanon. Organizer: Lebanese Association for CBT. Brian Koehler. E-mail: [email protected] Websites: a) Collaboration: Lebanese Society of Psychiatry. Contact: Prof. Charles www.isps2015nyc.org b) www.isps.org c) www.isps2015nyc.org Baddoura. E-mail: [email protected] 22-25 March 2015: “6th World Congress on Women Mental Health” with the theme “Trauma, Depression and Resilience”, Tokyo, Japan. February 2015 Organizer: International Association for Women’s Mental Health. Collaboration: Institute of Women’s Health, Tokyo’s Medical 1-28 February 2015: “16th Virtual Congress edition of the Virtual University. Contact: Ms. Debby Tucker. E-mails: a) debra@iawmh. Congress of Psiquiatria.com (Interpsiquis 2015)”. Online. Organizer: org b) [email protected] Websites: a) www.congre.co.jp/ Psiquiatria.com (Dr. Pedro Moreno and Dr. Jerónimo Saíz). Contact: iawmh2015 b) www.iawmh.org Dr. Pedro Moreon Gea ([email protected]) E-mail: congreso@ interpsiquis.com Website: www.psiquiatria.com/interpsiquis2014 27-29 March 2015: Twelfth Workshop on Costs and Assessment in Psychiatry “Mental Health Policy and Economics Research: 6-8 February 2015: “5th Asia Pacific Regional Conference on Improving Access, Quality and Outcomes”. Organizer: WPA Section Psychosocial Rehabilitation”, Bangalore, India. Organizer: World on Mental Health Economics. Contact: Dr. Massimo Moscarelli. Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation (WAPR) India Chapter. E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.icmpe.org Collaboration: a) MS Ramaiah Medical College and Hospitals and Medico Pastoral Association b) WPA Section on Psychiatric April 2015 Rehabilitation. Contacts: a) Prof. Murali Thyloth (muralithyloth@ gmail.com) b) Dr. Afzal Javed ([email protected]) 16-18 April 2015: “11th International Conference on Psychiatry” with the theme “Translational Psychiatry; From Science to 18-20 February 2015: “7th International Together Against Stigma: Practice”, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Organizers: Each Mind Matters”, San Francisco, USA. Organizers: a) California Saudi German Hospital and Saudi Psychiatric Association.
25 Collaboration: a) Psychiatric Hospital Jeddah b) Egyptian “Promoting mental health and violence prevention”, Tehran, Iran. Psychiatric Association c) Institute of Psychiatry, Ain Shams Organizer: Iranian Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Association. University d) Psychiatry Department, Cairo University e) Collaboration: Iranian Psychiatric Association. Contact: Dr. Rozita Motmaenna Psychiatric Centre. Contact: Dr. Mohamed Khaled. Davari-Ashtiani. E-mail: [email protected] Website: www. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: http://jed. congress.iacap.ir/2014 sghgroup.com.sa/index.php?option=com_content&view=article& id=293:11psychatry&catid=9:events&Itemid=22&lang=en June 2015 17-18 April 2015: “Psychotic transition”, Beirut, Lebanon. 4-6 June 2015: WPA Regional Congress “Asian Partnership in the Organizer: Lebanese Society of Psychiatry and Hospital of World”, Osaka, Japan. Organizer: Japanese Society of Psychiatry the Cross. Collaboration: Saint Joseph University, Lebanese and Neurology. Contact: Prof. Masatoshi Takeda. E-mail: University and Holly Spirit University of Kaslik. Contact: Prof. [email protected] Website: www.congre.co.jp/wpa2015/ Charles Baddoura. E-mail: [email protected]
24-27 June 2015: “WPA 2015 Bucharest International Congress” 17-20 April 2015: “IV International Congress on Dual Disorders, with the theme “Primary Care Mental Health: Innovation and Addictions and other Mental Disorders and Dual Pathology”, Transdisciplinarity”, Bucharest, Romania. Organizer: Romanian Barcelona, Spain. Organizer: Sociedad Española Patología Dual Association of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy. Contacts: a) (SEPD). Contact: Prof. Miguel Casas. E-mails: a) secretaria@ Prof. Aurel Nireștean b) Prof. Eliot Sorel. E-mail: registration@ secretariadual.com b) [email protected] Website: www. wpa2015bucharest.org Website: www.wpa2015bucharest.org cipd2015.com
September 2015 24-26 April 2015: “First European Conference on Transcultural Psychiatry in Central European Countries” with the theme “Culture 20-23 September 2015: “31st Nordic Congress of Psychiatry” with the Change in Central Europe and Migrant Care”, Gdynia, Poland. theme “Psychiatry works: psychiatric treatment and research from Organizers: a) Federation of German speaking Transcultural a Nordic perspective”, Copenhagen, Denmark. Organizer: Danish Organisations in Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics Psychiatric Association. Collaboration: Joint Committee for the (DTPPP) b) WPA Section on Transcultural Psychiatry. Contact: Nordic Psychiatric Associations. Contact: Dr. Thomas Middelboe. Dr. Solmaz Golsabahi. E-mail: Solmaz.Golsabahi-Broclawski@ E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://ncp2015.dk/ johanneswerk.de Website: www.wpa-gdynia-2015.org/
24-26 September 2015: 5th European Conference on Schizophrenia 24-25 April 2015: “MENAMAT/CANMAT 3rd International Research “Bridging Gaps - Improving Outcomes”, Berlin, Germany. Mood and Anxiety Treatment Guideline Congress”, Dubai, Organizer: European Scientific Association on Schizophrenia and United Arab Emirates. Organizer: The Middle East Network for other Psychoses (ESAS). Contact: Dr. Viktoria Toeller. E-mail: viktoria. Mood and Anxiety Treatments (MENAMAT). Collaboration: [email protected] Website: www.schizophrenianet.eu a) Saudi Psychiatric Association b) UAE Ministry of Health. Contact: Dr. Hany Shafey. E-mail: [email protected] Website: 25-27 September 2015: “WPA Regional Congress” with the theme www.menamat.com “Mind Body and Culture”, Kochi, India. Organizer: Indian Psychiatric Society. Contact: Dr. Kuruvilla Thomas. E-mails: a) May 2015 [email protected] b) wparegionalcongresskochi@ gmail.com Website: www.wpakochi2015.com Starting 5th May 2014 and one session each month (June 2015). A live 90 minute session with an exam afterwards “An International Course on the Detection, Assessment and Management of Agitation October 2015 in Clinical Practice”, On line. Organizer: Spanish Societies of 29-31 October 2015: “17th International Conference on Philosophy, Psychiatry (SEPB and SEP). Collaboration: International Society Psychiatry and Psychology” with the theme “Why do humans become of Bipolar disorder (ISBD) México. Contacts: (a) Dr. Luis Pallares mentally ill? Anthropological, biological and cultural vulnerabilities ([email protected]) b) Prof. Eduard Vieta (evieta@clinic. of mental illness”, Frutillar, Chile. Organizer: a) Centro de Estudios ub.es) Website: Not yet available. de Fenomenología y Psiquiatría, Universidad Diego Portales, Chile b) 12-14 May 2015: “7th International Congress Iranian Child International Network for Philosophy and Psychiatry. Collaboration: and Adolescent Psychiatric Association” with the theme a) WPA Section on Philosophy and Humanities in Psychiatry b)
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Royal College of Psychiatrists RCPsych / Philosophy Special Interest November 2016 Group c) European Psychiatric Association EPA / Philosophy section. Contact: Dr. Leonor Irarrázaval. E-mail: centrodefenomenologia@ 18-22 November 2016: “WPA International Congress” with mail.udp.cl Website: www.centrodefenomenologia.udp.cl the theme “Psychiatry: Integrative Care for the Community”, Cape Town, South Africa. Organizer: South African Society of November 2015 Psychiatrists. Contact: Prof. Bernard van Rensburg. E-mails: a) [email protected] b) [email protected] Website: www.wpacapetown2016.org.za 1-4 November 2015: “12th World Congress of World Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation”, Seoul, South Korea. Organizer: a) World Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation (WAPR) b) Korean October 2017 Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation (KAPR). Contacts: a) Dr. Afzal Javed b) Prof. Tae-Yeon Hwang. E-mails: a) afzal.javed@ntlworld. 8-12 October 2017: “World Congress of Psychiatry” with the theme com b) [email protected] Website: www.wapr.info “Psychiatry of the 21st Century: Context, Controversies and Commitment”, Berlin, Germany. Organizer: German Association 18-22 November 2015: “WPA International Congress” with the theme for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. Contact: Prof. “Bridging Asia to the World – A New Era for Psychiatric Treatment”, Peter Falkai. E-mail: [email protected] Website: www. Taipei, Taiwan. Organizer: Taiwanese Society of Psychiatry. Contact: wpaberlin2017.com Frank Huang-Chih Chou. E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.wpaic2015.tw
July 2016
6-10 July 2016: “WPA International Congress” with the theme “Integrating clinical, community, and public health in psychiatry”, Istanbul, Turkey. Organizers: a) Psychiatric Association of Turkey b) Turkish Neuropsychiatric Society. Contact: Dr. Levent Küey. E-mail:[email protected]. Website: www.wpaistanbul2016.org
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WPA PUBLICATIONS: BOOKS AND JOURNALS Michelle Riba, M.D., M.S. WPA Secretary for Scientific Publications
We are very enthusiastic about the can confidently proclaim ourselves as one of is interested in hearing from WPA members opportunities for publications in this the top-ranked, and internationally renowned with any ideas they have about new books or WPA triennium. Led by Professor Dinesh publishers in the field. digital publishing ideas. If you are interested Bhugra, a number of important areas will in working with OUP, please contact the be studied, evaluated and disseminated Extensive and regular displays at the editor, Christopher Reid, at Christopher. including domestic violence, women’s World Psychiatric Association Meetings, [email protected]. He will be interested to hear health, transgender health issues, child European Psychiatric Congresses, CINP from anyone at the WPA and to explore maltreatment, and transcultural psychiatry. meetings, American Psychiatric Association your ideas with you. Like the WPA, OUP is Congresses, and Royal College events, a mission based organization dedicated to In order to help our members, several of our reinforce the international reputation and disseminating the highest quality knowledge colleagues who work in publishing and who recognition of our list. throughout the world and is interested in would appreciate the opportunity to help working with WPA members. our members get published have written We have broad coverage across all the major inviting paragraphs. We published this in a specialties in mental health. Led by the From Wiley: previous newsletter but for those of you who Stahl titles, there is a particular strength in Our previous colleague at Wiley, Joan might have missed it, we will publish it again psychopharmacology. The major disorder Marsh, is now at the Lancet and we wish below. If you are interested in learning more, groups are all well covered (depression, her great success and thank her for all her please feel free to contact the publishers schizophrenia, etc.) and there are smaller, contributions. Wiley still publishes our very below and see how this process operates. If although significant, clusters of titles in successful journal, World Psychiatry. Our you get to the point of having a publisher addiction, eating disorders and clinical new contact is Adam Gilbert who is the become interested in your work, please make psychology. The list dovetails neatly with Psychiatry editor at Wiley. Mr. Gilbert can the WPA Secretariat aware so that we can other related Cambridge publishing in be reached at [email protected]. also help you if you would like to have the neurology, and neuropsychology, as well The WPA publications program seeks to WPA logo on your book - we can apprise you as strong synergy with our numerous promote the goals of the World Psychiatric of the process and try to help. Here are the journal titles in the field (Psychological Association and specifically to: 1) messages from our publisher friends: Medicine, International Journal of disseminate information about clinical, Neuropsychopharmacology, etc.). service and research developments in the From Springer: mental health field to the largest possible Did you already know about Springer’s growing If you would like to discuss an idea for a new number of psychiatrists and health book and journal program in Psychiatry? title, or if you have any related questions, professionals across the world; 2) promote Springer guarantees worldwide dissemination please feel free to contact Richard Marley, and give visibility to good quality research and visibility for all its publications and would Publishing Director: Medicine (marley@ carried out in low and middle income like to invite all WPA members to get in touch cambridge.org). countries. These goals are pursued through with our Psychiatry editors (Contact: Corinna publishing the official journal of the WPA, Schaefer at [email protected]) From Oxford: World Psychiatry, publishing books on topics to learn more, exchange ideas or discuss any As a sign of the great reputation of you, relevant to the ethical and successful practice publishing projects you have in mind. the members, at WPA, we have also been of modern psychiatry, and supporting approached by Oxford University Press psychiatric journals in low- and middle- From Cambridge: about working together on future book income countries. Mental health is the major focus of our projects, including digital publishing. OUP medical book publishing. Constantly has a strong psychiatry program in both the Our new Operational Committee on Scientific refreshed with 20-30 new titles per year, we United Kingdom and the United States and Publications is soon to be announced.
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World Psychiatry, in English for the first time, accompanied by Global Mental Health Trials. Edited by World Psychiatry OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE WORLD PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION (WPA) edited by WPA essays on their authors. Electronic versions Graham Thornicroft and Vikram Patel. WVolume 8, NumberP 1 FebruaryA 2009 EDITORIAL The role of efficacy and effectiveness trials 34 are now available through the WPA website 9780199680467 Physical health care in persons with severe 1 A.J. RUSH Past President Prof. mental illness: a public health and ethical priority Social functioning and quality of life as measures 35 M. MAJ of effectiveness in the treatment of schizophrenia J.S. KWON, J.-S. CHOI SPECIAL ARTICLES RESEARCH REPORTS Enhancing research and treatment of mental 3 disorders with dimensional concepts: toward Migraine in affectively ill Mexican adolescents 37 DSM-V and ICD-11 S.C. DILSAVER, F. BENAZZI, K.J. OEDEGAARD, and link to Wiley Online Library. A new ASMER KISKAL KISKAL R.F. KRUEGER, S. BEZDJIAN O.B. F , K.K. A , H.S. A Indexation of psychiatric journals from 40 Mario Maj, is a Relationship problems and the DSM: needed 7 improvements and suggested solutions low- and middle-income countries: a survey R.E. HEYMAN, A.M.S. SLEP, S.R.H. BEACH, and a case study IELING ERRMAN ATEL M.Z. WAMBOLDT, N.J. KASLOW, D. REISS C. K , H. H , V. P , J.J. MARI Metabolic syndrome in people with 15 schizophrenia: a review MENTAL HEALTH POLICY PAPERS M. DE HERT, V. SCHREURS, D. VANCAMPFORT, Anthology of Greek texts was just released Global Mental Health: Principles and R. VAN WINKEL Mental health policies on reporting child sexual 45 abuse and physician-patient sexual relationships high quality journal D.E. STEWART, E. VENOS, I.J. ASHRAF FORUM – WHAT ARE WE LEARNING FROM PRAGMATIC TRIALS OF PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS? Community mental health care in the Asia-Pacific 49 region: using current best-practice models Effectiveness as an outcome measure for 23 to inform future policy treatment trials in psychiatry C. NG, H. HERRMAN, E. CHIU, B. SINGH, ON BEHALF W.W. F LEISCHHACKER, G.M. GOODWIN OF THE EDITORIAL GROUP OF THE ASIA-PACIFIC COMMUNITY at the WPA meeting in Buenos Aires in Practice. Edited by Vikram Patel, Harry MENTAL HEALTH DEVELOPMENT PROJECT Commentaries Clinical trial design: horses for courses 28 WPA SECTION REPORT of international J.R. GEDDES Embodiment and schizophrenia 56 Much ado about small differences 29 G. STANGHELLINI J.P. MCEVOY The silver lining of recent effectiveness trials 30 LETTER TO THE EDITOR 60 A.F. SCHATZBERG September 2011, and will hopefully be Minas, Alex Cohen, and Martin J. Prince. Do “real world” studies on antipsychotics 32 WPA NEWS tell us the real truth? The WPA General Assembly in Prague 62 H.-J. MÖLLER and the new WPA leadership mental health, The quest for a meaningful evidence base 33 The WPA International Congress 62 in psychiatry “Treatments in Psychiatry: A New Update” R. EMSLEY, S. HAWKRIDGE (Florence, April 1-4, 2009) translated into Spanish. The series Images of 9780199920181
ISSN 1723-8617 disseminated to Psychiatry illustrates the depth and breadth all countries and of experience in psychiatry around the world. Psychiatry: Past, Present & Prospect. distributed to psychiatrists and other mental Edited by Sidney Bloch, Stephen A. Green and health professionals worldwide. It is now WPA Books Published by Wiley-Blackwell Jeremy Holmes. 9780199638963 produced in English, Spanish, Chinese, Russian, All are available for sale online at 20% French, Arabic, and Turkish languages, and in discount price to members of WPA Member Oxford Textbook of Old Age Psychiatry, partial translation in Romanian. The journal Societies, through link from www.wpanet. Second Edition. Edited by Tom Dening and is indexed by Medline, Current Contents and org/publications. Alan Thomas. 9780199644957 the Science Citation Index. Full articles and Electroconvulsive Therapy in Children and abstracts from its inception in January 2002 are RECENT BOOKS BY PROMINENT Adolescents. Edited by Neera Ghaziuddin and available online through Medline/Pubmed and MEMBERS OF THE WPA Garry Walter. 9780199937899 the WPA website. With a new impact factor of 12.846, it is the most widespread psychiatric A Concise Guide to Understanding Suicide. Hypochondriasis and Health Anxiety. journal worldwide, reaching more than 33,000 Editors: SH Koslow, P Ruiz, CB Nemeroff. Edited by Vladan Starcevic and Russell psychiatrists. It ranks now no. 5 out of 126 Cambridge. Hardback 9781107033238 - Noyes, Jr. 9780199996865 psychiatric journals. The publisher of the journal http://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/ subjects/medicine/mental-health-psychiatry- is now Wiley-Blackwell. Clinical Guide to Obsessive Compulsive and-clinical-psychology/concise-guide- and Related Disorders. Jon E. Grant, understanding-suicide-epidemiology- The series Evidence and Experience in Samuel R. Chamberlain, and Brian L. Odlaug. pathophysiology-and-prevention Psychiatry is a highly successful publishing 9780199977758 venture that compares research evidence and HIV and Psychiatry. Editors: J. Joska, D. clinical experience concerning the diagnosis Management of Treatment-Resistant Major Stein, I. Grant. Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN: 978- and management of the most common mental Psychiatric Disorders. Edited by Charles B. 1-118-33954-1. February 2014 disorders. Each volume covers a specific mental Nemeroff, MD, PhD. 9780199739981 disorder, with a set of systematic reviews Leadership in Psychiatry. Eds. Dinesh All OUP books can be ordered directly from of the research evidence, each followed by Bhugra and Pedro Ruiz. Wiley-Blackwell. OUP at www.oup.com/us. commentaries produced by psychiatrists from ISBN 978-1-119-95291-6. October 2013 various countries and representing different OTHER BOOKS INCLUDE: schools of thought. Ten volumes now exist, Mental illness, Discrimination and the Law: Fighting for Social Justice. Eds. F Callard, several in second or third edition and several Community Mental Health: Putting Policy N. Sartorius, J Arboleda-Florez, P. Barlett, translated into various languages including into Practice Globally. Editors: G. Thornicroft, H. Helmchen, H. Stuart, J. Taborda, and G. Russian, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and M. Semaru, A. Alem, R. Drake, H. Ito, J. Mari, Thorncroft. Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN: 978-1- Turkish. The first volume on Post-traumatic P. McGeorge, R. Thara. 2011 / 234 pages. World 119-95354-8. April 2012 Stress Disorder was published in August 2011. Psychiatric Association. Wiley-Blackwell, The second book in the series Current Science Oxford. ISBN: 978-1-119-99865-5 Clinical Sports Psychiatry: An International and Clinical Practice was Obsessive Compulsive Perspective. Editors: D. Baron, C. Reardon, Psychiatry and Heart Disease: The Mind, Disorder edited by Joseph Zohar and published S. Baron. Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN: 978-1-118- in August 2012. Clinical Psycho-Oncology: an 40488-1. May 2013 Brain, and Heart. Editors: M. Riba, L. international perspective edited by Luigi Grassi Wulsin, M. Rubenfire. Associate Editor: D. and Michelle Riba was published in July 2012. The Psychiatric Interview. Eds. A. Tasman, Ravindranath. January 2012. World Psychiatric J. Kay, R. Ursano. Wiley-Blackwell ISBN: Association. Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford. ISBN: The series Anthologies of International 978-1-119-97623-3. July 2013 9780470685808 Psychiatric Texts (Series Director D. Moussaoui) and Anthologies Online includes A Companion to the Classification of Depression series: Three volumes that classical texts produced by psychiatrists of a Mental Disorders. John E. Cooper and aim to update psychiatrists, other mental given country or group of countries published Norman Sartorius. 9780199669493 29 health professionals, general practitioners, Editors: Mario Incayawar, Ronald Wintrob, Dementia, 2nd Edition. Editors: Mario and other medical specialists about the and Lise Bourchard. Honorary Editor: Maj and Norman Sartorius. 2003. ISBN: epidemiology, pathogenesis, medical costs, Goffredo Bartocci. 2009 / Hardback / 296 9780470849637 management, and public health and cultural pages. ISBN: 9780470516836 implications of the comorbidity between Depressive Disorders, 3rd Edition: Editors: depression and three other diseases. Psychiatric Diagnosis: Challenges and Helen Herrman, Mario Maj and Norman prospects. Editors: Ihsan M. Salloum and Sartorius. 2009 / Hardback / 344 pages. Depression and Diabetes. Editors W Katon, Juan E. Mezzich. 2009 / Hardback / 328 ISBN: 9780470987209 M. Maj, N. Sartorius. July 2010 pages. ISBN: 9780470725696 Eating Disorders. Editors: Mario Maj, The Mental Health of Children and Katherine Halmi, Juan José López-Ibor, Depression and Cancer. Editors D. Kissane, Adolescents: An area of global neglect. and Norman Sartorius. 2003. ISBN: M. Maj, N. Sartorius. October 2010 Editors: Helmut Remschmidt, Barry 9780470848654 Nurcombe, Myron Lowell Belfer, Norman Depression and Heart Disease. Editors A. Sartorius, and Ahmed Okasha. 2007. ISBN: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders, 2nd Glassman, M. Maj, N. Sartorius. December 9780470512456 Edition. Editors: Mario Maj, Norman 2010 Sartorius, Ahmed Okasha, and Joseph Zohar. 2003. ISBN: 9780470849668 PUBLICATIONS 2002-2005 PUBLICATIONS 2007-2010 Early Detection and Management of Personality Disorders. Editors: Mario Maj, Parenthood and Mental Health: A bridge Hagop S. Akiskal, and Juan E. Mezzich. Mental Disorders. Editors: Mario Maj, between infant and adult psychiatry.Editors: Juan José López-Ibor, Norman Sartorius, 2005. ISBN: 9780470090367 Tyano S, Keren M, Herrman H, Cox J. April Mitsumoto Sato, and Ahmed Okasha. 2005. 2010 / Hardback. ISBN: 9780470747223 Phobias. Editors: Mario Maj, Hagop S. ISBN: 9780470010839 Akiskal, Juan José López-Ibor, and Ahmed Religion and Psychiatry: Beyond Families and Mental Disorder: From Okasha. 2004. ISBN: 9780470858332 Boundaries. Editors: Peter J. Verhagen, Burden to Empowerment. Editors: Norman Herman M. van Praag, Juan J. López-Ibor Sartorius, Julian Leff, Juan José López- Schizophrenia, 2nd Edition. Editors: Mario Jr., John Cox, and Driss Moussaoui. 2009 / Ibor, Mario Maj, and Ahmed Okasha. 2005. Maj and Norman Sartorius. 2003. ISBN: Hardback. ISBN: 9780470694718 ISBN: 9780470023822 9780470849644 Contemporary Topics in Women’s Health: Editors: Mario Maj, Disaster and Mental Health. Editors: Juan Somatoform Disorders. Global perspectives in a changing society . José López-Ibor, George Christodoulou, Hagop S. Akiskal, Juan E. Mezzich, and Editors: Prabha S. Chandra, Helen Herrman, Mario Maj, Norman Sartorius, and Ahmed Ahmed Okasha. 2005. ISBN: 9780470016121 Jane Fisher, Marianne Kastrup, Unaiza Okasha. 2004. ISBN: 9780470021231 Niaz, Marta Rondon, and Ahmed Okasha. Substance Abuse. WPA Series Evidence and Editors: Ghodse H, 2009 / Hardback. ISBN: 9780470754115 Psychiatry as a Neuroscience. Editors: Juan Experience in Psychiatry. José López-Ibor, Wolfgang Gaebel, Mario Herrman H, Maj M, Sartorius N. December 2010 Depressive Disorders, 3rd Edition. Maj, and Norman Sartorius. 2002. ISBN: Evidence and Experience in Post traumatic Stress Disorder. Editors Dan WPA Series 9780471496564 Psychiatry. Editors: Helen Herrman, Mario J Stein, Carlos Blanco, Matthew Friedman. August 2011 Maj, and Norman Sartorius. 2009 / Hardback Psychiatry in Society. Editors: Norman / 344 pages. ISBN: 9780470987209 Sartorius, Wolfgang Gaebel, Juan José Current Science and Clinical Practice López-Ibor, and Mario Maj. 2002. ISBN: Handbook of Service User Involvement Series: A series of focused books for practising 9780471496823 in Mental Health Research. Editors: Jan psychiatrists that reviews the latest evidence Wallcraft, Beate Schrank, and Michaela Psychiatric Diagnosis and Classification. in key areas on presentations, diagnosis, Amering. Foreword: George Szmukler. Editors: Mario Maj, Wolfgang Gaebel, Juan management, aetiology and influences on 2009 / Hardback / 272 pages. ISBN: José López-Ibor, and Norman Sartorius. outcome. The aim is to provide a guide to 9780470997956 2002. ISBN: 9780471496816 effective patient care for psychiatrists. The series will inform practising psychiatrists of Recovery in Mental Health: Reshaping emerging and important scientific advances EVIDENCE AND EXPERIENCE IN scientific and clinical responsibilities. and how these may best inform clinical PSYCHIATRY SERIES Michaela Amering and Margit Schmolke. practice. Translation: Peter Stastny. 2009 / Hardback Bipolar Disorders. Editors: Mario Maj, / 280 pages. ISBN: 9780470997963 Hagop S. Akiskal, Juan José López-Ibor, Schizophrenia: Current science and clinical and Norman Sartorius. 2002. ISBN: practice. Editor Wolfgang Gaebel. April 2011 Psychiatrists and Traditional Healers: 9780471560371 / Hardback / 254 pages. Wiley-Blackwell. Unwitting partners in global mental health. ISBN: 978-0-470-71054-8
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorders: Current Images of Spanish Psychiatry. Editors: Juan Stress et du Trauma + Revista de Psicotrauma science and clinical practice. Editor Joseph José López-Ibor, Carmen Leal Cercós and Zohar. July 2012 / Hardback / 360 pages. Carlos Carbonnell Masiá. Editorial Glosa Ecology, Psychiatry and Mental Health – Idee Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN: 978-0-470-71125-5 2004. ISBN: 847429200X in Psichiatria
ANTHOLOGIES AND ONLINE Images in Psychiatry: Poland. Editors: Education in Psychiatry – Academic ANTHOLOGIES OF INTERNATIONAL Adam Bilikiewicz and Janusz Rybakowski. Psychiatry PSYCHIATRIC TEXTS Published by Via Medica, Gdansk 2002. ISBN: 8372583374 (Series Director D. Moussaoui) History of Psychiatry – History of Psychiatry Online at: www.interscience.wiley.com/ Images in Psychiatry: An Arab Perspective. onlinebooks (via link from www.wpanet.org/ Editors: Ahmed Okasha and Mario Maj. Mental Health Economics – Journal of publications) Co-editors: Aida Seif El Dawla and Tarek Mental Health Policy and Economics Okasha. Published by Scientific Book House, Anthology of German Psychiatric Texts. Cairo 2001 Editor: Henning Sass. 2007 / 526 pages. Personality Disorders – Personality and Adobe E-Book. ISBN: 9783000204258 Mental Health OTHER WPA BOOKS Anthology of Spanish Psychiatric Texts. Advances in Psychiatry, Third volume. Psychiatric Rehabilitation – International Editor: Juan José López-Ibor, Carlos Editors: George N. Christodoulou, Miguel Journal of Mental Health Carbonell Masiá, and Jean Garrabé. Jorge, Juan E. Mezzich, Beta Medical Arts, 2001 / 552 pages. Adobe E-Book. ISBN: Athens, Greece, 2009/ 289 pages. ISBN: 9780470986745 9789604520824 Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research Anthology of Italian Psychiatric Texts. Psychiatry and Sexual Health: An Editors: Mario Maj and Filipo M. Ferro. Integrative Approach. Editors: Juan E Psychiatric Electrophysiology – Activitas 2002 / 432 pages. Adobe E-Book. ISBN: Mezzich and Ruben Hernandez-Serrano 9780470986707 on behalf of the WPA Educational Program Nervosa Superior on Sexual Health. Published by Jason Anthology of French Language Psychiatric Aronson, USA 2006 (an imprint of Rowman Rural Mental Health – Psychiatry in General Texts. Editors: François-Régis Cousin, Jean & Littlefield Publishers). Available on-line ta Practice Garrabé, and Denis Morozov. 1999 / 552 www.rowmanlittlefield.com. pages. Adobe E-Book. ISBN: 9780470986721 Essentials of Clinical Psychiatry for sub- Transcultural Psychiary – Transcultural Anthology of Greek Psychiatric Texts, Saharan Africa. Editors: Frank G. Njenga, Psychiatry edited by George N. Christodoulou, Dimitris Wilson Acuda, Vikram Patel, and Mario N. Ploumpidis, Athanasios Karavatos. Maj. Published by Masson, Milano 2005 In conclusion, I wish all of you and your 2011, Beta Medical Arts, Athens, Greece. families a happy and healthy New Year. Advances in Psychiatry. Editor: George N. Available on-line at www.paeeb.com and Christodoulou, Beta Medical Arts, Athens, Warm wishes, Michelle Riba www.psych.gr. ISBN: 978-960-452-128-9 Greece, 2002
IMAGES IN PSYCHIATRY Advances in Psychiatry, Second volume. Editor: George N. Christodoulou, World Images in Psychiatry: German Speaking Psychiatric Association, Paris, France, Countries, Austria; Germany; Switzerland. This information on WPA Publications was 2005/282 pages. ISBN: 2902050046 Editors: Eugen M. Wolpert. Konrad Maurer, updated in December 2014. Aicha Hind Rifai, Ernst Ulrich Vorbach, and Martin Hambrecht. Published by WPA SCIENTIFIC SECTIONS Universitatsverlag WINTER Heidelberg OFFICIALLY LINKED JOURNALS 2006 ISBN: 382531670X Affective Disorders – Journal of Affective Images of Psychiatry: The Caribbean. Disorders Editors: Frederick W. Hickling and Eliot Classification, Diagnostic Assessment and Sorel. Published by Stephenson’s Press Nomenclature – Psychopathology Limited, Jamaica 2005
Images of Psychiatry: Romania. Editors: Clinical Psychopathology – Psychopathology Eliot Sorel and Dan Prelipceanu. Published by InfoMedica, Bucharest 2004 Disaster Psychiatry – Revue Francophone du
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WPA Executive Committee WPA Board (Zonal Representatives) The World Psychiatric Association (WPA) President: Z1 Canada: Z10 Eastern Europe: Dinesh Bhugra (UK) Donna Stewart (Canada) Petr V. Morozov (Russia) The WPA is an association of national psychiatric President-Elect: Z2 United States of America: Z11 Northern Africa: societies, presently 138, spanning 118 different Helen Herrman (Australia) Edmond Hsin-tung Pi (USA) Nahla Nagy (Egypt) countries and representing more than 200,000 psy- Z3 Mexico, Central America and the Z12 Middle East: Secretary General: chiatrists. Caribbean: Walid Sarhan (Jordan) Roy Abraham Kallivayalil (India) Virginia Rosabal (Costa Rica) Z13 Central and Western Africa: The WPA organizes the World Congress of Secretary for Education: Z4 Northern South America: Owoidoho Udofia (Nigeria) Psychiatry, International and Regional Congresses, Edgard Belfort (Venezuela) Silvia Gaviria (Colombia) Z14 Eastern and Southern Africa: Z5 Southern South America: and Thematic Conferences. With its 69 scientific Secretary for Finances: David M. Ndetei (Kenya) Alfredo Horacio Cía (Argentina) sections, it promotes collaborative work in specific Armen Soghoyan (Armenia) Z15 Central and Western Asia: Z6 Western Europe: Khalid Attaullah Mufti (Pakistan) domains of psychiatry. It has developed ethical Secretary for Scientific Meetings: Michel Botbol (France) Z16 Southern Asia: guidelines for psychiatric practice, including the Masatoshi Takeda (Japan) Z7 Northern Europe: T. V. Asokan (India) Madrid Declaration. Secretary for Publications: Jyrki Korkeila (Finland) Z8 Southern Europe: Z17 Eastern Asia: Michelle B. Riba (USA) Its website is currently visited from almost all coun- Zvi Zemishlany (Israel) Min-Soo Lee (South Korea) Secretary for Sections: Z9 Central Europe: Z18 Australasia and the South Pacific: tries across the world and the WPA News is widely Afzal Javed (Pakistan) Stojan Bajraktarov (Republic of Francis Agnew (New Zealand) disseminated. Various educational programmes Macedonia, FYROM) and series of books had been produced including an E-Learning long distance programme. World WPA Council (Past Presidents) Psychiatry, the WPA official journal, could be Jorge A. Costa e Silva (Brazil) Juan E. Mezzich (USA) Pedro Ruiz (USA) freely downloaded from PubMed Central and the Felice Lieh-Mak (China) Ahmed Okasha (Egypt) Norman Sartorius (Switzerland) Mario Maj (Italy) Pierre Pichot (France) Costas Stefanis (Greece) WPA website (www.wpanet.org).
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