International Conference “Psychology and Mental Health” October 8th, 2016 Azimut Moscow Olympic Hotel (Moscow Hall), Moscow, Russia ____________________________________________________________________________ Today psychology is one of the leading and most rapidly developing sciences of man, the laws of development and functioning of mental activity. Modern psychology is not only a fundamental science, but also a field of professional activity of psychologists, aimed at improving human mental resources and adaptive capacity, harmonization of mental development, health care, overcoming of illnesses and psychological rehabilitation. Mental health problems are the focus of the psychology branches recognized by the entire world psychological community - neuropsychology and psychopathology, as well as new areas - psychology of corporeality (psychosomatics), abnormal ontogeny psychology, psychological correction, health psychology. The International Conference "Psychology and Mental Health" is aimed at the generalization and dissemination of the achievements of psychological sciences and the development of a consolidated position in the field of mental health care. The objectives of the Conference include: Discussion of innovative approaches, methods and best practices in the field of mental health care. Presentation of the best scientific and practical achievements of psychology in the field of mental health care. Formation of an interdisciplinary platform for the development of a consolidated position on the issue of mental health care. _______________________________________________________________________ Organizers: Under the patronage of: Partners: 1 Program October 8th (Saturday) 9.00 WHO Special Session (Volga Hall) "Consultation on draft WHO Action Plan on dementia" Chaired by: Dr. Shekhar Saxena, Director of the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse of the World Health Organization (WHO), Chair of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Mental Health, MD 11.00 Coffee Break & Networking Activities (Olympic Restaurant, Angara Hall) The Moscow Mental Health EXPO 2016 showcase The Arts & Crafts Fair "The World of Special Masters" 11.30 Opening Ceremony (Moscow Hall) Welcome speeches: Veniamin Sh. Kaganov, Deputy Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, Doctor of Sciences (Economics) Prof. Joaquim Quintino-Aires, Founder and Director of the Vygotstky Lisbon Institute, Doctor in Psycholinguistics with graduation on clinical psychology, professor of psychotherapy and neuropsychology in Lisbon and São Paulo, clinical psychologist and neuropsychologist (Portugal) 12.00 Psychological Sciences in the Mental Health Care System All branches of psychology emerged and developed as a result of the expansion of spheres of human activity, its rationalization and improvement. The structure of the modern psychological science is complex. It includes a number of scientific areas that have a high autonomy of research and a variety of objects of research. The plenary session participants will discuss current approaches and methods used in psychology for mental health care. Format: Presentation (7-10 min.) followed by a discussion Chairman: Prof. Yury P. Zinchenko, President of the Russian Psychological Society, Dean of the Department on Psychology at Moscow State University, Psy.D. Speakers: Psychology and Mental Health in the UN Global Agenda Dr. Judy Kurianski, Representative of non-governmental organizations at the United Nations from the International Association of Applied Psychology and the World Council for Psychotherapy, member of the American Psychological Association, clinical psychologist, professor at the Teachers College of Columbia University, visiting professor of the Peking University Health Science Center, radio consultant and journalist Methodology of Mental Health Prof. Yury P. Zinchenko, President of the Russian Psychological Society, Dean of the Department on Psychology at Moscow State University, Psy.D. Existential Analysis – a Psychotherapeutic Understanding of Human Existence Prof. Alfried Längle, M.D., Ph.D., Dr. h.c.mult., professor for psychotherapy, President of the International Society for Logotherapy and Existential Analysis Early detection and identification of mental disorders: The Chinese experience with neurological signs Prof. Raymond C. K. Chan, Neuropsychology and Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing Psychology and Psychotherapy of Jealousy Prof. Natalia G.. Garanian, Psy.D., professor of the Chair on clinical psychology and psychotherapy at the Moscow State Psychological and Pedagogical University The Other Side of Reality, or: the Dreamwork Miodrag B. Milovanovic, Prim.dr med., psychiatrist, gestalt psychotherapist, Health Centre Existential Aspects of Emotional Burnout in the Structure of Preneurotic Subdepressive States Prof. Emma I. Meshcheriakova, Psy.D., professor of the Chair on genetic and clinical psychology at the National Research Tomsk State University Prof. Nadezhda I.Vlakh, PhD (Medicine), professor at the Syberian branch of the Institute on Business Education It is Good to Fall Ill Sania Vasilievic, PhD. (Psychology), researcher The Role of Rehabilitation Potential in Complex Medical Rehabilitation of Patients with Acute Cerebral Circulation Disorders Prof. Natalia V. Kozlova, Psy.D., Chief of the Chair on genetic and clinical psychology at the National Research Tomsk State University The Science of Climate Change & Its Effect on Human Suffering: A Geologist’s Perspective Donald F. Nemeth, Ph.D., Environmental Geologist (USA) The Efficiency of Non-Directive Game Therapy in Work with Psychological Trauma Effects Tatiana V. Onikova, Director at the Institute on Practical Psychology and Psychoanalysis 13.30 Lunch & Networking Activities The Moscow Mental Health EXPO 2016 showcase The Arts & Crafts Fair "The World of Special Masters" 14.30 The Role of Psychology in the Field of Mental Health of Children, Adolescents and Youth The state of mental health of children and adolescents is a key indicator of the state’s welfare, the nation’s intellectual and moral level, the country’s socio-economic situation in the future. Protection of child and adolescent mental health is particularly important at the present time, marked by the rapid pace of life, the huge information load, the global economic and political crisis. According to WHO, about 20% of children and adolescents in the world have mental disorders, about half of which start at the age of 14. In the structure of diseases and disabilities, the first place belongs to mental disorders. Depression occurs in almost every fifth teenager. Among drug users, young people account for 70%. The plenary session participants will discuss the issues affecting the mental health of children and adolescents, as well as preventive practices. 3 Format: Presentation (7-10 min.) followed by a discussion Chairman: Prof. Vitaliy V. Rubtsov, President of the Federation of Education Psychologists of Russia, Rector of the Moscow State University of Psychology and Pedagogy, Director of the Psychological Institute of RAE, Psy.D. Speakers: Mental Health of Children and Youth in the Age of Information Revolution Prof. Alla B. Kholmogorova, Psy.D., Dean of the Faculty on advisory and clinical psychology at the Moscow State University of Psychology and Pedagogy Mental health of Children and Adolescents: Current Issues Irina A.Chibisova, PhD (Medicine), senior research associate, Valentina D.Badmaeva, MD, Head of the Department on Child and Adolescent Forensic Psychiatry at the Federal Medical Research Center for Psychiatry and Narcology named after V.P. Serbsky of the Ministry of Health of Russia Child’s Attachment to Mother as the Basis for Mental Development and Psychological Well-being Galina V. Burmenskaia, PhD (Psychology), Associate Professor at the Faculty of Psychology at the Moscow State University named after M.V.Lomonosov Game and Art-Therapy Techniques in the Adaptation of Children and Adolescents to the New Social Situation Marina A. Panfilova, PhD. (Psychology), Associate Professor at the Chair on clinical psychology at the Moscow State Medical and Dental University named after A.I.Evdokimov of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Director of the Center for Practical Psychology “Attitude” Addiction to the Internet: Clinical Data Prof. Lev O. Perezhogin, MD, Department on Social Psychiatry for Children and Adolescents at the Serbsky Federal Medical Research Center of Psychiatry and Narcology of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation Integrated Model of Psychoprophylaxis as a Condition of Psychological Well-being of Students Vladimir V. Lukichev, Head of the Psychological Department at the State Education Center “Ariadna” Mental Health of Students with Disabilities: Self-activation Prof. Marina A. Odintsova, PhD (Psychology), Chair on Psychology and Pedagogy at the Moscow State Psychological and Pedagogical University Psychosomatic Disorders in Children and Adolescents Evgeny V. Koren, Head of the Department on Mental Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence at the Moscow Scientific and Research Institute on Psychiatry – the branch of the Serbsky Federal Medical Research Center of Psychiatry and Narcology of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, PhD (Medicine) Tatiana A. Kupriyanova, senior researcher of the Department on Mental Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence at the Moscow Scientific and