About the World Psychiatric Association
The WPA is an association of national psychiatric societies aimed to increase knowledge and skills necessary for work in the field of mental health and the care for the mentally ill. Its member societies are presently 138, spanning 118 different countries and representing more than 200,000 psychiatrists.
The WPA organizes the World Congress of Psychiatry every three years. It also organizes international and regional congresses and meetings, and thematic conferences. It has 65 scientific sections, aimed to disseminate information and promote collaborative work in specific domains of psychiatry. It has produced several educational programmes and series of books. It has developed ethical guidelines for psychiatric practice, including the Madrid Declaration (1996).
PRESIDENT - Dinesh Bhugra (UK)
Professor of Mental Health and Cultural Diversity, Maudsley International, Health Service and Population Research Department,..
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PRESIDENT-ELECT – Helen Herrman (Australia)
Helen Herrman is Professor of Psychiatry and Director of Research at Orygen: The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health..
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SECRETARY GENERAL - Roy Abraham Kallivayalil (India)
Vice-Principal, Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry, Pushpagiri Institute of Medical Sciences..
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SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION - Edgard Belfort (Venezuela)
Professor - Venezuelan Central University (UCV), Director - Post graduate Children and Adolescent Psychiatry (UCV)..
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SECRETARY FOR FINANCES - Armen Soghoyan (Armenia)
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi, Director, Centre..
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SECRETARY FOR SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS - Masatoshi Takeda (Japan)
Chairman Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita City..
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SECRETARY FOR SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS - Michelle Riba (USA)
Professor of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Rachel Upjohn Bldg., SPC 5769, 4250 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2700..
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SECRETARY FOR SCIENTIFIC SECTIONS - Afzal Javed (Pakistan)
The Medical Centre, Manor Court Avenue, Nuneaton CV11 5HX, United Kingdom..
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The WPA is an association of national psychiatric societies, presently 138, spanning 118 different countries. Here you will find the recent news on the activities of the WPA Member Societies.
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WPA Scientific Sections are considered as the scientific backbone of the WPA. Here you will find the recent news on the activities of the 72 Scientific Sections of the WPA.
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WPA has 18 Zonal Representatives mediating between the EC and the Member Societies of their zones. Here you will find the recent news on the activities of the WPA Zonal Representatives..
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Associations whose goals are consonant with those of the WPA could become as Affiliated Associations, presently more than 30. Here you will find the recent news on the activities of them.
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WPA Guidance Papers are published
WPA Secretary General, being the editor of the WPA Website and the WPA News, facilitates the process of their publication. Here you will find the recent news on related activities. Facts about www.wpanet.org
World Psychiatry
The new impact factor of World Psychiatry is 20.205. World Psychiatry ranks now no. 1 among Psychiatry Journals worldwide! This official Journal of WPA is the most widespread psychiatric Journal in the world reaching more than 40,000 psychiatrists. Editor: Professor Mario Maj, Naples, Italy.
Nominations for the WPA Jean Delay Prize 2017 are welcome
Jean Delay Prize is the most prestigious award that WPA gives triennially. This is awarded to an individual who has made a major contribution
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JSPN Fellowship Award
The Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology invites applications from young psychiatrists
around the world to apply for the JSPN Fellowship Award.
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Geneva Prize for Human Rights in Psychiatry 2017
The Geneva Prize for Human Rights in Psychiatry will be awarded for the 7th time in October, 2017
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WPA Declarations and Position Statements
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WPA International Congress Cape Town 2016
The theme of this congress is: “Psychiatry: Integrative Care for the Community” and will explore concepts,..
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World Mind Matters Day
A third of UN member states don’t permit people with mental illness the right to vote or marry
On World Mind Matters Day 2016, a global survey funded by the World Psychiatric Association (WPA),
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Medical Students Corner
With an increasing incidence & prevalence of mental health problems, the need for having well-resourced manpower has been ..
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From Allan Tasman, MD, Chair WPA Section on Education in The Provider’s Clinical Support System for Opioid Therapies (PCSS-O)
The Provider’s Clinical Support System for Opioid Therapies (PCSS-O) is a free, convenient resource for
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WPA Archives
Please click here to view the News Archives.
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WPA Position Paper & Curriculum on Intimate Partner Violence
Background:
Intimate partner violence (IPV) and sexual violence (SV) are global public health and human rights problem in every country of the world and cause serious physical and/or...
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WPA Position Statement on Gender Identity and Same-Sex Orientation, Attraction, and Behaviours
Background
Recent controversies in many countries suggest a need for clarity on same-sex orientation, attraction, and behaviour (formerly referred to as homosexuality)...
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Dr Mary Ann Cohen is recipient of Eleanor & Thomas P. Hackett Award
Dr. Mary Ann Cohen, Chair of WPA Section on HIV/AIDS Psychiatry, has been...
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