Firstly my apologies for the delay in getting the WPA Newsletter to you. Since the elections in Madrid the new team have been working hard to get to grips with the changes at a number of levels.
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Dear Colleagues and Dear Friends
Mitsumoto SATO is the recipient of the Jean Delay Prize 2014
The WPA announces that Mitsumoto SATO, Professor of Psychiatry at the Tohoku Fukushi University, Sendai, Japan, is the recipient of the Jean Delay Prize 2014.
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Message from the Secretary General
Hearty Greetings for the New Year 2015. May you have a happy, peaceful and prosperous Year ahead. Let me express my profound gratitude to all of you and especially the Member Societies of WPA for electing me to this high office.
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The WPA-WHO Global Survey of Psychiatrists’ Attitudes Towards Mental Disorders Classification
This article describes the results of the WPA-WHO Global Survey of 4,887 psychiatrists in 44 countries regarding their use of diagnostic classification systems in clinical practice, and the desirable characteristics of a classification of mental disorders.
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WPA Guidance Papers are published
As part of its Action Plan 2008-2011, the WPA has produced four guidance papers on "Steps, obstacles and mistakes to avoid in the implementation of community mental health care", "How to combat stigmatization of psychiatry and...
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WPA Programme on Depression in Persons with Physical Diseases
The WPA has started a programme aiming to raise the awareness of the prevalence and prognostic implications of depression in persons with physical diseases.
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WPA Educational Module - Physical Illness in Patients with Severe Mental Disorders
I. Prevalence, impact of medications and disparities in health care
II. Barriers to care, monitoring and treatment guidelines, plus recommendations at the system and individual level
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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 psychiatrists and other mental health professionals who treat patients
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News from WPA Components
The WPA is an association of national psychiatric societies, presently 137, spanning 118 different countries. Here you will find the recent news on the activities of the WPA Member Societies.
WPA Scientific Sections are considered as the scientific backbone of the WPA. Here you will find the recent news on the activities of the 65 Scientific Sections of the WPA.
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..
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.
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.
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