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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WPA WORLD CONGRESS OF PSYCHIATRY
8–12 October 2017, Berlin

Summit meeting for psychiatry and psychotherapy
It’s happening in autumn 2017: the WPA WORLD CONGRESS OF PSYCHIATRY,...
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WPA Position Statement: Good Psychiatric Practice

Good Psychiatric Practice
Several national organisations already have papers and Position Statements highlighting the components of Good Psychiatric Practice.
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WPA Position Statement on Safeguarding Children

Introduction
Childhood adversity refers to a broad range of events and experiences that can have a negative and lasting impact on the developing child.
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WPA Position Statement on Substance Use Disorders

Overview
Substance use disorders cover a broad spectrum of presentations involving both illicit drugs and prescription drugs in addition to legal substances such as alcohol and tobacco.
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Roles and Responsibilities of the Psychiatrist of the 21st Century

Introduction: In the past few decades, progress in research and clinical practice of psychiatry has continued apace. However, the resources for mental health services around the globe have not ..
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Jules Angst is awarded WPA Jean Delay Prize 2017

Jules Angst, Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics,..
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At the end of last century the Jean Delay Prize was established to honor..
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WPA Declarations and Position Statements

WPA POSITION STATEMENT: MENTAL HEALTH and WELL-BEING OF PSYCHIATRISTS
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WPA POSITION STATEMENT ON CULTURAL COMPETENCY IN MENTAL HEALTH CARE
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BILL OF RIGHTS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
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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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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

WPA Recommendations:Principles and Priorities for a Framework for Training Psychiatrists

1. Introduction
In 1996 the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) and the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) drafted the basic principles that should be...
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Reason to Choose Psychiatry

Psychiatry is more than just the treatment of mental illness. Being a psychiatrist means thinking about your patient as a complete person, investigating and managing psychiatric illness,
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Social Justice for people with mental illness

GENEVA, 5th September 2017: On World Mind Matters Day 2017,
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Social Justice for People with Mental Illness Campaign
In many cultures, the butterfly symbolises the psyche or soul,
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WPA Thematic Congress, Melbourne, 25-28 Feb 2018- Innovations in Psychiatry: Effective Interventions for Health & Society

New ideas, new discoveries, new ways of implementing advances and new technological solutions are fundamental to the work of modern 21st Century psychiatry.
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WPA Berlin 2017 Elections- List of Candidates

The next WPA General Assembly will be held in Berlin, Germany on 10 October 2017. After careful review of the WPA Standing Committee on Nominations, please find below the list of candidates for the positions open for election:
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WPA Berlin 2017- Young Fellowship Programme- Awardees- Congratulations!

As part of the 17th World Congress of Psychiatry, Berlin Oct 8-12, 2017, Young Fellowships have been institiuted.
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PRESIDENT – Helen Herrman (Australia)

Helen Herrman is Professor of Psychiatry and Director of Research at Orygen: The National Centre..
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PRESIDENT-ELECT - Afzal Javed (U.K.)

The Medical Centre, Manor Court Avenue, Nuneaton CV11 5HX, United Kingdom..
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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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