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Sep 21, 2020

World Alzheimer's Day 2020

By Professor Roy Kallivayalil, WPA

21 September is World Alzheimer\s Day - an international campaign aimed at raising awareness and challenging the common stigma that surrounds Alzheimer related dementia. Alzheimer's…

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Sep 20, 2020

Japanese Society of Psychiatry & Neurology (JSPN) hosts COVID-19 Zoom Calls with other WPA members

By Professor Tsuyoshi Akiyama, JSPN

“We are all simply more human than otherwise.” Harry Stack Sullivan, who created the Interpersonal Theory of Psychiatry, made this statement in 1947. COVID-19 is…

$WPA shares its heartfelt condolences following the passing of Prof. Julio Arboleda-Florez on 29 March 2020 at Kingston, Ontario, Canada, where he was Professor Emeritus and Past Chair of the Dept. of Psychiatry at Queen\'s University. Photograph of Prof. Julio Arboleda-Florez Prof. Julio Arboleda-Florez Julio had graduated in Psychiatry at the University of Ottawa; in Forensic Psychiatry at the University of Toronto; and in Epidemiology (PhD) at the University of Calgary. He was Director of Queen’s/PAHO/WHO Regional Unit for Research and Training in Psychiatric Epidemiology. He was past-President of the International Academy of Law and Mental Health and World Association for Social Psychiatry. He had served WPA in a number of positions, most notably as Chair of the WPA Forensic Psychiatry Section.$

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Sep 20, 2020

Obituary: Professor Julio Arboleda-Florez

By WPA Secretariat

In a condolence message to Julio’s wife Heather Stuart, WPA President Helen Herrman said, “Your friends and colleagues in WPA salute you and Julio, and…

Promotion of Psychiatry for Undergraduate Medical Students

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Sep 19, 2020

Promotion of Psychiatry for Undergraduate Medical Students

By Prof. Rishikesh Jadav, Prof. & Head, Anatomy, GMERS medical college, Sola. Dr Gaurang Thanki, President Elect, Indian Psychiatry society Gujarat state branch.

World Psychiatric Association member society, the Indian Psychiatry Society (IPS) recently organised an Undergraduate Orientation Program in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India to promote psychiatry as a…

$It is with great sadness that we mark the passing of renowned Pakistan psychiatrist, Dr. Hussain Mubbashir Malik, on Monday 10 August 2020. Dr. Hussain Mubbashir Malik News of Dr Malik\'s unexpected passing after a brief hospitalisation came as a huge jolt to the members and executives of not only the Pakistan Psychiatric Society (PPS), but also the World Psychiatric Association (WPA), Royal College of Psychiatrists UK as well as many other Psychiatric fraternities and organisations. A globally recognised psychiatrist, Dr. Malik was a champion of mental health. Throughout his career, he demonstrated immense enthusiasm and extraordinary commitment to his profession, students, patients and their carers.$

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Sep 14, 2020

Obituary: Prof. Dr. Hussain Mubbashar Malik(1945-2020)

By Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Afridi and Dr. Afzal Javed

Dr. Hussain Mubashir Malik was a professional par excellence, and a ‘titan’ in the arena of international psychiatry. He led an extraordinary professional life and…

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Aug 28, 2020

Dr Adrian James elected as new President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists

By Mr George King, Royal College of Psychiatrists

After three great years as President of the UK's Royal College of Psychiatrists, Professor Wendy Burn welcomed Dr Adrian James to the role. Professor Burn…