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Positive Psychiatry

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About

Positive Psychiatry shifts the focus of mental health beyond studying disorders and psychopathology to studying factors that contribute to mental wellbeing. Historically, psychiatry has focused on the diagnosis of disease and the treatment of individuals with mental illness. Positive psychiatry takes a more expansive approach. It is the science and practice of psychiatry that seeks to understand and promote wellbeing through assessment and interventions. Positive psychiatry can help psychiatrists expand their range of treatment options and better engage patients in the treatment process.

The WPA’s Positive Psychiatry Section seeks to share research and expertise in this rapidly growing area. We host Zoom meetings to discuss positive psychiatry in clinical practice and keep our members informed and engaged. Please join us!

Section Officers

Chair

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Karen Reimers

Private Practice: Adjunct Faculty, University of Minnesota and University of Central Florida
Address: 5748 N Orange Blossom Trl, #94803 / Orlando, FL 32810

Phone: (612) 326-1994
Email: reimers@psychmds.com

Co-Chair:

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Samantha Boardman

Weill Cornell Medical College & New York Presbyterian Hospital, 
New York, New York 10065
Phone: 212.535.1370
Fax: 917-591-2338
Email: samantha@positiveprescription.com 

Secretary:

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Hernan Alessandria

TBA
Email: alesalud74@gmail.com

Editor:

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Ewa Dobiała

TBA
E-mail: edobiala@gmail.com  

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