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It is with great sadness that we inform WPA members that Emeritus Professor Yrjö Alanen passed away in Finland on the 26th of December 2022. Main awards The mainstay of his professional life was the development of humane holistic care of people experiencing problems within the schizophrenia group of psychoses. In recognition of his exceptional career the World Psychiatric Association granted him the Philippe Pinel Prize for Psychiatry for the person in 2008.

WPA News

Mar 25, 2023

In Memoriam: Professor Yrjö Alanen (1927-2022)

By Jukka Aaltonen and Klaus Lehtinen

Alanen was awarded Honorary Life Membership of the International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis, (ISPS), a society in which he had been…

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Professor Pedro Ruiz, MD, who left us on the 14th of March 2023, 14 in League City, Texas, USA at the age of 86. Dr. Ruiz was a renowned psychiatrist, educator, and researcher who made significant contributions to the field of mental health throughout his distinguished career. As one of World Psychiatric Association’s (WPA) former President (2011-2014), the news of Professor Pedro Ruiz has come as a great shock and with huge sadness to WPA, his family, friends, colleagues and members of the psychiatric fraternity.

WPA News

Mar 23, 2023

Obituary: Professor Pedro Ruiz (1936-2023)

By Dr. Afzal Javed, President, WPA

Aside from his presidency with WPA, Dr. Pedro Ruiz was professor & Executive Vice Chair as well as Director of Clinical Programs at the Department…

Only Two Weeks Left to Submit your Nominations for 2023 WPA Elections

WPA News

Mar 20, 2023

Only Two Weeks Left to Submit your Nominations for 2023 WPA Elections

By WPA

As the deadline date of the 31st of March 2023 is fast approaching, we would like to remind you to submit your nominations for the…

McMaster University’s Psychotherapy Training e-Resources (PTeR) now on WPA’s Education Portal

WPA News

Mar 20, 2023

McMaster University’s Psychotherapy Training e-Resources (PTeR) now on WPA’s Education Portal

McMaster University’s Psychotherapy Training e-Resources (PTeR) can now be accessed via World Psychiatric Association\'s (WPA) Education Portal

By WPA Education Coordinator

WPA is excited to announce that the McMaster University’s Psychotherapy Training e-Resources (PTeR) can now be accessed via its own Education Portal. PTeR is a…

Professor Julian Paul Leff, aged 82, died at home on Tuesday 23 February, 2021 surrounded by the family he loved. Julian was a pioneer in cultural and social psychiatry leading on several innovative approaches. Born in London on 4 July 1938 to a family committed to equality and equity, he carried these values into his working life.

WPA News

Mar 20, 2023

In Memoriam: Professor Julian Leff (1938-2021)

By Prof Dinesh Bhugra, Past President WPA (2014-2017)

Julian’s maternal great-grandfather, Marcus, migrated from Lithuania to the UK, and it was this family history - combined with his upbringing - that first influenced…

$\"Leadership of Mental Health\" – A roundtable meeting organised by world leaders in Warsaw$

WPA News

Mar 09, 2023

\"Leadership of Mental Health\" – A roundtable meeting organised by world leaders in Warsaw

A roundtable meeting was organised by world leaders in mental health in Warsaw on 24th February 2023

By WPA

During the IX Annual Ukrainian Psychiatric Association International Conference, the world’s psychiatric leaders joined their Ukrainian colleagues in Warsaw at a meeting chaired by Professor…