Conflict Management & Resolution
In August 1990, the WPA Executive Committee approved establishment of the Conflict Management and Conflict Resolution (CMCR) Section. The first organisational meeting was held in October 1990 at the XII World Congress of Social Psychiatry, Washington, DC. The section was ratified by the WPA Assembly, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in October, 1993. <br><br>
Our mission is to encourage international and trans-sectional collaborations among psychiatrists on the topic of mental health issues related to conflicts happening in the world. <br><br>
Our vision is to empower psychiatrists to create and share ideas and information on better mental health management in conflicted areas. <br><br>
Our strategy includes:
<ul>
<li>Continuing the good work and vision from founders and previous leaders of the Section</li>
<li>Dynamising the section to face current challenges such as – empowerment of low-middle income countries, globalised war, gender equality and climate change</li>
<li>Shaping the future for better management of mental health disorders in conflicted areas</li>
</ul>
We warmly invite you to join our Section to work together on programs, initiatives, and membership development on the topic of Conflict Management and Conflict Resolution. Do not hesitate to contact us! <br><br>
Our mission is to encourage international and trans-sectional collaborations among psychiatrists on the topic of mental health issues related to conflicts happening in the world. <br><br>
Our vision is to empower psychiatrists to create and share ideas and information on better mental health management in conflicted areas. <br><br>
Our strategy includes:
<ul>
<li>Continuing the good work and vision from founders and previous leaders of the Section</li>
<li>Dynamising the section to face current challenges such as – empowerment of low-middle income countries, globalised war, gender equality and climate change</li>
<li>Shaping the future for better management of mental health disorders in conflicted areas</li>
</ul>
We warmly invite you to join our Section to work together on programs, initiatives, and membership development on the topic of Conflict Management and Conflict Resolution. Do not hesitate to contact us! <br><br>
Section Officers
Chair
Ruta Karaliuniene
Adult Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist Rhein Mosel Clinic, Landeskrankenhaus Andernach Academic Hospital at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Germany
Contact here
Co-Chair
Enrico Suardi
Director of Psychiatry Saint Elizabeths Hospital 1100 Alabama Ave SE Washington DC 20032
enrico.suardi@dc.gov
Contact here
Secretary
Fabian Kraxner
Adult Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist University of Applied Science
Berne, Switzerland
Contact here
Section member list can be found here
Section activities
Recommended readings
- Professor Eliot SOREL MD, Founder, WPA Conflict Management & Resolution Section, talks to The Nordic Psychiatrist Journal about the Section and the role of psychiatrists in managing conflicts and in war situations. Read the article here.
- Professor Lolas, our WPA CMCR Section Chair, and several members of our CMCR Section are leading the publication of the \"Global Mental Health and Psychiatry Review\". Please read the latest edition here: Global Mental Health & Psychiatry Review, Vol. 3 No. 2, Spring/Summer 2022
