Ecology, Psychiatry & Mental Health
The WPA Section on Ecology, Psychiatry and Mental Health has identified and developed interests and peculiarities of the present reality such as:
The psychiatric consequences of natural disasters (earthquakes, floods, volcanic eruptions, etc.);
Post-traumatic stress disorder.
The nature and structure of traumatic events and the study of reaction processes. Environmental risks at work and the repercussions on mental health.
Natural disasters and any war events suffered by immigrant populations and their consequences on individual mental health.
Implications and repercussions of the ecological operator in interpersonal and social relationships.
Environmental degradation and pollution as a threat to mental health.
The role of nature in the treatment of mental health conditions.
Possible synergies with the International Red Cross, the Civil Protection and other NGOs.
Section Officers
Chair
Luigi Janiri
Istituto di Psichiatria, Università
Cattolica del S. Cuore, Largo F. Vito 1, 00168 Roma, Italy
Co-Chair
Roy Abraham Kallivayalil
Professor of Psychiatry, Pushpagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, Thiruvalla & Mar Sleeva Medicity
Palai, Kerala, India
Secretary
Giovanni Martinotti
Dipartimento di Neuroscienze,
Università “G. D’Annunzio”, Via dei Vestini 31, Chieti, Italy
Section member list can be found here
Read the General Statement about the Section. here
