WPA World Congress of Psychiatry
Established in Paris in 1950, the WPA World Congress of Psychiatry (WCP) is the association's flagship event. Taking place annually, with the general assembly and associated elections being held every triennium, the congress rotates between three parts of the world - Asia/Oceania, the Americas, and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
WPA partners with its member societies to host the event, taking into account security, safety, resources, accessibility, facilities, and finances when selecting the host city and country.
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Our next World Congress
23rd WPA World Congress of Psychiatry
28 September - 1 October 2023
Theme: Psychiatry: current knowledge and perspectives for action.
VIENNA, AUSTRIA
Website: https://wcp-congress.com/
In partnership with WPA member society:
Austrian Society for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy
and Psychosomatics
Prof. Afzal Javed (President, WPA) and Prof. Johannes Wancata (Local Host) talk about the importance of this year's congress and why people should attend.
Previous Events
22nd World Congress of Psychiatry
3-6 August 2022 || Bangkok, Thailand
Theme: Psychiatry 2022: The Need for Empathy and Action
21st World Congress of Psychiatry
18-21 October 2021 || Virtual
Theme: New World, New Challenges for Psychiatry & Mental Health
20th World Congress of Psychiatry
10-13 March 2021 || Virtual
Theme: Psychiatry in a Troubled World
19th World Congress of Psychiatry
21-24 August 2019 || Lisbon, Portugal
Theme: Psychiatry and Mental Health - Global Inspirations, Locally Relevant Action
18th World Congress of Psychiatry
27-30 September || Mexico City, Mexico
Theme: Psychiatry - Standing Firm for Mental Health
Regional Congresses
Regional Congresses provide an opportunity for those parts of the world not hosting that year's World Congress to host a meeting in their region. Accordingly, no more than two regional congresses take place in any one year. Typically, regional congresses focus on issues most relevant to the host region, sometimes also drilling down to areas of interest specific to the host country.
Our Upcoming Regional Congresses
WPA Regional Congress
Theme: Innovations in the Practice of Psychiatry in XXI Century
Yerevan, Armenia
8-10 June 2023
Contact: Professor Armen Soghoyan, President, Armenian Psychiatric Association
Website: https://wpayerevan2023.org/home/
Congress programme: View the Congress programme here or download it here.
In partnership with WPA member society: Armenian Psychiatric Association (in collaboration with the Armenian Medical Association & National Institute of Health)
Previous Events
WPA Regional Congress
14-16 April 2023 || Kolkata, India
Theme: Building Awareness – Bridging Treatment Gap
WPA Regional Congress
8-10 December 2022 || Hammamet, Tunisia
Theme: African Psychiatry in the 21st Century, Achievements and Future Perspectives
WPA Regional Congress
7-9 July 2021 || Kyiv, Ukraine
Theme: Psychopathology in Periods of Transition
WPA Regional Congress
16-18 May 2021 || Virtual (Formerly St. Petersburg, Russia)
Theme: Interdisciplinary Understanding of Co-morbidity in Psychiatry: from Science to Integrated Care
Thematic Congresses
Thematic Congresses are focused on one or more topics of interest. Their purpose is to address special subjects that WPA wishes to pursue - such as a topical issue or coverage of a specific region. They take place in parts of the world with a timing and format that does not compete with any of the other organised WPA activities. Thematic Congresses may be organised one or more times a year worldwide.
Our Upcoming Thematic Congresses
WPA Thematic Congress
Theme: Mental Health at the Workplace
Moscow, Russia
Postponed - more information to follow
Website: https://www.mental-health-congress.ru/en/
In partnership with Union for Mental Health in cooperation with Russian Society of Psychiatrists (WPA Member Society)
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WPA Joint Congress Meeting
First Middle East Undergraduate and Graduate Psychiatry Training conference
Theme: TBA
Doha, Qatar
Date: PENDING
Contact: events@innohealthed.com
Organised by:
Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, World Psychiatric Association, Innovations in Global Health Professions Education, and Sidra Medicine
Previous Events
WPA Thematic Congress
Theme: Innovations in Treatment & Psychosocial Rehabilitation
Abu Dhabi, UAE
5-7 May 2023
Organised by the World Psychiatric Association Scientific Section Psychiatric Rehabilitation
WPA Thematic Congress
Theme: Mental Health in New Era
Karachi, Pakistan
3-5 March 2023
In partnership with Pakistan Psychiatric Research Centre, Fountain House, Lahore (PPRC)
WPA Thematic Congress
Theme: Treatment and Management of Mental Disorders in a Post-Pandemic Era
Tbilisi, Georgia
14-16 October 2022
In partnership with the Society of Georgian Psychiatrists (WPA member society)
WPA Thematic Congress
Theme: New Horizons in Psychiatric Practice: Creative Ideas and Innovative Interventions
St. Julian, Malta
10-12 November 2022
Organised by the World Psychiatric Association Scientific Sections with PCO Erasmus.
WPA Thematic Congress
Theme: Early Intervention in Psychiatry across the Life Span
Athens, Greece
23-25 June 2022
Organised by WPA Action Plan Group on Early Interventions in Psychiatry with PCO Erasmus
WPA Thematic Congress
Theme: Public Mental Health
Lahore, Pakistan
11-13 March 2022
In partnership with Pakistan Psychiatric Research Centre, Fountain House, Lahore (PPRC)
WPA Thematic Congress
Theme: Understanding psychiatry today: Economic reactivation, social inequalities and mental health
Cartagena, Colombia
23-25 February 2022
In partnership with WPA member society: Colombian Psychiatric Association
WPA Thematic Congress
Theme: Intersectional Collaboration - Psychological Trauma: Global burden on mental and physical health
Virtual
11 -13 December 2020
In partnership with WPA member society:
The Hellenic Psychiatric Association
WPA Thematic Congress
Theme: Dementia: Psychiatric and Neurological Challenges and Perspectives
Ohrid, Republic of North Macedonia
15-18 May 2019
In partnership with WPA Member Society:
Macedonian Psychiatric Association