Upcoming book! 
PSYCHIATRISTS AND TRADITIONAL HEALERS Unwitting Partners in Global Mental Health. Incayawar M, Wintrob R, Bouchard L (editors), Wiley 2008.

WPA-TPS and Runajambi (Institute for the Study of Quichua Culture and Health) are pleased to announce the forthcoming publication of a unique book. It is titled “Psychiatrists and Traditional Healers: Unwitting Partners in Global Mental Health” and will be published by John Wiley & Sons in July, 2008.

This book is the result of a fruitful collaboration between WPA-TPS and Runajambi (Otavalo, Ecuador). It includes the contributions of 20 international scholars. The book has evolved from the international conference on "Psychiatrists and Healers: Unwitting Partners - A Challenge for Transcultural Psychiatry in Times of Globalization," held in Quito, Ecuador in May, 2005. The conference was organized by Mario Incayawar, M.D., Director of Runajambi, and was jointly sponsored by WPA-TPS and Runajambi.

You can pre-order this book at Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk

New Initiative 
Psychiatrists' Pellets of Laughter

We are considering inaugurating a humor (jokes, stories) column.  We will be asking WPA-TPS members to send items for possible inclusion too.  Please let us know your thoughts.  Send your comments to Dr. Gurprit Lamba

WPA-TPS Members' Biosketches

You are invited to browse the newly launched section containing vivid and inspiring biosketches of the WPA-TPS members.  This is a valuable source to locate transcultural psychiatry experts from around the world.  The link is in the upper left corner of this page.

If you are a WPA-TPS member and want to submit your biosketch for publication, please contact Ron Wintrob, MD, Chair.

BECOME A MEMBER or RENEW your membership. It is fast and simple!

The Membership period 2008 is open.  Get Involved with your organization by taking advantage of opportunities to contribute to your profession and the future of transcultural psychiatry.

A second Congress on Transcultural Psychiatry in German Speaking Countries

The cooperation between Germany, Austria and Switzerland in the field of transcultural psychiatry intensifies. The 1st common congress in Witten/Herdecke University/Germany in September 2007 (see: www.transkulturellepsychiatrie.de) focused on "migration, integration and mental health". The tremendous success of that meeting paved the way for enthusiastically organize the second congress, which will take place in Vienna/Austria on September 26 to 28, 2008.  The congress will focus this year on "Asylum Seekers - Gender and Youth Aspects".  You are kindly invited to participate.  Welcome to Vienna!

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