Dear Members, In collaboration with the World Psychiatric Association, Transcultural Section (WPA-TPS), the journal Transcultural Psychiatry plans to publish a Special Issue on the topic “Training in culture and migration mental health.” For the thematic issue, please submit the manuscript by December 1, 2020. Best regards Sofie Bäärnhielm, Secretary
From the Special Interest Group on Coronavirus of the World Association of Cultural Psychiatry 09/06/2020 Since the COVID-19 virus first manifested, in the last days of 2019 and the first months of 2020, numerous countries have taken measures at the level of national governments, states or provinces, or cities to lower the spread of infection […]
In Memory of Ronald M. Wintrob, MD (1935 -2020) Ronald M. Wintrob was my mentor, my research collaborator, my colleague and most importantly my friend. Ron was my residency training director and one of the most significant influences on my formation as a psychiatrist. I chose to train at Brown University in 1986 due to […]
On the initiative of the of the Section of Transcultural Psychiatry, World Psychiatric Association, in September 17th, 2016 mental health professionals from Syria, Turkey, Germany, Austria, the United Kingdom, Spain, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland attended and presented at the Symposium “People on the Move: asylum seekers and refugees”. Moreover presentations were held […]
From left to right: Prof.dr. Carlos Zubaran (Co-Chair), Prof. Dr. Meryam Schouler-Ocak (Chair), Prof. Dr. Robert Kohn (Treasurer), Dr. Sofie Bäärnhielm (Secretary)
Standing from left to right: John M Defigueiredo (advisor), Hans Rohlof (advisor), Sergio Javier Villaseñor-Bayardo (Board Member), Jiangzhon Yang (Board Member). Sitting form left to right: Robert Kohn (Treasurer), Sofie Bäärnhielm (Secretary), Kees Laban (Board Member/ former Chair), Meryam Schouler-Ocak (Chair), Carlos Zubaran (Co-Chair)
09.10.2017 | 08:15 – 09:45 | Room M8 S-017 Improving mental health care for refugees and asylum seekers Chair Sofie Bäärnhielm, Stockholm, Sweden Co-Chair Hans Rohlof, Leiden, Netherlands Speaker Hans Rohlof, Leiden, Netherlands 001 –Challenges in diagnostics and treatment of refugees Speaker Rafael Youngmann, Emek-Hefer, Israel 002 –The emotional distress of asylum seekers in Israel […]
Volume 10, Issue 1 December 2016 / January 2017 Editor’s Introduction New Chair report Time to renew your membership Conference reports: Cape Town Report on WPA-TPS Hamburg WPA Discussion Document Upcoming international Conferences Educational courses A NOTE FROM THE EDITORS Welcome to World Healer. Hope your summer was peaceful. We have lots of exciting material […]
The WPA WORLD CONGRESS OF PSYCHIATRY is one of the most important scientific congresses in the field of psychiatry and psychotherapy. In 2017 this outstanding event will be held on 8–12 October in Germany’s capital Berlin.
The „Second International Conference on Transcultural Psychiatry in Central European Countries“ will be held in Gdynia from Thursday 18 May through Saturday 20 May 2017. The programme for 2017 thus brings together sessions with international topics and topics focused on local developments. It is our aim to ensure that these advances and developments are clearly […]