Sir C.J. Institute of Psychiatry Event Pictures

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT MENTAL, NEUROPSYCHIATRIC AND SUBSTANCE USE (MNS) DISORDERS ARE NOT LEFT OUT OF THE RESOLUTIONS THAT WILL BE DEVELOPED AT THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH-LEVEL MEETING ON NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES (NCDs) THAT WILL TAKE PLACE IN SEPTEMBER, 2011. There is a strong possibility that MNS disorders will be excluded from the global…

First-ever International Caregiver Survey to ShowTreatment Disruption Has Serious Consequences for Families Living with Serious MentalIllness CaregiversAskDoctors to Focus on Maintaining Long-Term Wellness  PARIS – September 18, 2006 – The disruption of a familymember’s treatment for mental illness and subsequentworsening of psychiatric symptoms can have harsh financial, physicaland emotional consequences for families.  Keeping CareComplete, an…

Mexico & Central America Regional Vice President:  Mercedes Rivas-Torres, MD – [email protected] Belize Consumer Organization speaks out – – Turning Point for Mental Health in Belize  (2/05) – Looking Back (7/07)  advertisement – Belize Mental Health e-Newsletter (August 2005) – Old Drugs for Mentally Ill Are Dangerous. – Consumers Meet Belize Minister of Health.              …

You are encouraged to contact your Regional Vice President, who may be able to provide information on other mental health organizations in your area. It may be possible to collaborate with those organizations on activities or to provide or receive assistance. AFRICAShona Sturgeon, MSWUniversity of Cape Town, School of SWPrivate Bag, Rondebosch 7701Cape Town, SOUTH…

Second World Conference on Promotion and Prevention The Promotion of Mental Health and the Prevention of Mental and Behavioral Disorders Following the success of the inaugural conference at the Carter Center, Atlanta, in December 2001, a First Call for Papers has been issued by the organizers of the Second World Conference. This is a program…

Turkmenistan Aya Nepesova, M.D., of the Department of Psychiatry at the Turkmen State Medical Institute in Ashgabat, and Nelly Genefiko of the Addiction Reference Center provided a joint report of World Mental Health Day activities, which included a conference on 10 October, a hot-line telephone service, and the production of a booklet and information sheets…