I love films. I recently went to see A Beautiful Mind, about a mathematical genius taken ill with paranoid schizophrenia. The film discusses the borderline between the real and the imaginary. What is knowledge? Where is the line between wisdom and madness? What is the psychiatric treatment people receive? Does it seem horrendous or helpful…

Submission of Abstracts Abstracts are invited that address the themes of the conference. The format is an individual paper that will be grouped by the conference organizers with other papers on one of the five conference themes into a symposium. Presentations will be 10-1 5 minutes in length. Abstracts should be no more than 400…

Africa REPORT ON MY PARTICIPATION AT THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION 2 nd INTERNATIONAL TRAINING FORUM ON MENTAL HEALTH, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LEGISLATION. 10 – 12 th   NOVEMBER, 2003, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND.             BY KATONTOKA SYLVESTER. MENTAL HEALTH USERS NETWORK OF ZAMBIA.     ACKNOWLEDGEMENT   In my own capacity as…

The 3 rd World Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and Behavioural Disorders: Under the patronage of Sir Paul Reeves, Patron of the Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand and former Governor-General and Anglican Archbishop of New Zealand   From Research to Effective Practice Preliminary Announcement “Kii mai koe ahau…

Identifying Workplace Stress In Your Community Stress is a natural and necessary part of living. It tells us when something is out of kilter. It motivates us to take action and to make needed adjustments. But too much stress can be harmful. Any social environment where a person works, attends classes, or carries out their…

By establishing and maintaining good working relationships with your local media, you will ensure that mental health issues are covered by the media with accuracy and sensitivity. In addition, your local activities take on global significance and credibility when they include a specific mention linking them to the celebration of World Mental Health Day, sponsored…