World Psychiatric Association Explained

World Psychiatric Association
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Predecessor:Association for the Organization of World Congresses of Psychiatry
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Headquarters:WPA Secretariat
Location:Psychiatric Hospital, 2, ch. du Petit-Bel-Air, Chêne-Bourg, Geneva, Switzerland
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Fields:Psychiatry
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Sec Gen:Saul Levin
Leader Title:President
Leader Name:Danuta Wasserman
Leader Title2:President-Elect
Leader Name2:Thomas G. Schulze
Main Organ:World Psychiatry

The World Psychiatric Association is an international umbrella organisation of psychiatric societies.

Objectives and goals

Originally created to produce world psychiatric congresses, it has evolved to hold regional meetings, to promote professional education and to set ethical, scientific and treatment standards for psychiatry.

History

Jean Delay was the first president of the Association for the Organization of World Congresses of Psychiatry when it was started in 1950.[1] Donald Ewen Cameron became president of the World Psychiatric Association at its formal founding in 1961.[1]

In February 1983, the Soviet All-Union Society of Neurologists and Psychiatrists resigned from the World Psychiatric Association. This resignation occurred as a preemptive action amid a movement to expel the Soviet body from the global organization due to political abuse of psychiatry in the Soviet Union.[2] [3] The Soviet body was conditionally readmitted into the World Psychiatric Association in 1989, following some improvements in human rights conditions,[4] and an intensive debate among the association's delegates, in which the acting secretary of the Soviet delegation issued a statement conceding that "previous political conditions in the U.S.S.R. created an environment in which psychiatric abuse occurred, including for nonmedical reasons."[5]

Danuta Wasserman is president, and Thomas G. Schulze is president-elect.[6]

World Congress locations and WPA leadership[7]
YearWorld CongressPresidentSecretary General
NameCountryNameCountry
1950data-sort-value="France, Paris"Paris, FranceJean DelayFranceHenry EyFrance
1957data-sort-value="Switzerland, Zurich"Zurich, Switzerland<--Henry Ey-->
1961data-sort-value="Canada, Montreal"Montreal, Canadadata-sort-value="Cameron, D. Ewen"D. Ewen CameronCanada
1966data-sort-value="Spain, Madrid"Madrid, Spaindata-sort-value="López-Ibor, Juan J."Juan J. López-IborSpainDenis LeighU.K.
1972data-sort-value="Mexico, Mexico City"Mexico City, Mexicodata-sort-value="Rome, Howard"Howard Romedata-sort-value="United States"USA
1977data-sort-value="United States, Hawaii"Hawaii, USAdata-sort-value="Pichot, Pierre"Pierre PichotFrancedata-sort-value="Berner, Peter"Peter BernerAustria
1983data-sort-value="Austria, Vienna"Vienna, Austriadata-sort-value="Stefanis, Costas"Costas StefanisGreecedata-sort-value="Schulsinger, Fini"Fini SchulsingerDenmark
1989data-sort-value="Greece, Athens"Athens, Greecedata-sort-value="Costa e Silva, Jorge A."Jorge A. Costa e SilvaBrazilJuan J. López-Ibor, Jr.Spain
1993data-sort-value="Brazil, Rio de Janeiro"Rio de Janeiro, Brazildata-sort-value="Lieh-Mak, Felice"Felice Lieh-MakHong Kong
1996data-sort-value="Spain, Madrid"Madrid, Spaindata-sort-value="Sartorius, Norman"Norman SartoriusSwitzerlandJuan MezzichUSA
1999data-sort-value="Germany, Hamburg"Hamburg, Germanydata-sort-value="López-Ibor, Juan J."Juan J. López-Ibor, Jr.Spain
2002data-sort-value="Japan, Yokohama"Yokohama, Japandata-sort-value="Okasha, Ahmed"Ahmed OkashaEgyptJohn CoxU.K.
2005data-sort-value="Egypt, Cairo"Cairo, Egyptdata-sort-value="Mezzich, Juan"Juan Mezzichdata-sort-value="United States"USA
2008data-sort-value="Czech Republic, Prague"Prague, Czech Republicdata-sort-value="Maj, Mario"Mario MajItalyLevent KueyTurkey
2011data-sort-value="Argentina, Buenos Aires"Buenos Aires, Argentinadata-sort-value="Ruiz, Pedro"Pedro Ruiz[8] data-sort-value="United States"USA
2014data-sort-value="Spain, Madrid"Madrid, Spain[9] data-sort-value="Bhugra, Dinesh"Dinesh Bhugradata-sort-value="United Kingdom"U.K.data-sort-value="Kallivayalil, Roy Abraham"Roy Abraham KallivayalilIndia
2017data-sort-value="Germany, Berlin"Berlin, Germany[10] data-sort-value="Herrman, Helen"Helen HerrmanAustraliadata-sort-value="Kallivayalil, Roy Abraham"Roy Abraham KallivayalilIndia
2018data-sort-value="Virtual"Virtualdata-sort-value="Javed, Afzal"Afzal JavedUKdata-sort-value="Morozov, Petr"Petr Morozov (until 2022)Russia
2023data-sort-value="Vienna, Austria"Vienna, Austriadata-sort-value="Wasserman, Danuta"Danuta WassermanSwedendata-sort-value="Levin, Saul"Saul LevinUSA

Structure

the institutional members of the World Psychiatric Association are 145 national psychiatric societies in 121 countries representing more than 250,000 psychiatrists worldwide.[11] The societies are clustered into 18 zones and four regions: the Americas, Europe, Africa & Middle East, and Asia & Australasia.[12] Representatives of the societies constitute the World Psychiatric Association General Assembly, the governing body of the organization.[12] [13] The association also has individual members and there are provisions for affiliation of other associations (e.g., those dealing with a particular topic in psychiatry).[12] [13] There are 66 scientific sections.[11]

Publications

The official publication of the association is World Psychiatry.[14] World Psychiatry and the association's official books are published by Wiley-Blackwell.[15] WPA also self-publishes a quarterly newsletter on its website.[16]

Several WPA scientific sections have their own official journals and newsletters:

Journals[17]
  • Latin: Activitas Nervosa Superior (Psychiatric Electrophysiology Section)[18]
  • Archives of Women's Mental Health (Women's Mental Health Section)[15] [19]
  • History of Psychiatry (History of Psychiatry Section)
  • Italian: Idee in Psichiatria (Ecology, Psychiatry and Mental Health Section)
  • International Journal of Mental Health (Psychiatric Rehabilitation Section)
  • Journal of Affective Disorders (Affective Disorders Section)
  • Journal of Intellectual Disability Research (Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability Section)
  • Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics (Mental Health Economics Section)
  • Personality and Mental Health (Personality Disorders Section)
  • Psychiatry in General Practice (Rural Mental Health Section)
  • Psychopathology (Classification, Diagnostic Assessment and Nomenclature Section; Clinical Psychopathology Section)
  • Spanish; Castilian: Revista de Psicotrauma (Disaster Psychiatry Section)
  • French: Revue Francophone du Stress et du Trauma (Disaster Psychiatry Section)
  • Transcultural Psychiatry (Transcultural Psychiatry Section)
    Newsletters
  • Art & Psychiatry Section (Section of the Psychopathology of Expression)[17] [20]
  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry[21]
  • Early Career Psychiatrists[22]
  • Psyche and Spirit (Section on Religion, Spirituality and Psychiatry) [23]
  • Psychological Consequences of Torture and Persecutions Section[17]
  • Psychotherapy Section[17]
  • World Healer (Transcultural Psychiatry Section)[17] [24]
  • WPA eReview (WPA Quarterly eNewsletter)

    Activities

    The association has helped establish a code of professional ethics for psychiatrists.[11] [25] The association has also looked into charges regarding China's treatment of the Falun Gong.[26]

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: History of the World Psychiatric Association . World Psychiatric Association . 26 December 2016 . 20 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220071012/http://www.wpanet.org/detail.php?section_id=5&content_id=44 . dead .
    2. Vera Rich, Soviet psychiatry: pre-emptive resignation?, Nature (February 17, 1983).
    3. Allan Wynn, The Soviet Union and the World Psychiatric Association, The Lancet (February 19, 1983).
    4. Masha Hamilton, Soviets Win Praise From Amnesty International, Los Angeles Times (April 2, 1989).
    5. Paul Anastasi, Soviets Conditionally Readmitted To World Psychiatric Association, New York Times (October 18, 1989).
    6. Web site: The Executive Committee . World Psychiatric Association . 27 December 2017 . 21 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190421051930/http://wpanet.org/detail.php?section_id=5&content_id=46 . dead .
    7. Web site: World Psychiatric Association Chronology . World Psychiatric Association . 2012-10-11 . 2015-05-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150519061706/http://www.wpanet.org/detail.php?section_id=5&content_id=7 . dead .
    8. Web site: Ruiz. Pedro. Greetings from Pedro Ruiz, new WPA President. World Psychiatric Association. November 2011. 2012-10-11. 2017-06-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20170613233845/http://wpanet.org/detail.php?section_id=7&content_id=1128. dead.
    9. Web site: General Assembly 2014 . World Psychiatric Association . 26 December 2016 . 21 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190421050544/http://wpanet.org/subIndex.php?section_id=5&category_id=190 . dead .
    10. Web site: 17th WPA World Congress of Psychiatry "Psychiatry of the 21st Century: Context, Controversies and Commitment" . World Psychiatric Association . 26 December 2016 . 14 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181114204400/http://www.wpanet.org/detail.php?section_id=3&content_id=1670 . dead .
    11. Web site: About the World Psychiatric Association . World Psychiatric Association . 24 December 2016 . 2 July 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120702170154/http://www.wpanet.org/detail.php?section_id=5&content_id=4 . dead .
    12. Web site: World Psychiatric Association (WPA) By-laws . 21 September 2011 . World Psychiatric Association . 26 December 2016 . 18 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160418041851/http://wpanet.org/uploads/About_WPA/Statutes_and_Bylaws/WPA%20By-Laws%202011%20-%20Amended.pdf . dead .
    13. Web site: World Psychiatric Association (WPA) Statutes . 21 September 2011 . World Psychiatric Association . 26 December 2016 . 18 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160418115127/http://wpanet.org/uploads/About_WPA/Statutes_and_Bylaws/WPA%20Statutes%202011.pdf . dead .
    14. Web site: Archive of "World Psychiatry" . PubMed Central . National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine . 2009-06-18.
    15. Web site: Latest Publications . World Psychiatric Association . 24 December 2016 . 17 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190517165802/http://www.wpanet.org/detail.php?section_id=10&content_id=658 . dead .
    16. Web site: WPA News: Past Issues . World Psychiatric Association . 26 December 2016 . 26 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190426181912/http://www.wpanet.org/detail.php?section_id=7&content_id=434 . dead .
    17. Web site: Journals & Volumes Produced by WPA Sections . World Psychiatric Association . 26 December 2016 . 23 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171223013200/http://www.wpanet.org/detail.php?section_id=10&content_id=423 . dead .
    18. Web site: ANS: The Journal for Neurocognitive Research . Activitas Nervosa Superior . 26 December 2016 . 24 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190824194702/http://www.activitas.org/index.php/nervosa/index . dead .
    19. Web site: Archives of women's mental health . NLM Catalog . National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine . 26 December 2016 .
    20. Web site: Art & Psychiatry . World Psychiatric Association . 26 December 2016 . 26 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161226215551/http://www.wpanet.org/detail.php?section_id=11&category_id=92&content_id=444 . dead .
    21. Web site: 2016 . Child & Adolescent Psychiatry . World Psychiatric Association . 2016-12-26 . 2016-12-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161227060813/http://www.wpanet.org/detail.php?section_id=11&category_id=95&content_id=450 . dead .
    22. Web site: Early Career Psychiatrists . 2016 . World Psychiatric Association . 2016-12-26 . 2016-12-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161227060618/http://www.wpanet.org/detail.php?section_id=11&category_id=199&content_id=1703 . dead .
    23. Web site: Newsletter . August 2016 . World Psychiatric Association: Section on Religion, Spirituality and Psychiatry .
    24. Web site: World Healer . World Psychiatric Association - Transcultural Psychiatry Section . 26 December 2016 .
    25. Web site: Madrid Declaration on Ethical Standards for Psychiatric Practice . 21 September 2011 . World Psychiatric Association . 26 December 2016 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304140238/http://wpanet.org/detail.php?section_id=5&content_id=48 . dead .
    26. Web site: Secretary General's summary of the proceedings and conclusions of the 2002 extraordinary and ordinary general assemblies . 26 August 2002 . World Psychiatric Association . 26 December 2016 . 27 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161227060459/http://www.wpanet.org/detail.php?section_id=7&category_id=159&content_id=205 . dead .