Call for Abstracts: 1st International Conference on Cultural Psychiatry in Mediterranean Countries
November 5-7, 2012 Tel Aviv, Israel
Abstracts have to be submitted by 1 July 2012.
The 1st International Conference on Cultural Psychiatry in Mediterranean Countries is a highly anticipated and ambitious event that seeks to deal with novel issues appearing in a world of open frontiers, new opportunities and international upheaval and conflicts, particularly relevant in light of recent events in the region.
Identity is an evolving concept, where group boundaries have become blurred. Mental health professionals will be given the opportunity to participate in stimulating and fruitful discussions on a great variety of issues such as clinical aspects of acculturative stress, neuropsychopharmacology and integrative treatment methods.
The conference, to be held 5-7 November 2012, is aimed at leading psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, social anthropologists, students and anyone with a specialized interest in the rapidly evolving area of transcultural psychiatry.
Preliminary List of Topics
Mood, anxiety and psychotic disorders related to migration
Cultural neuropsychopharmacology
Suicide and cultural transition
Trauma and migration
Religiosity and spirituality
Stigma and Culture
Cultural transition
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