{"id":2,"date":"2015-10-16T13:45:38","date_gmt":"2015-10-16T13:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/religionandpsychiatr.hospedagemdesites.ws\/main\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2023-04-06T14:13:23","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T14:13:23","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Section"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/religionandpsychiatr.hospedagemdesites.ws\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/mental-health-007.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34\" src=\"http:\/\/religionandpsychiatr.hospedagemdesites.ws\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/mental-health-007.jpg\" alt=\"mental-health-007\" width=\"460\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/mental-health-007.jpg 460w, http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/mental-health-007-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"contentpage\">\n<blockquote style=\"text-align: justify;\"><p>The purpose of this section shall be:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">To encourage and accelerate research, theory, and practice in the area of religion, spirituality and psychiatry, and related areas.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">To facilitate the dissemination of data\u00a0on religious and spiritual\u00a0issues, in relation to psychiatry and allied domains.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">To develop and to stimulate educational and training programs and courses in order to improve knowledge, skills and\u00a0professional attitude\u00a0regarding religion and spirituality in psychiatric practice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span lang=\"EN-US\">Section Committee members 2022-2023<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3>Executive board<\/h3>\n<table border=\"3\" cellspacing=\"10\" cellpadding=\"10\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>CHAIR:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-425 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Alan-Fung-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Alan-Fung-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Alan-Fung-120x120.jpg 120w, http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Alan-Fung-70x70.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><span lang=\"EN-US\">Prof Alan Fung<\/span><\/td>\n<td><strong>Address:<\/strong>\u00a0 <span lang=\"EN-US\">Canada<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>E-mail<\/strong>: <a href=\"mailto:alan.fung.a@utoronto.ca\"><span class=\"gI\"><span data-hovercard-id=\"alan.fung.a@utoronto.ca\" data-hovercard-owner-id=\"140\">alan.fung.a@utoronto.ca<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>CO-CHAIR:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-448 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ChrisCooknew200-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ChrisCooknew200-150x150.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ChrisCooknew200-120x120.jpeg 120w, http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ChrisCooknew200-70x70.jpeg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><span lang=\"EN-US\">Christopher C. H.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><strong>Address:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0United Kingdon<\/p>\n<p><strong>E-mail<\/strong>: <a href=\"mailto:c.c.h.cook@durham.ac.uk\">c.c.h.cook@durham.ac.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>SECRETARY:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-449\" src=\"http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bruno-Paz-M-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bruno-Paz-M-150x150.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bruno-Paz-M-120x120.jpeg 120w, http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bruno-Paz-M-70x70.jpeg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Dr. Bruno Paz Mosqueiro<\/td>\n<td><strong>Address:<\/strong>\u00a0 Brazil<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>E-mail: <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:brunopazmosqueiro@yahoo.com.br\"><span class=\"gI\">brunopazmosqueiro@yahoo.com.br<\/span> <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h3>Committee Members<\/h3>\n<table border=\"3\" cellspacing=\"10\" cellpadding=\"10\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>MEMBER<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><span lang=\"EN-US\"> Prof. Christopher Cook (UK)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><strong>E-mail:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto: c.c.h.cook@durham.ac.uk\">c.c.h.cook@durham.ac.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>MEMBER<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><span lang=\"EN-US\">Dr. Sarah Anne Eagger (UK)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><strong>E-mail<\/strong>: <a href=\"mailto:sarah@point-of-light.co.uk\">sarah@point-of-light.co.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>MEMBER<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Dr. Fabricio Oliveira (Brazil)<\/td>\n<td><strong>E-mail:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:droliveiraeoliveira@gmail.com\">droliveiraeoliveira@gmail.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>MEMBER<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Dr. Kishan Porandla (India)<\/td>\n<td><strong>E-mail: <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:prashanthihospital@gmail.com\">prashanthihospital@gmail.com<\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>MEMBER<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><span lang=\"EN-US\">Dr. Chong King Yee, Agatha (Hong Kong)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><strong>E-mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:chongkingyee@yahoo.com.hk\">chongkingyee@yahoo.com.hk<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>MEMBER<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><span lang=\"EN-US\">Dra Rajashree Ray (India)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><strong>&#8211;<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1>Section&#8217;s History<\/h1>\n<h2><span lang=\"EN-US\">Section Committee members 2020-2021<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3>Executive board<\/h3>\n<table border=\"3\" cellspacing=\"10\" cellpadding=\"10\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>CHAIR:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-333\" src=\"http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Dr-Avdesh-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Dr-Avdesh-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Dr-Avdesh-120x120.jpg 120w, http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Dr-Avdesh-70x70.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Dr Avdesh Sharma<\/td>\n<td><strong>Address:<\/strong> India<br \/>\n<strong>E-mail<\/strong>: <a href=\"mailto:sharmaavdesh@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sharmaavdesh@gmail.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>CO-CHAIR:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-425\" src=\"http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Alan-Fung-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Alan-Fung-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Alan-Fung-120x120.jpg 120w, http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Alan-Fung-70x70.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><span lang=\"EN-US\">Prof Alan Fung<br \/>\n<\/span><\/td>\n<td><strong>Address:<\/strong>\u00a0 <span lang=\"EN-US\">Canada<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>E-mail<\/strong>: <a href=\"mailto:alan.fung.a@utoronto.ca\"><span class=\"gI\"><span data-hovercard-id=\"alan.fung.a@utoronto.ca\" data-hovercard-owner-id=\"140\">alan.fung.a@utoronto.ca<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>SECRETARY:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-426\" src=\"http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/bruno-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/bruno-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/bruno-120x120.jpg 120w, http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/bruno-70x70.jpg 70w, http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/bruno.jpg 203w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Dr. Bruno Paz Mosqueiro<\/td>\n<td><strong>Address:<\/strong>\u00a0 Brazil<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>E-mail: <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:brunopazmosqueiro@yahoo.com.br\"><span class=\"gI\">brunopazmosqueiro@yahoo.com.br<\/span> <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Committee Members<\/h3>\n<table border=\"3\" cellspacing=\"10\" cellpadding=\"10\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>MEMBER<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><span lang=\"EN-US\"> Prof. Christopher Cook (UK)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><strong>E-mail:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto: c.c.h.cook@durham.ac.uk\">c.c.h.cook@durham.ac.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>MEMBER<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><span lang=\"EN-US\">Dr. Sarah Anne Eagger (UK)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><strong>E-mail<\/strong>: <a href=\"mailto:sarah@point-of-light.co.uk\">sarah@point-of-light.co.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>MEMBER<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Dr. Fabricio Oliveira (Brazil)<\/td>\n<td><strong>E-mail:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:droliveiraeoliveira@gmail.com\">droliveiraeoliveira@gmail.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>MEMBER<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Dr. Kishan Porandla (India)<\/td>\n<td><strong>E-mail: <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:prashanthihospital@gmail.com\">prashanthihospital@gmail.com<\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>MEMBER<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><span lang=\"EN-US\">Dr. Chong King Yee, Agatha (Hong Kong)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><strong>E-mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:chongkingyee@yahoo.com.hk\">chongkingyee@yahoo.com.hk<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span lang=\"EN-US\">Section Committee members 2017-2019<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3>Executive board<\/h3>\n<table border=\"3\" cellspacing=\"10\" cellpadding=\"10\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>CHAIR:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-396\" src=\"http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/f4-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/f4-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/f4-120x120.jpg 120w, http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/f4-70x70.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Alexander Moreira-Almeida<\/td>\n<td><strong>Address:<\/strong> Brasil<br \/>\n<strong>Phone:<\/strong>\u00a0+55 32 2102 3848\/55 32 9123 4564<br \/>\n<strong>E-mail:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:alex.ma@ufjf.edu.br\">alex.ma@ufjf.edu.br<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>CO-CHAIR:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-333\" src=\"http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Dr-Avdesh-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Dr-Avdesh-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Dr-Avdesh-120x120.jpg 120w, http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Dr-Avdesh-70x70.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Dr Avdesh Sharma<\/td>\n<td><strong>Address:<\/strong> India<br \/>\n<strong>E-mail<\/strong>: <a href=\"mailto:sharmaavdesh@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sharmaavdesh@gmail.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>SECRETARY:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-334\" src=\"http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/bernard-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/bernard-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/bernard-120x120.jpg 120w, http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/bernard-70x70.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Bernard Janse van Rensburg<\/td>\n<td><strong>Address:<\/strong> \u00a0 South Africa<br \/>\n<strong>Phone:<\/strong>\u00a0+27 11 340 9000\/9038<br \/>\n<strong>Fax:<\/strong>\u00a0+27 11 782 0270<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>E-mail:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Bernard.JansevanRensburg@gauteng.gov.za\">Bernard.JansevanRensburg@gauteng.gov.za<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Committee Members<\/h3>\n<table border=\"3\" cellspacing=\"10\" cellpadding=\"10\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>MEMBER<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Dr. Simon Dein (UK)<\/td>\n<td><strong>E-mail:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto: s.dein@ucl.ac.uk\">s.dein@ucl.ac.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>MEMBER<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Dr. Valerie Demarinis (Sweden)<\/td>\n<td><strong>E-mail<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:valerie.demarinis@gmail.com\">valerie.demarinis@gmail.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>MEMBER<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Dr. Arjan Braam (Netherlands)<\/td>\n<td><strong>E-mail:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:a.braam@altrecht.nl\">a.braam@altrecht.nl<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>MEMBER<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Elkholy, Hussien, Dr (Egypt)<\/td>\n<td><strong>E-mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:drhelkholy@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">drhelkholy@gmail.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>MEMBER<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><span lang=\"EN-US\">Prof Alan Fung (Canada)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><strong>E-mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:alan.fung.a@utoronto.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">alan.fung.a@utoronto.<wbr \/>ca<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h2><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Section Committee members 2014-2017<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>Executive board<\/h3>\n<table border=\"3\" cellspacing=\"10\" cellpadding=\"10\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>CHAIR:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/f4.jpg\" alt=\"Alexander Moreira Almeida\" width=\"202\" height=\"280\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Alexander Moreira-Almeida<\/td>\n<td><strong>Address:<\/strong> Brazil<br \/>\n<strong>Phone:<\/strong> +55 32 2102 3848\/55 32 9123 4564<br \/>\n<strong>E-mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:alex.ma@ufjf.edu.br\">alex.ma@ufjf.edu.br<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>CO-CHAIR:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-335\" src=\"http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Nahla-Nagy-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Nahla-Nagy-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Nahla-Nagy-120x120.jpg 120w, http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Nahla-Nagy-70x70.jpg 70w, http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Nahla-Nagy.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Nahla Nagy<\/td>\n<td><strong>Address:<\/strong> Egypt<br \/>\n<strong>Phone:<\/strong> +202 26422659<br \/>\n<strong>Fax:<\/strong> +202 24515739<br \/>\n<strong>E-mail<\/strong>: <a href=\"mailto:nahlanagy64@yahoo.com\">nahlanagy64@yahoo.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>SECRETARY:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-334\" src=\"http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/bernard-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/bernard-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/bernard-120x120.jpg 120w, http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/bernard-70x70.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Bernard Janse van Rensburg<\/td>\n<td><strong>Address:<\/strong> South Africa<br \/>\n<strong>Phone:<\/strong> +27 11 340 9000\/9038<br \/>\n<strong>Fax:<\/strong> +27 11 782 0270<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>E-mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:Bernard.JansevanRensburg@gauteng.gov.za\">Bernard.JansevanRensburg@gauteng.gov.za<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Committee Members<\/h3>\n<table border=\"3\" cellspacing=\"10\" cellpadding=\"10\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>MEMBER<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Dr. Simon Dein (UK)<\/td>\n<td><strong>E-mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto: s.dein@ucl.ac.uk\">s.dein@ucl.ac.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>MEMBER<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Dr. Valerie DeMarinis (Sweden)<\/td>\n<td><strong>E-mail<\/strong>: <a href=\"mailto:valerie.demarinis@gmail.com\">valerie.demarinis@gmail.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>MEMBER<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Dr. Arjan Braam (Netherlands)<\/td>\n<td><strong>E-mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:a.braam@altrecht.nl\">a.braam@altrecht.nl<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>MEMBER<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Dr. Rael Strous (Israel)<\/td>\n<td><strong>E-mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:raels@post.tau.ac.il\">raels@post.tau.ac.il<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>MEMBER<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Dr. Avdesh Sharma (India)<\/td>\n<td><strong>E-mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:avdeshsharma@rahat.org\">avdeshsharma@rahat.org<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Section Committee members 2012-2014<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Executive board<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Peter J. Verhagen, chair (Netherlands)<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Dr. John Cox, co-chair (United Kingdom)<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Dr. N. Nagy, secretary (Egypt)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Committee Members\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Prof. Dr. A. Mohit, member (Iran)<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Dr. R.S. Murthy, member (India)<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Dr. V. DeMarinis (Sweden)<\/p>\n<p>Dr. S. Dein (United Kingdom)<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Dr. A. Moreira-Almeida (Brazil)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Section Committee members 2009-2012<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Executive board<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Peter J. Verhagen, chair (Netherlands)<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Dr. John Cox, co-chair (United Kingdom)<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Dr. N. Nagy, secretary (Egypt)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Committee Members<\/h3>\n<p>Prof. Dr. A. Mohit, member (Iran)<\/p>\n<p>prof. dr. Herman van Praag, (the Netherlands)<\/p>\n<p>prof. dr. H.G.\u00a0 Koenig (USA)<\/p>\n<p>prof. dr. A. Mohit (WHO, Iran)<\/p>\n<p>prof. dr. R.S. Murthy (WHO, India)<\/p>\n<p>prof. dr. A. Okasha (WHO, Egypt)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Action Plan for 2017-2020<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Action-plan-2017-20-WPA-Section-RS.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-106 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Green-Action-Plan-2010-1-300x232.png\" alt=\"Green-Action-Plan-2010-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Green-Action-Plan-2010-1-300x232.png 300w, http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Green-Action-Plan-2010-1.png 790w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Section-Activities-RS-2017-2020-final.pdf\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Report of Activitie<\/span>s 2017-2020<\/a><\/h3>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Action Plan for 2014-2017<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Action-plan-2014_final.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-106 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Green-Action-Plan-2010-1-300x232.png\" alt=\"Green-Action-Plan-2010-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Green-Action-Plan-2010-1-300x232.png 300w, http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Green-Action-Plan-2010-1.png 790w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WPA-Section_Report-2014-7_15min.pdf\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Report of Activitie<\/span>s 2014-2017<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Inscribe to our mail list to keep up to date with Section\u2019s news<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/E-BulletinRegister.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-134 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/E-BulletinRegister.jpg\" alt=\"E-BulletinRegister\" width=\"156\" height=\"94\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\n<div class=\"wpcf7 no-js\" id=\"wpcf7-f133-o1\" lang=\"en-US\" dir=\"ltr\" data-wpcf7-id=\"133\">\n<div class=\"screen-reader-response\"><p role=\"status\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\"><\/p> <ul><\/ul><\/div>\n<form action=\"\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2#wpcf7-f133-o1\" method=\"post\" class=\"wpcf7-form init\" aria-label=\"Contact form\" novalidate=\"novalidate\" data-status=\"init\">\n<fieldset class=\"hidden-fields-container\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7\" value=\"133\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_version\" value=\"6.1.6\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_locale\" value=\"en_US\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_unit_tag\" value=\"wpcf7-f133-o1\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_container_post\" value=\"0\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_posted_data_hash\" value=\"\" \/>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>Your Name (required)\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-name\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"your-name\" \/><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>Your Email (required)\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-email\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-email wpcf7-validates-as-required wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-email\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"email\" name=\"your-email\" \/><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><input class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-submit has-spinner\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Send\" \/>\n<\/p><div class=\"wpcf7-response-output\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The purpose of this section shall be: To encourage and accelerate research, theory, and practice in the area of religion, spirituality and psychiatry, and related areas. 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