Psychiatry of the 21st Century: Context, Controversies and Commitment
You can look forward to an excellent scientific programme with renowned speakers from all over the world. Under the theme “Psychiatry of the 21st Century: Context, Controversies and Commitment” the WPA XVII WORLD CONGRESS OF PSYCHIATRY will consider all relevant mental disorders and take a close look at current developments in prevention, diagnostics, therapy and rehabilitation.
This World Congress offers an ideal opportunity to take stock of the state of psychiatry in the early part of the 21st century and share the vision and future direction of exciting developments in the field. In addition to focussing on new developments in research and clinical practice the congress will consider the human rights of people with mental illnesses and the German tradition of psychopathology.
The scientific programme will appeal to both national and international professional audiences by offering numerous events in German in addition to its many English language offerings. The language of each event is indicated in the programme.
Main topics
- Comorbidity of mental and physical diseases
- Psychiatry and society
- Prevention of mental illnesses and promotion of mental health
- German tradition of psychopathology, psychopathology of new diseases worldwide, classification
Opening Ceremony
8 October 2017 | 17:30–18:30
followed by a Networking Reception
Closing Ceremony
12 October 2017 | 12:00–13:00
Activities
09.10.2017 | 13:30 – 15:00 | Room Lindau 3
S-073 What happens if we solve our world’s crisis with amygdala driven reactions?
Chair
Michael Sadre-Chirazi-Stark, Hamburg
Co-Chair
Peter J. Verhagen, Harderwijk, Netherlands
Speaker
Roy Abraham Kallivayalil, Kerala, India
001 –What happens if we solve our world’s crisis with amygdala driven reactions – social psychiatry perspectives
Speaker
Sabine Koenig, Valluhn
002 –How does the juridical system respond to world’s crisis – a diagnosis
Speaker
Peter J. Verhagen, Harderwijk, Netherlands
003 –Religion and conflict – what can we learn from comparative religion?
Speaker
Solomon Rataemane, Pretoria, South Africa
004 –Amygdala anxieties post Apartheid in South Africa: analysis of stressors and fears generating social instability
09.10.2017 | 13:30 – 15:00 | Hall Paris 2
S-062 Human rights abuses in psychiatry
Chair
Frank Schneider, Aachen
Co-Chair
Sir Simon Wessely, London, United Kingdom
Speaker
Paul Weindling, Oxford, United Kingdom
001 –German and international responses to Nazi Euthanasia at the Nuremberg Trials
Speaker
Alan Rosen, Sydney, Australia
002 –Roles of our mental health professions in substandard psychiatric services and outcomes for Australian indigenous peoples
Speaker
Alexander Moreira-Almeida, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
003 –Case study of two misuses of psychiatry in 20th in Brazil: inhuman madhouses and “pathologization” of spiritual experiences
Speaker
Bernard Janse van Rensburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
004 –Processing of trauma and loss from conflicts and human right abuses through ceremony, rituals and commemoration
09.10.2017 | 15:15 – 16:45 | Room Weimar 3
S-092 Positive psychiatry and spirituality: pathways to well being
Chair
Alexander Moreira-Almeida, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
Co-Chair
Dilip V. Jeste, La Jolla, USA
Speaker
Dilip V. Jeste, La Jolla, USA
001 –Positive psychiatry: more than just treating mental disorders
Speaker
Alexander Moreira-Almeida, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
002 –Spirituality and positive psychiatry
Speaker
Alison J. Gray, Hereford, United Kingdom
003 –Resilience, compassion, empathy and spirituality
Speaker
Avdesh Kumar Sharma, New Delhi, India
004 –Focusing on well-being: reducing burden on the community
10.10.2017 | 08:15 – 09:45 | Room Weimar 5
S-134 CAREIF Symposium 2: Putting psychiatric care into context: intercultural models and clinical practice
Chair
Shanaya Rathod, Southampton, United Kingdom
Co-Chair
Diana Bass, London, United Kingdom
Speaker
Shanaya Rathod, Southampton, United Kingdom
001 –Cultural adaptation of interventions: possibilities and challenges
Speaker
Jenny Willis, New Malden, United Kingdom
002 –Wellbeing: a personal and social responsibility
Speaker
Diana Bass, London, United Kingdom
003 –Pride or prejudice? The role of ethnicity and culture in the mental health and professional development of medical students
Speaker
Simon Dein, London, United Kingdom
004 –Religion and spirituality in psychiatric practice
10.10.2017 | 10:00 – 11:30 | Room R2
S-043 (d) Spiritus contra Spiritum? Die Rolle der Spiritualität bei Suchterkrankungen
Chair
Jürgen Hoß, Gottfrieding
Co-Chair
Human-Friedrich Unterrainer, Graz, Austria
Speaker
Frithjof Sahnwaldt,
001 –Spiritualität bei den Anonymen Alkoholikern aus der Sicht eines evangelischen Christen
Speaker
Human-Friedrich Unterrainer, Graz, Austria
002 –Die Rolle der Spiritualität in der Behandlung von Suchterkrankungen
Speaker
Andrew,
003 –Spiritualität und Religion aus der Sicht eines AA-Mitglieds – ein Erfahrungsbericht
10.10.2017 | 11:45 – 13:45 | Hall Berlin 1
DF-03 (d) Existentielle Trauer – ein Trialog zwischen den Weltreligionen, Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie
Chair
Isgard Ohls, Hamburg
Co-Chair
Michael Utsch, Berlin
Speaker
Ibrahim Rüschoff, Rüsselsheim
001 –Umgang mit Verlust und Trauer im Islam
Speaker
Isgard Ohls, Hamburg
002 –Ars moriendi et vivendi: Trauer aus christlich-jüdischer Perspektive
Speaker
Hamid Peseschkian, Wiesbaden
003 –Der Mensch als Edelstein – die Perspektive der Bahai
Speaker
Peter Kaiser, Stuttgart
004 –Die Perspektive der Konfessionslosen und Atheisten
Speaker
Ulrike Anderssen-Reuster, Dresden
005 –Umgang mit Verlust und Trauer im Buddhismus
10.10.2017 | 15:15 – 16:45 | Hall Helsinki 2
S-190 Religion, spirituality and clinical psychiatry: empirical studies
Chair
Arjan Braam, Utrecht, Netherlands
Co-Chair
Simon L. Dein, London, United Kingdom
Speaker
Joke C. van Nieuw Amerongen-Meeuse, Utrecht, Netherlands
001 –Just nurses you know: patients’ needs of religion/spirituality (R/S) integration in complex mental health care
Speaker
Matthias Jongkind, Amersfoort, Netherlands
002 –Which dimensions of religion/spirituality are protective in suicidality? The association between suicidality and religion in depressed, religiously affiliated patients
Speaker
Angelien Steen, Utrecht/Amersfoort, Netherlands
003 –Meaning in life as a facet of personality functioning: a comparative quantitative approach employing Livesley’s adaptive failure model
Speaker
Arjan Braam, Utrecht, Netherlands
004 –Religious delusions in late life affective and non-affective psychosis: the association with (a strict) religious background and orthodoxy
10.10.2017 | 15:15 – 16:45 | Hall New York 1
S-194 Cultural variations in the expression of symptoms
Chair
Cornelis J. Kees Laban, Beilen, Netherlands
Co-Chair
Roberto Lewis-Fernandez, New York, USA
Speaker
Roberto Lewis-Fernandez, New York, USA
001 –Cultural concepts of distress and psychiatric disorders: a rose by any other name?
Speaker
Simon Groen, Beilen, Netherlands
002 –The impact of trauma and acculturation on personal lives of asylum seekers and refugees
Speaker
Geert Smid, Diemen, Netherlands
003 –Towards cultural assessment of grief and grief-related psychopathology
Speaker
Simon Dein, London, United Kingdom
004 –The role of religion in the experience and expression of symptoms
11.10.2017 | 10:00 – 11:30 | Hall A2
S-240 Terrorism, religion and culture from a psychiatric perspective
Chair
Hussien Elkholy, Cairo, Egypt
Co-Chair
Nahla Nagy, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt
Speaker
Nahla Nagy, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt
001 –Psychological aspects of religious terrorism
Speaker
Norbert Konrad, Berlin
002 –Forensic psychiatric aspects of terrorism in Germany
Speaker
Thomas Stompe, Vienna, Austria
003 –Socialization, radicalisation, terrorism
Speaker
Ekin Sönmez, Istanbul, Turkey
004 –Training in and for psychiatry # when times are bitter
11.10.2017 | 10:00 – 11:30 | Room Dessau 6
S-254 WPA position statement in religion, spirituality and psychiatry: practical implications
Chair
Alexander Moreira-Almeida, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
Co-Chair
Peter J. Verhagen, Harderwijk, Netherlands
Speaker
Alexander Moreira-Almeida, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
001 –Presentation of the position statement and its practical implications for research, education and clinical practice
Speaker
Peter J. Verhagen, Harderwijk, Netherlands
002 –Position statement on spirituality and religion in psychiatry: a matter of attitude
Speaker
Christopher Cook, Durham, United Kingdom
003 –Impact of the WPA position statement on spirituality – religion in psychiatry
Speaker
Driss Moussaoui, Casablanca, Morocco
004 –Religious interpretation: a blessing or a curse in mental health – a practical application of the position statement
11.10.2017 | 10:00 – 11:30 | Room R13
S-257 Interprofessional collaborations and education between mental health and spiritual care professionals as a pathway for achieving high quality, person-centred care
Chair
Wai Lun Alan Fung, Toronto, Canada
Co-Chair
Avdesh Kumar Sharma, New Delhi, India
Speaker
Wai Lun Alan Fung, Toronto, Canada
001 –Interprofessional collaborations and education between mental health and spiritual care professionals # why, what, when and how?
Speaker
Avdesh Kumar Sharma, New Delhi, India
002 –Interfaith mental health alliance for holistic, cost effective, culturally sensitive health care delivery
Speaker
Sujatha Devanathan Sharma, New Delhi, India
003 –Practical spirituality for mental health issues: some key concepts and principles of Brahmakumaris Rajyoga lifestyle
Speaker
Alison J. Gray, Hereford, United Kingdom
004 –Stigma and stigmata: the intersection of spirituality, stigma and mental health discrimination
11.10.2017 | 15:15 – 16:45 | Room M8
S-313 Culture, religion and spirituality in the promotion of mental health and management of mental illnesses
Chair
Avdesh Kumar Sharma, New Delhi, India
Co-Chair
Norman Sartorius, Geneva, Switzerland
Speaker
Avdesh Kumar Sharma, New Delhi, India
001 –Role of religion and spirituality in the promotion of mental health
Speaker
Alexander Moreira-Almeida, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
002 –Religion/spirituality as resource in the prevention and management of mental illnesses
Speaker
Paul Summergrad, Boston, MA, USA
003 –Intersection of spirituality and psychopharmacology – the new research on psychedelics
Speaker
Jair de Jesus Mari, Sao Paulo, Brazil
004 –Culture, commonly held beliefs and Cannabis use in adolescence
11.10.2017 | 15:30 – 19:30 | Room Lindau 2
C-217 (e) Dealing with losses and existential questions from a (non)-religious perspective
Chair
Isgard Ohls, Hamburg
Co-Chair
Peter Kaiser, Stuttgart
11.10.2017 | 17:00 – 18:30 | Room R5
OS-54 Ethics, religiosity and history
Chair
Michael Musalek, Wien, Austria
Co-Chair
Martin Heinze, Rüdersdorf
Speaker
Martina Andrea Hodel, Zurich, Switzerland
001 –The goals of care for patients suffering from severe persistent mental illness
Speaker
Sukru Keles, Ankara, Turkey
002 –Ethical discourse of psychiatrists about sexual identity and sexual orientation
Speaker
Bruno Paz Mosqueiro, Porto Alegre, Brazil
003 –Religiosity and clinical outcomes of depressed inpatients in South Brazil
Speaker
Thomas Mueller, Ravensburg
004 –The first public document on Nazi euthanasia in Germany – a French médecin-commandant, his encounter with German psychiatric hospital staff in Württemberg, 1945-46, and the consequences
12.10.2017 | 08:15 – 09:45 | Hall A5
S-341 Implementing culturally sensitive psychiatric diagnostics in the Nordic countries
Chair
Roberto Lewis-Fernandez, New York, USA
Co-Chair
Sigrid Helene Haug, Ottestad, Norway
Speaker
Sofie Bäärnhielm, Stockholm, Sweden
001 –Evaluating clinical use in Sweden of the DSM-5 Cultural Formulation Interview
Speaker
Valerie Demarinis, Stockholm, Sweden
002 –Evaluating feasibility and clinical utility of the DSM-5 Cultural Formulation Interview in complex rehabilitation treatment
Speaker
Sigrid Helene Haug, Ottestad, Norway
003 –Implementation of Cultural Formulation Interview in Norway – aim and scope with an emphasis on its recovery-oriented properties
Speaker
Signe Skammeritz, Ballerup, Denmark
004 –The use of the Cultural Formulation Interview in Denmark