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Recommendation for dealing with people in crisis situations and following difficult life events
The Pompidou Group, together with leading European psycho-trauma experts, has developed recommendations on how people can better interact and communicate with persons who have experienced a crisis or difficult life event. The recommendations were developed at the request of the Ukrainian Ministry of Interior and in light of the traumatic situations experienced by the Ukrainian […]
Webinar on Covid-19 and global psychiatry on 10/29/21
On March 11th, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared COVID-19 to be a worldwide pandemic. The global pandemic caused by SARS-COV-2 has had a notable impact across the globe. The incidence of COVID-19 and death rates has been substantially higher among ethnic minorities, migrants, and economically exposed groups. In addition, persons with psychiatric […]
WPA 2020 Thematic Congess on Intersectional Collaboration 10-12.12.20
Dear colleagues and friends, www.wpathematic.org Considering the challenging situation caused by the global pandemic, WPA is pleased to announce that its exclusive virtual congress for 2020 and the first Thematic Congress during 2020-23 term: the WPA 2020 Thematic Congress on intersectional collaboration “Psychological Trauma: Global burden on mental and physical health”, will be delivered virtually […]
Information on Corona-Virus in different languages
www.integrationsbeauftragte.de/corona-virus Flyer available in the following languages: German, English, French, Turkish, Italian, Russian, Farsi, Chinese, Arabic, Spanish, Bulgarian, Polish, Romanian, Hungarian, Greek, Vietnamese, Dari, Tigrinja, Albanian, Czech and soon Croatian. www.corona-ethnomed.sprachwahl.info-data.info Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Information and practical tips in 37 languages EPA Recommendations Hoping to contribute to reducing the negative psychological consequences of the pandemic, the […]
WPA-TPS: Action Plan 2020-2023:
This action plan is preliminary and may need to be adapted due to the COVID-19 PANDEMIC Conferences: Besides the symposia at various congresses: 2020 Business meetings 4 joint symposia proposals submitted for the WPA- Intersectional Congress on “Psychological Trauma: Global burden on mental and physical health” on 11-13 December, Athens, Greece 2021 The postponed 20th […]
A Call to Action on Racism and Social Justice in Mental Health
Laurence J. Kirmayer, MD, FRCPC, FCAHS, FRSC1; Suman Fernando, MD2; Jaswant Guzder, MD3; Myrna Lashley, PhD4; Cécile Rousseau, MD5; Meryam Schouler-Ocak, MD6; Roberto Lewis-Fernández, MD7; Kenneth Fung, MD8; G. Eric Jarvis, MD, MSc9 A position statement developed by the Canadian Psychiatric Association’s (CPA) Transcultural Section and approved by the CPA Board of Directors on July […]
Migration
Migration and Transculturality: New Tasks in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (German) Intercultural action in psychiatry and psychotherapy. In view of increasing levels of migration and refugee displacement, intercultural action in psychiatry and psychotherapy is essential. Practitioners are faced with the growing demands of treating patients in a culturally sensitive manner, taking socio-cultural differences into account in […]
Trauma and Migration
M. Schouler-Ocak (Ed.) Trauma and Migration Cultural Factors in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Traumatised Immigrants ▶ Examines recent trends in the management of trauma and posttraumatic stress disorders in immigrants ▶ Explains how cultural factors can impact on diagnosis and treatment ▶ Stresses the importance of cross-cultural understanding and communication This book provides […]
Intercultural Psychotherapy
Meryam Schouler-Ocak, Marianne C. Kastrup (Eds.) Intercultural Psychotherapy For Immigrants, Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Ethnic Minority Patients Presents relevant aspects of psychotherapeutic work involving people with an immigration background Includes disorders such as PTSD, depression, personality and schizophrenic disorders Written by respected interdisciplinary specialists This book is intended to sensitise psychotherapists, to strengthen practitioners’ intercultural […]