International News and Notes
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Conferences and Symposia
India
date: 6–9 January 2009
event: International and Interdisciplinary Conference
theme: Self, Identity and Culture: East and West
organization: The Society for Indian Philosophy & Religion; The Center for Spirituality, Ethics and Global Awareness, Bethany College, West Virginia
location: Kolkata
contact: Dr. Chandana Chakrabarti;cchakrabarti@bethanywv.edu
Portugal
date: 22–24 October 2009
event: 12th International Conference for Philosophy & Psychiatry
theme: Understanding Mental Disorders
organization: International Network of Philosophy and Psychiatry ( www.inpponline.org )
location: Lisbon
contact: Conference Office;soniaramos@ideiasaoquadrado.com
U.S.A
date: 16–17 May 2009
event: 21st Annual Meeting
theme: Philosophical Issues in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
organization: Association for the Advancement of Philosophy & Psychiatry
location: San Francisco, California
contact: Linda Muncy,linda.muncy@utsouthwestern.edu
National and Local Groups
Australia
organization: Interest Group for Philosophy and Psychiatry
contact: Dr. Jeanette Martin and Dr. Stephanie Winfield, Australia/New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, 2/97 Edgecliffe Road, Bondi Junction - NSW 2002
Canada
organization: Association for the Advancement of Philosophy & Psychiatry - Canadian Affiliate Group, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
contact: Edwin Hersch, M.D., 586 Eglinton Ave. E., Suite 707, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4P1P2;edwinhersch@bellnet.ca
Denmark
organization: Danish Group for Philosophy, Medicine and Mental Health
contact: Dr. Soren Holm, Department of Medical Philosophy and Clinical Theory, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3C - 2200N
contact: Dr. Anton Aggernaes, Institute of Neurophysiology, University of Copenhagen, Buldborgvej 25 - DK, 2000 Fredriksberg
Finland
organization: Finnish Group for Philosophy, Medicine and Mental Health [End Page 83]
contact: Professor Ingmar Porn and Dr. Markus Heinimaa, Department of Philosophy, University of Turku - 20700 Turku
France
organization: L’Évolution Psychiatrique
contact: Professor Yves Thoret, 53 Aven Anatole, 78300, Poissy
Germany
organization: Referat Philosophische Grundlagen der Psychiatrie, DGPPN (German Psychiatric Association
contact: Dr. Thomas Fuchs, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Psychiatrische Klinik, Voβstr. 4, D-69115 Heidelberg;thomas_fuchs@med.uni-heidelberg.de; Dr. Martin Heinze, Klinikum Bremen-Ost;Martin.Heinze@Klinikum-Bremen-Ost.de; www.dgppn.de
organization: Gesellschaft für Philosophie und Wissenschaften der Psyche
contact: Dr. Christian Kupke, c/o Charité Klinik für Psychiatrie und psychotherapie Schumannstr. 20/21, 10117 Berlin,kupke@onlinehome.de; www.gpwp.de
Israel
organization: Society for Philosophy, Counseling and Psychotherapy
contact: Dr. Ran Lahav, 25 Yarmin Street - Mevascret Zion 90805
Italy
organization: Società Italiana per la Psciopatologia
contact: Dr. Giovanni Stanghellini, Via Venezia 14, 1-50121 Florence
organization: Italian Research Unit on Philosophy and Psychiatry
contact: Dr. Emilio Mordini, Instituto Psicoanalitico per la Reserche Social, Via Avenula 21, 00186 Roma
Japan
organization: Japanese Association for Psychiatry and Philosophy
contact: Dr. Takeshi Utsumi, Department of Psychiatry, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2-11-1, Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-8605, Japan;utsumi@med.teikyo-u.ac.jp
The Netherlands
organization: Dutch Foundation for Psychiatry and Philosophy
contact: Professor Evert van Leeuwen, Zuider Stationsweg 29-2061 HD Bloemendaal
New Zealand
organization: New Zealand Group for Philosophy and Psychiatry
contact: Professor Grant Gillett and Dr. Richard Mullen, Bioethics Research Centre, University of Otago, PO Box 913, Dunedin
Northern Ireland
organization: Northern Ireland Ethics Forum
contact: Dr. Ann Beglem, School of Nursing and Midwifery, The Queen’s University - Belfast BT7 1NN
Norway
organization: Norwegian Group for Philosophy, Medicine and Mental Health
contact: Dr. Erik Falkum, Legeforeingen, Lagasen 1324, Lysaker
Romania
organization: Free Psychiatrists Association
contact: Professor Aurel Romila, Pentru Dialog-Social, 120 Calae Victoriei, Sector 1, Bucharest
Scandinavia
organization: Nordic Network for Philosophy, Medicine and Mental Health
contact: Dr. Jennifer Bullington, Department of Health and Society-Linkoping University, 58183 Linkoping, Sweden
Scotland
organization: Scottish Group for Philosophy and Psychiatry
contact: Dr. David Tait, Murray Royal Hospital - Perth PH2 7BH
Spain
organization: Societa de Historia y Filosofia de la Psiquiatria
contact: Professor Filberto Fuentenebro, President Sociedad de Historia Y Filosofia, Dep. De Psiquiatria-Faculdad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense - 28040 Madrid [End Page 84]
Sweden
organization: Swedish Group for Philosophy, Medicine and Mental Health
contact: Professor Lennart Nordenfelt, Department of Health and Society, Linkoping University - 58183 Linkoping
Turkey
organization: Psychiatry and Philosophy Working Unit of the Turkish Psychiatric Association Compos Mentis, Psychiatry and Philosophical Activity Group
contact: Yesim Sokak No. 20, 80630 Akatir, Istanbul; 90 2123 351 26 60 (tel.); 90 212 351 26 59 (fax);bahar...
