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  • International News and Notes

Conferences and Symposia

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: 22–23 May 2010
event: 21st Annual Meeting
theme: Philosophical Issues in Evidence-Based Psychiatry
organization: Association for the Advancement of Philosophy & Psychiatry
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
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
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 [End Page 295]
contact: Dr. Thomas Fuchs, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Psychiatrische Klinik, Voßstr. 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 & 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

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 [End Page 296]
contact: Yesim Sokak No. 20, 80630 Akatir, Istanbul;
90 2123 351 26 60 (tel.); 90 212 351 26
59 (fax); bahar@psikiyatri.org.tr; www.psikiyatri.org.tr ; Professor Yaman Ors. yaman.ors@tr.net

United Kingdom

organization: Philosophy Special Interest Group
contact: Professor K.W.M. Fulford, Royal College of Psychiatrists, 17 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PG, England

U.S.A

organization: Association for the Advancement...

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