International News and Notes
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Conferences and Symposia
Germany
date: 15–16 September 2011
event: International Congress
theme: 100 Years of Karl Jaspers’ “General Psycho-pathology”
location: University of Heidelberg New Zealand
date: 5–7 July 2012
event: 15th International INPP Conference
theme: Culture and Mental Health
organization: International Network for Philosophy and Psychiatry
location: University of Otago, Dunedin, South Island
contacts: Grant Gillett, Neil Pickering, Judy Trevena, Richard Mullen
Sweden
date: 2–4 September 2011
event: 14th International INPP Conference
theme: Ethics, Experience and Evidence: Integration of Perspectives in Psychiatry
organization: International Network for Philosophy and Psychiatry
conference website: http://sffp.se/eee/call.html
contact: helge.malmgren@filosofi.gu.se
United Kingdom
date: 22 October 2011
event: The 6th RD Laing Conference
theme: Practice or Process? The Divided Self in Psychotherapy
location: Hampstead Town Hall, London
contact: paoffice@globalnet.co.uk; www.philadel-phia-association.co.uk. Or Bruce Scott, on 01494 723880, brucescott@gmx.co.uk. USA
date: 5–6 May 2012
event: 24th Annual Meeting
theme: The Biopsychosocial and Other Models for Psychiatry: Philosophical Perspectives
organization: Association for the Advancement of Philosophy & Psychiatry
location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
contact: Linda Muncy, linda.muncy@utsouthwest-ern.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 [End Page 253]
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
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-Bre-men-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 [End Page 254]
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...
