Paris Declaration on Art and its Benefits in Mental Health & Psychiatry
The declaration emphasizes that art addresses everyone without exception, producing subjective yet tangible changes in individuals while fostering social bonds and communion, and it recognizes museums and cultural institutions as vital partners in destigmatizing mental illness. The signatories note that regardless of cultural or historical context— shared invariants emerge: art serves as a common good, […]
Newsletter
A newsletter is published online showcasing recent news & events organized by SIGs. It also includes the complete program of the International conference on “Art and its Benefits in Mental Health and Psychiatry” in Paris; and the first announcement for the 7th International Congress of WACP in Tokyo, Japan. The newsletter also share introduction of […]
New Editor-in Chief of Transcultural Psychiatry
After 32 years of active service and immense contribution to building the foundation of Cultural Psychiatry as Editor-in-Chief of Transcultural Psychiatry, Prof. Laurence Kirmayer has stepped down. We wish his successor Dr. G. Eric Jarvis all the best in his new role.
Newsletter
A newsletter is published online showcasing recent news & events organized by SIGs. It also includes the first call for the International conference on “Art and its Benefits in Mental Health and Psychiatry” in Paris; and the date announcement for the 7th International Congress of WACP in Tokyo, Japan. The newsletter also share introduction of […]
Travel Awards for 6th WACP Congress, Rotterdam, Netherlands
The videos of Travel Award Winners for the 6th WACP congress in Rotterdam, Netherlands are available on YouTube. Have a look, and have a preview of the presentations that they will deliver during the congress: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZrawaGUzsEe9kzHSRA-51g
WACP Statement on the War in Ukraine
The World Association of Cultural Psychiatry (WACP) condemns all non-defensive military actions and has a longstanding concern for the mental health and wellbeing of migrants and refugees, including those fleeing conflict areas. In the last decades, many military conflicts have resulted in terrible loss of life and dislocations among civilian populations around the world. The […]
New WACP Bylaws
The World Association of Cultural Psychiatry (WACP) formally registered its new bylaws on 6 May 2021 through a notarial deed in Leiden, the Netherlands. The registration provided the Association with a formal legal framework governing its structure, membership, governance, objectives, and operational procedures. The updated bylaws outline WACP’s commitment to promoting cultural competence in mental […]
Idioms of Distress Among Trauma Survivors: Subtypes and Clinical Utility
On May 4, 2021, the World Association of Cultural Psychiatry (WACP), in collaboration with the Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture (SSPC), hosted a Trainee Journal Club from 3:00 to 4:30 PM ET, open to students, trainees, and early-career professionals. The session featured a discussion of the article “Idioms of Distress Among Trauma […]