2nd International Mental Health and Cultural Psychiatry Conference

Session Details

Anartha, Pravat (stormy wind or current of air) - Natural Disasters and Psychiatry: WPA Section on Disaster Intervention and Disaster Institutional Program

Saturday, 26 November 2005 08:30 -10:30

Sydney Room

Co-Chair Professor Suresh Sundram Mental Health Research InstituteAustralia
Co-Chair Dr Carlyle Perera Indo Australasian Psychiatry AssociationAustralia
Co-Chair Professor Beverly Raphael University of Western SydneyAustralia
Co-Chair Dr Russell D'Souza Melbourne UniversityAustralia

Introduction
  • Professor Suresh Sundram, Mental Health Research Institute, Australia
  • Tsunami in India - Its Impact on Mental Health
  • Professor Siva Nambi, Indian Psychiatric Society, India
  • The Psychosocial effects of the Tsunami in Northern Sri Lanka
  • Professor Daya Somasundaram, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
  • Mental Health Response To Disasters – A Malaysian Response To The Indian Ocean Tsunami
  • Professor Thambu Maniam, National University of Malaysia, Malaysia
  • Mental Health Status of Tsunami Survivors in Southern Thailand
  • Professor Pichet Udomratn, The Psychiatric Association of Thailand (PAT), Thailand
  • Pakistan Earthquake Disaster
  • Professor Haroon Rashid Chaudhry, Fatima Jinnah Medical College and Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Pakistan
  • Professor Kahilid Mufti, Pakistan
  • The experience of Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Reflection after 10 years
  • Professor Naotaka Shinfuku, Seinan Gakuin University and Kobe University, Japan
  • Cyclone Katrina Disaster and Mental Health
  • Dr Anthony Ng, United States
  • Dr Russell D'Souza, Melbourne University, Australia
  • Summary and WPA Guidelines
  • Professor Beverly Raphael, University of Western Sydney, Australia
  • Discussion Interval
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