Psychoanalysis in Psychiatry
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About
The "Psychoanalysis in Psychiatry" Section officially began in 2002, finding its place as one of sixty-six WPA sections, after a long process coordinated by Daniel Simon Kipman (France). The aims of the Section are to explore how psychoanalysis may enrich daily clinical practice of psychiatry and provide a forum for interdisciplinary trans-theoretical discussions. Section members study links between theory and practice of psychodynamic psychiatry, neuroscience, social sciences, the humanities and clinical research.
The "Psychoanalysis in Psychiatry" section concerns itself with:
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the dissemination of psychoanalytic theory to psychiatrists and other expert mental health clinicians,
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the promotion of discussion of the role and function of psychoanalysis in psychiatry, medicine, and healthcare in general,
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the creation of links with different fields of research—within psychiatry itself and also other fields
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providing psychiatrists and mental health clinicians worldwide with opportunities to advance psychoanalytic and psychodynamic psychotherapy competency and performance through educational activities.
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More detailed information about our Section and our activities can be read here.
Section Officers
Chair:
Saman Tavakoli (Iran)
Address: Iranian Psychiatric Association
Unit 2, No.61, 21st Street,
Janbazan St.,20th St.,
North Kargar Ave., T
ehran, Iran
E-mail: samantavakoli@gmail.com
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Co-Chair:
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Paola Mieli (USA)
Address: Après-Coup Psychoanalytic Association,
109 Third Avenue,
New York, NY 10003, USA
E-mail: parolapm@yahoo.com
Secretary:
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Mario Edouardo Costa Pereira (Brazil)
Address: Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine of the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP),
Rua Adelino Raizer, 62,
Condomínio Colinas do Ermitage, Sousas,
Campinas-SP Brazil
E-mail: pereiram@unicamp.br
Chair Emeritus and Consultant
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Michel Botbol
Address: Western Brittany University Hôpital de Bohars Service universitaire de psychiatrie infanto juvenile 29820 Bohars France
Phone: +33 2 98 01 50 45
Fax: +33 2 98 01 52 98
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