COMMITTEES

Professor Mario Maj President, World Psychiatric Association President of Congress "Dear Colleagues, I am delighted to invite you to participate in the WPA Regional Meeting to be held in St. Petersburg, Russia, from June 10 to 12, 2010. The theme of the meeting will be “Traditions and Innovations in Psychiatry”. This will be an extremely useful opportunity for psychiatrists from the WPA European Region to strike a balance between traditional approaches and recent innovations in various areas of our discipline and profession, including diagnosis and classification (with a special focus on depression and schizophrenia), pharmacotherapies and psychotherapies, neurobiological research, and child psychiatry. The contribution of Russian-speaking countries to the progress of knowledge in the above areas, sometimes not fully acknowledged due to the language barrier, will be extensively discussed. Needless to say, the meeting will be a wonderful opportunity for European psychiatrists and accompanying persons to visit one of the most fascinating towns in the world, full of history and art and permeated by a unique atmosphere. I look forward to meeting you in St. Petersburg."

Professor Valery Krasnov President, Russian Society of Psychiatrists Director of Congress "Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to invite psychiatrists from all over the world to St. Petersburg to take part in the WPA Regional Meeting on June 10-12, 2010. The Meeting whose theme is “Traditions and Innovations in Psychiatry” will highlight rich experience of European psychiatry and recent contributions from different parts of the world, based on replicable research designs. Over the years we have noticed the renewed interest in the traditions of Russian psychiatry which are connected with the well known names of S. Korsakov, P. Gannushkin, V. Bekhterev. St. Petersburg is not only a world famous tourist and cultural place, but also one of declared centre of psychiatric ideas. Currently, St. Petersburg gives the example of reforming in the system of mental health care grounded on the best European and Russian traditions and new world advances in psychiatry, clinical psychology and neurosciences. It is the optimal conjunction of evidence based data and conceptual approaches that make the system of psychiatric care more reproducible and theoretically substantiated. The Russian psychiatric community is cordially welcoming the guests and we look forward to greeting you in St. Petersburg, the Northern Capital of Russia."

COMMITTEES

President of the Congress:
Mario Maj (Italy)

Director of the Congress:
Valery Krasnov (Russia)

Chairpersons of the Organizing Committee:
Tarek Okasha (Egypt)
Maya Kulygina (Russia)
Vladimir Mikhailov (Russia)

Members of the Organizing Committee:
Tsuyoshi Akiyama (Japan)
Alexandra Barkhatova (Russia)
Levent Kuey (Turkey)
Yakov Kochetkov (Russia)
Oleg Limankin (Russia)
Igor Makarov (Russia)
Nikos Christodoulou (Greece)
Yury Popov (Russia)
Natalia Semenova (Russia)
Alexander Shmukler (Russia)
Allan Tasman (USA)

Chairpersons of the Scientific Committee:
Nikolay Neznanov (Russia)
Pedro Ruiz (USA)
Members of the Scientific Committee
Altynbekov Sagat (Kazakhstan)
Bobrov Alexey (Russia)
Christodoulou George (Greece)
Evsegneev Roman (Belarus)
Gask Linda (UK)
Hanson Jerker (Sweden)
Herrman Helen (Australia)
Ivanov Mikhail (Russia)
Jorge Miguel (Brazil)
Kholmogorova Alla (Russia)
Krupitsky Evgeny (Russia)
Lecic Tosevski Dusica (Serbia)
Maruta Natalia (Ukraine)
Mezzich Juan (USA)
Mosolov Sergey (Russia)
Nurmagambetova Saya (Kazakhstan)
Pi Edmond (USA)
Roca Miguel (Spain)
Rutz Wolfgang (Sweden)
Sartorius Norman (Switzerland)
Soghoyan Armen (Armenia)
Tyano Sam (Israel)
Uzbekov Marat (Russia)
Veltishchev Dmitry (Russia)
Wahlberg Henrik (Sweden)
Wied Viktor (Russia)

Local Honorary Committee:
Yuri Alexandrovsky
Isaak Gurovich
Modest Kabanov
Boris Karvasarsky
Izjyaslav Lapin
Valentin Semke
Sergey Seredenin
Anatoly Smulevich
Alexander Tiganov

Professional Congress Organizer:
Andrey Manichev
Inna Pertsovskaya
Ilona Shubnikova