91ºÚÁÏÍø

Kathmandu 2018

International Conference on Culture and Global Mental Health

°¿³¦³Ù´Ç²ú±ð°ùÌý29-30,Ìý2018

Hotel Shangrila, Kathmandu, Nepal

  • Religion and mental health in Nepal
  • Research perspectives on resilience
  • Mediation and mental health
  • Positive psychology and well-being
  • Culture and spirituality in clinical practice

The conference brought together mental health practitioners, psychiatrists, psychologists, residents, researchers, mental health social workers, advocates and experts from diverse traditions to discuss the implications of religious and spiritual teachings for mental health theory, policy, and practice. In addition to interactive presentations, panel discussion provided opportunities for dialogue on ways to integrate insights from religious and spiritual practices into mental health research, promotion, interventions, and recovery in international and Nepalese context.

The conference was organized by Department of Psychiatry and mental health, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry & Global Mental Health Program, 91ºÚÁÏÍø, Canada and Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Institute of Clinical medicine & Centre for Global Health, University of Oslo, Norway. The course was directed by Prof. Laurence J. Kirmayer (Mc Gill University), Prof. Saroj Prasad Ojha (Tribhuvan University) and Assoc. Prof. Suraj Thapa (University of Oslo).

International Conference on Culture and Global Mental Health poster

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