2014 is off to an excellent start for SSPC. Under Roberto's leadership, the Program Committee has put the finishing...
Letter from the President
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Recent Winter Special Edition 2014 News
From the Desk of the Executive Director
Time passes quickly when you're having fun. It's hard to believe that our 2014 annual meeting is just 3 months away!...
Visit San Diego, the birthplace of California!
by Jim Jaranson SSPC welcomes you to San Diego, "America's Finest City," for the annual meeting May 15-17,...
Past Winter Special Edition 2014 News
Call for Nominations for SSPC Awards
Each year the Society presents two important awards for significant achievements by individuals who conduct advanced work in the field of cultural psychiatry. These are: The Lifetime Achievement Award: This is to be presented annually to a person who has made...
Previous Lifetime Achievement winners
2002 Ron Wintrob 2003 Joe Westermeyer 2004 Bob Kraus 2005 Ray Prince 2006 Ed Foulks 2007 Joe Yamamoto 2008 WenShing Tseng 2010 Laurence Kirmayer 2011 Spero M. Manson 2012 Renato Alarcon
From the Editor’s Corner
by Shannon Suo As you can tell by the Steven and Liz’s articles, excitement is in the air for the 2014 Annual Meeting in San Diego. Personally, I look forward to the chance to visit with old and new friends and participate in lively discussions on a multitude of...
Extra, Extra, Read All About It!
The Tenement Museum Tour in New York was a huge success, and many of you told us you'd like to have extra-curricular activities and opportunities to have dinner with other attendees. This year we have facilitated a few activities which, although not part of the SSPC...
Previous Creative Scholarship Award Winners
2002 WenShing Tseng 2003 Dave Kinzie 2004 Armando Favazza 2006 Laurence Kirmayer 2008 Francis Lu 2010 Richard Mollica 2011 James L. Griffith 2012 Dinesh Bhugra and Kamaldeep Bhu
Book Your Hotel Now for the 2014 Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting for 2014 is being held at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice, University of San Diego. A block of rooms is reserved for SSPC at the Fairfield Inn and Suites in Old Town, just a few minutes from the Kroc Institute. The room...