Call for Nominations for Officers and Board As usual, this winter we will be sending out a ballot for election of...
Recent SSPC News News
SSPC Endorses APA Statement condemning violence in the US Capitol
We would like to express our strong endorsement and support for the American Psychiatric Association statement linked...
Dr. Ronald Wintrob’s Passing
Dear Friends and Colleagues: It is with great sadness to inform you that Dr. Ronald Wintrob had passed away. Dr....
Past SSPC News News
Second World Congress of Cultural Psychiatry
by Ronald Wintrob, M.D. Chair, WPA-Transcultural Psychiatry Section I am writing this report while still experiencing the warm glow of the Umbrian sun and the numerous buoyant contacts with many colleagues and friends who participated in the 2nd World Congress of...
Future International Conferences in Cultural Psychiatry
In 2010: International Conference on Transcultural Psychiatry: Cultural Diversity, Social Change and Mental Health in China; Shanghai, China; April 18 – 20 International Conference on Transcultural Psychiatry: Migration, Next Generations and the Future of Psychiatry;...
John P. Spiegel Memorial Fellowship
The Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture announces its 19th annual call for papers for the Spiegel Fellowship, an annual award presented to a resident or fellow who has an interest in and commitment to cultural psychiatry. Residents or Fellows who are...
Charles Hughes Fellowship in Cultural Psychiatry
The Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture announces its 9th annual call for papers for the Charles Hughes Fellowship in Cultural Psychiatry, an annual award presented to a graduate student who has an interest in and commitment to cultural psychiatry and...
Call for Award Nominations
The SSPC gives two awards to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the field of cultural psychiatry. The Lifetime Achievement Award is given to a person who has made “outstanding and enduring contributions to the field of cultural psychiatry.” The...