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In 2001 a group
of Dutch psychiatrists with interest in transcultural psychiatry
took the initiative to found the (Dutch) Section on Transcultural
Psychiatry. They had the intention to promote this field of science.
In 2002, after determining a policy program
by the members, the section asked the board of the
Netherlands Psychiatric Association for an official status as
Section of the Association. Also, the board of the section has been
stated.
The official
foundation by the board of the Association took place in July 2003.
In the policy program of the Section the
general purpose is stated: the promotion of psychiatric practice
which takes into account the cultural diversity and the migration
history of patients, and the stimulation of scientific research
in this field. The Section wants to reach this goal by permanent
education in congresses and conferences, a newsletter, being a forum
for researchers in the field, and working as a pressure group to
put the field on diverse agendas. The section also tries to promote
the increase of psychiatrists of minority groups in the Netherlands
and tries to promote mental health in development countries. At
last: there are contacts with other national and international organisations.
In 2003 a definitive
policy program has been stated by the members
of the section.
The Section has 140 members of whom 110 are psychiatrists and the
others medical anthropologists, psychologists and so on. The board
of the Section consists of eight persons. In december 2008, the
old Board members made place for a new Board, see the site of the
NVvP.
The Section has already organised conferences and will do so in
the future. In 2003 it organised together with others a conference
on transcultural diagnostics and a conference on cultural competence.
In 2004 there was a conference on science and scientific pitfalls
in the field of culture and mental health. After the conference
the section has produced a paper on this topic. At the end of 2004
there was a conference on Addiction and Culture. In the annual conferences
of the Netherlands Psychiatric Association we have had several symposiums,
courses and other presentations. In the Association the Section
talks with other sections about themes as the profile of the psychiatrist,
end terms of education, organisation of care and other topics. The
Section already works as a forum for cooperation in the scientific
field. Also, the Section is occupied with enhancing education in
transcultural psychiatry for residents, and employment of more psychiatrists
from non-western cultures.
The Section has a newsletter, which is sent electronically. Other
news is sent regularly by e-mail.
More information (in the Dutch language) can be found on the website
of the Nederlandse Vereniging of Psychiatrie, under Secties, Transculturele
Psychiatrie, www.nvvp.net
Webmaster: Hans
Rohlof. Own website: www.rohlof.nl
Last change:
6.6.2005
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