A Word from the President

On behalf of the WFSBP Executive Committee I wish you and your family all the best for the upcoming holiday and a happy and prosperous New Year 2009.
 
The year 2008 has been a successful one for the WFSBP with two new WFSBP Treatment Guidelines published in the World Journal of Biological Psychiatry: Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive and Posttraumatic Stress; and Alcoholism. All published Treatment Guidelines are available online for free download at www.wfsbp.org.
 
The 9th World Congress of Biological Psychiatry in Paris, 28 June – 2 July, 2009 is rapidly taking shape. The Scientific Committee has compiled an outstanding, high quality scientific programme. Please visit the website www.wfsbp-congress.org for a download of the 3rd Announcement which includes all details on the scientific programme. Further you will fin on the website videos of the WFSBP President and the organisers of the congress (please click on “Home” and “Scientific Content”).
 
Please note the deadline for abstract submission for Free Communication/Posters/Young Scientists’ Award Sessions: 28 January 2009, all further information is to be found on the congress website. We look forward to receiving your proposal!
 
On this occasion it is my pleasure to announce the 10th World Congress of Biological Psychiatry in Prague, Czech Republic, 29 May – 2 June, 2011. We would like to introduce the host society, the Czech Society of Biological Psychiatry and its President Prof. LadislavHosak. The WFSBP looks very much forward to a successful congress and an ongoing positive collaboration with the National Societies.
 
With seasonal greetings,
Sincerely yours,

Siegfried Kasper, MD
WFSBP President

Feature Forums

Authored by expert Michael Berk, MD, PhD (Barwon Health, The University of Melbourne, The Geelong Clinic, Melbourne, Australia) this month’s WFSBP Feature Forum

 
is now live and open to receive your comment and contribution.

You are invited to take part in this conversation today and to communicate your views, expertise and experience with our community by posting your opinion and thoughts directly in the Forums zone.

The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry

Online Subscription – World Journal vol. 9(4)
The issue of the World Journal vol. 9(4) is available as download for WFSBP members in the Members Only section at www.wfsbp.org. With your personal login data you have access to the Members Only section.

WFSBP Congresses

9th World Congress of Biological Psychiatry, Paris, France (June 28 – July 2, 2009)

Online submission of abstracts for free communications/posters/young scientists' award sessions is open at www.wfsbp-congress.org.

Other Events

We are delighed to call special attention to:

2nd International Congress on ADHD
From Childhood to Adult Disease
21-24 May 2009, Vienna, Austria
www.adhd-congress.org

21st Annual Meeting of the Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms
24-27 June 2009, Berlin, Germany
www.sltbr.org

The EMBO Meeting - advancing the life sciences
29 August - 1 September 2009, Amsterdam, Netherlands
www.the-embo-meeting.org

3rd International Forum "Innovation in Psychiatry" (INNOPSY 2009)
18-20 November 2009
Milan, Italy
www.mgacongressi.it

4th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD)
17-20 March 2010
Sao Paulo, Brazil
www.isbd2010.org