1-Jun-2014 Puspendra Singh Rajput NEW DELHI : In view of increasing psychological problems in modern life, psychologists and psychiatrists of India and abroad, come together on a single platform to discussed the most recent scientific research and emergent technologies impacting our understanding of the human mind, brain and behaviour, as well as their application to clinical psychiatry and mental health services. More than 300 leading psychiatrists and medical experts from India and abroad will participate in FRONTIERS PsyCog 2014, a two day conference on the neurocognitive advances in the field of psychiatry. The conference is being organized by Cosmos Institute of Mental Health & Behavioral Sciences (CIMBS) at J W Marriott Hotel, New Delhi Aerocity,from 31st May to 1st June, 2014. Prof. J. S Neki (Director, PGI, Chandigarh)delivered Inaugural address. Prof. J. S Neki (Director, PGI, Chandigarh) delivered Inaugural address. He said - country with more than 100 crore population and a paucity of psychiatrists (around 4000 psychiatrists in India), extensive manpower training and use of innovative and advanced methods for treatment is the need of the hour. We hope PsyCog-2014 will enhance skills psychiatrists of India with workshops, interactive lectures, hands-on training sessions and group work to ensure a high take-home of knowledge and skills. Highlighting the importance of FRONTIERS PsyCog 2014, Dr. Sunil Mittal, Chairman of CIMBS said, "In a country with more than 100 crore population and a paucity of psychiatrists (around 4000 psychiatrists in India), extensive manpower training and use of innovative and advanced methods for treatment is the need of the hour. The conference will also see eminent and senior psychiatrists discussing the latest mental health policies and laws. Overall, with its broad array of topics and special trainings to psychiatrists from all over the country, the conference holds a lot of promise of making advanced mental health care available to a large population". "The thrust of the PsyCog-2014 will be skill enhancement at the high altar of science. The faculty will use workshops, interactive lectures, hands-on training sessions and group work to ensure a high take-home of knowledge and skills", said Dr. Mittal. "The Topics for the FRONTIERS PsyCog-2014 reflect the Avant- Garde of neuroscience and clinical practice. They include the latest developments in Brain Stimulation - with special reference to rTMS; Child and Adolescent Mental Health- from neurocognitive development to clinics; Nosology in Psychiatry- specifically DSM-5; demonstration of advanced IT Platforms for Psychiatry- including a Tele-psychiatry software, a customizable psychiatric record and practice management software; as well as an introduction to the convergent knowledge domain of Cognitive Science," said Ms Sanskriti Singh of Caring Foundation, co-organizer of the conference . Faridabad NCR Featured CIMBS today organized National Conference on Frontiers in Psychiatry, Mental Health & Cognitive Sciences http://haryanaabtak.com/cimbs-today-organized-national-conference-on-frontiers-in-psychiatry-mental-health-cognitive-sciences/ -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Mental Health Advocacy (News 'N Views) India" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/MhaNewsViewsIndia?hl=en ------------- Affiliated Groups : MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY INDIA [email protected] Discussions on mental health law / policy / plan monitoring / human rights etc [email protected] India-specific news and views related to mental health [email protected] Information and support to carers of people with mental health issues [email protected] Mutual support and sharing of experiential knowledge, skills and social learning amongst peers --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Mental Health Advocacy (News 'N Views) India" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
