Serbia

Serbian Psychiatric Association

Date of creation: 2006

Number of members (as of December 2010): 901

Objectives and mission of the association:

1. Collecting of knowledge on the situation, psychiatric service needs and the possibilities of education in the field of psychiatry and mental health care in the country;

2. Organizational improvement of mental health care in the community, based on the scientific, humanistic and holistic principles, with special emphasis on responsibility for certain territory, care continuity and interdisciplinary practice;

3. Work on harmonization of educational programs in psychiatry on basic and post-graduation studies, including residency education and continuous medical education(CME);

4. Taking care of ethical principles of psychiatric practice and of all kind of mental health care in the country;

5. Establishing of partnership with governmental and intergovernmental organizations (WHO, UN, World Bank, UNESCO, EU), as well as with nongovernmental organization, aiming to improve of mental health;

6. Enhancing of communication, organizational and functional aspects of work of the Association and its cooperation with psychiatric associations in regard to various activities (congresses, education, publications and research);

7. Invitation of the Government of our country and international organizations to consult with National Association of Psychiatrists in regard to development and enforcement of the mental health care policy, expert education and research, and also to provide their adequate financing according to current health-economical data of the WHO in regard to global burden of mental disorders.

President: Prof. Dr. Slavica Djukic-Dejanovic

Official Representative to EPA: Prof. Dr. Slavica Djukic-Dejanovic

Headquarters:

Udruzenje psihijatara Srbije

Klinika za psihijatriju

Pasterova 2

11000 BELGRADE

SERBIA

Tel: 00381 11 3065637

Fax: 00381 11 3065637

E-mail address: ups_spa@yahoo.com

Website: www.ups-spa.org

Major meeting/event(s):

National Congress (every 3 years)

Next congress: 2012

Journal:

ENGRAMI web link

PSIHOLOGIJA DANAS web link