Presidential Lecture(2:50 PM - 3:40 PM JST)
[Presidential Lecture 1] Piano Theory: Re-tuning the Mind Through Neurobiological Harmony and Cultural Resonance
Chair: Mario Braakman
Educational Lecture(3:50 PM - 4:40 PM JST)
[Educational Lecture 3] On the Heterogeneity of Depression: How the Japanese cultural environment has affected psychopathology
Chair: Chee Ng
Educational Lecture(4:50 PM - 5:40 PM JST)
Educational Lecture 4
Educational Workshop(1:10 PM - 2:40 PM JST)
[Educational Workshop 1] "POLARIZATION - A SYMPTOM OF SOCIAL ILLNESS" Overcoming Polarization - Tools for Health Professionals and Educators
Chair: Marcos de Noronha, Vincenzo Di Nicola
Luncheon Seminar(12:20 PM - 1:00 PM JST)
Luncheon Seminar 2
Sponsored by Viatris Pharmaceuticals Japan G.K.
Symposium(9:00 AM - 10:30 AM JST)
[Symposium 23] The Future of Psychiatry and Its Journals: Insights from Editors-in-Chief
Chair: Yong Chon Park (Emeritus professor at HanYang University), Itsuo Asai (Heart Clinic Medical Corporation)
Symposium(10:40 AM - 12:10 PM JST)
[Symposium 30] Culturally grounded suicide prevention measures
Chair: Yoshinori Cho (National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry)
Symposium(9:00 AM - 10:30 AM JST)
[Symposium 24] "WACP Plenary Symposium" Neuro-developmental Disorder symposium
Chair: Pietro De Rossi (Unit of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù)
Symposium(10:40 AM - 12:10 PM JST)
[Symposium 31] A Comparison and integration of clinical perspectives from psychiatric multidisciplinary outreach in Canada and Japan
Chair: Lisa Andermann (Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto), Fumie Hisanaga (National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry)
Symposium(1:10 PM - 2:40 PM JST)
[Symposium 37] Cultural Formulation Interview Symposium 1
Chair: G. Eric Jarvis (McGill University)
Symposium(2:50 PM - 4:20 PM JST)
[Symposium 43] Time for united action on depression
Chair: Mian Yoon Chong
Symposium(4:30 PM - 6:00 PM JST)
[Symposium 48] Dialogue in PTSD: clinical support and basic science
Chair: Yoshiharu Kim (National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry), Daniel Shuen Sheng Fung (Institute of Mental Health)
Symposium(9:00 AM - 10:30 AM JST)
[Symposium 25] Cultural Dimensions of Mental Health and Support Method: Refugees, Migrants and Psychotherapy
Chair: Meryam Schouler-Ocak (Charité University), Farooq Naeem (University of Toronto)
Symposium(10:40 AM - 12:10 PM JST)
[Symposium 32] Current Topics of Asian Psychitry: Asian Federation of Psychiatric Associations(AFPA)
Chair: Takahiro A. Kato (Department of Psychiatry, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine), Gundugurti Prasad Rao (Asha Schizophrenia Clinic)
Symposium(1:10 PM - 2:40 PM JST)
[Symposium 38] Cultural Competence - essential skills for mental professionals
Chair: Itsuo Asai (Heart Clinic Medical Corporation)
Symposium(2:50 PM - 4:20 PM JST)
[Symposium 44] Family and culture
Chair: Sergio Javier Villaseñor-Bayardo (Universidad de Guadalajara)
Symposium(4:30 PM - 6:00 PM JST)
[Symposium 49] Cultural Psychopharmacology: Integrating Genetics, Ethnicity, and Global Perspectives
Chair: Kazutaka Shimoda (Tochigi Prefectural Okamotodai Hospital)
Symposium(9:00 AM - 10:30 AM JST)
[Symposium 26] Balancing Legal Obligations and Medical Ethics: Implementing Rights-Based Mental Health Care under the CRPD
Chair: Samuel F. Law (University of Toronto), Shinsuke Kondo (University of Tokyo)
Symposium(10:40 AM - 12:10 PM JST)
[Symposium 33] Mental Health Support for Latin American Migrants.
Chair: Yu Abe (Yotsuya Yui Clinic), Masaharu Uemoto (Kobe City College Nursing)
Symposium(1:10 PM - 2:40 PM JST)
[Symposium 39] Beyond Barriers: The Current State and Future Challenges of Mental Health Stigma Across Countries
Chair: Muhammad Hanif Abd Latif (Psychiatry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia), Ryo Mizui (Miyagawa Medical Juvenile Training School)
Symposium(2:50 PM - 4:20 PM JST)
[Symposium 45] Bridges of Hope: Uniting for Mental Health Care in East and Southeast Asia
Chair: Shailendra Raj ADHIKARI, Harry De Minas (The University of Melbourne)
Symposium(4:30 PM - 6:00 PM JST)
[Symposium 50] Anti-stigma 2
Chair: Shigeki Seki (Silver Ribbon Japan)
Symposium(9:00 AM - 10:30 AM JST)
[Symposium 27] Case Conference: Approaches to Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia in Patients Who Have Committed Criminal Acts
Chair: Kenichi Kimura (Forensic Psychiatry Center, Hokkaido University Hospital), Emily Ohki (Japan Young Psychiatrists Organization)
Symposium(10:40 AM - 12:10 PM JST)
[Symposium 34] Reclaiming the Healing Power of Art: Narratives, Identities, and Resilience in Global Psychiatry
Chair: Itsuo Asai (Heart Clinic Medical Corporation)
Symposium(1:10 PM - 2:40 PM JST)
[Symposium 40] Strategies for Ethnocultural Research in Siberia and the Far East
Chair: Nikolay Bokhan (Mental Health Research Institute of Tomsk NRMC, Tomsk, Russia), Irina Kupriyanova (Mental Health Research Institute of Tomsk NRMC, Tomsk, Russia)
Symposium(2:50 PM - 4:20 PM JST)
[Symposium 46] The Path to Recovery: Trauma's Impact on mental health and Therapeutic Interventions
Chair: Masahide Koda (Co-learning Community Healthcare Re-innovation Office, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University), Nahoko Harada (Department of Nursing Science, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University)
Symposium(4:30 PM - 6:00 PM JST)
[Symposium 51] Morita Therapy: Is It Culture-Bound Psychotherapy or Useful Across Cultures?
Chair: Masahiro Minami (Simon Fraser University), Shinsuke Kondo (University of Tokyo)
Symposium(9:00 AM - 10:30 AM JST)
[Symposium 28] Neurophysiological studies from a perspective of predictive coding in psychiatry
Chair: Kenji Kirihara (Center for Coproduction of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity, The University of Tokyo)
Symposium(10:40 AM - 12:10 PM JST)
[Symposium 35] Behavioral addiction with a focus on internet and social media news- finding across cultures
Symposium(1:10 PM - 2:40 PM JST)
[Symposium 41] Reimagining Healing: Traditional Wisdom and Cultural Integration in Global Psychology & Psychiatry
Chair: Mami Yanai (1. Integrative Mental Health Centre of Torotno (Canada)
2. LOGOEARTH (Japan)), Hung-Tat (Ted) Lo (University of Toronto, Integrative Mental Health Centre of Torotno)
2. LOGOEARTH (Japan)), Hung-Tat (Ted) Lo (University of Toronto, Integrative Mental Health Centre of Torotno)
Symposium(2:50 PM - 4:20 PM JST)
[Symposium 47] Engaging Culture in the Community
Chair: George Eric Jarvis (McGill University)
Symposium(4:30 PM - 6:00 PM JST)
[Symposium 52] "Empowering Neurodiversity: Advancing Support for Adults with Developmental Disabilities"
Chair: Atsushi Kashiwa (Heart Clinic Medical Cooporation)
Symposium(9:00 AM - 10:30 AM JST)
[Symposium 29] Trends in mental health in Japan from the perspective of social changes
Chair: Masato Masuda (Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University), Rika Tanaka (Studio Rika Clinic)
Symposium(10:40 AM - 12:10 PM JST)
[Symposium 36] Exploring clinical cases on dissociative spectrum disorders: a transcultural psychiatry perspective on family system and implications on cultural background
Chair: Pietro Barbetta (Director of ISST – International School of Systemic Therapy; Professor of Psy-chodynamic Theories Bergamo University), Camilla Callegari (Department of Medicine and Surgery, Division of Psychiatry, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy)
Symposium(1:10 PM - 2:40 PM JST)
[Symposium 42] Suicide prevention-2
Chair: Yoshinori Cho (National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry), Shih-Cheng Liao (Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University)
Symposium(4:30 PM - 6:00 PM JST)
[Symposium 53] How does the gut microbiota contribute to elucidating the mental health in children and adolescents?
Chair: Katsunaka Mikami (Department of Psychiatry, Tokai University School of Medicine), Chaiyavat Chaiyasut (Innovation Center for Holistic Health, Nutraceuticals, and Cosmeceuticals, Faculty of Pharmacy, Chiang Mai University)
Symposium(4:30 PM - 6:00 PM JST)
[Symposium 54] Sharing of Impactful Research Findings from Highly Cited Researchers in the field of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience in Asia
Chair: Roger Ho (National University of Singapore), Toshiaki A. Furukawa (Kyoto University)