Timetable Sat. Sep 27, 2025 | PRCP&WACP Joint Congress 2025 Tokyo

Presidential Lecture(2:10 PM - 3:00 PM JST)

[Presidential Lecture 2] Psychiatry in Crises

Moderator: Suzanna Every-Palmer

Plenary Session(1:10 PM - 2:00 PM JST)

[Plenary Session 4] How to Assess and Intervene Hikikomori in the 21st Digitalized Society

Moderator: Antonio Sison (University of the Philippines Philippine General Hospital)

Educational Lecture(9:00 AM - 9:50 AM JST)

[Educational Lecture 5] Toward a Poetics of Illness and Healing

Moderator: Junko Kitanaka (The Department of Human Sciences at Keio University in Tokyo)

Educational Lecture(11:10 AM - 12:00 PM JST)

[Educational Lecture 6] From Transcultural Psychiatry to Cultural Psychiatry: the role of old mythologies and new scientific approaches in the construction of biocultural identities

Moderator: Roberto Lewis-Fernández (Columbia/NYS Psychiatric Institute)

Grant Awardees(9:50 AM - 10:50 AM JST)

WACP Grant Award Session

Symposium(3:50 PM - 5:20 PM JST)

[Symposium 72] Anthropology Philosophy, Spirituality, and Psychiatry

Moderator: Tsuyoshi Akiyama (World Federation for Mental Health), Goffredo Bartocci (World Association of Cultural Psychiatry, Co-Founder and Past President)

Medical Anthropology : [Symposium 72] Anthropology Philosophy, Spirituality, and Psychiatry

Symposium(9:00 AM - 10:30 AM JST)

[Symposium 55] Deinstitutionalization and Community Care2-Freedom first on the basis of Human Rights-

Moderator: Itsuo Asai (Heart Clinic Medical Corporation)

Community care : [Symposium 55] Deinstitutionalization and Community Care2-Freedom first on the basis of Human Rights-

Symposium(10:40 AM - 12:10 PM JST)

[Symposium 62] Community mental health care: perspectives in Canada, Korea, and Japan inspired by a cultural -ecosocial view.

Moderator: Masayuki Noguchi (Okayama Prefectural Mental Health & Welfare Center)

Community care : [Symposium 62] Community mental health care: perspectives in Canada, Korea, and Japan inspired by a cultural -ecosocial view.

Symposium(2:10 PM - 3:40 PM JST)

[Symposium 66] Digital Frontiers in Psychiatry: Innovative Approaches from Asia

Moderator: Taishiro Kishimoto (Keio University School of Medicine)

AI&IT : [Symposium 66] Digital Frontiers in Psychiatry: Innovative Approaches from Asia

Symposium(3:50 PM - 5:20 PM JST)

[Symposium 73] Recent Findings in Adult Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Moderator: Haruhisa Ohta (Showa Medical University Medical Institute of Developmental Disabilities Research), Dan Nakamura (Department of Psychiatry, Showa Medical University)

Nurodevelopmental disorder : [Symposium 73] Recent Findings in Adult Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Symposium(9:00 AM - 10:30 AM JST)

[Symposium 56] Current status of psychiatric research using genetic medicine and genomic medicineImportance of collaborative research among East Asians

Moderator: Nakao Iwata (Fujita Health University School of Medicine), Hailiang Huang (The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard)

Schizophrenia : [Symposium 56] Current status of psychiatric research using genetic medicine and genomic medicineImportance of collaborative research among East Asians

Symposium(10:40 AM - 12:10 PM JST)

[Symposium 63] Rethinking Mental Health Support for Refugees

Moderator: Simon Groen (De Evenaar Center for Transcultural Psychiatry), Hans Rohlof (Mental Care Center)

Imigrant, Refugee : [Symposium 63] Rethinking Mental Health Support for Refugees

Symposium(2:10 PM - 3:40 PM JST)

[Symposium 67] De-hospitalization and community psychiatry-1. Human Rights

Moderator: Yuka Kudo (Gunma Hospital)

Community care : [Symposium 67] De-hospitalization and community psychiatry-1. Human Rights

Symposium(3:50 PM - 5:20 PM JST)

[Symposium 74] Psychiatry in times of disaster

Moderator: Glen Milstein (The City College of New York), Meryam Schouler-Ocak (Charité University)

Global Mental Health : [Symposium 74] Psychiatry in times of disaster

Educational Workshop(10:40 AM - 12:10 PM JST)

[Educational Workshop 2] The practice of yoga therapy

Moderator: Sachiyo Morita (Shiga university of Medical Science Hospital, Cancer Center), Ramdas Ransing (Department of Psychiatry, BKL Walawalkar Rural Medical College)

Symposium(9:00 AM - 10:30 AM JST)

[Symposium 57] Perception and stigma, trans-ethnic genetics, virtual reality treatment of anxiety disorder, and Hyperemesis Gravidarum

Moderator: Kazuo Yamada (Toyo Eiwa University)

Anxiety : [Symposium 57] Perception and stigma, trans-ethnic genetics, virtual reality treatment of anxiety disorder, and Hyperemesis Gravidarum

Symposium(2:10 PM - 3:40 PM JST)

[Symposium 68] Rethinking Trauma: Cultural Models of Care Across Clinical Practice and Treatment Systems

Moderator: Selim G. Atici (Princeton University and University of Tokyo), Junko Kitanaka (The Department of Human Sciences at Keio University in Tokyo) Discussant: Laurence J. Kirmayer (McGill University)
Discussant: Laurence J. Kirmayer (McGill University)

Trauma : [Symposium 68] Rethinking Trauma: Cultural Models of Care Across Clinical Practice and Treatment Systems

Symposium(3:50 PM - 5:20 PM JST)

[Symposium 75] Current Topic of Biological Psychiatry: Synapse, Glia and Inflammation

Moderator: Takahiro A. Kato (Department of Psychiatry, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine), Shigenobu Kanba (Kyushu University)

Schizophrenia : [Symposium 75] Current Topic of Biological Psychiatry: Synapse, Glia and Inflammation

Symposium(9:00 AM - 10:30 AM JST)

[Symposium 58] 25th Aniversary of the Korea-Japan Young Psychiatrists Association (KJYPA)-Friendship and Research Collaboration

Moderator: Takahiro A. Kato (Department of Psychiatry, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine), Seok Woo Moon (Konkuk University Chungju Hospital)
Discussant: Toshihide Kuroki

Cultural Psychiatry : [Symposium 58] 25th Aniversary of the Korea-Japan Young Psychiatrists Association (KJYPA)-Friendship and Research Collaboration

Symposium(10:40 AM - 12:10 PM JST)

[Symposium 64] The long-term effects of the Asia-Pacific War and its transmission across generations in individuals, collectives and societies

Moderator: Koh Eugen (University of Melbourne), Tadashi Takeshima (Taisho University)

Trauma : [Symposium 64] The long-term effects of the Asia-Pacific War and its transmission across generations in individuals, collectives and societies

Symposium(2:10 PM - 3:40 PM JST)

[Symposium 69] Global Mental Health in a Polarized World: Building Bridges, Sharing Solutions.

Moderator: Itsuo Asai (Heart Clinic Medical Corporation)

Global Mental Health : [Symposium 69] Global Mental Health in a Polarized World: Building Bridges, Sharing Solutions.

Symposium(3:50 PM - 5:20 PM JST)

[Symposium 76] Transcultural Education in Psychiatry: The Enduring Global Legacy of Prof. Norman Sartorius for Emerging Clinicians

Moderator: Nozomu Oya (Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine), Akihisa Iriki (Osaka Psychiatric Medical Center)

Cultural Psychiatry : [Symposium 76] Transcultural Education in Psychiatry: The Enduring Global Legacy of Prof. Norman Sartorius for Emerging Clinicians

Symposium(9:00 AM - 10:30 AM JST)

[Symposium 59] Cultural Responses to WW2 in Japan: Interdisciplinary Reflections and Intercultural Dialogue

Moderator: Yuki Imoto (Keio University), Kai Ogimoto (Sagami Women’s University) Discussant: Koh Eugen (University of Melbourne)
Discussant: Eugen Koh (University of Melbourne)

Trauma : [Symposium 59] Cultural Responses to WW2 in Japan: Interdisciplinary Reflections and Intercultural Dialogue

Symposium(10:40 AM - 12:10 PM JST)

[Symposium 65] Assessment and care for asylum seekers with severe mental health problems

Moderator: Seline van den Ameele (Department of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology, University Hospital Brugmann, Brussels Collaborative Antwerp Psychiatric Research Institute (CAPRI), Antwerp University, Antwerp)

Asylum and Mental Disorders : [Symposium 65] Assessment and care for asylum seekers with severe mental health problems

Symposium(2:10 PM - 3:40 PM JST)

[Symposium 70] Approaches to the clients' 'everyday life' in psychotherapy and its links to 'mental liveliness'

Moderator: Rieko Shioji (Faculty of Health Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University), Yuichiro Abe (Department of Psychiatry, Ishiki Hospital)

Psychothrapy : [Symposium 70] Approaches to the clients' 'everyday life' in psychotherapy and its links to 'mental liveliness'

Symposium(3:50 PM - 5:20 PM JST)

[Symposium 77] Embracing Neurodiversity: Advancing Inclusive Workplaces for All Abilities

Moderator: Fuminari Obuchi (Kaien Inc.)

Nerodiversity : [Symposium 77] Embracing Neurodiversity: Advancing Inclusive Workplaces for All Abilities

Symposium(9:00 AM - 10:30 AM JST)

[Symposium 60] Suicide and Psychotherapy

Moderator: Naoe Okamura (Hatsuishi Hospital)

Suicide prevention : [Symposium 60] Suicide and Psychotherapy

Symposium(2:10 PM - 3:40 PM JST)

[Symposium 71] Exploring the potential of Traditional Indian yoga as a psychotherapy based on clinical experiences from other countries

Moderator: Sachiyo Morita (Shiga university of Medical Science Hospital, Cancer Center)

Psychopharmacology : [Symposium 71] Exploring the potential of Traditional Indian yoga as a psychotherapy based on clinical experiences from other countries

Symposium(3:50 PM - 5:20 PM JST)

[Symposium 78] Suicide Prevention Laws in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan: Achievements, Challenges, and Future Directions

Moderator: Shu-Sen Chang (National Taiwan University), Tadashi Takeshima (Taisho University)

Suicide prevention : [Symposium 78] Suicide Prevention Laws in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan: Achievements, Challenges, and Future Directions

Oral(10:40 AM - 12:10 PM JST)

Oral 14

Movie(10:40 AM - 12:10 PM JST)

[MOVIE on ADHD] Lessons from "Normal 17": Rethinking ADHD Support Through a Family and Cultural Lens in Japan

Moderator: Keiko Takayama (NPO Edison Club), Sounosuke Kita (NPO Edison Club)

Symposium(9:00 AM - 10:30 AM JST)

[Symposium 61] Ethnic diversity, psychiatric conditions, and transgressive behavior: Insights from cases in forensic mental health care

Moderator: Charlotte Clous (Centre for Transcultural Psychiatry Veldzicht), Marjolein De Pau (Department of Special Needs Education, Ghent University)

Forensic Psychiatry and Violence : [Symposium 61] Ethnic diversity, psychiatric conditions, and transgressive behavior: Insights from cases in forensic mental health care

Symposium(4:30 PM - 6:00 PM JST)

[Symposium 115] Clinical Diagnosis is critical to advancing the improvement in clinical care and outcomes through research in mental health

Moderator: Megan Galbally (Monash University)

Psychiatric Diagnosis : [Symposium 115] Clinical Diagnosis is critical to advancing the improvement in clinical care and outcomes through research in mental health

Oral(2:10 PM - 3:40 PM JST)

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