Timetable Sun. Sep 28, 2025 | PRCP&WACP Joint Congress 2025 Tokyo

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

[Educational Lecture 7] Who Decides What's Normal? Cultural Authority, Identity, and the Globalization of Psychiatric Diagnoses

Moderator: Mario Braakman (Tilburg University)

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

[Educational Workshop 3] WORKSHOP: The Healing Power of Music in Mental Health: Evidence-Based Applications and Clinical Tools

Moderator: Tsuyoshi Akiyama (World Federation for Mental Health)

Grant Awardees(9:50 AM - 10:30 AM JST)

[Symposium 92] Community Care for Dementia Patients

Moderator: Huali Wang (Peking University Institute of Mental Health), Narei Hong (Daon Clinic)

Community care : [Symposium 92] Community Care for Dementia Patients

Symposium(2:50 PM - 4:20 PM JST)

[Symposium 100] Obsessive and Compulsive Disorder: Recent progress through the collaboration of neurobiological research and the development of new clinical treatment modalities.

Moderator: Hisato Matsunaga (Hyogo Medical University), M Sai Spoorthy (All India Institute of Medical Sciences)

OCD : [Symposium 100] Obsessive and Compulsive Disorder: Recent progress through the collaboration of neurobiological research and the development of new clinical treatment modalities.

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

[Symposium 108] Recent Advances and Future Directions in Nuroimaging and Neurophysiological Studies in Schizophrenia

Moderator: Yoji Hirano (University of Miyazaki), Shunsuke Koike (University of Tokyo)

Schizophrenia : [Symposium 108] Recent Advances and Future Directions in Nuroimaging and Neurophysiological Studies in Schizophrenia

Award / Closing Ceremony(6:00 PM - 6:30 PM JST)

[Symposium 79] Symposium on Climate change and mental health

Moderator: Meryam Schouler-Ocak (Charité University), Tsuyoshi Akiyama (World Federation for Mental Health)

Global Mental Health : [Symposium 79] Symposium on Climate change and mental health

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

[Symposium 85] Coercion in mental health care: Working with partners to implement alternatives

Moderator: Helen Herrman (University of Melbourne)

Forensic Psychiatry : [Symposium 85] Coercion in mental health care: Working with partners to implement alternatives

Symposium(1:10 PM - 2:40 PM JST)

[Symposium 93] Cultural Perspectives in Psychotherapy: Integrating Traditional and Modern Approaches

Moderator: Itsuo Asai (Heart Clinic Medical Corporation), Yukie Kurumiya (The Chicago School)

Psychothrapy : [Symposium 93] Cultural Perspectives in Psychotherapy: Integrating Traditional and Modern Approaches

Symposium(2:50 PM - 4:20 PM JST)

[Symposium 101] Interplay of Culture and Religion in Skin and Mental Conditions

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

Medical Anthropology : [Symposium 101] Interplay of Culture and Religion in Skin and Mental Conditions

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

[Symposium 109] Current Priorities and Future Visions of Cultural Psychiatry

Moderator: Muhammad Irfan (Department of Mental Health, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Peshawar Medical College, Riphah International University, Islamabad)

Cultural Psychiatry : [Symposium 109] Current Priorities and Future Visions of Cultural Psychiatry

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

[Symposium 80] Medical Education: Challenges and Advancements

Moderator: Norio Furukohri (Dokkyo Medical University)

Cultural Psychiatry : [Symposium 80] Medical Education: Challenges and Advancements

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

[Symposium 86] What is the core of Asian Psychotherapy: The East Asian Academy of Cultural Psychiatry (EAACP) Presents

Moderator: Takahiro A. Kato (Department of Psychiatry, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine), Chan-Seung Chung (Maum Dream Clinic)

Psychothrapy : [Symposium 86] What is the core of Asian Psychotherapy: The East Asian Academy of Cultural Psychiatry (EAACP) Presents

Symposium(1:10 PM - 2:40 PM JST)

[Symposium 94] International Activities by Psychiatric Societies and Associations

Moderator: Tsuyoshi Akiyama (World Federation for Mental Health)

Academia : [Symposium 94] International Activities by Psychiatric Societies and Associations

Symposium(2:50 PM - 4:20 PM JST)

[Symposium 102] Re-work Program in Japan: Resilience Improvement and Relapse Prevention after Return-to-Work

Moderator: Tsuyoshi Akiyama (World Federation for Mental Health)

Work place : [Symposium 102] Re-work Program in Japan: Resilience Improvement and Relapse Prevention after Return-to-Work

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

[Symposium 110] Workplace Mental Health: significance and progress

Moderator: Tsuyoshi Akiyama (World Federation for Mental Health)

Work place : [Symposium 110] Workplace Mental Health: significance and progress

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

[Symposium 81] Poiesis in Psychiatry: Creativity, Meaning, and Recovery in Mental Health

Moderator: Itsuo Asai (Heart Clinic Medical Corporation)

Art : [Symposium 81] Poiesis in Psychiatry: Creativity, Meaning, and Recovery in Mental Health

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

[Symposium 87] General Hospital Psychiatry

Moderator: Sergio Armando Covarrubias-Castillo (Universitary Center for Health Sciences; University of Guadalajara), Naoko Satake (National Kohnodai Medical Center, Japan Institute for Health Security)

Community care : [Symposium 87] General Hospital Psychiatry

Symposium(1:10 PM - 2:40 PM JST)

[Symposium 95] Towards Better Patient Treatments in Asia: Based on the Research on Asian Psychotropic Prescription Patterns (REAP)

Moderator: Takahiro A. Kato (Department of Psychiatry, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine), Shih-Ku Lin (Chang Gung Memorial Hospital)

Psychopharmacology : [Symposium 95] Towards Better Patient Treatments in Asia: Based on the Research on Asian Psychotropic Prescription Patterns (REAP)

Symposium(2:50 PM - 4:20 PM JST)

[Symposium 103] Global Perspectives on Mental Health Challenges and Resilience Among Migrant and Expatriate Populations

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

Imigrant, Refugee : [Symposium 103] Global Perspectives on Mental Health Challenges and Resilience Among Migrant and Expatriate Populations

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

[Symposium 111] LGBTQ+ and mental health

Moderator: Katsuki Harima (Harima Mental Clinic)

Nerodiversity : [Symposium 111] LGBTQ+ and mental health

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

[Symposium 82] Youth Mental Health in the Digital Era: Perspectives from Young Psychiatrists

Moderator: Hiroyuki Yamaguchi (National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry), Akane Hayakawa (Tokyo Metropolitan Matsuzawa Hospital)
Discussant: Tokuya Inaguma (Tokyo Metropolitan Matsuzawa Hospital)

AI&IT : [Symposium 82] Youth Mental Health in the Digital Era: Perspectives from Young Psychiatrists

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

[Symposium 88] Euthanasia and Mental Illness: Ethical Dilemmas at the Intersection of Suicide Prevention and Rights Protection

Moderator: Itsuo Asai (Heart Clinic Medical Corporation)

Suicide prevention : [Symposium 88] Euthanasia and Mental Illness: Ethical Dilemmas at the Intersection of Suicide Prevention and Rights Protection

Symposium(1:10 PM - 2:40 PM JST)

[Symposium 96] Studying in a Japanese medical school as an international student: aims and challenges

Moderator: Yuji Ozeki (Shiga University of Medical Science), Akiko Onishi (The University of Tokyo)
Discussant: Chizuko Tezuka
Commentator: Akiko Onishi (The University of Tokyo)

Study abroad : [Symposium 96] Studying in a Japanese medical school as an international student: aims and challenges

Symposium(2:50 PM - 4:20 PM JST)

[Symposium 104] Culture and Delusions

Moderator: Goffredo Bartocci (World Association of Cultural Psychiatry, Co-Founder and Past President), Itsuo Asai (Heart Clinic Medical Corporation) Discussant: Toshiya Murai (Kyoto University)
Discussant: Toshiya Murai (Department of Psychiatry, Kyoto University)

Schizophrenia : [Symposium 104] Culture and Delusions

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

[Symposium 112] A Multidimensional Approach to Tourette Syndrome in Japan and Korea

Moderator: Yukiko Kano (The University of Tokyo), Jin-Hwa Moon (Hanyang University)

Nurodevelopmental disorder : [Symposium 112] A Multidimensional Approach to Tourette Syndrome in Japan and Korea

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

[Symposium 83] Cultural Formulation Interview (CFI) Symposium 2

Moderator: Valerie DeMarinis (Innlandet Hospital Trust, Norway; Umeå University, Sweden), Simon Groen (De Evenaar Center for Transcultural Psychiatry)

CFI : [Symposium 83] Cultural Formulation Interview (CFI) Symposium 2

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

[Symposium 89] Traditional Medicine and Mental Health Care

Moderator: Fumiya Miyano (Department of Psychiatry, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine)

Psychopharmacology : [Symposium 89] Traditional Medicine and Mental Health Care

Symposium(1:10 PM - 2:40 PM JST)

[Symposium 97] Support to refugees. From clinical support to systematic consideration.

Moderator: Harry De Minas (The University of Melbourne), Akihito Uezato (International University of Health and Welfare)

Imigrant, Refugee : [Symposium 97] Support to refugees. From clinical support to systematic consideration.

Symposium(2:50 PM - 4:20 PM JST)

[Symposium 105] Progress in biological signature and care for youth mental health crisis

Moderator: Akitoyo Hishimoto (Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine)

Art : [Symposium 105] Progress in biological signature and care for youth mental health crisis

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

[Symposium 113] Cultural Consensus: A Structured Mixed-Methods Approach to Studying Cultural Models of Mental Illness

Moderator: Andrew Ryder (Concordia University)

Integrative Approaches to Cross-Cultural Models of Mental Disorders” : [Symposium 113] Cultural Consensus: A Structured Mixed-Methods Approach to Studying Cultural Models of Mental Illness

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

[Symposium 84] At a cultural crossroads in our time

Moderator: Yuichiro Abe (Department of Psychiatry, Ishiki Hospital)

Psychothrapy : [Symposium 84] At a cultural crossroads in our time

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

[Symposium 90] Cultural Humility and Structural Competence for Asian International University Students: Psychological Assessment, Eating Disorders, Suicidality, and Pharmacotherapy.

Moderator: Jaskanwar Batra (University of Southern California)

Suicide prevention : [Symposium 90] Cultural Humility and Structural Competence for Asian International University Students: Psychological Assessment, Eating Disorders, Suicidality, and Pharmacotherapy.

Symposium(1:10 PM - 2:40 PM JST)

[Symposium 98] Strengthening mental health support for young people in the Philippines

Moderator: Maria Lourdes Rosanna E. De Guzman (University of the Philippines)

Local minority : [Symposium 98] Strengthening mental health support for young people in the Philippines

Symposium(2:50 PM - 4:20 PM JST)

[Symposium 106] Oral Splint Therapy for Tourette Syndrome: Bridging Dentistry and Psychiatry

Moderator: Yuki Oda (Hiroshima Oral Health Center)

Nurodevelopmental disorder : [Symposium 106] Oral Splint Therapy for Tourette Syndrome: Bridging Dentistry and Psychiatry

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

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

[Symposium 91] Navigating Mental Health Systems: Informal Care, Multilingualism and Professional Interpreting

Moderator: Mike Mösko (University of Applied Science Magdeburg-Stendal)

Multicultural Mental Health and Interpreting : [Symposium 91] Navigating Mental Health Systems: Informal Care, Multilingualism and Professional Interpreting

Symposium(1:10 PM - 2:40 PM JST)

[Symposium 99] (De)constructing the cultural other: professional responses to cultural diversity in mental healthcare interactions

Moderator: Norma Day-Vines (Johns Hopkins University)

Responses of Mental Health Professionals to Multicultural Issues : [Symposium 99] (De)constructing the cultural other: professional responses to cultural diversity in mental healthcare interactions

Symposium(2:50 PM - 4:20 PM JST)

[Symposium 107] Mental health and well-being of foreign nationals: Future prospects seen from a comparison of community activities in Japan and the United States

Moderator: Shuichi Katsuragawa (Mental Health Clinic, Toho University Sakura Medical Center), Janice Yusze Tsoh (Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine)

Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Foreigners : [Symposium 107] Mental health and well-being of foreign nationals: Future prospects seen from a comparison of community activities in Japan and the United States

Oral(9:00 AM - 10:15 AM JST)

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