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Section Activities:

Chair: Danuta Wasserman (Sweden)
Co-Chair: Alec Roy(USA)
Secretary: Marco Sarchiapone (Italy)
Hon. Exec. Board Member: Jean Pierre (France)
Section on Suicidology

Current Executive Board Members:

CHAIR: Danuta WASSERMAN
National Swedish Prevention of Suicide and Mental Ill-Health (NASP)
Karolinska Institute
Granits väg 4
S-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
TEL: 46 8 728 70 26 – FAX: 46 8 30 64 30
E-mail: danuta.wasserman@ki.se

Co-CHAIR: Alec ROY
Psychiatry Service (116 A) - Medical Center
385 Tremont Avenue
East Orange – NJ 07018 - U.S.A.
TEL: 973 676 1000 X/2126 – 2151
home: 140 White Place, Englewood – 07631 NJ - USA
TEL: 201 871 69 27
Email: Alec.Roy@va.gov

SECRETARY GENERAL: Marco SARCHIAPONE
University of Molise
Via De Sanctis
86100 Campobasso,
Italy
tel : +390874404728
fax : +390662276566
mob: +393319294274
e.mail: marco.sarchiapone@me.com

Honorary Executive Board Member :  Jean Pierre SOUBRIER
27 Avenue Bugeaud
75116  Paris, France
TEL:  (33-1) 47 04 69 69
FAX: (33-1) 47 04 99 33
E-Mail:  pr-jp-soubrier@mail.com

Contributions:

Relation of Genes Regulating the HPA-axis to Major Depression and Suicidality; Novel Findings PDF File

Permanent Award entitled to Prof. Sergio De Risio

Section Activities, years 2006-2007

  • Year 2006
    Section Board Meetings:
    • Paris, 2nd Feb 2006 (Xeme Journees Nationel pour la Prevention du Suicide)
    • Madrid, 21st Mar 2006 (Juan J. López Ibor WPA Centennial Congress)
    Participation to WPA Congress “Juan J. López Ibor WPA Centennial Congress”, 19th-21st April:
    • Symposium on “Genetics and Suicidal Behaviour - Contemporary Issues in Suicidology”, Chairpersons: J.P. Soubrier, D. Wasserman; Discussants: D. Wasserman, E. Baca García, P. Saiz, M. Sarchiapone, P. Courtet, A. Marusic.
    • Symposium on “Religion and Suicide“, Chairperson : H. van Praag; Discussants: A. Okasha, P. J. Verhagen, A. Apter, H. van Praag, J.P. Soubrier.
    WPA Section on Suicidology Newsletters:
    • April 2006
    • December 2006
    Approval by WPA Executive Committe of the establishment of the De Risio Award

  • Year 2007
    Section Board Meeting:
    • Paris, 5th Feb 2007 (Onzieme Journees Nationales pour la Prevention du Suicide)


  • Planned Activities for 2007
    • Participation to Congresses and Conferences:
    • First International Mental Health Meeting on Self Destructive Behaviors, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, postponed to 27th – 28th June.
    • International Workshop of Strategies to Prevent Suicide (STOPS) Helsinki,15th -17th June, organized by Suicide Prevention International (SPI).
Suicide Prevention Contributions from other members of the Section: