The U.N.'s Unfortunate Exclusion

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association newsPhotos by David Hathcox cean vistas, nonstop sunshine, and balmy temperatures proved to be an irresistable lure for more than 10,600 people who came to Honolulu last month for APA's 164th annual meeting.Also drawing psychiatrists and others to the shores of Waikiki-many in aloha shirts, shorts, and other casual attire-was the chance to explore sessions with leading experts who presented cutting-edge research and the latest clinical developments and to hear from well-known figures such as Archbishop Desmond Tutu.APA's next scientific meeting-to take place in another spectacular setting-comes this fall, when the Institute on Psychiatric Services will be held in San Francisco October 27 to 30.

Undergraduate Education in Psychiatry in India

“…Similarly, half the psychiatric morbidity is not detected by the treating team in medical and surgical wards (Maguire et al, 1974). Factors related to mental illness can interfere with the treatment of other illnesses and frequently co-occur with cardiovascular, diabetes, cancer, and other non-communicable diseases (Sorel and Satcher, 2011). There is also evidence suggesting that the current psychiatry training has multiple lacunae affecting the undergraduates' knowledge of psychiatry (Chawla et al, 2012) .…”

Undergraduate education in psychiatry in India

“…Similarly, half the psychiatric morbidity is not detected by the treating team in medical and surgical wards (Maguire et al, 1974). Factors related to mental illness can interfere with the treatment of other illnesses and frequently co-occur with cardiovascular, diabetes, cancer, and other non-communicable diseases (Sorel and Satcher, 2011). There is also evidence suggesting that the current psychiatry training has multiple lacunae affecting the undergraduates' knowledge of psychiatry (Chawla et al, 2012) .…”

The importance of psychiatry in undergraduate medical education in India

“…Factors related to mental illness can interfere with the treatment of other illnesses and frequently co-occur with CVS, diabetes, cancer, and other non-communicable diseases (Eliot and Sacher, 2011). [2]…”