Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences
Open Access
  • Year: 2017
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue: 1

A wrap-up of the 26th Annual State Conference of the Indian Psychiatric Society-Assam State Branch held at Silchar

Registrar, Department of Psychiatry, Silchar Medical College Hospital, Silchar, Assam, India

*Correspondence: Dr. Himabrata Das, MD, Registrar, Department of Psychiatry, Silchar Medical College Hospital, Ghungoor, Silchar-788014, Assam, India. himabratadas@gmail.com

Online published on 2 January, 2017.

Abstract

A galaxy of eminent names in the sphere of psychiatry illuminated the 26th Annual State Conference of the Indian Psychiatric Society-Assam State Branch held at Silchar on the 23rd and 24th of September, 2016. "Women and Mental Health" was chosen as the theme of the summit. "Meet the Masters"-an innovative interactive session with stalwarts and a panel discussion featuring celebrated women from various walks of life were the highlights of the two-day academic fiesta. A one-day pre-Conference workshop on "Forensic Psychiatry" conducted by foremost experts from the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru studded the scholastic extravaganza.

Keywords

Psychiatry, State Conference, Forensic Psychiatry