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SUMMARY:Global Mental Health in the Era of Sustainable Development: Researc
 h and Policy Priorities
DESCRIPTION:Mental health is described by the World Health Organisation (WH
 O) as a state of well-being in which the individual is aware of his or her 
 own abilities, can tolerate normal stress levels, function productively in 
 the place of work and is able to contribute to their community. Mental diso
 rders comprise a wide range of mental and behavioural disorders such as dep
 ression, bipolar affective disorder, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, and 
 dementia.\n\nThe Leopoldina and the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASS
 Af) will organize the symposium “Global Mental Health in the Era of Sustain
 able Development: Research and Policy Priorities” from 30 to 31 May 2019 in
  Pretoria, South Africa, in order to discuss recent advances in mental heal
 th research. The participants will explore topics ranging from neuroscience
  and genetics to public mental health and epidemiology as well as intervent
 ion research.\n\nThe scientific coordinators of the symposium are Professor
  Frank Rösler ML, University of Hamburg, on the side of Leopoldina, and Pro
 fessor Crick Lund, University of Cape Town, on the side of ASSAf.\n\nML - M
 ember of the Leopoldina\n\nPicture: Anita Ponne / stock.adobe.com\n\nFurthe
 r information and registration\n\nThe event is open for everyone interested
 . Admission is free of charge. Registration is mandatory. Please register u
 ntil 27 May 2019 via: internationalrelations@leopoldina.org\n\nContact\n\nD
 r. Jan NissenReferent der Abteilung Internationale BeziehungenTel.: 0345 - 
 47 239 - 834E-Mail: jan.nissen@leopoldina.org
LOCATION:Pretoria
DTSTAMP:20251112T170935Z
DTSTART:20190530T070000Z
DTEND:20190531T150000Z
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