The World Psychiatric Association’s thematic congress on “Treatment and Management of Mental Disorders in a Post-Pandemic Era” held in Tbilisi [October 14-16].

The meeting was opened by the President of Georgia. 250 specialists from leading universities and clinics of 20 countries of the world participated in the meeting.

“I am pleased that Georgian Psychiatric Association, a highly prestigious professional organisation working in different areas of mental health in Georgia is organising this congress. WPA’s support to this congress will indeed add a lot of value to the success of this meeting.

This Congress is focusing on important topics and the topics covered in the congress will be highly relevant to current practice of mental health in Georgia as well as in the region. I am pleased that the meeting also plans to include many other important topics of interest covering entire field of mental health with a strong focus on the issues of practice of psychiatry looking at diversity, inclusion and setting priorities for our future work”, - said Dr Afzal Javed, President World Psychiatric Association.