
Indian Association for Social Psychiatry
Established 1984 | Registration Number: 1178/84
Welcome
The Indian Association for Social Psychiatry (IASP) is the culmination of the collective effort mental health professionals across the country to create a platform for exploration, discussion, research and action on the social determinants of mental health.
Formed under the chairmanship of Professor A. Venkoba Rao in 1984, the association aims to examine the interface between culture and humanity and devotes itself to the scientific study of the issues relevant to the society. The overarching goal of IASP is to examine the role of social and cultural factors in the phenomenology, course, outcome and treatment of psychiatric disorders. The association strives to advance the application of mental health knowledge for the greater public good. IASP aspires to set high standards for research and education, and is determined to support psychiatrists and mental health professionals throughout their career. The IASP represents the first national society for social psychiatry in India and has current member strength of over a thousand mental health professionals.
IASP welcomes you to the official portal for the association. If you are a scholar or practitioner in the field or mental health, we invite you to join our ever-growing family to be a part of the social change that IASP is building.
President’s Message on COVID-19
Editor’s Call for Journal Submissions Related to COVID-19
The Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry, on behalf of its parent body- The IASP, plans to bring out an issue dedicated to various aspects of COVID-19. For this, any member of IASP is invited to submit original research, first-person accounts and narrative reflections. Read More
News & Announcements
General Announcement – COVID19
Esteemed Members of IASP The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a nationwide lock-down since April 2020. The following events of the association have been affected due to this unprecedented event. 1. The Annual Mid-term CME of IASP: Postponed indefinitely. 2. The Annual Community Activity of IASP:...
Call for Submissions (Articles) Related to COVID-19 for IndJSP
The Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry, on behalf of its parent body- The Indian Association of Social Psychiatry (IASP), plans to bring out an issue dedicated to various aspects of COVID-19. For this, any member of IASP is invited to submit original research, first-person accounts and narrative...
Updated Extended Profile! – One place to manage all communications
Dear all Patrons, Addresses change every year. Having to manually or electronically write to the association for every update can be tedious! Therefore today we present to you the IASP Extended profile feature. A single place to manage your email, account and privacy. Try it out now. Further...
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Membership to the Indian Association for Social Psychiatry entails numerous benefits including free subscription to the Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry, right to participate in the Association election, submission of conference papers and application for awards in the NCIASP. Join today!
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Existing members are requested to update their details for contact & communication. IASP is curently updating and digitizing all members databases. Many of our members have moved and changed affiliations since 2012, when last such update happened. Head over to the members page and fill it up!
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Executive Council
President: Prof. Indira Sharma
Vice-president: Prof. Pratap Sharan
President-elect: Prof. BS Chavan
Treasurer: Dr. Vinay Kumar
Secretary General: Prof. Mamta Sood
Editor: Prof. Debasish Basu
Assist Sec-General: Dr. K Sinha Deb
Council Members
Prof. Rajiv Gupta (ex-officio)
Prof. B S Chavan (ex-officio)
Prof. Rajesh Sagar
Prof. Adarsh Kohli
Dr. Mrugesh Vaishnav
Dr Rachna Bhargava
Dr Soumen Acharya
Council Members
Prof. R K Solanki
Prof. Atul Ambekar
Prof. Nand Kumar
Dr. Subhash Das
Dr. Santanu Goswami
Dr Anoop Vincent
Dr. Abdul Majid
Secretariat
Prof Mamta Sood
Department of Psychiatry
Room Number 4096, Fourth Floor, Academic Block, AIIMS, Delhi 110029
Phone: +91-11-26596634
E-mail: mamtasood.iasp@gmail.com
Fax: +91-11-226589787, 8663