10th International Psychiatric Conference on Mental Health in Developing Countries

Abstract

In December 1994 Lahore was host to an international psychiatric conference with participants from various countries including Pakistan, UK, France, Denmark, Belgium, Germany, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Belarus, USA, Canada and Australia. The main contingent of foreign delegates of about 40 consultants was from the UK.

Psychiatry in Pakistan (1947–1994): the balance sheet

“…It has some achievements to its credit, for example the holding of annual and biennial psychiatric conferences (e.g. Bhatti et al 1995) and getting the curriculum of the FCPS-I changed. But much still remains to be done.…”