Schizophrenia International Research Society
The Schizophrenia International Research Society (SIRS) is an academic organization with a global scope, devoted to the study of schizophrenia and related disorders.{{cite web | url=https://uia.org/s/or/en/1100060211 | title=Schizophrenia International Research Society | UIA Yearbook Profile | Union of International Associations }}
History
The Schizophrenia International Research Society was founded in 2005.https://schizophreniaresearchsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Program-FINAL.pdf The society's first congress was held in 2008.
The 2016 Schizophrenia International Research Society Conference was held in Florence, Italy.https://schizophreniaresearchsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/SIRS-Program-Book-2016-FINAL.pdf{{cite journal |last1=Solis |first1=Michele |title=Highlights from the 2016 Schizophrenia International Research Society Conference, April 2–6, 2016 |journal=Clinical Schizophrenia & Related Psychoses |date=June 2016 |volume=10 |issue=2 |pages=89–92 |doi=10.3371/1935-1232-10.2.89 |pmid=27440209 }}
In 2018, Til Wykes was elected president of the society.{{cite web | url=https://www.kcl.ac.uk/archive/news/ioppn/records/2018/february/ioppn-professors-announced-as-president-and-secretary-of-schizophrenia-international-research-society | title=IoPPN Professors announced as President and Secretary of Schizophrenia International Research Society | Website archive | King's College London }}
The 2019 Congress of the Schizophrenia International Research Society was held in Orlando, Florida.https://pmg.joynadmin.org/documents/1007/5ca626de68ed3f4b4c642743.pdf{{cite journal |last1=Alameda |first1=Luis |last2=Ashok |first2=Abhishekh |last3=Avery |first3=Suzanne |last4=Bani-Fatemi |first4=Ali |last5=Berkhout |first5=Susan |last6=Best |first6=Mike |last7=Bonfils |first7=Kelsey |last8=Colizzi |first8=Marco |last9=Dauvermann |first9=Maria |last10=Plessis |first10=Stefan Du |last11=Dwyer |first11=Dominic |last12=Eisner |first12=Emily |last13=Ganesh |first13=Suhas |last14=Hernaus |first14=Dennis |last15=Ithal |first15=Dhruva |last16=Kowalchuk |first16=Chantel |last17=Kristensen |first17=Tina |last18=Lavigne |first18=Katie |last19=Lee |first19=Ellen |last20=Lemmers-Jansen |first20=Imke |last21=O'Donoghue |first21=Brian |last22=Oliver |first22=Lindsay |last23=Oluwoye |first23=Oladunni |last24=Park |first24=Min Tae |last25=Di Carlo |first25=Pasquale |last26=Joaquim |first26=Helena Passarelli Giroud |last27=Pinheiro |first27=Ana |last28=Ramsay |first28=Ian |last29=Rodriguez |first29=Victoria |last30=Sami |first30=Musa |last31=Soni |first31=Sunaina |last32=Sonnenschein |first32=Susan |last33=Taylor |first33=Jerome |last34=Thomas |first34=Michael |last35=Waterreus |first35=Anna |last36=Wojtalik |first36=Jessica |last37=Yang |first37=Zhuoya |last38=Emsley |first38=Robin |last39=Kilian |first39=Sanja |title=The 2019 Schizophrenia International Research Society Conference, 10–14 April, Orlando, Florida: A summary of topics and trends |journal=Psychiatry Research |date=February 2020 |volume=284 |pages=112672 |doi=10.1016/j.psychres.2019.112672 |pmid=31780184 |pmc=7232873 }} It was the society's first congress in North America.
In 2022, Paola Dazzan was elected president of the society.{{cite web | url=https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/professor-paola-dazzan-elected-president-of-the-schizophrenia-international-research-society | title=Professor Paola Dazzan elected President of the Schizophrenia International Research Society }}
Publications
The organization publishes the journal Schizophrenia (in partnership with Springer Nature), the journal Schizophrenia Bulletin (in partnership with Oxford University Press), and the journal Schizophrenia Research.
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://schizophreniaresearchsociety.org/}}
- [http://www.schizophreniaforum.org The Schizophrenia Forum]
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