Malaysian Association of Scientific Research in Psychiatry (MASRP)

The Malaysian Association of Scientific Research in Psychiatry was founded in 2000. The main objective of this society is to bring together researchers and experts in the field of mental health. The purpose of the association is to strive to promote education and the attainment of the highest level of knowledge and understanding in the field of scientific research in psychiatry in Malaysia.

The association intends to:

-         foster and encourage scientific research, investigation and demonstration in the field of scientific research in psychiatry.

-         improve the quality of instruction in the profession dealing with these sciences.

-         to establish and maintain an efficient collaboration with international and national learned societies, governmental organisations, professional associations and other groups, societies, institutions and individuals who contribute to progress in the field of scientific research in psychiatry.

 

The association is a member of the reputed World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) and is associated with the International Federation of Psychiatric Epidemiology (IFPE). The association has jointly organized international conferences with these societies.

 

The association has organised the following conferences:

-         7 – 8^th October 2000, theme Culture, Family and Mental Health at Intekma Resorts and Conventions, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.

-         26 – 29 September 2001, jointly organised with IFPE, theme Mental Health: Epidemiology and Service Needs at Grand Blue Wave Hotel, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.

-         28^th – 30^th June 2003, jointly organised with WFSBP, theme Biological Psychiatry and Mental Health at Sheraton Hotel, Subang, Selangor, Malaysia.

 

The next upcoming event organised by the association will be the conference on behavioural medicine on 25 – 27 January 2008 in Penang.