Cultural psychiatry, psychiatric anthropology, South Asian studies.
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1 May 2024
@Columbia @JAMAPsych @transcultpsych @PsychToday @APApsychiatric @apa @global_thoughts @TrumanProject @PeacePsych_Intl @PAC_journal @IndiaMFA @ForeignOfficePk @CFR_org @ForeignPolicy @ForeignAffairs @geopsychiatry @TheLancetPsych @BBCHindi @BBCUrdu @BBCWorld
29 Apr 2024
#NeilKAggarwal orchestrates a compelling conversation with the former chiefs of two of the world’s most formidable intelligence agencies, #ASDulat from R&AW and #AsadDurrani from ISI, in #Covert: The Psychology of War and Peace.
Out Now: brnw.ch/21wJgO8
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Jun 10
On balance,the wide ranging benefits to clinicians& Users with Mental Health concerns,cannot be denied. As Prof @NeilKAggarwal calls it ‘the psychotechnical embrace’.The ethics of all of this is most crucial&is of personal interest to me as we navigate this dual edged reality. 4/
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Mar 25
Our International Institute for Geopsychiatry Senior Fellow @JEK_Psych is a panellist at this @rcpsych event
Supporting Clinicians: Mental health support in a time of conflict #mentalhealth #conflict
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Jan 24
a new world order for #mentalhealth #health @NeilKAggarwal @thewrittenro @JEK_Psych
Geopolitical factors and mental health I
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Geopolitical factors, foreign aid and mental health II: Value for money
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#WHO #Davos #WEF2026
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Neil K Aggarwal retweeted
Jan 20
our new paper #geopsychiatry
Geopsychiatry & the complex mental health challenges of conflict: a review examining local & distal psychiatric outcomes in a fractured world
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@WPA_Psychiatry @NeilKAggarwal @juliotorales
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9 Dec 2025
another outstanding piece from our #geopsychiatry team
Politicised threats to science endanger global health & humanity @lancet #globalhealth @DrMariaNeira thelancet.com/journals/lance…
@WPA_Psychiatry @seyeabimbola @NeilKAggarwal @ThinkGlobalHlth
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7 Sep 2025
Social justice, social discrimination, & mental health: International Review of Psychiatry: @NeilKAggarwal @juliotorales @DrNandiniC @JudgeWren #geopsychiatry tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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23 Jul 2025
another poignant paper from the #geopsychiatry team
A combined water crisis & public health emergency in the Brazilian Amazon #COP30 #geopsychiatry
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@NeilKAggarwal @DrMariaNeira @GCHAlliance @WPA_Psychiatry #publichealth #Amazon
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23 Jul 2025
Africa to be hit hard as UK foreign aid cuts
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@NeilKAggarwal @braindrum #Africa #ForeignAid #UK
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28 Jun 2025
Read our International Institute for Geopsychiatry Senior Fellow Prof Rachel Tribe poignant Suman Fernando obituary @JEK_Psych @NeilKAggarwal @rcpsych - Prof Fernando iconic fighter #inequalities #racism @guardian theguardian.com/society/2025…
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Neil K Aggarwal retweeted
22 May 2025
we launch our new website #Geopsychiatry
The International Institute of Geopsychiatry
geopsychiatry.org/
@juliotorales @JEK_Psych @RaoMala @DrHarish139 @NeilKAggarwal
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Neil K Aggarwal retweeted
7 Mar 2025
Clinicians need definitions for social structures and social determinants of health to understand how to assess for these important patient factors
@NeilKAggarwal journals.lww.com/hrpjournal/…
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22 Feb 2025
International Seminar on Geopsychiatry 8th March 2025-12 noon GMT
we will examine how factors like urbanization, natural disasters, climate change influence psychiatric disorders & healthcare access @DrMariaNeira @NeilKAggarwal @RaoMala
Join Zoom
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8 Feb 2025
Geopolitical factors, foreign aid & mental health II: Value for money @NeilKAggarwal @faraniva @Prof_TGSchulze
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CAPE Vulnerability Index #CVI can be used to identify most vulnerable communities so that international aid may be more appropriately targeted
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Neil K Aggarwal retweeted
1 Jan 2025
one of #Geopsychiatry 2024 highlights
WPA Special Interest Group on Geopsychiatry’s Academic symposium “Global Mindscape: Integrating Geopsychiatry Perspectives Across Continents" -in Bern Switzerland @NeilKAggarwal @RaoMala @MaggieRae20 @JEK_Psych
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9 Sep 2024
Delighted to meet distinguished pioneers of #Geopsychiatry.
Groundbreaking 🇬🇧-🇨🇭collaborations looking at impact of geopolitical & environmental factors incl . #climatechange on mental health at a local level.
Thank you @dineshbhugra @MichaelLiebren1 @unibern & friends !
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8 Dec 2024
Armed Conflict Survey 2024: The proliferation of non-state armed groups is one of the main factors behind the protracted and complex nature of conflicts in the region, as highlighted by the actions of Hamas, Hizbullah and the Houthis during the reporting period.
Find out more and register for the launch event on 12 December 2024.
➡ go.iiss.org/ACS
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17 Nov 2024
Being one of the lucky ones -"Journey to the Centre of the Self: Exploring the Lived Experiences of South Asian Psychiatrists in the UK" @TheLancet @richardhorton1
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@farooqnaeem7 @drraisirfan @Fabida3 @sri_2050 @NeilKAggarwal @Sathnam #WCP24
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19 Sep 2024
Terrorist activity remains highly concentrated with just ten countries accounting for 87% of all terrorism deaths in 2023 @GlobPeaceIndex This concentration has intensified over the past decade @NeilKAggarwal @JEK_Psych @doctorsoumya
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2 Aug 2024
Covert, the book on the conversation between A.S. Dulat and Assad Durrani, offers an analysis of the India-Pakistan bilateral ties, writes T.C.A. Raghavan.
#indiapakistan #ISI @leo_mukherjee @tca_raghavan @HarperCollinsIN @AsadDur54534265 @NeilKAggarwal
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Neil K Aggarwal retweeted
2 Aug 2024
read @JEK_Psych et al poignant piece; Equipping the next generation of clinicians for addressing conflict mental health: A role for Geopsychiatry #conflict #climatecrisis #mentalhealth
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@JRBneuropsiq @RaoMala @alemassazza @NeilKAggarwal #geopsychiatry
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Neil K Aggarwal retweeted
14 Jun 2024
Viewpoint discusses how mental health professionals can encourage dialog among foreign policy elites to reduce the possibility for military conflict. ja.ma/3XkhueE
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