You are currently browsing the official Internet homepage of the Hungarian Psychiatric Association. This frequently updated homepage is in Hungarian language due to the nature of the Association. However, a short introduction is available in English and German languages.

The Hungarian Psychiatric Association was founded in 1980 with approximately 70 founding members. This number rapidly grew over the years and decades; today the annual congresses of the Association are visited by more than a thousand registered members. Membership in the Association was never limited to doctors; teachers, psychologists and preachers are also among our ranks. Anyone working on the field of mental hygiene with a university degree can gain full membership.

The HPA, being an integrating body of several different sections and organizations, pursues a wide range of professional and social activities, as well as being involved in health politics, education and research. One of our main forums is the magazine, Pszichiátria Hungarica, which provides up-to-date information to all our members and also serves as a scientific and educational bulletin. Moreover, our quarterly published Társasági Hírek is also available as an information source.

You can contact the Hungarian Psychiatric Association on the following addresses:

The Hungarian Psychiatric Association is a democratic professional organization following the European values. In the spirit of our charter, the presidential board is re-elected on a regular basis.

The current presidential board of the Hungarian Psychiatric Association:

This official homepage of the Psychiatric Association is maintained by an Editorial Board under the supervision of János Harmatta, Secretary General of the Association. The webmaster of the homepage is Zoltán Dinya. The secretariat of our Association and the editors welcome any comments or questions and provide the opportunity for anyone to post international psychiatry related news or congress notices.