Invitation from Chairperson of the Organizing Committee

Dear colleagues and friends, 

It is my great pleasure to invite you to attend the Fourth Pan-Asia Pacific Conference on Mental Health (PAPCMH) in Shanghai, China, which will be held from November 14th to 17th, 2005. The past three PAPCMH sponsored by China Association for Mental Health were held in 1994, 1998 and 2001 respectively in Beijing. Many experts and scholars, who came from Pan-Asia Pacific regions and different provinces and cities of China, attended the conferences and successfully made academic communications on mental health.

The Fourth Pan-Asia Pacific Conference on Mental Health will provide you a special opportunity to exchange experiences and the latest information on mental health. During the conference, we will host lectures and symposia from a wide range of issues on scientific advances and mental health, including such topics as culture, society, marriage and family, violence and crime, depression and anxiety, substance abuse, suicide etc.

We will work together and make contributions to the development of mental health in the 21^th century through learning from each other. 

The agenda of the conference includes special lectures and reports on achievements in scientific research and experience exchanges on mental health.

We warmly welcome you with open arms, and hope that you will have a scientifically and socially productive experience in Shanghai. 

Sincerely yours,

Zhuoji Cai

Professor of Psychiatry

President of China Association for Mental Health

Chairperson of Organizing Committee

Invitation from Chairperson of the Academic Committee

 Dear colleagues, 

It is my special honor and great pleasure to invite you to participate in the Fourth Pan-Asia Pacific Conference on Mental Health (PAPCMH), which will be held from November 14-17, 2005 in Shanghai, the economic, financial and cultural center of China. The conference will be sponsored by China Association for Mental Health and hosted by Shanghai Mental Health Center and Shanghai Association for Mental Health.

We highly appreciate the accomplishments made by mental health professionals from all over the world in the past decades and foresee its potential development in the future, which provides us a unique opportunity to meet together to discuss a wide range of issues on scientific advance and mental health. I would like to express my appreciation for your attendance in the conference.

It is well known that Shanghai is a most advanced and beautiful city in China, also called “Paris of the Orient” and “Pearl of China”. There are many places for you to visit. Undoubtedly, a visit to Shanghai is a must if you want to take home a slice of great CN culture and way of life as well as exchanges on mental health.

We are looking forward to your coming to Shanghai to attend the meaningful and fruitful conference in golden fall, November 2005. We will do our best to provide best services for you during the conference.

Wish you a wonderful time in Shanghai. 

Sincerely yours,

Heqin Yan

Professor of Psychiatry

Former President of Shanghai Mental Health Center

Shanghai Second Medical University

Chairperson of Academic Committee