[20 years' of the Psychiatric Section of the Serbian Medical Society-Society of Physicians of Vojvodina (1982-2001)].

INTRODUCTION

Psychiatry Section of the Society of Physicians of Vojvodina (SPV) was founded in 1982, after the Neuropsychiatry Section of SPV was divided into Neurology Section and Psychiatry Section. Since then, it has a presidency, a president and a secretary appointed by its assembly for a two-year period.

FOUNDATION

In the first part of the paper authors described the period when the Section was founded, places where its main office was, its meetings, topics and lecturers as well as activities of Psychiatry Section members during the abovementioned period.

MEMBERSHIP

The second part of the paper deals with personal, professional and academic biographies of all former presidents of the Section. The first president of Psychiatry Section was Prof. Dr. Stojan Vucković and from 1982 to 1984 its office was in Novi Sad, whereas from 1984-1986 it was in Sombor with Dr. Stevan M. Cicovacki as president and Dr. Panta Lazić as secretary. From 1986-1988 the Section's office was moved from Sombor to Subotica. Its president was Dr. Pal Ungar and Dr. Istvan Sic the secretary. From 1988-1990 the Section's office was moved to Senta. The new president was Dr. Milorad Curcić, and Dr. Katalin Kis-Kovac the secretary. In 1990 Sombor was again appointed to be the seat of the Section, and Dr. Ljiljana Ril was its president till 1992 with Dr. Sasa Mesterović as secretary. In May 1992, the main office was moved to Vrsac and stayed there till 2000. The Section's president was Dr. Milan Beslin, and Dr. Ljiljana Mihajlovski the secretary. Senta was again appointed to be the seat of Psychiatry Section in 2000, with Dr. Milorad Curcić as its president and Dr. Josip Dadasović as secretary. At the election assembly of the Psychiatry Section held on October 25, 2001 in Kikinda, presidential and secretarial mandates were prolonged, so the seat of the Section stays in Senta for the next two years. Apart from biographies, this paper also contains photos of all presidents of the Section.