Shinfuku Naotaka
Seishin Shinkeigaku Zasshi. 2014;116(1):70-7.
The number of members (about 16,000) of the Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology (JSPN) is second only to that (about 38,000) of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) in the world. The JSPN is the biggest national psychiatric society in Asia. However, the JSPN has not played a sufficient role to improve psychiatry and mental health services of neighboring Asian countries. In this paper, I would like to present my personal viewpoints on the possible way the JSPN can contribute to improving Asian psychiatry and mental health services. Based on my experience for many years of working in Asia, I would like to suggest: (A) to study the historical background of the development of modern Asian psychiatry since colonial times; (B) to take into consideration the different levels of socio-economic development, culture, and mental health resources of other Asian countries; (C) to find a way to promote dialogues among greatly diverse Asian psychiatric societies; (D) to form mutually beneficial relationships among mental health workers from various Asian countries.
日本精神神经学会（JSPN）的会员人数（约16,000人）在世界上仅次于美国精神病学协会（APA）（约38,000人）。JSPN是亚洲最大的全国性精神医学学会。然而，JSPN在改善亚洲邻国的精神医学和心理健康服务方面尚未发挥充分作用。在本文中，我想就JSPN可以为改善亚洲精神医学和心理健康服务做出贡献的可能方式提出个人观点。基于我在亚洲多年的工作经验，我想建议：（A）研究自殖民时代以来现代亚洲精神医学发展的历史背景；（B）考虑其他亚洲国家不同水平的社会经济发展、文化和心理健康资源；（C）找到促进亚洲各国精神医学学会之间对话的方法；（D）在亚洲各国的心理健康工作者之间建立互利关系。
