The purpose of the World Psychiatric Association is to coordinate the activities of its Member Societies on a world-wide scale and to advance enquiry into the etiology, pathology, and treatment of mental illness. To further this purpose, the Association organizes mono- or multithematic Regional Symposia in different parts of the world twice a year, and World Congresses dealing with all individual fields of psychiatry once every five or six years. Between these meetings the continuation of the Association's scientific work is assured through the activities of its specialty sections, each covering an important field of psychiatry. The programs of the World Congresses reflect on the one hand the intention to present the coordinating functions of the Association and on the other to open a broad platform for a free exchange of views. Thus, the VII World Congress of Psychiatry, held in Vienna from July 11 to 16, 1983, was composed of two types of scientific events - those structured by the Association and those left to the initiative of the participants. The first type comprised Plenary Sessions, planned by the Scientific Program Committee, and Section Symposia, organized by the WPA sections; the second embraced Free Symposia, free papers, video sessions, and poster presentations prepared by the participants. Altogether, 10 Plenary Sessions, 52 Section Symposia, and 105 Free Symposia took place, and 78 free papers and poster sessions and 10 video sessions were held.

The purpose of the World Psychiatric Association is to coordinate the activities of its Member Societies on a wor1d- ide scale and to advance enquiry into the etiology, pathology, and treatment of mental illness. To further this purpose, the Association organizes mono- or mu1tithematic Regional Symposia in different parts of the world twice a year, and World Congresses dealing with all individual fields of psychiatry once every five or six years. Between these meetings the continuation of the Association's scientific work is assured through the activities of its specialty sections, each covering an important field of psychiatry. The programs of the World Congresses reflect on the one hand the intention to present the coordinating functions of the Association and on the other to open a broad platform for a free exchange of views. Thus, the VII World Congress of Psychiatry, held in Vienna from July 11 to 16, 1983, was composed of two types of scientific events - those structured by the Association and those left to the initiative of the participants. The first type comprised Plenary Sessions, planned by the Scientific Program Committee, and Section Symposia, organized by the WPA sections; the second embraced Free Symposia, free papers, video sessions, and poster presentations prepared by the participants. Altogether, 10 Plenary Sessions, 52 Section Symposia, and 105 Free Symposia took place, and 78 free papers and poster sessions and 10 video sessions were held.

The purpose of the World Psychiatric Association is to coordinate the activities of its Member Societies on a world-wide scale and to advance enquiry into the etiology, pathology, and treatment of mental illness. To further this purpose, the Association organizes mono- or multi thematic Regional Symposia in different parts of the world twice a year, and World Congresses dealing with all individual fields of psychiatry once every five or six years. Between these meetings the continuation of the Association's scientific work is assured through the activities of its specialty sections, each covering an important field of psychiatry. The programs of the World Congresses reflect on the one hand the intention to present the coordinating functions of the Association and on the other to open a broad platform for a free exchange of views. Thus, the VII World Congress of Psychiatry, held in Vienna from July 11 to 16, 1983, was composed of two types of scientific events - those structured by the Association and those left to the initiative of the participants. The first type comprised Plenary Sessions, planned by the Scientific Program Committee, and Section Symposia, organized by the WPA sections; the second embraced Free Symposia, free papers, video sessions, and poster presentations prepared by the participants. Altogether, 10 Plenary Sessions, 52 Section Symposia, and 105 Free Symposia took place, and 78 free papers and poster sessions and 10 video sessions were held.

The purpose of the World Psychiatric Association is to coordinate the activities of its Member Societies on a world-wide scale and to advance enquiry into the etiology, pathology, and treatment of mental illness. To further this purpose, the Association organizes mono- or multi thematic Regional Symposia in different parts of the world twice a year, and World Congresses dealing with all individual fields of psychiatry once every five or six years. Between these meetings the continuation of the Association's scientific work is assured through the activities of its specialty sections, each covering an important field of psychiatry. The programs of the World Congresses reflect on the one hand the intention to present the coordinating functions of the Association and on the other to open a broad platform for a free exchange of views. Thus, the VII World Congress of Psychiatry, held in Vienna from July 11 to 16, 1983, was composed of two types of scientific events - those structured by the Association and those left to the initiative of the participants. The first type comprised Plenary Sessions, planned by the Scientific Program Committee, anq Section Symposia, organized by the WPA sections; the second embraced Free Symposia, free papers, video sessions, and poster presentations prepared by the participants. Altogether, 10 Plenary Sessions, 52 Section Symposia, and 105 Free Symposia took place, and 78 free papers and poster sessions and 10 video sessions were held.

The purpose of the World Psychiatric Association is to coordinate the activities of its Member Societies on a world-wide scale and to advance enquiry into the etiology, pathology, and treatment of mental illness. To further this purpose, the Association organizes mono- or multithematic Regional Symposia in different parts of the world twice a year, and World Congresses dealing with all individual fields of psychiatry once every five or six years. Between these meetings the continuation of the Association's scientific work is assured through the activities of its specialty sections, each covering an important field of psychiatry. The programs of the World Congresses reflect on the one hand the intention to present the coordinating functions of the Association and on the other to open a broad platform for a free exchange of views. Thus, the VII World Congress of Psychiatry, held in Vienna from July 11 to 16, 1983, was composed of two types of scientific events - those structured by the Association and those left to the initiative of the participants. The first type comprised Plenary Sessions, planned by the Scientific Program Committee, and Section Symposia, organized by the WPA sections; the second embraced Free Symposia, free papers, video sessions, and poster presentations prepared by the participants. Altogether, 10 Plenary Sessions, 52 Section Symposia, and 105 Free Symposia took place, and 78 free papers and poster sessions and 10 video sessions were held.

The purpose of the World Psychiatric Association is to coordinate the activities of its Member Societies on a world-wide scale and to advance enquiry into the etiology, pathology, and treatment of mental illness. To further this purpose, the Association organizes mono- or multi thematic Regional Symposia in different parts of the world twice a year, and World Congresses dealing with all individual fields of psychiatry once every five or six years. Between these meetings the continuation of the Association's scientific work is assured through the activities of its specialty sections, each covering an important field of psychiatry. The programs of the World Congresses reflect on the one hand the intention to present the coordinating functions of the Association and on the other to open a broad platform for a free exchange of views. Thus, the VII World Congress of Psychiatry, held in Vienna from July 11 to 16, 1983, was composed of two types of scientific events - those structured by the Association and those left to the initiative of the participants. The first type comprised Plenary Sessions, planned by the Scientific Program Committee, and Section Symposia, organized by the WPA sections; the second embraced Free Symposia, free papers, video sessions, and poster presentations prepa ed by the participants. Altogether, 10 Plenary Sessions, 52 Section Symposia, and 105 Free Symposia took place, and 78 free papers and poster sessions and 10 video sessions were held.

Das Konzept affektiver Storungen und ihrer Diagnostik hat in den vergangenen Jahren einen durchgreifenden Wandel erfahren. Gemeinsamkeiten in der Phanomenologie sind zugunsten von Differenzierungen nach psychogenen, somatogenen und endogenen Entstehungsbedingungen in den Vordergrund getreten; die an klinischen Idealtypen orientierte Diagnostik ist operationalisierten Diagnosen gewichen. Die hier gesammelten Arbeiten vergleichen die Reproduzierbarkeit (Reliabilitat) und die Gultigkeit (Validitat) verschiedener Konzepte und Definitionen von depressiven Storungen und deren Subtypen im Rahmen des polydiagnostischen Konzeptes; es werden Studien zum Therapieansprechen, prospektive Verlaufsstudien und Familienstudien vorgestellt, und der Nutzen strukturierter diagnostischer Interviews im Vergleich zu nicht standardisierter klinischer Exploration wird evaluiert. Die Ergebnisse rechtfertigen die Zusammenfassung aller Formen depressiver Syndrome unter der ubergreifenden Kategorie affektiver Storungen und die Relativierung der Differenzierung zwischen endogenen und psychogenen/neurotischen Depressionen.

In der gesamten Heilkunde ist die Psychiatrie eines der klinischen Facher, zu dessen Entwicidung beson ders viele verschiedene Wissenschaftsdisziplinen beigetragen haben. Und auch die kiinftige Entwick lung der Psychiatrie wird sich immer im engen Kon takt, im regen Austausch und manchmal auch in der Auseinandersetzung mit anderen Wissenschaften vollziehen. Diese vielfattigen Beriihrungsffiichen der Psychiatrie mit anderen Gebieten betreffen nicht nur die medizinischen Grundlagenfacher und die klini schen Schwesterfacher der Psychiatrie - sie reichen weit fiber die Medizin binaus. Dadurch gerat die Psychiatrie in eine - oft durchaus spannungsreiche Mittlerrolle zwischen der gesamten Medizin und vielen anderen Wissenschaften. Diese Aufgabe ver mag die Psychiatrie nur dann zu erfiillen, wenn die Psychiater stets bereit sind, die Position ihres Faches im Disput mit anderen Wissenschaften zu re flektieren. Das hat in den letzten Jahren dazu ge fiihrt, daB es viele Kontroversen in und urn die Psych iatrie gegeben hat - einige Bereiche der Psychiatrie gerieten schlieBlich in Gefahr, ihr Selbstverstiindnis als ein fest in der Medizin verwurzeltes Fach der Heilkunde zu verlieren. In solchen Situatione9 ist es gut, einmal Gedanken und Ansichten von Wissen schaftlem zu horen, die die Psychiatrie von auBen betrachten. IX Ein AnlaB zu einem so1chen Gedankenaustausch bot ein JubiIaum des "Mtinchener Nervenarztlichen Kolloquiums.""