The IDI held its 12th Biannual Meeting at the end of October 2014 at the Austen Riggs Center in Stockbridge, Massachusetts (USA). A report on that meeting is now available on the Meetings page, or via link here. The IDI also announced that the group’s thirteenth general meeting (which will now be held on an annual … Read More
Dr. Coline Covington reports on work she and fellow IDI member Frank Ochberg undertook in Tbilisi, Georgia. From her report: IDI members Dr. Frank Ochberg and Dr. Coline Covington were invited to participate in the Global Initiative on Psychiatry (GIP) and Georgian Society of Psychotrauma (GSP) events held in Tbilisi 29th October – 5th November. … Read More
In January 2014, IDI President Vamik Volkan presented to student interns for the US-based educational program Emotional Imprint (www.emotionalimprint.org), which endeavors to teach students emotional literacy. Dr. Volkan presented as part of a discussion entitled “Why Do We Have War and What Can Our Generation Do About It?” See more here. Unless otherwise noted, IDI … Read More
At the Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre, IDI member Hiba Husseini coauthors, with Omar M. Dajani, an important new work on a rights-based framework for international engagement in Israel and Palestine. From the description: Twenty-one years after the Oslo Accords were signed, Israel’s occupation is more deeply entrenched than ever and will not easily be undone. … Read More
On November 2-4, 2014, IDI members Dr. Frank Ochberg and Dr. Coline Covington presented on the overlap of psychology and journalism at a conference on domestic violence held in Tbilisi, Georgia. Drs. Ochberg and Covington will issue a report on the conference later this month. Local media coverage on the event can be found here: … Read More