Ahmed Okasha to Deliver Lecture on Psychology of the Revolution

March 25, 2012

Ahmed Okasha to Deliver Lecture on Psychology of the Revolution

Ahmed Okasha, professor of psychiatry at Ain Shams University, will deliver a lecture titled "The Psychology of the Revolution" on Sunday, March 25, from 1 to 2 pm in Mohamed Shafik Gabr Lecture Hall. The lecture is hosted by the Office of Medical Services, in collaboration with the Student Counseling Center and the Student Union.

Okasha is the first Arab and Muslim to serve as president of the World Psychiatric Association, a position he held from 2002 to 2005. He is also the founder and honorary chair of the Institute of Psychiatry at Ain Shams University, where he serves as director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Training and Research in Mental Health. In addition, Okasha is president of the Egyptian Psychiatric Association and honorary president of the Arab Federation of Psychiatrists.

An expert in his field, Okasha has written more than 70 books in Arabic and English including Depression in Recent Times, and has also published more than 300 articles related to medical scientific research. One of his most recent studies, The Anatomy of the Egyptian Character, dissects the Egyptian persona. He has won numerous awards for his work including the State Merit Prize of Medical Creativity from the Academy of Scientific Research in 2000 and the State Merit Prize of the Medical Sciences in 2008.

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