Norman Sartorius, M.D., M.A., D.P.M., Ph.D., FRC. Psych.
\nDr Norman Sartorius, MD, MA, DPM, PhD, FRCPsych, obtained his M.D. in Zagreb (Croatia).
\nHe specialized in neurology and psychiatry and subsequently obtained a Masters Degree and a
\nDoctorate in psychology (Ph.D.). He carried out clinical work and research and taught at graduate
\nand postgraduate levels at the University of Zagreb, at the Institute of Psychiatry in London, at
\nthe University of Geneva and elsewhere.<\/p>\n
Dr Sartorius joined the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1967 and soon assumed charge of
\nthe programme of epidemiology and in social psychiatry. He was also principal investigator of
\nseveral major international studies on schizophrenia, on depression and on health service
\ndelivery. In 1977, he was appointed Director of the Division of Mental Health of WHO, a
\nposition which he held until mid-1993. In June 1993 Professor Sartorius was elected President of
\nthe World Psychiatric Association (WPA) and served as President-elect and then President until
\nAugust 1999. In January 1999, Professor Sartorius took up his functions as President of the
\nAssociation of European Psychiatrists (AEP) and is now the President of the International
\nAssociation for the Promotion of Mental Health Programmes and President of the Board of the
\nPrize of Geneva Foundation. Dr Sartorius holds professorial appointments at the Universities of
\nLondon, Prague and Zagreb and at several other universities in the USA and China. He is a
\nSenior Associate of the Faculty of the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health in Baltimore,
\nMaryland.<\/p>\n
Professor Sartorius has published more than 300 articles in s<\/p>\n