{"id":5305,"date":"2025-09-10T12:03:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T15:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wctcim.cabsin.org.br\/new\/mental_health\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T12:24:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T15:24:05","slug":"mental_health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wctcim.cabsin.org.br\/new\/mental_health\/","title":{"rendered":"Mental health: Climate disasters and wars increase demand for expanded care","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n.post-content {\n  font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;\n  color: #414d58;\n  font-size: 15px;\n  line-height: 24px;\n  font-weight: 400;\n  margin: 0 auto;\n  padding: 20px;\n  max-width: 800px;\n}\n.post-content a {\n  color: #1d89e4;\n  text-decoration: none;\n}\n.post-content p,\n.post-content ul {\n  margin-bottom: 1em;\n}\n\/* SUBT\u00cdTULO *\/\n.post-content .subtitle {\n  font-size: 18px;\n  font-weight: 500;\n  line-height: 1.6;\n  margin: 0 0 0.5em;\n}\n\/* HEADINGS *\/\n.post-content .heading-2-gray {\n  font-size: 32px;\n  line-height: 44px;\n  font-weight: 600;\n  color: #414d58;\n  margin: 1.2em 0 0.6em;\n}\n.post-content .heading-3-blue {\n  font-size: 24px;\n  line-height: 36px;\n  font-weight: 600;\n  color: #1d89e5;\n  margin: 1em 0 0.5em;\n}\n.post-content .heading-3-gray {\n  font-size: 24px;\n  line-height: 36px;\n  font-weight: 600;\n  color: #414d58;\n  margin: 1em 0 0.5em;\n}\n\/* BOT\u00d5ES *\/\n.post-content .btn-blue {\n  background-color: #1d89e4;\n  color: #fff !important;\n  font-weight: 600;\n  font-size: 14px;\n  padding: 10px 20px;\n  border: none;\n  border-radius: 4px;\n  display: inline-block;\n  margin-top: 0.5em;\n  margin-bottom: 1em;\n  text-decoration: none;\n}\n\/* TAGS *\/\n.post-content .tag-green {\n  background-color: #94cf95;\n  color: #fff;\n  font-weight: 600;\n  font-size: 9px;\n  padding: 4px 8px;\n  border-radius: 2px;\n  text-transform: uppercase;\n  display: inline-block;\n  line-height: 1;\n  white-space: nowrap;\n  margin-bottom: 1em;\n}\n.post-content .separator-line {\n  margin: 40px 0 30px;\n  border: none;\n  border-top: 1px solid #ccc;\n}\n@media (max-width: 600px) {\n  .post-content {\n    padding: 15px;\n    font-size: 14px;\n    line-height: 20px;\n  }\n  .post-content .heading-2-gray {\n    font-size: 24px;\n    line-height: 32px;\n  }\n  .post-content .heading-3-blue,\n  .post-content .heading-3-gray {\n    font-size: 20px;\n    line-height: 28px;\n  }\n  .post-content p,\n  .post-content ul {\n    font-size: 14px;\n  }\n  .post-content .btn-blue {\n    width: 100%;\n    text-align: center;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p class=\"subtitle\">Experts from 47 countries will debate in Brazil, October 15\u201318, how Traditional, Complementary, and Integrative Medicine (TCIM) responds to critical health issues<\/p>\n<p>Heat waves, droughts, floods, storms, and wildfires of increasing frequency and intensity generate not only physical impacts but also mental disorders such as anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress, and psychological crises &#8211; especially in vulnerable populations in low- and middle-income countries &#8211; according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In zones of armed conflict, research confirms profound effects on the mental health of civilian populations. Ukrainian university students, one and a half years after the Russian invasion, for example, showed symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (48.1%), moderate to severe anxiety (34.1%), and depression (33.6%), according to a study published in BMC Psychiatry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>In these extreme contexts, Traditional, Complementary, and Integrative Medicine (TCIM) has proven increasingly effective as an adjunct to conventional medical approaches: it offers person-centered, evidence-based care.<\/p>\n<p>The latest research in this field will be presented in October 2025 at the 3rd World Congress on Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine (3rd WCTCIM), held for the first time in Latin America. Experts from 47 countries will gather to share knowledge on how TCIM has been addressing the critical challenges of global health, including the escalation of mental disorders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<h3 class=\"heading-3-blue\">Highlights of the 3rd WCTCIM program<\/h3>\n<p>Highlights of the 3rd WCTCIM program &#8211; taking place at the Riocentro Convention Center in Rio de Janeiro &#8211; include the panels \u201cTCIM in Humanitarian, Traumatic, and Disaster Contexts,\u201d presented by Adriana Nunes Wolffenbuttel, winner of the 2024 Aromashowcase Award of the Gattefoss\u00e9 Foundation for her protocol assisting flood victims in Rio Grande do Sul; and \u201cMental Health and Integrative Psychiatry,\u201d by Maria Aparecida das Neves, winner of the 2024 Ren\u00e9-Maurice Gattefoss\u00e9 International Award in Clinical Aromatherapy for her 13 years of work with patients at the Rehabilitation Center and Day Hospital of the Institute of Psychiatry at the University of S\u00e3o Paulo (IPq HC-FMUSP).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Another high point in the Congress\u2019s mental health agenda will be the keynote lecture \u201cContributions of Integrative Medicine in Global Crises\u201d by Dr. Adalberto Barreto, creator of Integrative Community Therapy (ICT). ICT is one of the 29 Integrative and Complementary Practices included in the Ministry of Health\u2019s National Policy (PNPIC). It is a proven effective approach that significantly reduces psychiatric and pharmacological referrals among participants through collective care, rebuilding of bonds, and networks.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting that acupuncture, auriculotherapy, herbal medicine, yoga, and mindfulness also enhance therapeutic responses to anxiety, depression, and stress -including in situations of collective trauma and emotional vulnerability. The benefits of these and other TCIM approaches are included in the Evidence Maps developed by the Brazilian Academic Consortium for Integrative Health (CABSIN) in partnership with BIREME\/PAHO\/WHO.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<hr class=\"separator-line\">\n<h3 class=\"heading-3-blue\">PROGRAM<\/h3>\n<p>Activities on Mental Health at the 3rd WCTCIM<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"heading-3-gray\">October 15 (Pre-Congress)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Tao Calligraphy practice for mindfulness and health improvement \u2013 Peter Hudoba (Canada)<\/li>\n<li>Meditation in nature: implementation in health and wellness tourism \u2013 Amanda Polin Pereira (Brazil)<\/li>\n<li>Rhythmic breathwork: integrating music, breathing, and autonomic regulation \u2013 Felipe Marx (Brazil)<\/li>\n<li>Clinical auriculotherapy: from evidence to precision practice \u2013 Larissa Ang\u00e9lica Bachir Polloni (Brazil)<\/li>\n<li>Osteopathic approaches to mind-body-spirit care and nervous system self-regulation \u2013 Jacey Goddard (USA)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"heading-3-gray\">October 16<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Panel: Integrative Medicine in Humanitarian, Traumatic, and Disaster Contexts\n<ul>\n<li>Adriana Nunes Wolffenbuttel (Brazil) \u2013 Aromatherapy disaster response protocol<\/li>\n<li>Elad Schiff (Israel) \u2013 Study on creating \u201cresilience clinics\u201d in integrative medicine in Israeli hospitals after the 2023 war; and Eran Ben-Arye and Gali Stoffman (Israel) \u2013 Study on training TCIM providers to address Acute Stress Disorder (ASD), especially in conflict scenarios.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<h3 class=\"heading-3-gray\">October 17<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Keynote Lecture: Contributions of Integrative Medicine in Global Crises &#8211; Adalberto Barreto (Brazil)<\/li>\n<li>Oral Abstract Session: Mind-Body and Stress Regulation\n<ul>\n<li>Heidemarie Haller (Germany) \u2013 Post-COVID self-care intervention<\/li>\n<li>Eliane Concei\u00e7\u00e3o Santos Locks (Brazil) \u2013 Floral therapy for anxiety<\/li>\n<li>Helen Lavretsky (USA) \u2013 Mind-body therapies for neuropsychiatric disorders<\/li>\n<li>Thales Wallace Cosmo Carvalho (Brazil) \u2013 Auriculotherapy and anxiety<\/li>\n<li>Rubens Lene Carvalho Tavares (Brazil) \u2013 Shabad Kriya meditation and mental health<\/li>\n<li>Felipe Goulart (Brazil) \u2013 Grounding and oxidative stress<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Panel: Pediatric Gut-Brain Disorders \u2013 A Global Dialogue on Whole-Person, Culturally Responsive Care\n<ul>\n<li>Shaija Kutty (Johns Hopkins Children\u2019s Center, India\/USA)<\/li>\n<li>Melanie Brown (USA)<\/li>\n<li>Erika Chiappini (USA)<\/li>\n<li>Sofia Wicker Velez (Mexico, Johns Hopkins Hospital)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<h3 class=\"heading-3-gray\">October 18<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Oral Abstract Session: Integrative Care in Pediatrics and Neonatology\n<ul>\n<li>Lara de Carvalho Pinheiro (Brazil) \u2013 Global evidence on yoga and mindfulness for pediatric anxiety<\/li>\n<li>Viviane Aleixo de Paula Xavier (Brazil) \u2013 Integrative practices and quality of life in neurodiverse families<\/li>\n<li>Brenda Leung (Canada) \u2013 TCIM outcome measures in child mental health<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Panel: Mental Health and Integrative Psychiatry\n<ul>\n<li>Rogier Hoenders (Netherlands) \u2013 Integrative psychiatry<\/li>\n<li>Aneta Lazarov (Israel) \u2013 Emotional trauma and multifactorial etiology of skin cancer<\/li>\n<li>Joseph Schwartman \u2013 Research \u201cWhite Doctor Black Gods\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Maria Aparecida das Neves (Brazil) \u2013 Award-winning aromatherapy project in mental health<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<hr class=\"separator-line\">\n<h3 class=\"heading-3-blue\">3rd World Congress on Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine (3rd WCTCIM)<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> October 15\u201318, 2025<br>\n<strong>Location:<\/strong> Riocentro Convention Center \u2013 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wctcim.cabsin.org.br\/new\/registration\/\" class=\"btn-blue\">Registration<\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The escalating impact of climate disasters and conflicts drives a critical need for expanded mental health services. 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