Established in 1959; reinstated in 1994

RC49 provides a structure for scholarly disquisition and research collaboration at the international level; does not endorse a particular definition of mental health and illness, rather, the term is meant to be inclusive, ranging from serious psychiatric disorders to subjective feelings of well-being.

Statutes

President
Bronwen Lichtenstein, University of Alabama, USA, blichten@bama.ua.edu  
Vice-President
Takashi Asakura, Tokyo Gakugei University, Japan, asakurat@u-gakugei.ac.jp
Secretary/Treasurer
Kjeld Hogsbro, Aalborg University, Denmark, kjeld@socsci.aau.dk
Board members
Alfred Grausgruber, Austria
Herbert Matschinger, Germany
Dirk Richter, Switzerland

Past Boards

"RC49ers", the biannual newsletter.
- July 2009 [pdf file 131KB]
- June 2007 [pdf file 172KB]

Dues: $40 for a 4-year period;ISA membership registration form is available on https://secured.com/~f3641/formisa.htm