Symposium: (5th ISA Forum of Sociology (6-11 July 2025))

RC49 Mental Health and Illness

Program Coordinator: Jeremy DIXON (Cardiff University, United Kingdom)

Monday, 7 July 2025

09:00-10:45

Research Methodologies for Sociology of Mental Health and Illness – Experiences and Innovative Approaches
Session Organizer: Dirk RICHTER

11:00-12:45

Gender Perspectives on Mental Health and Illness
Session Organizer: Silvia KRUMM
Chair: Harry BARK

13:00-14:45

Beyond the Clinic: Mutual Support and Solidarity in Community Mental Health Care
Session Organizer: Felipe SZABZON
Chair: Felipe SZABZON

15:00-16:45

The Sociology of Mental Health and Illness - General Session 1
Session Organizer: Kjeld HOGSBRO
Chair: Kjeld HOGSBRO

Tuesday, 8 July 2025

09:00-10:45

Violence and Victimization in the Mental Health Context
Session Organizer: Silvia KRUMM

11:00-12:45

Overcoming Structural Obstacles to the Social Inclusion of Persons with Mental Illness in the Anthropocene
Session Organizers: Mr. James LINN and Michele KADRI
Chair: Jeremy DIXON

13:00-14:45

Experiential Knowledge in Mental Health Research
Session Organizer: Lynn TANG
Chair: Lynn TANG

15:00-16:45

The Sociology of Mental Health and Illness - General Session 2
Session Organizers: Mr. James LINN and Johanna ZULUETA
Chair: Mr. James LINN

Wednesday, 9 July 2025

09:00-10:45

Mental Health and the Family
Session Organizer: Kevin STONE
Chair: Kevin STONE

11:00-12:45

Mental Health of Adolescents and Young People in Developing Countries
Session Organizer: Takashi ASAKURA
Chair: Takashi ASAKURA

13:00-14:45

The Use and Abuse of Mental Health Laws
Session Organizer: Jeremy DIXON
Chair: Kevin STONE

15:00-16:45

The Sociology of Mental Health and Illness - General Session 3
Session Organizer: Felipe SZABZON
Chair: Felipe SZABZON

Thursday, 10 July 2025

09:00-10:45

Migration, Migrants and Mental Health
Session Organizer: Ram B. BHAGAT

11:00-12:45

New and Emerging Mental Health Issues in the Modern Era
Session Organizer: Takashi ASAKURA
Chair: Takashi ASAKURA

13:00-14:45

Researching Responses to Distress Caused By Extreme Events
Session Organizers: Reima Ana MAGLAJLIC, Lynn TANG and Lamia MOGHNIEH

15:00-16:45

Sociology of Mental Health & Illness Five Minute Thesis Competition
Session Organizer: Jeremy DIXON
Chair: Jeremy DIXON

19:00-20:30

RC49 Business Meeting

Friday, 11 July 2025

09:00-10:45

The Sociology of Mental Health Social Work
Session Organizer: Harry BARK
Chair: Jeremy DIXON

11:00-12:45

Academic Achievement, Mental Health and Wellbeing: Racial and Ethnic Experience Students in Higher Education
Session Organizer: Dhaneswar BHOI
Chair: Dhaneswar BHOI

13:00-14:45

Médecine Et Société à l’Epreuve De La Maladie Chronique
Session Organizers: Khadija ZOUITNI and haddou Rahou BOUCHRA

15:00-16:45

Emotion of Caste, Mental Health, and Self-Harm: Emotional Reflections in Social Psychology
Session Organizers: Dhaneswar BHOI and Neelima LAKRA