Institution of Balint Award is made out of an endowment on behalf of the Foundation of Psychosomatic and Social Medicine by Dr. Med. Dr. H.C. Boris Luban-Plozza, CH 6612 Ascona, Collina, Switzerland.

In this IASP members are invited to submit a paper based on their personal experience of relationship with patients.

Four copies of the paper, maximum 10-12 pages of A4 size, typed in double space must be submitted to the Chairperson, Awards Committee, by the stipulated date.

In must be a single-authored paper.  The author must be a member in good standing of the IASP, with a minimum of 5 years of professional experience.

The paper shall be rated on the basis of written manuscript on the following criteria.

• Exposition
  The presentation of a truly personal experience o a therapist-patient relationship (Manuscripts of a former medical thesis or diploma cannot be accepted).
• Reflexion
  A description of how a therapist actually experienced such a relationship, either individually or as part of a treating team. This could reflect multiple relations between therapist and the staff of various specialties, and working routine within different institutions.
• Action
  The therapist’s perception of the demands he or she felt exposed to and an illustration of how he then actually responded.
• Progression
  A discussion of possible ways in which future medical and paramedical training might enhance the state of awareness for individual care giver, a procedure which tends to be neglected at present.

The paper shall be presented at the Annual IASP Conference.

Written text and presentation will carry 60% &  40% marks respectively. To be eligible for presentation, the written version must score at least 50% (30 out of 60) marks. The paper receiving maximum total marks will be adjudged as winner. The Award winning paper must secure not less than 50% of the total marks. Decisions of judges shall be final. Award shall be won only once by any author.

The judges assessing the paper for Award shall not contest for the Award. Members of the Awards Committee, if desirous of contesting, will not participate in the evaluation process. Award shall comprise of the scroll and the money that will be announced at the Valedictory function of the same national conference at which it is presented. The award shall be given at the inaugural function of the next Annual Conference of the IASP and shall be received by the recipient in person.

The award paper will become a property of the IASP, a copy of which will be sent to the Foundation of Psychosomatic & Social Medicine, Ascona, Switzerland by the Secretary-General. The paper shall be published in the IJSP.

(Modified rules as approved by the Executive Council at its annual meeting on 8-10 February, 1991).

Dr G.C.Boral Awards I and II of the IASP, instituted out of a donation from Dr G.C.Boral, a Fellow, are for the best papers presented at the annual conferences of the Association. Dr G.C.Boral Award I will be given to the best paper presented by a Fellow as the principal author and Award II to the best paper presented by an Associate Member as the principal author.

For any paper to be considered for either Award, it must be based on research work done in India on any aspect of social psychiatry. It must not have been published in a scientific journal, not presented at a national and international conference earlier. For Award I the principal author must be a Fellow of the Association and for Award II the principal author and the author presenting the paper must be an Associate Member. The principal author, the author presenting the paper and atleast 50 percent of all authors must be members of the IASP at the time of the conference. Not more than two papers will be considered from any member, as the principal author, for the Award.

For consideration for either Award, 4 copies of the full paper must be submitted to the Chairman of the Awards Committee by a date to be determined by the Executive Council. The papers should be prepared in accordance with the “Instruction to Contributors” of the Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry. It or a significantly similar paper must not have earlier received an Award of the IASP.

The papers submitted shall be rated both on the basis of written manuscript and the presentation which will represent 75 per cent and 25 per cent, respectively of the total marks of assessment. To be eligible for presentation, the written version of the paper must secure at least 40 per cent of the full marks allotted for the written version (i.e. 30 out of 75). The paper securing the highest total marks shall win the Award. Furthermore, the Award winning paper must secure not less than 50 per cent of the full marks.

None of the judges assessing for the Award shall be contestant for this Award. However, a judge is eligible to contest for any other Award.

All the authors of the winning papers shall be considered to have won the Award and will be issued certificates. The Award money will be shared by the all the authors. The Award winning paper shall be accepted to be published in the Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry for which purpose  it shall be passed on to the Editor by the Chairman, Award Committee. If the author desires to publish the paper in any other journal he shall be required to obtain a prior permission from the Editor of the Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry.

The announcement of the Awards shall be made at the annual general body meeting. In all the matters pertaining to the Awards, the decision of the Council shall be final and binding on all concerned.

(As approved by the Executive Council on 5 January, 1991)

Rules

• 1. The oration award will be declared one year in advance at every annual conference of the Indian Association for Social Psychiatry.
• 1. Any member of the IASP can propose the name of any other member of the IASP for the oration award. The proposal including six copies of the bio-data of the nominee must be submitted to the Chairman, Awards Committee by a date determined by the Council of the IASP. The proposal must be accompanied by a written consent of the nominee.
• 1. The oration paper will become the property of the IASP and shall be published in the Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry with necessary editorial corrections. The speaker will pass on the oration paper to the Editor, Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry as soon after the annual conference as possible for publication in the Journal.
• 1. The speaker scan choose any topic for the oration. He shall intimate the title of the oration to the Chairman, Awards Committee at least three months prior to the Conference.
• 1. The speaker will bepaid a lump sum for the oration. He will also be awarded a suitable scroll.
• No person shall win the Award more than once.

(As approved by the Executive Council on 9 January, 2009)

Dr V.K. Varma Award was approved by the General Body of the Indian Association for Social Psychiatry held at New Delhi on 29 November 2008. The award has been instituted out of a donation from Professor V.K. Varma, a Past President of the Association. The first award will be given in the year 2009. The award would consist of a scroll and a cash award of Rs. 10000/.

The Award is open to all the members who have published a paper in psychiatry based on original research in any Indian Journal in the preceding two years (for example, papers published during July 2007 –June 2009 for the conference to be held in the year 2009) would be eligible to apply for the VK Varma Award. The first author and 50% of the total authors should be a member of the IASP. For consideration for the Award, 4 copies of the published paper must be submitted to the Chairman of the Awards Committee by a date to be determined by the Executive Council.

None of the judges assessing for the Award shall be contestant for this Award. However, a judge is eligible to contest for any other Award.

All the authors of the winning papers shall be considered to have won the Award and will be issued certificates. The Award money will be shared by the all the authors.

(As approved by the Executive Council on 9 January, 2009)

Dr. Venkoba Rao Award was approved by the General Body of the Indian Association for Social Psychiatry held at New Delhi on 29 November 2008. The award has been instituted out of a donation from Professor A Venkoba Rao, Founder President of the Association.  The award would consist of a scroll and a cash award of Rs. 10000/.  The oration award will be declared one year in advance at every annual conference of the Indian Association for Social Psychiatry.

All the members of the Indian Association for Social Psychiatry can send nominations for any outstanding mental health professional above the age of 55 years, who has contributed in the field of social psychiatry. The nominee may or may not be a member of the IASP. The nomination would be in form of CV of the nominee along with his/her consent. Four copies of the CV of the nominee along with his/her consent must be submitted to the Chairman of the Awards Committee by a date to be determined by the Executive Council.

The nomination would be in form of CV of the nominee along with his/her consent. Four copies of the CV of the nominee along with his/her consent must be submitted to the Chairman of the Awards Committee by a date to be determined by the Executive Council.

None of the judges assessing for the Award shall be contestant for this Award. However, a judge is eligible to contest for any other Award.

(As approved by the Executive Council on 9 January, 2009)

Dr. BB Sethi Award was approved by the General Body of the Indian Association for Social Psychiatry held at New Delhi on 29 November 2008. The Award would be given to the best poster presented in the Annual National Conference of the Indian Association for Social Psychiatry. The award would consist of a scroll and a cash award of Rs. 5000/ and Rs. 3000/ for the best and second best posters, and be given by the organising committee of the conference.

For any paper to be considered for either Award, it must be based on research work done in India on any aspect of social psychiatry. It must not have been published in a scientific journal, not presented at a national and international conference earlier. The principal author and   at least 50 percent of all authors must be members of the IASP at the time of the conference. Not more than two papers will be considered from any member, as the principal author, for the Award.

For consideration for either Award, 4 copies of the full paper must be submitted to the Chairman of the Awards Committee by a date to be determined by the Executive Council. The papers should be prepared in accordance with the “Instruction to Contributors” of the Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry. It or a significantly similar paper must not have earlier received an Award of the IASP.

The papers submitted shall be rated both on the basis of written manuscript and the presentation which will represent 75 per cent and 25 per cent, respectively of the total marks of assessment. To be eligible for presentation, the written version of the paper must secure at least 40 per cent of the full marks allotted for the written version (i.e. 30 out of 75). The paper securing the highest total marks shall win the Award. Furthermore, the Award winning paper must secure not less than 50 per cent of the full marks.

None of the judges assessing for the Award shall be contestant for this Award. However, a judge is eligible to contest for any other Award.

All the authors of the winning papers shall be considered to have won the Award and will be issued certificates. The Award money will be shared by the all the authors. The Award winning paper shall be accepted to be published in the Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry for which purpose  it shall be passed on to the Editor by the Chairman, Award Committee. If the author desires to publish the paper in any other journal he shall be required to obtain a prior permission from the Editor of the Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry.

The announcement of the Awards shall be made at the annual general body meeting. In all the matters pertaining to the Awards, the decision of the Council shall be final and binding on all concerned.