About the Slovak Psychiatric Association

Slovak Psychiatric Association

About the Association

The Slovak Psychiatric Association, SkMA, is a civic association, primarily a voluntary and politically independent organization, joining medical professionals mostly from the ranks of psychiatry and related fields.

Objectives are the promotion of the specialization of Psychiatry among physicians and public, postgraduate and long-term education of psychiatrists, grants for research projects, promotion of publications, quality assurance.

Currently it has 567 members and 11 sections:

  • Sexology Section (since 2018)
  • Section of Drug Addictions
  • Section of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Section of Psychopharmacology
  • Section of Psychotherapy
  • Section of Forensic Psychiatry
  • Section of Gerontopsychiatry
  • Section of Social Psychiatry
  • Section of Biological Psychiatry
  • Section of Psychiatrists in Specialized Training

Date of creation: 01/01/1953

Number of members: 567

Board Members

Dr. Michal
Patarák

President

Dr. Jozef
Dragašek

Vice President

Dr. Vanda
Valkučáková

Secretary General

Dr. Boris
Bodnár

Board Member

Dr. Miroslav
Grohol

Board Member

Dr. Igor
Riečanský,

Board Member

Dr. Martin
Vančo

Board Member

Dr. Eva
Katrlíková

Board Member

Dr. Dagmar
Breznoščáková

Board Member

Supervisory Board of the Committee:

Dr. Barbora
Vašečková

President

Dr. Matúš
Virčík

Member

Dr. Veronika
Režňáková

Member