Thursday, August 28, 2003

American Psychiatrists the Butt of Jokes at International Conferance

As reported in this Turkish newspaper

Fear of flying has spread to American psychiatrists after the September 11th attacks and the Iraq war. Invited to the 15th International Group Therapies Congress, 40 American psychiatrists out of 60 could not come to Turkey because of the flying phobia they have. Nearly 700 psychiatrists from around the world were invited to the Congress. The Americans' phobia was the butt of many a joke.

The Psychiatry Congress, held in Lutfu Kirdar Congress Centre, is discussing various topics such as human rights, suicide, sexuality, and domestic violence. During a coffee break after one-hour sessions, experts joked about their peers with the phobia.

physician, can't you heal yourself?

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