Emerging psychosis in daily life: momentary assessment and intervention Inez Myin-Germeys Professor of Psychiatry, Center for Contextual Psychiatry, Research group Psychiatry, KU Leuven  Inez Myin-Germeys is professor of Contextual Psychiatry at KU Leuven in Belgium where she is heading the Center for Contextual Psychiatry. Prof. Myin-Germeys studied theoretical psychology at KU Leuven in ...

Beyond the Clinic: Re-imagining Early Intervention through the Lens of Structural Competency and Co-Production Nev Jones, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Mental Health Law & Policy, University of South Florida & Clinical Assistant Professor, Yale University School of Medicine, Program for Recovery and Community Health (PRCH)   Dr. Nev Jones is a community psychologist an...

Submissions are now open for IEPA 11 IEPA is seeking abstract submissions for Symposia, Oral talks and Posters at IEPA 11 in Boston.  All talks will take place 8-10th October 2018 in the afternoon; poster sessions will take place during the lunch hours.*  Each session is approximately 90 minutes long. All submissions will be considered in the following themes: Primary Themes: Secon...

Lessons Learned from RAISE-ETP and Strategies to Reduce DUP John M. Kane, MD Senior Vice President for Behavioral Health Services,Northwell Health; Professor and Chairman, Psychiatry,  The Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine; Chairman of Psychiatry, The Zucker Hillside Hospital   John M. Kane, MD, is Senior Vice President for Behavioral Health Services at Northwell Health in N...

It is with great sadness that we learned of the sudden and unexpected death on September 7th 2017 of Dr Larry Seidman. Dr Seidman was an internationally distinguished researcher in the development and clinical neuropsychology of schizophrenia, alongside his deep commitment to patients and humanitarian affairs.  As chair of the 11th IEPA International Conference, 'Broadening the Scope', Dr S...

Mechanisms underlying critical periods of brain development: Implications for psychiatric disorders Takao Hensch Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology and Professor of Neurology, Harvard University Takao K. Hensch, PhD, is joint professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School at Boston Children's Hospital, and professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Harvard's Center f...

2018 Plenary Speaker IV: "What Makes Trauma Traumatic... and for whom?" Evidence from longitudinal studies Helen Fisher Senior Lecturer, Social Genetic & Developmental Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London   Dr Helen L. Fisher is a Senior Lecturer and MQ Fellow based in the Social, Genetic & Developmental Psychiatry Centre at the I...

2018 Plenary Speaker III: Sculpting the teenage brain - neuroscience and behaviour Edward T. Bullmore University of Cambridge Head of the Department of Psychiatry, Cambridge, UK   Ed Bullmore, MB, PhD, FRCP, FRCPsych, FMedSci, trained in medicine at the University of Oxford and St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London; then in psychiatry at the Bethlem Royal & Maudsley Hospital, London....

2018 Plenary Speaker II: Adolescence Social Cognition and Development Sarah-Jayne Blakemore University College London Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience London, UK Sarah-Jayne Blakemore is Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience at UCL. She is Leader of the Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Group and Deputy Director of the UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience. Her group's research fo...

2018 Plenary Speaker I: Using Online Social Media to Foster Long-term Recovery in Youth Mental Health Mario Alvarez-Jimenez Head of E-Health Orygen The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health Melbourne, Australia Associate Professor Mario Alvarez-Jimenez is Head of e-health at Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, and the Centre for Youth Mental He...