The EPA Young Psychiatrists Committee is doing a study on difficulties and perspectives related to psychiatric training residency. In order to collect information, any young psychiatrist or trainee is invited to participate in the survey by clicking here.

In addition to the EPA European Platform of Psychiatrists organized every year to increase its cooperation with National Psychiatric Associations, EPA has decided, through a change of its statutes, to offer the possibility to national and international psychiatric associations to become EPA Corporate Members.
Corporate Members are public or private bodies which establish a longstanding collaboration [...]

“Dear Colleagues
it is with great pleasure that we announce that European Psychiatry is continuing its dynamic growth. The new impact factor for the journal is 2.433 (ISI Web of Knowledge, 2008 Journal Citation Reports), an increase of 30% since last year. We would like thank all the contributors and reviewers for the high scientific quality [...]

Our next congress will take place at the International Congress Centre of Munich, Germany from 27 February to 2 March, 2010. Professor Norbert Müller will be chairing the Local Organizing Committee. We plan offering you a high-quality, multidisciplinary scientific programme that will provide a full review of the most important aspects of diagnosis and treatment [...]

From left to right: Prof. H. Sass, Mrs V. Cameron, Prof. D. Bhugra, Prof. H-J. Möller
On 2 March 2009, a delegation composed of Prof. Hans-Jürgen Möller (EPA President), Prof. Henning Sass (EPA Secretary for Education), and Caroline Martin (EPA Project Manager) was welcomed by Prof. Dinesh Bhugra at the beautiful premises of the Royal College [...]

One of the European Psychiatric Association’s missions is to accompany young psychiatrists in their professional development. For this, the association offers a large panel of grants and prizes. EPA will propose following prizes or awards to be granted in 2010:

European BMS Prevention Award in Psychiatry
Research Prizes
Young Psychiatrists Scholarship Programme

We are pleased to inform you that Patrice Boyer has been elected as the President Elect of EPA, and Cyril Höschl will be acting as the Past President for the next two years.
The mandate of Marianne Kastrup (Secretary General), Philip Gorwood (Treasurer) and Michael Musalek (Secretary for Sections) have been renewed. Henning Sass has been elected [...]

The European Psychiatric Association (EPA), supported by the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) announces the official launching of the Position statement on Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes In People with Severe Mental Illness aiming to improve the care of patients suffering from severe mental illness - [...]