Dear EPA Members, colleagues and friends, As I present my wishes for the new year to the whole EPA community, it is difficult to envisage 2021 without looking back at 2020. Who could have imagined the upheaval the pandemic has…
The next European Psychiatric Association Board will be elected during the virtual General Assembly on Sunday 11 April 2021. The EPA Board is vested with the broadest powers to act on behalf of the EPA and to perform any actions…
To be able to efficiently represent the views of psychiatrists and shape better mental health policies and programmes in Europe, the EPA is creating a pool of psychiatrists, called the EPA Ambassadors, who will be the force behind this important…
The EPA is deeply concerned by the current COVID-19 pandemic and its tremendous impact on the lives of people worldwide. There is a wide consensus that the COVID-19 pandemic not only affects physical health, but also mental health and well-being…
The EPA is now on Instagram! Follow the official EPA profile @Euro_Psychiatry for exclusive content including behind the scenes photos and sneak peeks of our events! As we approach the EPA Congress in Madrid from 28-31 March, make sure to follow…
The year 2020 begins on the hats of wheels in terms of strengthened collaboration with partner organisations and stakeholders’ partnership. The European Academy of Neurology (EAN) and the EPA have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This framework will…
The past four months have seen intense activity of the EPA Board, Committees, NPAs, Sections and Members; and in parallel of the EPA staff from Strasbourg and Brussels offices. Building on the many successes of past presidents, we made significant progress towards achieving…
Through a new partnership with Cambridge University Press, European Psychiatry, the official journal of the EPA, is moving to open access in 2020. Philip Gorwood, EPA President, said: “Converting to open access, that is, providing free online access to all…
The EPA Board came together on 16 May in Brussels to hold elections for five EPA Office Bearer positions. We are proud to announce the election of Peter Falkai as President Elect and Andrea Fiorillo as Secretary for Sections, as…
Training and sharing for optimal mental health care in Europe 30 April 2019 – On the heels of the EPA’s most attended congress in history that gathered over 4,300 participants from 102 countries in Warsaw, I am honoured to have entered my mandate as EPA…