Warning to the EPA Community We are aware of fraudulent “EPA congress” websites that claim to offer registration and hotel reservations. Those who set up the website have used authentic EPA photos and a similar logo in order to deceive…
The EPA is pleased to announce that the application process for the 2019 Research Prizes and Scholarship Programme is now open! RESEARCH PRIZES The EPA will award Research Prizes of €2000 each to early career psychiatrists working in the WHO Europe region, who…
The EPA is marking this year’s World Mental Health Day by emphasising the topic proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO), “Young people and mental health in a changing world”. On this day, EPA President Prof. Silvana Galderisi underlines the…
The EPA is pleased to announce that two new membership categories have been created in order to expand EPA benefits and involvement opportunities within the global mental health community. Professionals working in and around the psychiatric field, including psychologists, neurologists, psychiatric…
The EPA Early Career Psychiatrists Committee is pleased to announce that applications for the next Gaining Experience Programme are open ! The programme offers Early Career Psychiatrists (ECPs) short observership placements in various institutions across Europe, allowing them to broaden their clinical,…
The EPA joins the American Psychiatric Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics in opposing the U.S. immigration policy that separates children from their parents. This is inhuman and likely to have a profound and negative life-long impact on the mental and physical health…
The EPA is very pleased to announce that patient organisations GAMIAN (Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Networks – Europe) and EUFAMI (European Federation of Association of Families of People with Mental Illness)have joined the EPA Board as ex-officio members. The inclusion of…
The EPA is very pleased to announce that applications are open for the 8th edition of the EPA Summer School!Organised in Strasbourg (France) from 6-9 September 2018, the Summer School will once again focus on the topic “ABCs of Psychotherapy.” Led…
The EPA is very pleased to reveal the topic for its first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC): “Introduction to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy”! This 4-week online course, starting on 9 April, is designed for psychiatrists and other mental health professionals, and is…
In a statement released on 30 January 2018, the World Medical Association (WMA) has “expressed its grave concern over the arrests of leaders of the Turkish Medical Association (TMA).” Representatives of the TMA were detained after publicly voicing opposition to war, citing…