In 2018, the European Psychiatric Association (EPA) was invited to appoint an official team to visit and review mental health services in Bulgaria and advise the Ministry of Health regarding recommendations for a reform in mental health services. For the…
The next European Psychiatric Association Board will be elected during the General Assembly on Sunday, 7 April 2019 in Warsaw. The EPA Board is vested with the broadest powers to act on behalf of the EPA and to perform any…
The report of the Interest Group on Mental health, Well-being and Brain disorders meeting entitled “New horizons for person-centred mental health research and care” is now published. The event which took place on 3 December in the European Parliament in…
On 5 December 2018, Julian Beezhold (EPA Secretary General) and Tomas Zdechovsky (MEP) chaired the meeting of the European Parliament Interest Group on Mental health, Well-being and Brain Disorders, during which the Health Policy Partnership (HPP) launched the final report of the project…
On 3 December, the European Parliament Interest Group on Mental health, Well-being and Brain Disorders held a meeting entitled “New horizons for person-centred mental health research and care”. This event is jointly organised by the European Psychiatric Association (EPA) and GAMIAN-Europe. The aim…
The EPA is pleased to announce the launch of the EBRA-project – short for the European Brain Research Area which is led by the European Brain Council (EBC). As a member of the EBC, the EPA joined this consortium in order to optimise the…
2019 ECP Scholarship: Applications closing soon. Deadline: 23 November 2018. The ECP Scholarship offers registration, hotel and special event invitations for attending EPA 2019 Warsaw to selected European early career psychiatrists. Applications for the ECP Scholarship will be accepted until 23 November 2018: don’t forget to…
EPA Constance Pascal – Helen Boyle Prize 2019: Nominations are now open! The EPA is pleased to announce for second consecutive year the “EPA Constance Pascal – Helen Boyle Prize of €10 000 for Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in Working…
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…