european psychiatric association

Philosophy and Psychiatry

Section committee



Section mission

This Section's mission is to:

The mission of the Philosophy and Psychiatry Section of the European Psychiatric Association (EPA) is to promote a rigorous and sustained dialogue between psychiatry and philosophy in order to deepen the understanding of mental disorders and to strengthen psychiatric theory and practice. The Section aims to foreground the experiential, embodied, ethical, and intersubjective dimensions of mental health, contributing to a more conceptually grounded, person-centered, and reflective psychiatry within the European context.

Section objectives

  1. To advance theoretical and conceptual reflection in psychiatry by fostering philosophical, phenomenological, and ethical approaches that critically examine core psychiatric concepts and inform psychop
  2. To support education, research, and collaboration by promoting interdisciplinary initiatives, training activities, and international networks that integrate philosophical insights into psychiatric pra

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